 <p>At JavaOne September 2016, the blog poster mentioned that there will be a supported Flight Recorder API in JDK 9, and that the unsupported API now available in JDK 8 will be removed. He also showed a slide with this text before his presentation:</p> <p>"The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for informational purposes only, and may not be included in any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle's products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle."</p>