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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 
 208 
 209 void VMThread::create() {
 210   assert(vm_thread() == NULL, "we can only allocate one VMThread");
 211   _vm_thread = new VMThread();
 212 
 213   // Create VM operation queue
 214   _vm_queue = new VMOperationQueue();
 215   guarantee(_vm_queue != NULL, "just checking");
 216 
 217   _terminate_lock = new Monitor(Mutex::safepoint, "VMThread::_terminate_lock", true,
 218                                 Monitor::_safepoint_check_never);
 219 
 220   if (UsePerfData) {
 221     // jvmstat performance counters
 222     Thread* THREAD = Thread::current();
 223     _perf_accumulated_vm_operation_time =
 224                  PerfDataManager::create_counter(SUN_THREADS, "vmOperationTime",
 225                                                  PerfData::U_Ticks, CHECK);
 226   }
 227 }
 228 
 229 
 230 VMThread::VMThread() : NamedThread() {
 231   set_name("VM Thread");
 232 }
 233 
 234 void VMThread::destroy() {
 235   if (_vm_thread != NULL) {
 236     delete _vm_thread;
 237     _vm_thread = NULL;      // VM thread is gone
 238   }
 239 }
 240 
 241 void VMThread::run() {
 242   assert(this == vm_thread(), "check");
 243 
 244   this->initialize_named_thread();
 245   this->record_stack_base_and_size();
 246   // Notify_lock wait checks on active_handles() to rewait in
 247   // case of spurious wakeup, it should wait on the last
 248   // value set prior to the notify
 249   this->set_active_handles(JNIHandleBlock::allocate_block());
 250 
 251   {
 252     MutexLocker ml(Notify_lock);
 253     Notify_lock->notify();
 254   }
 255   // Notify_lock is destroyed by Threads::create_vm()
 256 
 257   int prio = (VMThreadPriority == -1)
 258     ? os::java_to_os_priority[NearMaxPriority]
 259     : VMThreadPriority;
 260   // Note that I cannot call os::set_priority because it expects Java
 261   // priorities and I am *explicitly* using OS priorities so that it's
 262   // possible to set the VM thread priority higher than any Java thread.
 263   os::set_native_priority( this, prio );
 264 
 265   // Wait for VM_Operations until termination
 266   this->loop();
 267 
 268   // Note the intention to exit before safepointing.
 269   // 6295565  This has the effect of waiting for any large tty
 270   // outputs to finish.
 271   if (xtty != NULL) {
 272     ttyLocker ttyl;
 273     xtty->begin_elem("destroy_vm");
 274     xtty->stamp();
 275     xtty->end_elem();
 276     assert(should_terminate(), "termination flag must be set");
 277   }
 278 
 279   // 4526887 let VM thread exit at Safepoint
 280   SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 281 
 282   if (VerifyBeforeExit) {
 283     HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 284     // Among other things, this ensures that Eden top is correct.
 285     Universe::heap()->prepare_for_verify();
 286     os::check_heap();
 287     // Silent verification so as not to pollute normal output,
 288     // unless we really asked for it.
 289     Universe::verify();
 290   }
 291 
 292   CompileBroker::set_should_block();
 293 
 294   // wait for threads (compiler threads or daemon threads) in the
 295   // _thread_in_native state to block.
 296   VM_Exit::wait_for_threads_in_native_to_block();
 297 
 298   // signal other threads that VM process is gone
 299   {
 300     // Note: we must have the _no_safepoint_check_flag. Mutex::lock() allows
 301     // VM thread to enter any lock at Safepoint as long as its _owner is NULL.
 302     // If that happens after _terminate_lock->wait() has unset _owner
 303     // but before it actually drops the lock and waits, the notification below
 304     // may get lost and we will have a hang. To avoid this, we need to use
 305     // Mutex::lock_without_safepoint_check().
 306     MutexLockerEx ml(_terminate_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 307     _terminated = true;
 308     _terminate_lock->notify();
 309   }
 310 
 311   // Deletion must be done synchronously by the JNI DestroyJavaVM thread
 312   // so that the VMThread deletion completes before the main thread frees
 313   // up the CodeHeap.
 314 
 315 }
 316 
 317 
 318 // Notify the VMThread that the last non-daemon JavaThread has terminated,
 319 // and wait until operation is performed.
 320 void VMThread::wait_for_vm_thread_exit() {
 321   { MutexLocker mu(VMOperationQueue_lock);
 322     _should_terminate = true;
 323     VMOperationQueue_lock->notify();
 324   }
 325 
 326   // Note: VM thread leaves at Safepoint. We are not stopped by Safepoint
 327   // because this thread has been removed from the threads list. But anything
 328   // that could get blocked by Safepoint should not be used after this point,
 329   // otherwise we will hang, since there is no one can end the safepoint.
 330 
 331   // Wait until VM thread is terminated
 332   // Note: it should be OK to use Terminator_lock here. But this is called
 333   // at a very delicate time (VM shutdown) and we are operating in non- VM
 334   // thread at Safepoint. It's safer to not share lock with other threads.
 335   { MutexLockerEx ml(_terminate_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 336     while(!VMThread::is_terminated()) {
 337         _terminate_lock->wait(Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 338     }
 339   }
 340 }
 341 
 342 void VMThread::evaluate_operation(VM_Operation* op) {
 343   ResourceMark rm;
 344 
 345   {
 346     PerfTraceTime vm_op_timer(perf_accumulated_vm_operation_time());
 347     HOTSPOT_VMOPS_BEGIN(
 348                      (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 349                      op->evaluation_mode());
 350 
 351     EventExecuteVMOperation event;
 352 
 353     op->evaluate();
 354 
 355     if (event.should_commit()) {
 356       const bool is_concurrent = op->evaluate_concurrently();
 357       const bool evaluate_at_safepoint = op->evaluate_at_safepoint();
 358       event.set_operation(op->type());
 359       event.set_safepoint(evaluate_at_safepoint);
 360       event.set_blocking(!is_concurrent);
 361       // Only write caller thread information for non-concurrent vm operations.
 362       // For concurrent vm operations, the thread id is set to 0 indicating thread is unknown.
 363       // This is because the caller thread could have exited already.
 364       event.set_caller(is_concurrent ? 0 : THREAD_TRACE_ID(op->calling_thread()));
 365       event.set_safepointId(evaluate_at_safepoint ? SafepointSynchronize::safepoint_counter() : 0);
 366       event.commit();
 367     }
 368 
 369     HOTSPOT_VMOPS_END(
 370                      (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 371                      op->evaluation_mode());
 372   }
 373 
 374   // Last access of info in _cur_vm_operation!
 375   bool c_heap_allocated = op->is_cheap_allocated();
 376 
 377   // Mark as completed
 378   if (!op->evaluate_concurrently()) {
 379     op->calling_thread()->increment_vm_operation_completed_count();
 380   }
 381   // It is unsafe to access the _cur_vm_operation after the 'increment_vm_operation_completed_count' call,
 382   // since if it is stack allocated the calling thread might have deallocated
 383   if (c_heap_allocated) {
 384     delete _cur_vm_operation;
 385   }
 386 }
 387 
 388 
 389 void VMThread::loop() {
 390   assert(_cur_vm_operation == NULL, "no current one should be executing");
 391 
 392   while(true) {
 393     VM_Operation* safepoint_ops = NULL;
 394     //
 395     // Wait for VM operation
 396     //
 397     // use no_safepoint_check to get lock without attempting to "sneak"
 398     { MutexLockerEx mu_queue(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 399                              Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 400 
 401       // Look for new operation
 402       assert(_cur_vm_operation == NULL, "no current one should be executing");
 403       _cur_vm_operation = _vm_queue->remove_next();
 404 
 405       // Stall time tracking code
 406       if (PrintVMQWaitTime && _cur_vm_operation != NULL &&
 407           !_cur_vm_operation->evaluate_concurrently()) {
 408         long stall = os::javaTimeMillis() - _cur_vm_operation->timestamp();
 409         if (stall > 0)
 410           tty->print_cr("%s stall: %ld",  _cur_vm_operation->name(), stall);
 411       }
 412 
 413       while (!should_terminate() && _cur_vm_operation == NULL) {
 414         // wait with a timeout to guarantee safepoints at regular intervals
 415         bool timedout =
 416           VMOperationQueue_lock->wait(Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag,
 417                                       GuaranteedSafepointInterval);
 418 
 419         // Support for self destruction
 420         if ((SelfDestructTimer != 0) && !is_error_reported() &&
 421             (os::elapsedTime() > (double)SelfDestructTimer * 60.0)) {
 422           tty->print_cr("VM self-destructed");
 423           exit(-1);
 424         }
 425 
 426         if (timedout && (SafepointALot ||
 427                          SafepointSynchronize::is_cleanup_needed())) {
 428           MutexUnlockerEx mul(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 429                               Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 430           // Force a safepoint since we have not had one for at least
 431           // 'GuaranteedSafepointInterval' milliseconds.  This will run all
 432           // the clean-up processing that needs to be done regularly at a
 433           // safepoint
 434           SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 435           #ifdef ASSERT
 436             if (GCALotAtAllSafepoints) InterfaceSupport::check_gc_alot();
 437           #endif
 438           SafepointSynchronize::end();
 439         }
 440         _cur_vm_operation = _vm_queue->remove_next();
 441 
 442         // If we are at a safepoint we will evaluate all the operations that
 443         // follow that also require a safepoint
 444         if (_cur_vm_operation != NULL &&
 445             _cur_vm_operation->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
 446           safepoint_ops = _vm_queue->drain_at_safepoint_priority();
 447         }
 448       }
 449 
 450       if (should_terminate()) break;
 451     } // Release mu_queue_lock
 452 
 453     //
 454     // Execute VM operation
 455     //
 456     { HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 457 
 458       EventMark em("Executing VM operation: %s", vm_operation()->name());
 459       assert(_cur_vm_operation != NULL, "we should have found an operation to execute");
 460 
 461       // Give the VM thread an extra quantum.  Jobs tend to be bursty and this
 462       // helps the VM thread to finish up the job.
 463       // FIXME: When this is enabled and there are many threads, this can degrade
 464       // performance significantly.
 465       if( VMThreadHintNoPreempt )
 466         os::hint_no_preempt();
 467 
 468       // If we are at a safepoint we will evaluate all the operations that
 469       // follow that also require a safepoint
 470       if (_cur_vm_operation->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
 471 
 472         _vm_queue->set_drain_list(safepoint_ops); // ensure ops can be scanned
 473 
 474         SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 475         evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 476         // now process all queued safepoint ops, iteratively draining
 477         // the queue until there are none left
 478         do {
 479           _cur_vm_operation = safepoint_ops;
 480           if (_cur_vm_operation != NULL) {
 481             do {
 482               // evaluate_operation deletes the op object so we have
 483               // to grab the next op now
 484               VM_Operation* next = _cur_vm_operation->next();
 485               _vm_queue->set_drain_list(next);
 486               evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 487               _cur_vm_operation = next;
 488               if (PrintSafepointStatistics) {
 489                 SafepointSynchronize::inc_vmop_coalesced_count();
 490               }
 491             } while (_cur_vm_operation != NULL);
 492           }
 493           // There is a chance that a thread enqueued a safepoint op
 494           // since we released the op-queue lock and initiated the safepoint.
 495           // So we drain the queue again if there is anything there, as an
 496           // optimization to try and reduce the number of safepoints.
 497           // As the safepoint synchronizes us with JavaThreads we will see
 498           // any enqueue made by a JavaThread, but the peek will not
 499           // necessarily detect a concurrent enqueue by a GC thread, but
 500           // that simply means the op will wait for the next major cycle of the
 501           // VMThread - just as it would if the GC thread lost the race for
 502           // the lock.
 503           if (_vm_queue->peek_at_safepoint_priority()) {
 504             // must hold lock while draining queue
 505             MutexLockerEx mu_queue(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 506                                      Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 507             safepoint_ops = _vm_queue->drain_at_safepoint_priority();
 508           } else {
 509             safepoint_ops = NULL;
 510           }
 511         } while(safepoint_ops != NULL);
 512 
 513         _vm_queue->set_drain_list(NULL);
 514 
 515         // Complete safepoint synchronization
 516         SafepointSynchronize::end();
 517 
 518       } else {  // not a safepoint operation
 519         if (TraceLongCompiles) {
 520           elapsedTimer t;
 521           t.start();
 522           evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 523           t.stop();
 524           double secs = t.seconds();
 525           if (secs * 1e3 > LongCompileThreshold) {
 526             // XXX - _cur_vm_operation should not be accessed after
 527             // the completed count has been incremented; the waiting
 528             // thread may have already freed this memory.
 529             tty->print_cr("vm %s: %3.7f secs]", _cur_vm_operation->name(), secs);
 530           }
 531         } else {
 532           evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 533         }
 534 
 535         _cur_vm_operation = NULL;
 536       }
 537     }
 538 
 539     //
 540     //  Notify (potential) waiting Java thread(s) - lock without safepoint
 541     //  check so that sneaking is not possible
 542     { MutexLockerEx mu(VMOperationRequest_lock,
 543                        Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 544       VMOperationRequest_lock->notify_all();
 545     }
 546 
 547     //
 548     // We want to make sure that we get to a safepoint regularly.
 549     //
 550     if (SafepointALot || SafepointSynchronize::is_cleanup_needed()) {
 551       long interval          = SafepointSynchronize::last_non_safepoint_interval();
 552       bool max_time_exceeded = GuaranteedSafepointInterval != 0 && (interval > GuaranteedSafepointInterval);
 553       if (SafepointALot || max_time_exceeded) {
 554         HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 555         SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 556         SafepointSynchronize::end();
 557       }
 558     }
 559   }
 560 }
 561 
 562 void VMThread::execute(VM_Operation* op) {
 563   Thread* t = Thread::current();
 564 
 565   if (!t->is_VM_thread()) {
 566     SkipGCALot sgcalot(t);    // avoid re-entrant attempts to gc-a-lot
 567     // JavaThread or WatcherThread
 568     bool concurrent = op->evaluate_concurrently();
 569     // only blocking VM operations need to verify the caller's safepoint state:
 570     if (!concurrent) {
 571       t->check_for_valid_safepoint_state(true);
 572     }
 573 
 574     // New request from Java thread, evaluate prologue
 575     if (!op->doit_prologue()) {
 576       return;   // op was cancelled
 577     }
 578 
 579     // Setup VM_operations for execution
 580     op->set_calling_thread(t, Thread::get_priority(t));
 581 
 582     // It does not make sense to execute the epilogue, if the VM operation object is getting
 583     // deallocated by the VM thread.
 584     bool execute_epilog = !op->is_cheap_allocated();
 585     assert(!concurrent || op->is_cheap_allocated(), "concurrent => cheap_allocated");
 586 
 587     // Get ticket number for non-concurrent VM operations
 588     int ticket = 0;
 589     if (!concurrent) {
 590       ticket = t->vm_operation_ticket();
 591     }
 592 
 593     // Add VM operation to list of waiting threads. We are guaranteed not to block while holding the
 594     // VMOperationQueue_lock, so we can block without a safepoint check. This allows vm operation requests
 595     // to be queued up during a safepoint synchronization.
 596     {
 597       VMOperationQueue_lock->lock_without_safepoint_check();
 598       bool ok = _vm_queue->add(op);
 599     op->set_timestamp(os::javaTimeMillis());
 600       VMOperationQueue_lock->notify();
 601       VMOperationQueue_lock->unlock();
 602       // VM_Operation got skipped
 603       if (!ok) {
 604         assert(concurrent, "can only skip concurrent tasks");
 605         if (op->is_cheap_allocated()) delete op;
 606         return;
 607       }
 608     }
 609 
 610     if (!concurrent) {
 611       // Wait for completion of request (non-concurrent)
 612       // Note: only a JavaThread triggers the safepoint check when locking
 613       MutexLocker mu(VMOperationRequest_lock);
 614       while(t->vm_operation_completed_count() < ticket) {
 615         VMOperationRequest_lock->wait(!t->is_Java_thread());
 616       }
 617     }
 618 
 619     if (execute_epilog) {
 620       op->doit_epilogue();
 621     }
 622   } else {
 623     // invoked by VM thread; usually nested VM operation
 624     assert(t->is_VM_thread(), "must be a VM thread");
 625     VM_Operation* prev_vm_operation = vm_operation();
 626     if (prev_vm_operation != NULL) {
 627       // Check the VM operation allows nested VM operation. This normally not the case, e.g., the compiler
 628       // does not allow nested scavenges or compiles.
 629       if (!prev_vm_operation->allow_nested_vm_operations()) {
 630         fatal("Nested VM operation %s requested by operation %s",
 631               op->name(), vm_operation()->name());
 632       }
 633       op->set_calling_thread(prev_vm_operation->calling_thread(), prev_vm_operation->priority());
 634     }
 635 
 636     EventMark em("Executing %s VM operation: %s", prev_vm_operation ? "nested" : "", op->name());
 637 
 638     // Release all internal handles after operation is evaluated
 639     HandleMark hm(t);
 640     _cur_vm_operation = op;
 641 
 642     if (op->evaluate_at_safepoint() && !SafepointSynchronize::is_at_safepoint()) {
 643       SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 644       op->evaluate();
 645       SafepointSynchronize::end();
 646     } else {
 647       op->evaluate();
 648     }
 649 
 650     // Free memory if needed
 651     if (op->is_cheap_allocated()) delete op;
 652 
 653     _cur_vm_operation = prev_vm_operation;
 654   }
 655 }
 656 
 657 
 658 void VMThread::oops_do(OopClosure* f, CodeBlobClosure* cf) {
 659   Thread::oops_do(f, cf);
 660   _vm_queue->oops_do(f);
 661 }
 662 
 663 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 664 #ifndef PRODUCT
 665 
 666 void VMOperationQueue::verify_queue(int prio) {
 667   // Check that list is correctly linked
 668   int length = _queue_length[prio];
 669   VM_Operation *cur = _queue[prio];
 670   int i;
 671 
 672   // Check forward links
 673   for(i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 674     cur = cur->next();
 675     assert(cur != _queue[prio], "list to short (forward)");
 676   }
 677   assert(cur->next() == _queue[prio], "list to long (forward)");
 678 
 679   // Check backwards links
 680   cur = _queue[prio];
 681   for(i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 682     cur = cur->prev();
 683     assert(cur != _queue[prio], "list to short (backwards)");
 684   }
 685   assert(cur->prev() == _queue[prio], "list to long (backwards)");
 686 }
 687 
 688 #endif
 689 
 690 void VMThread::verify() {
 691   oops_do(&VerifyOopClosure::verify_oop, NULL);
 692 }