Error java lang OutOfMemoryError GC overhead limit exceeded

Question

When I execute my JUnit tests I am getting this error:

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded

I don't know what  GC overhead limit means and How can I fix this?

Answer 1

This means that the garbage collector is taking more time. This leads to the program being busy running only the garbage collection at all times. This error is thrown in to prevent the CPU from soaking in so it's just a good thing that warns you to analyze the problem.

I hope this helps.