Dalvik Virtual Machine

From: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik%E8%99%9A%E6%8B%9F%E6%9C%BA

 

Dalvik Virtual MachineYesGoogleOne of the core components of the Android mobile device platform developed by manufacturers. It supports Java applications that have been converted to. Dex (Dalvik executable) FormatProgramThe. Dex format is a compression format designed for Dalvik, suitable for systems with limited memory and processor speed. Dalvik was written by Dan bornstein and its name came from the name of his ancestor who once livedDalvíkThe village is located in Iceland.Eyjafj ör ð ur.

Most virtual machines, including JVM, are Stack machines, while Dalvik virtual machines are register-based. The two architectures have their own advantages and disadvantages. Generally, the stack-based machine requires more commands, while the register-based machine requires more commands.