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  24 
  25 #include "precompiled.hpp"
  26 #include "compiler/compileBroker.hpp"
  27 #include "gc/shared/collectedHeap.hpp"
  28 #include "memory/resourceArea.hpp"
  29 #include "oops/method.hpp"
  30 #include "oops/oop.inline.hpp"
  31 #include "oops/verifyOopClosure.hpp"
  32 #include "runtime/interfaceSupport.hpp"
  33 #include "runtime/mutexLocker.hpp"
  34 #include "runtime/os.hpp"
  35 #include "runtime/safepoint.hpp"
  36 #include "runtime/thread.inline.hpp"
  37 #include "runtime/vmThread.hpp"
  38 #include "runtime/vm_operations.hpp"
  39 #include "services/runtimeService.hpp"
  40 #include "trace/tracing.hpp"
  41 #include "utilities/dtrace.hpp"
  42 #include "utilities/events.hpp"
  43 #include "utilities/xmlstream.hpp"
  44 
  45 // Dummy VM operation to act as first element in our circular double-linked list
  46 class VM_Dummy: public VM_Operation {
  47   VMOp_Type type() const { return VMOp_Dummy; }
  48   void  doit() {};
  49 };
  50 
  51 VMOperationQueue::VMOperationQueue() {
  52   // The queue is a circular doubled-linked list, which always contains
  53   // one element (i.e., one element means empty).
  54   for(int i = 0; i < nof_priorities; i++) {
  55     _queue_length[i] = 0;
  56     _queue_counter = 0;
  57     _queue[i] = new VM_Dummy();
  58     _queue[i]->set_next(_queue[i]);
  59     _queue[i]->set_prev(_queue[i]);
  60   }
  61   _drain_list = NULL;
  62 }
  63 
  64 
  65 bool VMOperationQueue::queue_empty(int prio) {
  66   // It is empty if there is exactly one element
  67   bool empty = (_queue[prio] == _queue[prio]->next());
  68   assert( (_queue_length[prio] == 0 && empty) ||
  69           (_queue_length[prio] > 0  && !empty), "sanity check");
  70   return _queue_length[prio] == 0;
  71 }
  72 
  73 // Inserts an element to the right of the q element
  74 void VMOperationQueue::insert(VM_Operation* q, VM_Operation* n) {
  75   assert(q->next()->prev() == q && q->prev()->next() == q, "sanity check");
  76   n->set_prev(q);
  77   n->set_next(q->next());
  78   q->next()->set_prev(n);
  79   q->set_next(n);
  80 }
  81 
  82 void VMOperationQueue::queue_add_front(int prio, VM_Operation *op) {
  83   _queue_length[prio]++;
  84   insert(_queue[prio]->next(), op);
  85 }
  86 
  87 void VMOperationQueue::queue_add_back(int prio, VM_Operation *op) {
  88   _queue_length[prio]++;
  89   insert(_queue[prio]->prev(), op);
  90 }
  91 
  92 
  93 void VMOperationQueue::unlink(VM_Operation* q) {
  94   assert(q->next()->prev() == q && q->prev()->next() == q, "sanity check");
  95   q->prev()->set_next(q->next());
  96   q->next()->set_prev(q->prev());
  97 }
  98 
  99 VM_Operation* VMOperationQueue::queue_remove_front(int prio) {
 100   if (queue_empty(prio)) return NULL;
 101   assert(_queue_length[prio] >= 0, "sanity check");
 102   _queue_length[prio]--;
 103   VM_Operation* r = _queue[prio]->next();
 104   assert(r != _queue[prio], "cannot remove base element");
 105   unlink(r);
 106   return r;
 107 }
 108 
 109 VM_Operation* VMOperationQueue::queue_drain(int prio) {
 110   if (queue_empty(prio)) return NULL;
 111   DEBUG_ONLY(int length = _queue_length[prio];);
 112   assert(length >= 0, "sanity check");
 113   _queue_length[prio] = 0;
 114   VM_Operation* r = _queue[prio]->next();
 115   assert(r != _queue[prio], "cannot remove base element");
 116   // remove links to base element from head and tail
 117   r->set_prev(NULL);
 118   _queue[prio]->prev()->set_next(NULL);
 119   // restore queue to empty state
 120   _queue[prio]->set_next(_queue[prio]);
 121   _queue[prio]->set_prev(_queue[prio]);
 122   assert(queue_empty(prio), "drain corrupted queue");
 123 #ifdef ASSERT
 124   int len = 0;
 125   VM_Operation* cur;
 126   for(cur = r; cur != NULL; cur=cur->next()) len++;
 127   assert(len == length, "drain lost some ops");
 128 #endif
 129   return r;
 130 }
 131 
 132 void VMOperationQueue::queue_oops_do(int queue, OopClosure* f) {
 133   VM_Operation* cur = _queue[queue];
 134   cur = cur->next();
 135   while (cur != _queue[queue]) {
 136     cur->oops_do(f);
 137     cur = cur->next();
 138   }
 139 }
 140 
 141 void VMOperationQueue::drain_list_oops_do(OopClosure* f) {
 142   VM_Operation* cur = _drain_list;
 143   while (cur != NULL) {
 144     cur->oops_do(f);
 145     cur = cur->next();
 146   }
 147 }
 148 
 149 //-----------------------------------------------------------------
 150 // High-level interface
 151 bool VMOperationQueue::add(VM_Operation *op) {
 152 
 153   HOTSPOT_VMOPS_REQUEST(
 154                    (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 155                    op->evaluation_mode());
 156 
 157   // Encapsulates VM queue policy. Currently, that
 158   // only involves putting them on the right list
 159   if (op->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
 160     queue_add_back(SafepointPriority, op);
 161     return true;
 162   }
 163 
 164   queue_add_back(MediumPriority, op);
 165   return true;
 166 }
 167 
 168 VM_Operation* VMOperationQueue::remove_next() {
 169   // Assuming VMOperation queue is two-level priority queue. If there are
 170   // more than two priorities, we need a different scheduling algorithm.
 171   assert(SafepointPriority == 0 && MediumPriority == 1 && nof_priorities == 2,
 172          "current algorithm does not work");
 173 
 174   // simple counter based scheduling to prevent starvation of lower priority
 175   // queue. -- see 4390175
 176   int high_prio, low_prio;
 177   if (_queue_counter++ < 10) {
 178       high_prio = SafepointPriority;
 179       low_prio  = MediumPriority;
 180   } else {
 181       _queue_counter = 0;
 182       high_prio = MediumPriority;
 183       low_prio  = SafepointPriority;
 184   }
 185 
 186   return queue_remove_front(queue_empty(high_prio) ? low_prio : high_prio);
 187 }
 188 
 189 void VMOperationQueue::oops_do(OopClosure* f) {
 190   for(int i = 0; i < nof_priorities; i++) {
 191     queue_oops_do(i, f);
 192   }
 193   drain_list_oops_do(f);
 194 }
 195 
 196 
 197 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 198 // Implementation of VMThread stuff
 199 
 200 bool                VMThread::_should_terminate   = false;
 201 bool              VMThread::_terminated         = false;
 202 Monitor*          VMThread::_terminate_lock     = NULL;
 203 VMThread*         VMThread::_vm_thread          = NULL;
 204 VM_Operation*     VMThread::_cur_vm_operation   = NULL;
 205 VMOperationQueue* VMThread::_vm_queue           = NULL;
 206 PerfCounter*      VMThread::_perf_accumulated_vm_operation_time = NULL;
 207 const char*       VMThread::_no_op_reason       = NULL;
 208 
 209 
 210 void VMThread::create() {
 211   assert(vm_thread() == NULL, "we can only allocate one VMThread");
 212   _vm_thread = new VMThread();
 213 
 214   // Create VM operation queue
 215   _vm_queue = new VMOperationQueue();
 216   guarantee(_vm_queue != NULL, "just checking");
 217 
 218   _terminate_lock = new Monitor(Mutex::safepoint, "VMThread::_terminate_lock", true,
 219                                 Monitor::_safepoint_check_never);
 220 
 221   if (UsePerfData) {
 222     // jvmstat performance counters
 223     Thread* THREAD = Thread::current();
 224     _perf_accumulated_vm_operation_time =
 225                  PerfDataManager::create_counter(SUN_THREADS, "vmOperationTime",
 226                                                  PerfData::U_Ticks, CHECK);
 227   }
 228 }
 229 
 230 VMThread::VMThread() : NamedThread() {
 231   set_name("VM Thread");
 232 }
 233 
 234 void VMThread::destroy() {
 235   _vm_thread = NULL;      // VM thread is gone
 236 }
 237 
 238 void VMThread::run() {
 239   assert(this == vm_thread(), "check");
 240 
 241   this->initialize_named_thread();
 242   this->record_stack_base_and_size();
 243   // Notify_lock wait checks on active_handles() to rewait in
 244   // case of spurious wakeup, it should wait on the last
 245   // value set prior to the notify
 246   this->set_active_handles(JNIHandleBlock::allocate_block());
 247 
 248   {
 249     MutexLocker ml(Notify_lock);
 250     Notify_lock->notify();
 251   }
 252   // Notify_lock is destroyed by Threads::create_vm()
 253 
 254   int prio = (VMThreadPriority == -1)
 255     ? os::java_to_os_priority[NearMaxPriority]
 256     : VMThreadPriority;
 257   // Note that I cannot call os::set_priority because it expects Java
 258   // priorities and I am *explicitly* using OS priorities so that it's
 259   // possible to set the VM thread priority higher than any Java thread.
 260   os::set_native_priority( this, prio );
 261 
 262   // Wait for VM_Operations until termination
 263   this->loop();
 264 
 265   // Note the intention to exit before safepointing.
 266   // 6295565  This has the effect of waiting for any large tty
 267   // outputs to finish.
 268   if (xtty != NULL) {
 269     ttyLocker ttyl;
 270     xtty->begin_elem("destroy_vm");
 271     xtty->stamp();
 272     xtty->end_elem();
 273     assert(should_terminate(), "termination flag must be set");
 274   }
 275 
 276   // 4526887 let VM thread exit at Safepoint
 277   _no_op_reason = "Halt";
 278   SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 279 
 280   if (VerifyBeforeExit) {
 281     HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 282     // Among other things, this ensures that Eden top is correct.
 283     Universe::heap()->prepare_for_verify();
 284     // Silent verification so as not to pollute normal output,
 285     // unless we really asked for it.
 286     Universe::verify();
 287   }
 288 
 289   CompileBroker::set_should_block();
 290 
 291   // wait for threads (compiler threads or daemon threads) in the
 292   // _thread_in_native state to block.
 293   VM_Exit::wait_for_threads_in_native_to_block();
 294 
 295   // signal other threads that VM process is gone
 296   {
 297     // Note: we must have the _no_safepoint_check_flag. Mutex::lock() allows
 298     // VM thread to enter any lock at Safepoint as long as its _owner is NULL.
 299     // If that happens after _terminate_lock->wait() has unset _owner
 300     // but before it actually drops the lock and waits, the notification below
 301     // may get lost and we will have a hang. To avoid this, we need to use
 302     // Mutex::lock_without_safepoint_check().
 303     MutexLockerEx ml(_terminate_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 304     _terminated = true;
 305     _terminate_lock->notify();
 306   }
 307 
 308   // We are now racing with the VM termination being carried out in
 309   // another thread, so we don't "delete this". Numerous threads don't
 310   // get deleted when the VM terminates
 311 
 312 }
 313 
 314 
 315 // Notify the VMThread that the last non-daemon JavaThread has terminated,
 316 // and wait until operation is performed.
 317 void VMThread::wait_for_vm_thread_exit() {
 318   { MutexLocker mu(VMOperationQueue_lock);
 319     _should_terminate = true;
 320     VMOperationQueue_lock->notify();
 321   }
 322 
 323   // Note: VM thread leaves at Safepoint. We are not stopped by Safepoint
 324   // because this thread has been removed from the threads list. But anything
 325   // that could get blocked by Safepoint should not be used after this point,
 326   // otherwise we will hang, since there is no one can end the safepoint.
 327 
 328   // Wait until VM thread is terminated
 329   // Note: it should be OK to use Terminator_lock here. But this is called
 330   // at a very delicate time (VM shutdown) and we are operating in non- VM
 331   // thread at Safepoint. It's safer to not share lock with other threads.
 332   { MutexLockerEx ml(_terminate_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 333     while(!VMThread::is_terminated()) {
 334         _terminate_lock->wait(Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 335     }
 336   }
 337 }
 338 
 339 void VMThread::evaluate_operation(VM_Operation* op) {
 340   ResourceMark rm;
 341 
 342   {
 343     PerfTraceTime vm_op_timer(perf_accumulated_vm_operation_time());
 344     HOTSPOT_VMOPS_BEGIN(
 345                      (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 346                      op->evaluation_mode());
 347 
 348     EventExecuteVMOperation event;
 349 
 350     op->evaluate();
 351 
 352     if (event.should_commit()) {
 353       const bool is_concurrent = op->evaluate_concurrently();
 354       const bool evaluate_at_safepoint = op->evaluate_at_safepoint();
 355       event.set_operation(op->type());
 356       event.set_safepoint(evaluate_at_safepoint);
 357       event.set_blocking(!is_concurrent);
 358       // Only write caller thread information for non-concurrent vm operations.
 359       // For concurrent vm operations, the thread id is set to 0 indicating thread is unknown.
 360       // This is because the caller thread could have exited already.
 361       event.set_caller(is_concurrent ? 0 : THREAD_TRACE_ID(op->calling_thread()));
 362       event.set_safepointId(evaluate_at_safepoint ? SafepointSynchronize::safepoint_counter() : 0);
 363       event.commit();
 364     }
 365 
 366     HOTSPOT_VMOPS_END(
 367                      (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 368                      op->evaluation_mode());
 369   }
 370 
 371   // Last access of info in _cur_vm_operation!
 372   bool c_heap_allocated = op->is_cheap_allocated();
 373 
 374   // Mark as completed
 375   if (!op->evaluate_concurrently()) {
 376     op->calling_thread()->increment_vm_operation_completed_count();
 377   }
 378   // It is unsafe to access the _cur_vm_operation after the 'increment_vm_operation_completed_count' call,
 379   // since if it is stack allocated the calling thread might have deallocated
 380   if (c_heap_allocated) {
 381     delete _cur_vm_operation;
 382   }
 383 }
 384 
 385 bool VMThread::no_op_safepoint_needed(bool check_time) {
 386   if (SafepointALot) {
 387     _no_op_reason = "SafepointALot";
 388     return true;
 389   }
 390   if (!SafepointSynchronize::is_cleanup_needed()) {
 391     return false;
 392   }
 393   if (check_time) {
 394     long interval = SafepointSynchronize::last_non_safepoint_interval();
 395     bool max_time_exceeded = GuaranteedSafepointInterval != 0 &&
 396                              (interval > GuaranteedSafepointInterval);
 397     if (!max_time_exceeded) {
 398       return false;
 399     }
 400   }
 401   _no_op_reason = "Cleanup";
 402   return true;
 403 }
 404 
 405 void VMThread::loop() {
 406   assert(_cur_vm_operation == NULL, "no current one should be executing");
 407 
 408   while(true) {
 409     VM_Operation* safepoint_ops = NULL;
 410     //
 411     // Wait for VM operation
 412     //
 413     // use no_safepoint_check to get lock without attempting to "sneak"
 414     { MutexLockerEx mu_queue(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 415                              Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 416 
 417       // Look for new operation
 418       assert(_cur_vm_operation == NULL, "no current one should be executing");
 419       _cur_vm_operation = _vm_queue->remove_next();
 420 
 421       // Stall time tracking code
 422       if (PrintVMQWaitTime && _cur_vm_operation != NULL &&
 423           !_cur_vm_operation->evaluate_concurrently()) {
 424         long stall = os::javaTimeMillis() - _cur_vm_operation->timestamp();
 425         if (stall > 0)
 426           tty->print_cr("%s stall: %ld",  _cur_vm_operation->name(), stall);
 427       }
 428 
 429       while (!should_terminate() && _cur_vm_operation == NULL) {
 430         // wait with a timeout to guarantee safepoints at regular intervals
 431         bool timedout =
 432           VMOperationQueue_lock->wait(Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag,
 433                                       GuaranteedSafepointInterval);
 434 
 435         // Support for self destruction
 436         if ((SelfDestructTimer != 0) && !is_error_reported() &&
 437             (os::elapsedTime() > (double)SelfDestructTimer * 60.0)) {
 438           tty->print_cr("VM self-destructed");
 439           exit(-1);
 440         }
 441 
 442         if (timedout && VMThread::no_op_safepoint_needed(false)) {
 443           MutexUnlockerEx mul(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 444                               Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 445           // Force a safepoint since we have not had one for at least
 446           // 'GuaranteedSafepointInterval' milliseconds.  This will run all
 447           // the clean-up processing that needs to be done regularly at a
 448           // safepoint
 449           SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 450           #ifdef ASSERT
 451             if (GCALotAtAllSafepoints) InterfaceSupport::check_gc_alot();
 452           #endif
 453           SafepointSynchronize::end();
 454         }
 455         _cur_vm_operation = _vm_queue->remove_next();
 456 
 457         // If we are at a safepoint we will evaluate all the operations that
 458         // follow that also require a safepoint
 459         if (_cur_vm_operation != NULL &&
 460             _cur_vm_operation->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
 461           safepoint_ops = _vm_queue->drain_at_safepoint_priority();
 462         }
 463       }
 464 
 465       if (should_terminate()) break;
 466     } // Release mu_queue_lock
 467 
 468     //
 469     // Execute VM operation
 470     //
 471     { HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 472 
 473       EventMark em("Executing VM operation: %s", vm_operation()->name());
 474       assert(_cur_vm_operation != NULL, "we should have found an operation to execute");
 475 
 476       // Give the VM thread an extra quantum.  Jobs tend to be bursty and this
 477       // helps the VM thread to finish up the job.
 478       // FIXME: When this is enabled and there are many threads, this can degrade
 479       // performance significantly.
 480       if( VMThreadHintNoPreempt )
 481         os::hint_no_preempt();
 482 
 483       // If we are at a safepoint we will evaluate all the operations that
 484       // follow that also require a safepoint
 485       if (_cur_vm_operation->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
 486 
 487         _vm_queue->set_drain_list(safepoint_ops); // ensure ops can be scanned
 488 
 489         SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 490         evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 491         // now process all queued safepoint ops, iteratively draining
 492         // the queue until there are none left
 493         do {
 494           _cur_vm_operation = safepoint_ops;
 495           if (_cur_vm_operation != NULL) {
 496             do {
 497               // evaluate_operation deletes the op object so we have
 498               // to grab the next op now
 499               VM_Operation* next = _cur_vm_operation->next();
 500               _vm_queue->set_drain_list(next);
 501               evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 502               _cur_vm_operation = next;
 503               if (PrintSafepointStatistics) {
 504                 SafepointSynchronize::inc_vmop_coalesced_count();
 505               }
 506             } while (_cur_vm_operation != NULL);
 507           }
 508           // There is a chance that a thread enqueued a safepoint op
 509           // since we released the op-queue lock and initiated the safepoint.
 510           // So we drain the queue again if there is anything there, as an
 511           // optimization to try and reduce the number of safepoints.
 512           // As the safepoint synchronizes us with JavaThreads we will see
 513           // any enqueue made by a JavaThread, but the peek will not
 514           // necessarily detect a concurrent enqueue by a GC thread, but
 515           // that simply means the op will wait for the next major cycle of the
 516           // VMThread - just as it would if the GC thread lost the race for
 517           // the lock.
 518           if (_vm_queue->peek_at_safepoint_priority()) {
 519             // must hold lock while draining queue
 520             MutexLockerEx mu_queue(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 521                                      Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 522             safepoint_ops = _vm_queue->drain_at_safepoint_priority();
 523           } else {
 524             safepoint_ops = NULL;
 525           }
 526         } while(safepoint_ops != NULL);
 527 
 528         _vm_queue->set_drain_list(NULL);
 529 
 530         // Complete safepoint synchronization
 531         SafepointSynchronize::end();
 532 
 533       } else {  // not a safepoint operation
 534         if (TraceLongCompiles) {
 535           elapsedTimer t;
 536           t.start();
 537           evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 538           t.stop();
 539           double secs = t.seconds();
 540           if (secs * 1e3 > LongCompileThreshold) {
 541             // XXX - _cur_vm_operation should not be accessed after
 542             // the completed count has been incremented; the waiting
 543             // thread may have already freed this memory.
 544             tty->print_cr("vm %s: %3.7f secs]", _cur_vm_operation->name(), secs);
 545           }
 546         } else {
 547           evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 548         }
 549 
 550         _cur_vm_operation = NULL;
 551       }
 552     }
 553 
 554     //
 555     //  Notify (potential) waiting Java thread(s) - lock without safepoint
 556     //  check so that sneaking is not possible
 557     { MutexLockerEx mu(VMOperationRequest_lock,
 558                        Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 559       VMOperationRequest_lock->notify_all();
 560     }
 561 
 562     //
 563     // We want to make sure that we get to a safepoint regularly.
 564     //
 565     if (VMThread::no_op_safepoint_needed(true)) {
 566       HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 567       SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 568       SafepointSynchronize::end();
 569     }
 570   }
 571 }
 572 
 573 void VMThread::execute(VM_Operation* op) {
 574   Thread* t = Thread::current();
 575 
 576   if (!t->is_VM_thread()) {
 577     SkipGCALot sgcalot(t);    // avoid re-entrant attempts to gc-a-lot
 578     // JavaThread or WatcherThread
 579     bool concurrent = op->evaluate_concurrently();
 580     // only blocking VM operations need to verify the caller's safepoint state:
 581     if (!concurrent) {
 582       t->check_for_valid_safepoint_state(true);
 583     }
 584 
 585     // New request from Java thread, evaluate prologue
 586     if (!op->doit_prologue()) {
 587       return;   // op was cancelled
 588     }
 589 
 590     // Setup VM_operations for execution
 591     op->set_calling_thread(t, Thread::get_priority(t));
 592 
 593     // It does not make sense to execute the epilogue, if the VM operation object is getting
 594     // deallocated by the VM thread.
 595     bool execute_epilog = !op->is_cheap_allocated();
 596     assert(!concurrent || op->is_cheap_allocated(), "concurrent => cheap_allocated");
 597 
 598     // Get ticket number for non-concurrent VM operations
 599     int ticket = 0;
 600     if (!concurrent) {
 601       ticket = t->vm_operation_ticket();
 602     }
 603 
 604     // Add VM operation to list of waiting threads. We are guaranteed not to block while holding the
 605     // VMOperationQueue_lock, so we can block without a safepoint check. This allows vm operation requests
 606     // to be queued up during a safepoint synchronization.
 607     {
 608       VMOperationQueue_lock->lock_without_safepoint_check();
 609       bool ok = _vm_queue->add(op);
 610     op->set_timestamp(os::javaTimeMillis());
 611       VMOperationQueue_lock->notify();
 612       VMOperationQueue_lock->unlock();
 613       // VM_Operation got skipped
 614       if (!ok) {
 615         assert(concurrent, "can only skip concurrent tasks");
 616         if (op->is_cheap_allocated()) delete op;
 617         return;
 618       }
 619     }
 620 
 621     if (!concurrent) {
 622       // Wait for completion of request (non-concurrent)
 623       // Note: only a JavaThread triggers the safepoint check when locking
 624       MutexLocker mu(VMOperationRequest_lock);
 625       while(t->vm_operation_completed_count() < ticket) {
 626         VMOperationRequest_lock->wait(!t->is_Java_thread());
 627       }
 628     }
 629 
 630     if (execute_epilog) {
 631       op->doit_epilogue();
 632     }
 633   } else {
 634     // invoked by VM thread; usually nested VM operation
 635     assert(t->is_VM_thread(), "must be a VM thread");
 636     VM_Operation* prev_vm_operation = vm_operation();
 637     if (prev_vm_operation != NULL) {
 638       // Check the VM operation allows nested VM operation. This normally not the case, e.g., the compiler
 639       // does not allow nested scavenges or compiles.
 640       if (!prev_vm_operation->allow_nested_vm_operations()) {
 641         fatal("Nested VM operation %s requested by operation %s",
 642               op->name(), vm_operation()->name());
 643       }
 644       op->set_calling_thread(prev_vm_operation->calling_thread(), prev_vm_operation->priority());
 645     }
 646 
 647     EventMark em("Executing %s VM operation: %s", prev_vm_operation ? "nested" : "", op->name());
 648 
 649     // Release all internal handles after operation is evaluated
 650     HandleMark hm(t);
 651     _cur_vm_operation = op;
 652 
 653     if (op->evaluate_at_safepoint() && !SafepointSynchronize::is_at_safepoint()) {
 654       SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 655       op->evaluate();
 656       SafepointSynchronize::end();
 657     } else {
 658       op->evaluate();
 659     }
 660 
 661     // Free memory if needed
 662     if (op->is_cheap_allocated()) delete op;
 663 
 664     _cur_vm_operation = prev_vm_operation;
 665   }
 666 }
 667 
 668 
 669 void VMThread::oops_do(OopClosure* f, CodeBlobClosure* cf) {
 670   Thread::oops_do(f, cf);
 671   _vm_queue->oops_do(f);
 672 }
 673 
 674 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 675 #ifndef PRODUCT
 676 
 677 void VMOperationQueue::verify_queue(int prio) {
 678   // Check that list is correctly linked
 679   int length = _queue_length[prio];
 680   VM_Operation *cur = _queue[prio];
 681   int i;
 682 
 683   // Check forward links
 684   for(i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 685     cur = cur->next();
 686     assert(cur != _queue[prio], "list to short (forward)");
 687   }
 688   assert(cur->next() == _queue[prio], "list to long (forward)");
 689 
 690   // Check backwards links
 691   cur = _queue[prio];
 692   for(i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 693     cur = cur->prev();
 694     assert(cur != _queue[prio], "list to short (backwards)");
 695   }
 696   assert(cur->prev() == _queue[prio], "list to long (backwards)");
 697 }
 698 
 699 #endif
 700 
 701 void VMThread::verify() {
 702   oops_do(&VerifyOopClosure::verify_oop, NULL);
 703 }