src/share/vm/memory/sharedHeap.hpp

rev 5732 : [mq]: comments2

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  //  to a value > 1 before a task that you would like executed in parallel
  //  and then to set it to 0 after that task has completed.  A value of
  //  0 is a "special" value in set_n_threads() which translates to
  //  setting _n_threads to 1.
  //
! //  Some code uses _n_terminiation to decide if work should be done in
  //  parallel.  The notorious possibly_parallel_oops_do() in threads.cpp
  //  is an example of such code.  Look for variable "is_par" for other
  //  examples.
  //
  //  The active_workers is not reset to 0 after a parallel phase.  It's
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  //  to a value > 1 before a task that you would like executed in parallel
  //  and then to set it to 0 after that task has completed.  A value of
  //  0 is a "special" value in set_n_threads() which translates to
  //  setting _n_threads to 1.
  //
! //  Some code uses _n_termination to decide if work should be done in
  //  parallel.  The notorious possibly_parallel_oops_do() in threads.cpp
  //  is an example of such code.  Look for variable "is_par" for other
  //  examples.
  //
  //  The active_workers is not reset to 0 after a parallel phase.  It's