src/share/vm/runtime/thread.hpp

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    // Testers
    virtual bool is_VM_thread()       const            { return false; }
    virtual bool is_Java_thread()     const            { return false; }
    virtual bool is_Compiler_thread() const            { return false; }
+   virtual bool is_Code_cache_sweeper_thread() const  { return false; }
    virtual bool is_hidden_from_external_view() const  { return false; }
    virtual bool is_jvmti_agent_thread() const         { return false; }
    // True iff the thread can perform GC operations at a safepoint.
    // Generally will be true only of VM thread and parallel GC WorkGang
    // threads.
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  inline CompilerThread* JavaThread::as_CompilerThread() {
    assert(is_Compiler_thread(), "just checking");
    return (CompilerThread*)this;
  }
  
+ // Dedicated thread to sweep the code cache
+ class CodeCacheSweeperThread : public JavaThread {
+   nmethod*       _scanned_nmethod; // nmethod being scanned by the sweeper
+  public:
+   CodeCacheSweeperThread();
+   // Track the nmethod currently being scanned by the sweeper
+   void set_scanned_nmethod(nmethod* nm) {
+     assert(_scanned_nmethod == NULL || nm == NULL, "should reset to NULL before writing a new value");
+     _scanned_nmethod = nm;
+   }
+ 
+   bool is_Code_cache_sweeper_thread() const { return true; }
+   // GC support
+   // Apply "f->do_oop" to all root oops in "this".
+   // Apply "cf->do_code_blob" (if !NULL) to all code blobs active in frames
+   void oops_do(OopClosure* f, CLDClosure* cld_f, CodeBlobClosure* cf);
+ };
+ 
  // A thread used for Compilation.
  class CompilerThread : public JavaThread {
    friend class VMStructs;
   private:
    CompilerCounters* _counters;
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    CompileLog*       _log;
    CompileTask*      _task;
    CompileQueue*     _queue;
    BufferBlob*       _buffer_blob;
  
-   nmethod*          _scanned_nmethod;  // nmethod being scanned by the sweeper
    AbstractCompiler* _compiler;
  
   public:
  
    static CompilerThread* current();
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      // Set once, for good.
      assert(_log == NULL, "set only once");
      _log = log;
    }
  
-   // GC support
-   // Apply "f->do_oop" to all root oops in "this".
-   // Apply "cf->do_code_blob" (if !NULL) to all code blobs active in frames
-   void oops_do(OopClosure* f, CLDClosure* cld_f, CodeBlobClosure* cf);
- 
  #ifndef PRODUCT
   private:
    IdealGraphPrinter *_ideal_graph_printer;
   public:
    IdealGraphPrinter *ideal_graph_printer()                       { return _ideal_graph_printer; }
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  #endif
  
    // Get/set the thread's current task
    CompileTask*  task()                           { return _task; }
    void          set_task(CompileTask* task)      { _task = task; }
- 
-   // Track the nmethod currently being scanned by the sweeper
-   void          set_scanned_nmethod(nmethod* nm) {
-     assert(_scanned_nmethod == NULL || nm == NULL, "should reset to NULL before writing a new value");
-     _scanned_nmethod = nm;
-   }
  };
  
  inline CompilerThread* CompilerThread::current() {
    return JavaThread::current()->as_CompilerThread();
  }
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