run most recent mustang fastdebug on SuSe Linux 8 or 9:
java -XX:+PrintMallocFree -version will result in:
Heap malloc 0x000000004010f4b8 64 C_Heap: ResourceOBJ
Warning: Cannot open log file: hotspot.log
Warning: Forcing option -XX:LogFile=/tmp//hs_pid21738.log
Heap free 0x000000004010f4b8
Heap malloc 0x000000004010f4b8 64 C_Heap: ResourceOBJ
Heap malloc 0x000000004010f788 168 C_Heap: ResourceOBJ
Heap malloc 0x000000004010f868 100 char in /BUILD_AREA/jdk6.0/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/xmlstream.cpp
Heap malloc 0x000000004010f468 18 add_property
VM option '+PrintMallocFree'
Heap malloc 0x000000004010f908 13 add_property
Heap free 0x000000004010f468
Heap free 0x000000004010f908
Heap malloc 0x000000004010f468 22 add_property
Heap malloc 0x000000004010f908 6 add_property
Heap free 0x000000004010f468
Heap free 0x000000004010f908
Heap malloc 0x000000004010f908 88 CHeapObj-new
Heap malloc 0x000000004010f998 128 CHeapObj-new
Heap malloc 0x0000000040110558 128000 Event in /BUILD_AREA/jdk6.0/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/events.cpp
......
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.6.0-beta2-fastdebug-b72)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.6.0-beta2-fastdebug-b72-debug, mixed mode)
......
pure virtual method called
Aborted

If PrintMallocFree not on, it goes smoothly.
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