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  24 
  25 #include "precompiled.hpp"
  26 #include "compiler/compileBroker.hpp"
  27 #include "gc/shared/collectedHeap.hpp"
  28 #include "jfr/jfrEvents.hpp"
  29 #include "jfr/support/jfrThreadId.hpp"
  30 #include "logging/log.hpp"
  31 #include "logging/logStream.hpp"
  32 #include "logging/logConfiguration.hpp"
  33 #include "memory/resourceArea.hpp"
  34 #include "oops/method.hpp"
  35 #include "oops/oop.inline.hpp"
  36 #include "oops/verifyOopClosure.hpp"
  37 #include "runtime/interfaceSupport.inline.hpp"
  38 #include "runtime/mutexLocker.hpp"
  39 #include "runtime/os.hpp"
  40 #include "runtime/safepoint.hpp"
  41 #include "runtime/thread.inline.hpp"
  42 #include "runtime/vmThread.hpp"
  43 #include "runtime/vmOperations.hpp"
  44 #include "services/runtimeService.hpp"
  45 #include "utilities/dtrace.hpp"
  46 #include "utilities/events.hpp"
  47 #include "utilities/vmError.hpp"
  48 #include "utilities/xmlstream.hpp"
  49 
  50 // Dummy VM operation to act as first element in our circular double-linked list
  51 class VM_None: public VM_Operation {
  52   VMOp_Type type() const { return VMOp_None; }
  53   void  doit() {};
  54 };
  55 
  56 VMOperationQueue::VMOperationQueue() {
  57   // The queue is a circular doubled-linked list, which always contains
  58   // one element (i.e., one element means empty).
  59   for(int i = 0; i < nof_priorities; i++) {
  60     _queue_length[i] = 0;
  61     _queue_counter = 0;
  62     _queue[i] = new VM_None();
  63     _queue[i]->set_next(_queue[i]);
  64     _queue[i]->set_prev(_queue[i]);
  65   }
  66   _drain_list = NULL;
  67 }
  68 
  69 
  70 bool VMOperationQueue::queue_empty(int prio) {
  71   // It is empty if there is exactly one element
  72   bool empty = (_queue[prio] == _queue[prio]->next());
  73   assert( (_queue_length[prio] == 0 && empty) ||
  74           (_queue_length[prio] > 0  && !empty), "sanity check");
  75   return _queue_length[prio] == 0;
  76 }
  77 
  78 // Inserts an element to the right of the q element
  79 void VMOperationQueue::insert(VM_Operation* q, VM_Operation* n) {
  80   assert(q->next()->prev() == q && q->prev()->next() == q, "sanity check");
  81   n->set_prev(q);
  82   n->set_next(q->next());
  83   q->next()->set_prev(n);
  84   q->set_next(n);
  85 }
  86 
  87 void VMOperationQueue::queue_add_front(int prio, VM_Operation *op) {
  88   _queue_length[prio]++;
  89   insert(_queue[prio]->next(), op);
  90 }
  91 
  92 void VMOperationQueue::queue_add_back(int prio, VM_Operation *op) {
  93   _queue_length[prio]++;
  94   insert(_queue[prio]->prev(), op);
  95 }
  96 
  97 
  98 void VMOperationQueue::unlink(VM_Operation* q) {
  99   assert(q->next()->prev() == q && q->prev()->next() == q, "sanity check");
 100   q->prev()->set_next(q->next());
 101   q->next()->set_prev(q->prev());
 102 }
 103 
 104 VM_Operation* VMOperationQueue::queue_remove_front(int prio) {
 105   if (queue_empty(prio)) return NULL;
 106   assert(_queue_length[prio] >= 0, "sanity check");
 107   _queue_length[prio]--;
 108   VM_Operation* r = _queue[prio]->next();
 109   assert(r != _queue[prio], "cannot remove base element");
 110   unlink(r);
 111   return r;
 112 }
 113 
 114 VM_Operation* VMOperationQueue::queue_drain(int prio) {
 115   if (queue_empty(prio)) return NULL;
 116   DEBUG_ONLY(int length = _queue_length[prio];);
 117   assert(length >= 0, "sanity check");
 118   _queue_length[prio] = 0;
 119   VM_Operation* r = _queue[prio]->next();
 120   assert(r != _queue[prio], "cannot remove base element");
 121   // remove links to base element from head and tail
 122   r->set_prev(NULL);
 123   _queue[prio]->prev()->set_next(NULL);
 124   // restore queue to empty state
 125   _queue[prio]->set_next(_queue[prio]);
 126   _queue[prio]->set_prev(_queue[prio]);
 127   assert(queue_empty(prio), "drain corrupted queue");
 128 #ifdef ASSERT
 129   int len = 0;
 130   VM_Operation* cur;
 131   for(cur = r; cur != NULL; cur=cur->next()) len++;
 132   assert(len == length, "drain lost some ops");
 133 #endif
 134   return r;
 135 }
 136 
 137 void VMOperationQueue::queue_oops_do(int queue, OopClosure* f) {
 138   VM_Operation* cur = _queue[queue];
 139   cur = cur->next();
 140   while (cur != _queue[queue]) {
 141     cur->oops_do(f);
 142     cur = cur->next();
 143   }
 144 }
 145 
 146 void VMOperationQueue::drain_list_oops_do(OopClosure* f) {
 147   VM_Operation* cur = _drain_list;
 148   while (cur != NULL) {
 149     cur->oops_do(f);
 150     cur = cur->next();
 151   }
 152 }
 153 
 154 //-----------------------------------------------------------------
 155 // High-level interface
 156 bool VMOperationQueue::add(VM_Operation *op) {
 157 
 158   HOTSPOT_VMOPS_REQUEST(
 159                    (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 160                    op->evaluation_mode());
 161 
 162   // Encapsulates VM queue policy. Currently, that
 163   // only involves putting them on the right list
 164   if (op->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
 165     queue_add_back(SafepointPriority, op);
 166     return true;
 167   }
 168 
 169   queue_add_back(MediumPriority, op);
 170   return true;
 171 }
 172 
 173 VM_Operation* VMOperationQueue::remove_next() {
 174   // Assuming VMOperation queue is two-level priority queue. If there are
 175   // more than two priorities, we need a different scheduling algorithm.
 176   assert(SafepointPriority == 0 && MediumPriority == 1 && nof_priorities == 2,
 177          "current algorithm does not work");
 178 
 179   // simple counter based scheduling to prevent starvation of lower priority
 180   // queue. -- see 4390175
 181   int high_prio, low_prio;
 182   if (_queue_counter++ < 10) {
 183       high_prio = SafepointPriority;
 184       low_prio  = MediumPriority;
 185   } else {
 186       _queue_counter = 0;
 187       high_prio = MediumPriority;
 188       low_prio  = SafepointPriority;
 189   }
 190 
 191   return queue_remove_front(queue_empty(high_prio) ? low_prio : high_prio);
 192 }
 193 
 194 void VMOperationQueue::oops_do(OopClosure* f) {
 195   for(int i = 0; i < nof_priorities; i++) {
 196     queue_oops_do(i, f);
 197   }
 198   drain_list_oops_do(f);
 199 }
 200 
 201 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 202 // Timeout machinery
 203 
 204 void VMOperationTimeoutTask::task() {
 205   assert(AbortVMOnVMOperationTimeout, "only if enabled");
 206   if (is_armed()) {
 207     jlong delay = (os::javaTimeMillis() - _arm_time);
 208     if (delay > AbortVMOnVMOperationTimeoutDelay) {
 209       fatal("VM operation took too long: " SIZE_FORMAT " ms (timeout: " SIZE_FORMAT " ms)",
 210             delay, AbortVMOnVMOperationTimeoutDelay);
 211     }
 212   }
 213 }
 214 
 215 bool VMOperationTimeoutTask::is_armed() {
 216   return OrderAccess::load_acquire(&_armed) != 0;
 217 }
 218 
 219 void VMOperationTimeoutTask::arm() {
 220   _arm_time = os::javaTimeMillis();
 221   OrderAccess::release_store_fence(&_armed, 1);
 222 }
 223 
 224 void VMOperationTimeoutTask::disarm() {
 225   OrderAccess::release_store_fence(&_armed, 0);
 226 }
 227 
 228 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 229 // Implementation of VMThread stuff
 230 
 231 bool                VMThread::_should_terminate   = false;
 232 bool              VMThread::_terminated         = false;
 233 Monitor*          VMThread::_terminate_lock     = NULL;
 234 VMThread*         VMThread::_vm_thread          = NULL;
 235 VM_Operation*     VMThread::_cur_vm_operation   = NULL;
 236 VMOperationQueue* VMThread::_vm_queue           = NULL;
 237 PerfCounter*      VMThread::_perf_accumulated_vm_operation_time = NULL;
 238 const char*       VMThread::_no_op_reason       = NULL;
 239 VMOperationTimeoutTask* VMThread::_timeout_task = NULL;
 240 
 241 
 242 void VMThread::create() {
 243   assert(vm_thread() == NULL, "we can only allocate one VMThread");
 244   _vm_thread = new VMThread();
 245 
 246   if (AbortVMOnVMOperationTimeout) {
 247     // Make sure we call the timeout task frequently enough, but not too frequent.
 248     // Try to make the interval 10% of the timeout delay, so that we miss the timeout
 249     // by those 10% at max. Periodic task also expects it to fit min/max intervals.
 250     size_t interval = (size_t)AbortVMOnVMOperationTimeoutDelay / 10;
 251     interval = interval / PeriodicTask::interval_gran * PeriodicTask::interval_gran;
 252     interval = MAX2<size_t>(interval, PeriodicTask::min_interval);
 253     interval = MIN2<size_t>(interval, PeriodicTask::max_interval);
 254 
 255     _timeout_task = new VMOperationTimeoutTask(interval);
 256     _timeout_task->enroll();
 257   } else {
 258     assert(_timeout_task == NULL, "sanity");
 259   }
 260 
 261   // Create VM operation queue
 262   _vm_queue = new VMOperationQueue();
 263   guarantee(_vm_queue != NULL, "just checking");
 264 
 265   _terminate_lock = new Monitor(Mutex::safepoint, "VMThread::_terminate_lock", true,
 266                                 Monitor::_safepoint_check_never);
 267 
 268   if (UsePerfData) {
 269     // jvmstat performance counters
 270     Thread* THREAD = Thread::current();
 271     _perf_accumulated_vm_operation_time =
 272                  PerfDataManager::create_counter(SUN_THREADS, "vmOperationTime",
 273                                                  PerfData::U_Ticks, CHECK);
 274   }
 275 }
 276 
 277 VMThread::VMThread() : NamedThread() {
 278   set_name("VM Thread");
 279 }
 280 
 281 void VMThread::destroy() {
 282   _vm_thread = NULL;      // VM thread is gone
 283 }
 284 
 285 void VMThread::run() {
 286   assert(this == vm_thread(), "check");
 287 
 288   // Notify_lock wait checks on active_handles() to rewait in
 289   // case of spurious wakeup, it should wait on the last
 290   // value set prior to the notify
 291   this->set_active_handles(JNIHandleBlock::allocate_block());
 292 
 293   {
 294     MutexLocker ml(Notify_lock);
 295     Notify_lock->notify();
 296   }
 297   // Notify_lock is destroyed by Threads::create_vm()
 298 
 299   int prio = (VMThreadPriority == -1)
 300     ? os::java_to_os_priority[NearMaxPriority]
 301     : VMThreadPriority;
 302   // Note that I cannot call os::set_priority because it expects Java
 303   // priorities and I am *explicitly* using OS priorities so that it's
 304   // possible to set the VM thread priority higher than any Java thread.
 305   os::set_native_priority( this, prio );
 306 
 307   // Wait for VM_Operations until termination
 308   this->loop();
 309 
 310   // Note the intention to exit before safepointing.
 311   // 6295565  This has the effect of waiting for any large tty
 312   // outputs to finish.
 313   if (xtty != NULL) {
 314     ttyLocker ttyl;
 315     xtty->begin_elem("destroy_vm");
 316     xtty->stamp();
 317     xtty->end_elem();
 318     assert(should_terminate(), "termination flag must be set");
 319   }
 320 
 321   // 4526887 let VM thread exit at Safepoint
 322   _no_op_reason = "Halt";
 323   SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 324 
 325   if (VerifyBeforeExit) {
 326     HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 327     // Among other things, this ensures that Eden top is correct.
 328     Universe::heap()->prepare_for_verify();
 329     // Silent verification so as not to pollute normal output,
 330     // unless we really asked for it.
 331     Universe::verify();
 332   }
 333 
 334   CompileBroker::set_should_block();
 335 
 336   // wait for threads (compiler threads or daemon threads) in the
 337   // _thread_in_native state to block.
 338   VM_Exit::wait_for_threads_in_native_to_block();
 339 
 340   // signal other threads that VM process is gone
 341   {
 342     // Note: we must have the _no_safepoint_check_flag. Mutex::lock() allows
 343     // VM thread to enter any lock at Safepoint as long as its _owner is NULL.
 344     // If that happens after _terminate_lock->wait() has unset _owner
 345     // but before it actually drops the lock and waits, the notification below
 346     // may get lost and we will have a hang. To avoid this, we need to use
 347     // Mutex::lock_without_safepoint_check().
 348     MutexLockerEx ml(_terminate_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 349     _terminated = true;
 350     _terminate_lock->notify();
 351   }
 352 
 353   // We are now racing with the VM termination being carried out in
 354   // another thread, so we don't "delete this". Numerous threads don't
 355   // get deleted when the VM terminates
 356 
 357 }
 358 
 359 
 360 // Notify the VMThread that the last non-daemon JavaThread has terminated,
 361 // and wait until operation is performed.
 362 void VMThread::wait_for_vm_thread_exit() {
 363   assert(Thread::current()->is_Java_thread(), "Should be a JavaThread");
 364   assert(((JavaThread*)Thread::current())->is_terminated(), "Should be terminated");
 365   { MutexLockerEx mu(VMOperationQueue_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 366     _should_terminate = true;
 367     VMOperationQueue_lock->notify();
 368   }
 369 
 370   // Note: VM thread leaves at Safepoint. We are not stopped by Safepoint
 371   // because this thread has been removed from the threads list. But anything
 372   // that could get blocked by Safepoint should not be used after this point,
 373   // otherwise we will hang, since there is no one can end the safepoint.
 374 
 375   // Wait until VM thread is terminated
 376   // Note: it should be OK to use Terminator_lock here. But this is called
 377   // at a very delicate time (VM shutdown) and we are operating in non- VM
 378   // thread at Safepoint. It's safer to not share lock with other threads.
 379   { MutexLockerEx ml(_terminate_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 380     while(!VMThread::is_terminated()) {
 381         _terminate_lock->wait(Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 382     }
 383   }
 384 }
 385 
 386 static void post_vm_operation_event(EventExecuteVMOperation* event, VM_Operation* op) {
 387   assert(event != NULL, "invariant");
 388   assert(event->should_commit(), "invariant");
 389   assert(op != NULL, "invariant");
 390   const bool is_concurrent = op->evaluate_concurrently();
 391   const bool evaluate_at_safepoint = op->evaluate_at_safepoint();
 392   event->set_operation(op->type());
 393   event->set_safepoint(evaluate_at_safepoint);
 394   event->set_blocking(!is_concurrent);
 395   // Only write caller thread information for non-concurrent vm operations.
 396   // For concurrent vm operations, the thread id is set to 0 indicating thread is unknown.
 397   // This is because the caller thread could have exited already.
 398   event->set_caller(is_concurrent ? 0 : JFR_THREAD_ID(op->calling_thread()));
 399   event->set_safepointId(evaluate_at_safepoint ? SafepointSynchronize::safepoint_counter() : 0);
 400   event->commit();
 401 }
 402 
 403 void VMThread::evaluate_operation(VM_Operation* op) {
 404   ResourceMark rm;
 405 
 406   {
 407     PerfTraceTime vm_op_timer(perf_accumulated_vm_operation_time());
 408     HOTSPOT_VMOPS_BEGIN(
 409                      (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 410                      op->evaluation_mode());
 411 
 412     EventExecuteVMOperation event;
 413     op->evaluate();
 414     if (event.should_commit()) {
 415       post_vm_operation_event(&event, op);
 416     }
 417 
 418     HOTSPOT_VMOPS_END(
 419                      (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 420                      op->evaluation_mode());
 421   }
 422 
 423   // Last access of info in _cur_vm_operation!
 424   bool c_heap_allocated = op->is_cheap_allocated();
 425 
 426   // Mark as completed
 427   if (!op->evaluate_concurrently()) {
 428     op->calling_thread()->increment_vm_operation_completed_count();
 429   }
 430   // It is unsafe to access the _cur_vm_operation after the 'increment_vm_operation_completed_count' call,
 431   // since if it is stack allocated the calling thread might have deallocated
 432   if (c_heap_allocated) {
 433     delete _cur_vm_operation;
 434   }
 435 }
 436 
 437 bool VMThread::no_op_safepoint_needed(bool check_time) {
 438   if (SafepointALot) {
 439     _no_op_reason = "SafepointALot";
 440     return true;
 441   }
 442   if (!SafepointSynchronize::is_cleanup_needed()) {
 443     return false;
 444   }
 445   if (check_time) {
 446     long interval = SafepointSynchronize::last_non_safepoint_interval();
 447     bool max_time_exceeded = GuaranteedSafepointInterval != 0 &&
 448                              (interval > GuaranteedSafepointInterval);
 449     if (!max_time_exceeded) {
 450       return false;
 451     }
 452   }
 453   _no_op_reason = "Cleanup";
 454   return true;
 455 }
 456 
 457 void VMThread::loop() {
 458   assert(_cur_vm_operation == NULL, "no current one should be executing");
 459 
 460   while(true) {
 461     VM_Operation* safepoint_ops = NULL;
 462     //
 463     // Wait for VM operation
 464     //
 465     // use no_safepoint_check to get lock without attempting to "sneak"
 466     { MutexLockerEx mu_queue(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 467                              Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 468 
 469       // Look for new operation
 470       assert(_cur_vm_operation == NULL, "no current one should be executing");
 471       _cur_vm_operation = _vm_queue->remove_next();
 472 
 473       // Stall time tracking code
 474       if (PrintVMQWaitTime && _cur_vm_operation != NULL &&
 475           !_cur_vm_operation->evaluate_concurrently()) {
 476         long stall = os::javaTimeMillis() - _cur_vm_operation->timestamp();
 477         if (stall > 0)
 478           tty->print_cr("%s stall: %ld",  _cur_vm_operation->name(), stall);
 479       }
 480 
 481       while (!should_terminate() && _cur_vm_operation == NULL) {
 482         // wait with a timeout to guarantee safepoints at regular intervals
 483         bool timedout =
 484           VMOperationQueue_lock->wait(Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag,
 485                                       GuaranteedSafepointInterval);
 486 
 487         // Support for self destruction
 488         if ((SelfDestructTimer != 0) && !VMError::is_error_reported() &&
 489             (os::elapsedTime() > (double)SelfDestructTimer * 60.0)) {
 490           tty->print_cr("VM self-destructed");
 491           exit(-1);
 492         }
 493 
 494         if (timedout && VMThread::no_op_safepoint_needed(false)) {
 495           MutexUnlockerEx mul(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 496                               Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 497           // Force a safepoint since we have not had one for at least
 498           // 'GuaranteedSafepointInterval' milliseconds.  This will run all
 499           // the clean-up processing that needs to be done regularly at a
 500           // safepoint
 501           SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 502           #ifdef ASSERT
 503             if (GCALotAtAllSafepoints) InterfaceSupport::check_gc_alot();
 504           #endif
 505           SafepointSynchronize::end();
 506         }
 507         _cur_vm_operation = _vm_queue->remove_next();
 508 
 509         // If we are at a safepoint we will evaluate all the operations that
 510         // follow that also require a safepoint
 511         if (_cur_vm_operation != NULL &&
 512             _cur_vm_operation->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
 513           safepoint_ops = _vm_queue->drain_at_safepoint_priority();
 514         }
 515       }
 516 
 517       if (should_terminate()) break;
 518     } // Release mu_queue_lock
 519 
 520     //
 521     // Execute VM operation
 522     //
 523     { HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 524 
 525       EventMark em("Executing VM operation: %s", vm_operation()->name());
 526       assert(_cur_vm_operation != NULL, "we should have found an operation to execute");
 527 
 528       // If we are at a safepoint we will evaluate all the operations that
 529       // follow that also require a safepoint
 530       if (_cur_vm_operation->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
 531         log_debug(vmthread)("Evaluating safepoint VM operation: %s", _cur_vm_operation->name());
 532 
 533         _vm_queue->set_drain_list(safepoint_ops); // ensure ops can be scanned
 534 
 535         SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 536 
 537         if (_timeout_task != NULL) {
 538           _timeout_task->arm();
 539         }
 540 
 541         evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 542         // now process all queued safepoint ops, iteratively draining
 543         // the queue until there are none left
 544         do {
 545           _cur_vm_operation = safepoint_ops;
 546           if (_cur_vm_operation != NULL) {
 547             do {
 548               log_debug(vmthread)("Evaluating coalesced safepoint VM operation: %s", _cur_vm_operation->name());
 549               // evaluate_operation deletes the op object so we have
 550               // to grab the next op now
 551               VM_Operation* next = _cur_vm_operation->next();
 552               _vm_queue->set_drain_list(next);
 553               evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 554               _cur_vm_operation = next;
 555               if (log_is_enabled(Debug, safepoint, stats)) {
 556                 SafepointSynchronize::inc_vmop_coalesced_count();
 557               }
 558             } while (_cur_vm_operation != NULL);
 559           }
 560           // There is a chance that a thread enqueued a safepoint op
 561           // since we released the op-queue lock and initiated the safepoint.
 562           // So we drain the queue again if there is anything there, as an
 563           // optimization to try and reduce the number of safepoints.
 564           // As the safepoint synchronizes us with JavaThreads we will see
 565           // any enqueue made by a JavaThread, but the peek will not
 566           // necessarily detect a concurrent enqueue by a GC thread, but
 567           // that simply means the op will wait for the next major cycle of the
 568           // VMThread - just as it would if the GC thread lost the race for
 569           // the lock.
 570           if (_vm_queue->peek_at_safepoint_priority()) {
 571             // must hold lock while draining queue
 572             MutexLockerEx mu_queue(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 573                                      Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 574             safepoint_ops = _vm_queue->drain_at_safepoint_priority();
 575           } else {
 576             safepoint_ops = NULL;
 577           }
 578         } while(safepoint_ops != NULL);
 579 
 580         _vm_queue->set_drain_list(NULL);
 581 
 582         if (_timeout_task != NULL) {
 583           _timeout_task->disarm();
 584         }
 585 
 586         // Complete safepoint synchronization
 587         SafepointSynchronize::end();
 588 
 589       } else {  // not a safepoint operation
 590         log_debug(vmthread)("Evaluating non-safepoint VM operation: %s", _cur_vm_operation->name());
 591         if (TraceLongCompiles) {
 592           elapsedTimer t;
 593           t.start();
 594           evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 595           t.stop();
 596           double secs = t.seconds();
 597           if (secs * 1e3 > LongCompileThreshold) {
 598             // XXX - _cur_vm_operation should not be accessed after
 599             // the completed count has been incremented; the waiting
 600             // thread may have already freed this memory.
 601             tty->print_cr("vm %s: %3.7f secs]", _cur_vm_operation->name(), secs);
 602           }
 603         } else {
 604           evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 605         }
 606 
 607         _cur_vm_operation = NULL;
 608       }
 609     }
 610 
 611     //
 612     //  Notify (potential) waiting Java thread(s) - lock without safepoint
 613     //  check so that sneaking is not possible
 614     { MutexLockerEx mu(VMOperationRequest_lock,
 615                        Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 616       VMOperationRequest_lock->notify_all();
 617     }
 618 
 619     //
 620     // We want to make sure that we get to a safepoint regularly.
 621     //
 622     if (VMThread::no_op_safepoint_needed(true)) {
 623       HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 624       SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 625       SafepointSynchronize::end();
 626     }
 627   }
 628 }
 629 
 630 // A SkipGCALot object is used to elide the usual effect of gc-a-lot
 631 // over a section of execution by a thread. Currently, it's used only to
 632 // prevent re-entrant calls to GC.
 633 class SkipGCALot : public StackObj {
 634   private:
 635    bool _saved;
 636    Thread* _t;
 637 
 638   public:
 639 #ifdef ASSERT
 640     SkipGCALot(Thread* t) : _t(t) {
 641       _saved = _t->skip_gcalot();
 642       _t->set_skip_gcalot(true);
 643     }
 644 
 645     ~SkipGCALot() {
 646       assert(_t->skip_gcalot(), "Save-restore protocol invariant");
 647       _t->set_skip_gcalot(_saved);
 648     }
 649 #else
 650     SkipGCALot(Thread* t) { }
 651     ~SkipGCALot() { }
 652 #endif
 653 };
 654 
 655 void VMThread::execute(VM_Operation* op) {
 656   Thread* t = Thread::current();
 657 
 658   if (!t->is_VM_thread()) {
 659     SkipGCALot sgcalot(t);    // avoid re-entrant attempts to gc-a-lot
 660     // JavaThread or WatcherThread
 661     bool concurrent = op->evaluate_concurrently();
 662     // only blocking VM operations need to verify the caller's safepoint state:
 663     if (!concurrent) {
 664       t->check_for_valid_safepoint_state(true);
 665     }
 666 
 667     // New request from Java thread, evaluate prologue
 668     if (!op->doit_prologue()) {
 669       return;   // op was cancelled
 670     }
 671 
 672     // Setup VM_operations for execution
 673     op->set_calling_thread(t, Thread::get_priority(t));
 674 
 675     // It does not make sense to execute the epilogue, if the VM operation object is getting
 676     // deallocated by the VM thread.
 677     bool execute_epilog = !op->is_cheap_allocated();
 678     assert(!concurrent || op->is_cheap_allocated(), "concurrent => cheap_allocated");
 679 
 680     // Get ticket number for non-concurrent VM operations
 681     int ticket = 0;
 682     if (!concurrent) {
 683       ticket = t->vm_operation_ticket();
 684     }
 685 
 686     // Add VM operation to list of waiting threads. We are guaranteed not to block while holding the
 687     // VMOperationQueue_lock, so we can block without a safepoint check. This allows vm operation requests
 688     // to be queued up during a safepoint synchronization.
 689     {
 690       VMOperationQueue_lock->lock_without_safepoint_check();
 691       log_debug(vmthread)("Adding VM operation: %s", op->name());
 692       bool ok = _vm_queue->add(op);
 693       op->set_timestamp(os::javaTimeMillis());
 694       VMOperationQueue_lock->notify();
 695       VMOperationQueue_lock->unlock();
 696       // VM_Operation got skipped
 697       if (!ok) {
 698         assert(concurrent, "can only skip concurrent tasks");
 699         if (op->is_cheap_allocated()) delete op;
 700         return;
 701       }
 702     }
 703 
 704     if (!concurrent) {
 705       // Wait for completion of request (non-concurrent)
 706       // Note: only a JavaThread triggers the safepoint check when locking
 707       MutexLocker mu(VMOperationRequest_lock);
 708       while(t->vm_operation_completed_count() < ticket) {
 709         VMOperationRequest_lock->wait(!t->is_Java_thread());
 710       }
 711     }
 712 
 713     if (execute_epilog) {
 714       op->doit_epilogue();
 715     }
 716   } else {
 717     // invoked by VM thread; usually nested VM operation
 718     assert(t->is_VM_thread(), "must be a VM thread");
 719     VM_Operation* prev_vm_operation = vm_operation();
 720     if (prev_vm_operation != NULL) {
 721       // Check the VM operation allows nested VM operation. This normally not the case, e.g., the compiler
 722       // does not allow nested scavenges or compiles.
 723       if (!prev_vm_operation->allow_nested_vm_operations()) {
 724         fatal("Nested VM operation %s requested by operation %s",
 725               op->name(), vm_operation()->name());
 726       }
 727       op->set_calling_thread(prev_vm_operation->calling_thread(), prev_vm_operation->priority());
 728     }
 729 
 730     EventMark em("Executing %s VM operation: %s", prev_vm_operation ? "nested" : "", op->name());
 731 
 732     // Release all internal handles after operation is evaluated
 733     HandleMark hm(t);
 734     _cur_vm_operation = op;
 735 
 736     if (op->evaluate_at_safepoint() && !SafepointSynchronize::is_at_safepoint()) {
 737       SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 738       op->evaluate();
 739       SafepointSynchronize::end();
 740     } else {
 741       op->evaluate();
 742     }
 743 
 744     // Free memory if needed
 745     if (op->is_cheap_allocated()) delete op;
 746 
 747     _cur_vm_operation = prev_vm_operation;
 748   }
 749 }
 750 
 751 
 752 void VMThread::oops_do(OopClosure* f, CodeBlobClosure* cf) {
 753   Thread::oops_do(f, cf);
 754   _vm_queue->oops_do(f);
 755 }
 756 
 757 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 758 #ifndef PRODUCT
 759 
 760 void VMOperationQueue::verify_queue(int prio) {
 761   // Check that list is correctly linked
 762   int length = _queue_length[prio];
 763   VM_Operation *cur = _queue[prio];
 764   int i;
 765 
 766   // Check forward links
 767   for(i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 768     cur = cur->next();
 769     assert(cur != _queue[prio], "list to short (forward)");
 770   }
 771   assert(cur->next() == _queue[prio], "list to long (forward)");
 772 
 773   // Check backwards links
 774   cur = _queue[prio];
 775   for(i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 776     cur = cur->prev();
 777     assert(cur != _queue[prio], "list to short (backwards)");
 778   }
 779   assert(cur->prev() == _queue[prio], "list to long (backwards)");
 780 }
 781 
 782 #endif
 783 
 784 void VMThread::verify() {
 785   oops_do(&VerifyOopClosure::verify_oop, NULL);
 786 }