In an effort to help you get the most from our forums, we've compiled a
list of tips for asking questions here. You can find the list in our
FAQ section
here.
In particular please see:
UseAMeaningfulSubjectLine Telling us what you hate is not a very meaningful subject line.
What version of
Tomcat are you using?
What operating system are you using?
Depending on your OS, ps or top may display each
Java thread as a separate process. If this is what's going on with your system, then all those threads are sharing the same 1.5 megs.
Again, welcome to JavaRanch and good luck with your question.
-Ben