Class实例在堆中还是方法区中？

1、JVM中OOP-KLASS模型

在JVM中，使用了OOP-KLASS模型来表示java对象，即：
1.jvm在加载class时，创建instanceKlass，表示其元数据，包括常量池、字段、方法等，存放在方法区；instanceKlass是jvm中的数据结构；
2.在new一个对象时，jvm创建instanceOopDesc，来表示这个对象，存放在堆区，其引用，存放在栈区；它用来表示对象的实例信息，看起来像个指针实际上是藏在指针里的对象；instanceOopDesc对应java中的对象实例；
3.HotSpot并不把instanceKlass暴露给Java，而会另外创建对应的instanceOopDesc来表示java.lang.Class对象，并将后者称为前者的“Java镜像”，klass持有指向oop引用(_java_mirror便是该instanceKlass对Class对象的引用)；
4.要注意，new操作返回的instanceOopDesc类型指针指向instanceKlass，而instanceKlass指向了对应的类型的Class实例的instanceOopDesc；有点绕，简单说，就是Person实例——>Person的instanceKlass——>Person的Class。

instanceOopDesc，只包含数据信息，它包含三部分：
1. 对象头，也叫Mark Word，主要存储对象运行时记录信息，如hashcode, GC分代年龄，锁状态标志，线程ID，时间戳等;
2. 元数据指针，即指向方法区的instanceKlass实例
3. 实例数据;
4. 另外，如果是数组对象，还多了一个数组长度

2、方法区变迁
JVM规范虽说编译后代码在方法区，但是不做强制要求，具体要看JVM实现，hotspot将JIT编译生成的代码存放在native memory的CodeCache区域
jdk6
Klass元数据信息
每个类的运行时常量池(字段、方法、类、接口等符号引用)、编译后的代码
静态字段(无论是否有final)在instanceKlass末尾（位于PermGen内）
oop 其实就是Class对象实例
全局字符串常量池StringTable，本质上就是个Hashtable
符号引用（类型指针是SymbolKlass）

jdk7
Klass元数据信息
每个类的运行时常量池(字段、方法、类、接口等符号引用)、编译后的代码
静态字段从instanceKlass末尾移动到了java.lang.Class对象（oop）的末尾（位于普通Java heap内）
oop与全局字符串常量池移到java heap上
符号引用被移动到native heap中

jdk8
移除永久代：
Klass元数据信息、每个类的运行时常量池、编译后的代码移到了另一块与堆不相连的本地内存————元空间（Metaspace）
参数控制-XX:MetaspaceSize与-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize。
关于openjdk移除永久代的相关信息：http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/122

3、Class实例在堆中还是方法区中？

JDK6

查看openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\classfile\classFileParser.cpp文件的instanceKlassHandle ClassFileParser::parseClassFile方法，在3522行使用oopFactory::new_instanceKlass来创建klassOop；

klassOop相当于Java中的class,一个klassOop对象包含header、klass_field和Klass

instanceKlassHandle ClassFileParser::parseClassFile(symbolHandle name,
                                                    Handle class_loader,
                                                    Handle protection_domain,
                                                    KlassHandle host_klass,
                                                    GrowableArray<Handle>* cp_patches,
                                                    symbolHandle& parsed_name,
                                                    bool verify,
                                                    TRAPS) {

    // 3522
    // We can now create the basic klassOop for this klass
    klassOop ik = oopFactory::new_instanceKlass(vtable_size, itable_size,
                                                static_field_size,
                                                total_oop_map_count,
                                                rt, CHECK_(nullHandle));
    instanceKlassHandle this_klass (THREAD, ik);

  // Create new handle outside HandleMark
  instanceKlassHandle this_klass (THREAD, preserve_this_klass);
  debug_only(this_klass->as_klassOop()->verify();)

  return this_klass;
}

在openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\memory\oopFactory.cpp中找到这个方法，发现调用了instanceKlassKlass::allocate_instance_klass方法来创建klassOop

klassOop oopFactory::new_instanceKlass(Symbol* name, int vtable_len, int itable_len,
                                       int static_field_size,
                                       unsigned int nonstatic_oop_map_count,
                                       ReferenceType rt, TRAPS) {
  instanceKlassKlass* ikk = instanceKlassKlass::cast(Universe::instanceKlassKlassObj());
  return ikk->allocate_instance_klass(name, vtable_len, itable_len, static_field_size, nonstatic_oop_map_count, rt, CHECK_NULL);
}

在openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\oops\instanceKlassKlass.cpp中找到allocate_instance_klass方法，发现调用base_create_klass

klassOop instanceKlassKlass::allocate_instance_klass(Symbol* name, int vtable_len, int itable_len,
                                            int static_field_size,
                                            unsigned nonstatic_oop_map_count,
                                            ReferenceType rt, TRAPS) {

  const int nonstatic_oop_map_size =
    instanceKlass::nonstatic_oop_map_size(nonstatic_oop_map_count);
  int size = instanceKlass::object_size(align_object_offset(vtable_len) + align_object_offset(itable_len) + nonstatic_oop_map_size);

  // Allocation
  KlassHandle h_this_klass(THREAD, as_klassOop());
  KlassHandle k;
  if (rt == REF_NONE) {
    if (name != vmSymbols::java_lang_Class()) {
      // regular klass
      instanceKlass o;
      k = base_create_klass(h_this_klass, size, o.vtbl_value(), CHECK_NULL);
    } else {
      // Class
      instanceMirrorKlass o;
      k = base_create_klass(h_this_klass, size, o.vtbl_value(), CHECK_NULL);
    }
  } else {
    // reference klass
    instanceRefKlass o;
    k = base_create_klass(h_this_klass, size, o.vtbl_value(), CHECK_NULL);
  }

  .....

  k()->set_partially_loaded();
  }
  return k();
}

在openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\oops\klass.cpp中base_create_klass方法内部直接调用base_create_klass_oop来创建klassOop

KlassHandle Klass::base_create_klass(KlassHandle& klass, int size,
                                     const Klass_vtbl& vtbl, TRAPS) {
  klassOop ek = base_create_klass_oop(klass, size, vtbl, THREAD);
  return KlassHandle(THREAD, ek);
}

allocate_permanent方法默认在PermGen分配内存，instanceKlass对象保存在永久代区域

klassOop Klass::base_create_klass_oop(KlassHandle& klass, int size,
                                      const Klass_vtbl& vtbl, TRAPS) {
  size = align_object_size(size);
  // allocate and initialize vtable
  Klass*   kl = (Klass*) vtbl.allocate_permanent(klass, size, CHECK_NULL);
  // as_klassOop在klass.hpp文件中
  klassOop k  = kl->as_klassOop();

  ......

  return k;
}

总结，从klassOop构建流程看出，JDK1.6中Class实例在方法区，而且和JDK7创建流程有了很大差异

JDK7

对于引用类型和数组类型对应的Class实例，openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\classfile\classFileParser.cpp的instanceKlassHandle ClassFileParser::parseClassFile方法的3615行通过java_lang_Class::create_mirror来创建

instanceKlassHandle ClassFileParser::parseClassFile(Symbol* name,
                                                    Handle class_loader,
                                                    Handle protection_domain,
                                                    KlassHandle host_klass,
                                                    GrowableArray<Handle>* cp_patches,
                                                    TempNewSymbol& parsed_name,
                                                    bool verify,
                                                    TRAPS) {

    // 3615
    // Allocate mirror and initialize static fields
    java_lang_Class::create_mirror(this_klass, CHECK_(nullHandle));

    return this_klass;
}

在openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\classfile\javaClasses.cpp中找到create_mirror方法,看如下发现InstanceMirrorKlass::allocate_instance创建了对象实例，而且实例不是数组时会初始化静态字段

oop java_lang_Class::create_mirror(KlassHandle k, TRAPS) {
  assert(k->java_mirror() == NULL, "should only assign mirror once");
  // Use this moment of initialization to cache modifier_flags also,
  // to support Class.getModifiers().  Instance classes recalculate
  // the cached flags after the class file is parsed, but before the
  // class is put into the system dictionary.
  int computed_modifiers = k->compute_modifier_flags(CHECK_0);
  k->set_modifier_flags(computed_modifiers);
  if (SystemDictionary::Class_klass_loaded() && (k->oop_is_instance() || k->oop_is_javaArray())) {
    // Allocate mirror (java.lang.Class instance)
    Handle mirror = instanceMirrorKlass::cast(SystemDictionary::Class_klass())->allocate_instance(k, CHECK_0);
    // Setup indirections
    mirror->obj_field_put(klass_offset,  k());
    k->set_java_mirror(mirror());

    instanceMirrorKlass* mk = instanceMirrorKlass::cast(mirror->klass());
    java_lang_Class::set_oop_size(mirror(), mk->instance_size(k));
    java_lang_Class::set_static_oop_field_count(mirror(), mk->compute_static_oop_field_count(mirror()));

    // It might also have a component mirror.  This mirror must already exist.
    if (k->oop_is_javaArray()) {
      Handle comp_mirror;
      if (k->oop_is_typeArray()) {
        BasicType type = typeArrayKlass::cast(k->as_klassOop())->element_type();
        comp_mirror = Universe::java_mirror(type);
        assert(comp_mirror.not_null(), "must have primitive mirror");
      } else if (k->oop_is_objArray()) {
        klassOop element_klass = objArrayKlass::cast(k->as_klassOop())->element_klass();
        if (element_klass != NULL
            && (Klass::cast(element_klass)->oop_is_instance() ||
                Klass::cast(element_klass)->oop_is_javaArray())) {
          comp_mirror = Klass::cast(element_klass)->java_mirror();
          assert(comp_mirror.not_null(), "must have element mirror");
        }
        // else some object array internal to the VM, like systemObjArrayKlassObj
      }
      if (comp_mirror.not_null()) {
        // Two-way link between the array klass and its component mirror:
        arrayKlass::cast(k->as_klassOop())->set_component_mirror(comp_mirror());
        set_array_klass(comp_mirror(), k->as_klassOop());
      }
    } else if (k->oop_is_instance()) {
      // Initialize static fields
      instanceKlass::cast(k())->do_local_static_fields(&initialize_static_field, CHECK_NULL);
    }
    return mirror();
  } else {
    return NULL;
  }
}

对于基本数据类型，是JVM内置的Class类型，openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\memory\universe.cpp中initialize_basic_type_mirrors方法便是初始化基本类型的类型实例的，通过调用java_lang_Class::create_basic_type_mirror

void Universe::initialize_basic_type_mirrors(TRAPS) {
  if (UseSharedSpaces) {
    assert(_int_mirror != NULL, "already loaded");
    assert(_void_mirror == _mirrors[T_VOID], "consistently loaded");
  } else {

    assert(_int_mirror==NULL, "basic type mirrors already initialized");
    _int_mirror     =
      java_lang_Class::create_basic_type_mirror("int",    T_INT, CHECK);
    _float_mirror   =
      java_lang_Class::create_basic_type_mirror("float",  T_FLOAT,   CHECK);
    _double_mirror  =
      java_lang_Class::create_basic_type_mirror("double", T_DOUBLE,  CHECK);
    _byte_mirror    =
      java_lang_Class::create_basic_type_mirror("byte",   T_BYTE, CHECK);
    _bool_mirror    =
      java_lang_Class::create_basic_type_mirror("boolean",T_BOOLEAN, CHECK);
    _char_mirror    =
      java_lang_Class::create_basic_type_mirror("char",   T_CHAR, CHECK);
    _long_mirror    =
      java_lang_Class::create_basic_type_mirror("long",   T_LONG, CHECK);
    _short_mirror   =
      java_lang_Class::create_basic_type_mirror("short",  T_SHORT,   CHECK);
    _void_mirror    =
      java_lang_Class::create_basic_type_mirror("void",   T_VOID, CHECK);

    _mirrors[T_INT]     = _int_mirror;
    _mirrors[T_FLOAT]   = _float_mirror;
    _mirrors[T_DOUBLE]  = _double_mirror;
    _mirrors[T_BYTE]    = _byte_mirror;
    _mirrors[T_BOOLEAN] = _bool_mirror;
    _mirrors[T_CHAR]    = _char_mirror;
    _mirrors[T_LONG]    = _long_mirror;
    _mirrors[T_SHORT]   = _short_mirror;
    _mirrors[T_VOID]    = _void_mirror;
    //_mirrors[T_OBJECT]  = instanceKlass::cast(_object_klass)->java_mirror();
    //_mirrors[T_ARRAY]   = instanceKlass::cast(_object_klass)->java_mirror();
  }
}

openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\classfile\javaClasses.cpp中的create_basic_type_mirror方法

oop java_lang_Class::create_basic_type_mirror(const char* basic_type_name, BasicType type, TRAPS) {
  // This should be improved by adding a field at the Java level or by
  // introducing a new VM klass (see comment in ClassFileParser)
  oop java_class = instanceMirrorKlass::cast(SystemDictionary::Class_klass())->allocate_instance((oop)NULL, CHECK_0);
  if (type != T_VOID) {
    klassOop aklass = Universe::typeArrayKlassObj(type);
    assert(aklass != NULL, "correct bootstrap");
    set_array_klass(java_class, aklass);
  }
  instanceMirrorKlass* mk = instanceMirrorKlass::cast(SystemDictionary::Class_klass());
  java_lang_Class::set_oop_size(java_class, mk->instance_size(oop(NULL)));
  java_lang_Class::set_static_oop_field_count(java_class, 0);
  return java_class;
}

对比引用类型和基本数据类型的Class实例创建，发现都是通过instanceOop instanceMirrorKlass::allocate_instance方法；在openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\oops\instanceMirrorKlass.cpp中可以找到；以下代码就是核心了，通过对JavaObjectsInPerm

参数的判断来决定Class实例存在方法区还是在堆中。

instanceOop instanceMirrorKlass::allocate_instance(KlassHandle k, TRAPS) {
  // Query before forming handle.
  int size = instance_size(k);
  KlassHandle h_k(THREAD, as_klassOop());
  instanceOop i;

  if (JavaObjectsInPerm) {
    i = (instanceOop) CollectedHeap::permanent_obj_allocate(h_k, size, CHECK_NULL);
  } else {
    assert(ScavengeRootsInCode > 0, "must be");
    i = (instanceOop) CollectedHeap::obj_allocate(h_k, size, CHECK_NULL);
  }

  return i;
}

接下来先看JavaObjectsInPerm为true的情况，CollectedHeap::permanent_obj_allocate方法，在openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\gc_interface\collectedHeap.inline.hpp中；

oop CollectedHeap::permanent_obj_allocate(KlassHandle klass, int size, TRAPS) {
  oop obj = permanent_obj_allocate_no_klass_install(klass, size, CHECK_NULL);
  post_allocation_install_obj_klass(klass, obj, size);
  NOT_PRODUCT(Universe::heap()->check_for_bad_heap_word_value((HeapWord*) obj,
                                                              size));
  return obj;
}

oop CollectedHeap::permanent_obj_allocate_no_klass_install(KlassHandle klass,
                                                           int size,
                                                           TRAPS) {
  debug_only(check_for_valid_allocation_state());
  assert(!Universe::heap()->is_gc_active(), "Allocation during gc not allowed");
  assert(size >= 0, "int won't convert to size_t");
  HeapWord* obj = common_permanent_mem_allocate_init(size, CHECK_NULL);
  post_allocation_setup_no_klass_install(klass, obj, size);
  NOT_PRODUCT(Universe::heap()->check_for_bad_heap_word_value(obj, size));
  return (oop)obj;
}

最终调用的是common_permanent_mem_allocate_init方法中的common_permanent_mem_allocate_noinit方法来创建实例

HeapWord* CollectedHeap::common_permanent_mem_allocate_init(size_t size, TRAPS) {
　// 内存空间的分配
  HeapWord* obj = common_permanent_mem_allocate_noinit(size, CHECK_NULL);
  // 对象的初始化
  init_obj(obj, size);
  return obj;
}

从common_permanent_mem_allocate_noinit方法的名字，和内存溢出的异常"PermGen space"可以看出最后创建oop实例是在方法区中

// Need to investigate, do we really want to throw OOM exception here?
HeapWord* CollectedHeap::common_permanent_mem_allocate_noinit(size_t size, TRAPS) {
  if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
    NOT_PRODUCT(guarantee(false, "Should not allocate with exception pending"));
    return NULL;  // caller does a CHECK_NULL too
  }

#ifdef ASSERT
  if (CIFireOOMAt > 0 && THREAD->is_Compiler_thread() &&
      ++_fire_out_of_memory_count >= CIFireOOMAt) {
    // For testing of OOM handling in the CI throw an OOM and see how
    // it does.  Historically improper handling of these has resulted
    // in crashes which we really don't want to have in the CI.
    THROW_OOP_0(Universe::out_of_memory_error_perm_gen());
  }
#endif

  HeapWord* result = Universe::heap()->permanent_mem_allocate(size);
  if (result != NULL) {
    NOT_PRODUCT(Universe::heap()->
      check_for_non_bad_heap_word_value(result, size));
    assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION,
           "Unexpected exception, will result in uninitialized storage");
    return result;
  }
  // -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError and -XX:OnOutOfMemoryError support
  report_java_out_of_memory("PermGen space");

  if (JvmtiExport::should_post_resource_exhausted()) {
    JvmtiExport::post_resource_exhausted(
        JVMTI_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED_OOM_ERROR,
        "PermGen space");
  }

  THROW_OOP_0(Universe::out_of_memory_error_perm_gen());
}

再看JavaObjectsInPerm参数为false的情况，仍然是在collectedHeap.inline.hpp文件中，发现调用了common_mem_allocate_init，接着又调用了common_mem_allocate_noinit

oop CollectedHeap::obj_allocate(KlassHandle klass, int size, TRAPS) {
  debug_only(check_for_valid_allocation_state());
  assert(!Universe::heap()->is_gc_active(), "Allocation during gc not allowed");
  assert(size >= 0, "int won't convert to size_t");
  HeapWord* obj = common_mem_allocate_init(size, false, CHECK_NULL);
  post_allocation_setup_obj(klass, obj, size);
  NOT_PRODUCT(Universe::heap()->check_for_bad_heap_word_value(obj, size));
  return (oop)obj;
}

HeapWord* CollectedHeap::common_mem_allocate_init(size_t size, bool is_noref, TRAPS) {
  // 内存空间的分配
  HeapWord* obj = common_mem_allocate_noinit(size, is_noref, CHECK_NULL);
  // 对象的初始化 
  init_obj(obj, size);
  return obj;
}

从common_mem_allocate_noinit方法的名字，和内存溢出的异常"Java heap space"可以创建oop实例是在java heap中

HeapWord* CollectedHeap::common_mem_allocate_noinit(size_t size, bool is_noref, TRAPS) {

  // Clear unhandled oops for memory allocation.  Memory allocation might
  // not take out a lock if from tlab, so clear here.
  CHECK_UNHANDLED_OOPS_ONLY(THREAD->clear_unhandled_oops();)

  if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
    NOT_PRODUCT(guarantee(false, "Should not allocate with exception pending"));
    return NULL;  // caller does a CHECK_0 too
  }

  // We may want to update this, is_noref objects might not be allocated in TLABs.
  HeapWord* result = NULL;
  if (UseTLAB) {
    result = CollectedHeap::allocate_from_tlab(THREAD, size);
    if (result != NULL) {
      assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION,
             "Unexpected exception, will result in uninitialized storage");
      return result;
    }
  }
  bool gc_overhead_limit_was_exceeded = false;
  result = Universe::heap()->mem_allocate(size,
                                          is_noref,
                                          false,
                                          &gc_overhead_limit_was_exceeded);
  if (result != NULL) {
    NOT_PRODUCT(Universe::heap()->
      check_for_non_bad_heap_word_value(result, size));
    assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION,
           "Unexpected exception, will result in uninitialized storage");
    THREAD->incr_allocated_bytes(size * HeapWordSize);
    return result;
  }

  if (!gc_overhead_limit_was_exceeded) {
    // -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError and -XX:OnOutOfMemoryError support
    report_java_out_of_memory("Java heap space");

    if (JvmtiExport::should_post_resource_exhausted()) {
      JvmtiExport::post_resource_exhausted(
        JVMTI_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED_OOM_ERROR | JVMTI_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED_JAVA_HEAP,
        "Java heap space");
    }

    THROW_OOP_0(Universe::out_of_memory_error_java_heap());
  } else {
    // -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError and -XX:OnOutOfMemoryError support
    report_java_out_of_memory("GC overhead limit exceeded");

    if (JvmtiExport::should_post_resource_exhausted()) {
      JvmtiExport::post_resource_exhausted(
        JVMTI_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED_OOM_ERROR | JVMTI_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED_JAVA_HEAP,
        "GC overhead limit exceeded");
    }

    THROW_OOP_0(Universe::out_of_memory_error_gc_overhead_limit());
  }
}

最后查看openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\runtime\globals.hpp文件，发现JavaObjectsInPerm的值是定义为false的

  develop(bool, JavaObjectsInPerm, false,                                   \
          "controls whether Classes and interned Strings are allocated"     \
          "in perm.  This purely intended to allow debugging issues"        \
          "in production.")       

总结：JDK7创建Class实例存在堆中；因为JDK7中JavaObjectsInPerm参数值固定为false。

JDK8

JDK8和JDK7创建Class实例的代码大同小异，从openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\oops\instanceMirrorKlass.cpp中的instanceOop InstanceMirrorKlass::allocate_instance方法开始才有了区别;
不在判断JavaObjectsInPerm参数，因为jdk8已经去除了永久代，取而代之的值MetaSpace。这里直接调用CollectedHeap::Class_obj_allocate

instanceOop InstanceMirrorKlass::allocate_instance(KlassHandle k, TRAPS) {
  // Query before forming handle.
  int size = instance_size(k);
  KlassHandle h_k(THREAD, this);
  instanceOop i = (instanceOop) CollectedHeap::Class_obj_allocate(h_k, size, k, CHECK_NULL);
  return i;
}

openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\gc_interface\collectedHeap.cpp中找到CollectedHeap::Class_obj_allocate

oop CollectedHeap::Class_obj_allocate(KlassHandle klass, int size, KlassHandle real_klass, TRAPS) {

  HeapWord* obj;
  obj = common_mem_allocate_init(real_klass, size, CHECK_NULL);
  oop mirror = (oop)obj;

  java_lang_Class::set_oop_size(mirror, size);

  // Setup indirections
  if (!real_klass.is_null()) {
    java_lang_Class::set_klass(mirror, real_klass());
    real_klass->set_java_mirror(mirror);
  }

  InstanceMirrorKlass* mk = InstanceMirrorKlass::cast(mirror->klass());
  assert(size == mk->instance_size(real_klass), "should have been set");

  // notify jvmti and dtrace
  post_allocation_notify(klass, (oop)obj);

  return mirror;
}

在openjdk\hotspot\src\share\vm\gc_interface\collectedHeap.inline.hpp中找到common_mem_allocate_init发现调用了common_mem_allocate_noinit

HeapWord* CollectedHeap::common_mem_allocate_init(KlassHandle klass, size_t size, TRAPS) {
  HeapWord* obj = common_mem_allocate_noinit(klass, size, CHECK_NULL);
  init_obj(obj, size);
  return obj;
}

内存溢出的异常"Java heap space"可以看出JDK8创建的Class实例最终在堆中

HeapWord* CollectedHeap::common_mem_allocate_noinit(KlassHandle klass, size_t size, TRAPS) {

  // Clear unhandled oops for memory allocation.  Memory allocation might
  // not take out a lock if from tlab, so clear here.
  CHECK_UNHANDLED_OOPS_ONLY(THREAD->clear_unhandled_oops();)

  if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
    NOT_PRODUCT(guarantee(false, "Should not allocate with exception pending"));
    return NULL;  // caller does a CHECK_0 too
  }

  HeapWord* result = NULL;
  if (UseTLAB) {
    result = allocate_from_tlab(klass, THREAD, size);
    if (result != NULL) {
      assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION,
             "Unexpected exception, will result in uninitialized storage");
      return result;
    }
  }
  bool gc_overhead_limit_was_exceeded = false;
  result = Universe::heap()->mem_allocate(size,
                                          &gc_overhead_limit_was_exceeded);
  if (result != NULL) {
    NOT_PRODUCT(Universe::heap()->
      check_for_non_bad_heap_word_value(result, size));
    assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION,
           "Unexpected exception, will result in uninitialized storage");
    THREAD->incr_allocated_bytes(size * HeapWordSize);

    AllocTracer::send_allocation_outside_tlab_event(klass, size * HeapWordSize);

    return result;
  }

  if (!gc_overhead_limit_was_exceeded) {
    // -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError and -XX:OnOutOfMemoryError support
    report_java_out_of_memory("Java heap space");

    if (JvmtiExport::should_post_resource_exhausted()) {
      JvmtiExport::post_resource_exhausted(
        JVMTI_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED_OOM_ERROR | JVMTI_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED_JAVA_HEAP,
        "Java heap space");
    }

    THROW_OOP_0(Universe::out_of_memory_error_java_heap());
  } else {
    // -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError and -XX:OnOutOfMemoryError support
    report_java_out_of_memory("GC overhead limit exceeded");

    if (JvmtiExport::should_post_resource_exhausted()) {
      JvmtiExport::post_resource_exhausted(
        JVMTI_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED_OOM_ERROR | JVMTI_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED_JAVA_HEAP,
        "GC overhead limit exceeded");
    }

    THROW_OOP_0(Universe::out_of_memory_error_gc_overhead_limit());
  }
}

总结：JDK8移除了永久代，转而使用元空间来实现方法区，创建的Class实例在java heap中