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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 "memory/universe.hpp"
  35 #include "oops/method.hpp"
  36 #include "oops/oop.inline.hpp"
  37 #include "oops/verifyOopClosure.hpp"
  38 #include "runtime/atomic.hpp"
  39 #include "runtime/handles.inline.hpp"
  40 #include "runtime/interfaceSupport.inline.hpp"
  41 #include "runtime/mutexLocker.hpp"
  42 #include "runtime/os.hpp"
  43 #include "runtime/safepoint.hpp"
  44 #include "runtime/thread.inline.hpp"
  45 #include "runtime/vmThread.hpp"
  46 #include "runtime/vmOperations.hpp"
  47 #include "services/runtimeService.hpp"
  48 #include "utilities/dtrace.hpp"
  49 #include "utilities/events.hpp"
  50 #include "utilities/vmError.hpp"
  51 #include "utilities/xmlstream.hpp"
  52 
  53 VMOperationQueue::VMOperationQueue() {
  54   // The queue is a circular doubled-linked list, which always contains
  55   // one element (i.e., one element means empty).
  56   for(int i = 0; i < nof_priorities; i++) {
  57     _queue_length[i] = 0;
  58     _queue_counter = 0;
  59     _queue[i] = new VM_None("QueueHead");
  60     _queue[i]->set_next(_queue[i]);
  61     _queue[i]->set_prev(_queue[i]);
  62   }
  63   _drain_list = NULL;
  64 }
  65 
  66 
  67 bool VMOperationQueue::queue_empty(int prio) {
  68   // It is empty if there is exactly one element
  69   bool empty = (_queue[prio] == _queue[prio]->next());
  70   assert( (_queue_length[prio] == 0 && empty) ||
  71           (_queue_length[prio] > 0  && !empty), "sanity check");
  72   return _queue_length[prio] == 0;
  73 }
  74 
  75 // Inserts an element to the right of the q element
  76 void VMOperationQueue::insert(VM_Operation* q, VM_Operation* n) {
  77   assert(q->next()->prev() == q && q->prev()->next() == q, "sanity check");
  78   n->set_prev(q);
  79   n->set_next(q->next());
  80   q->next()->set_prev(n);
  81   q->set_next(n);
  82 }
  83 
  84 void VMOperationQueue::queue_add_front(int prio, VM_Operation *op) {
  85   _queue_length[prio]++;
  86   insert(_queue[prio]->next(), op);
  87 }
  88 
  89 void VMOperationQueue::queue_add_back(int prio, VM_Operation *op) {
  90   _queue_length[prio]++;
  91   insert(_queue[prio]->prev(), op);
  92 }
  93 
  94 
  95 void VMOperationQueue::unlink(VM_Operation* q) {
  96   assert(q->next()->prev() == q && q->prev()->next() == q, "sanity check");
  97   q->prev()->set_next(q->next());
  98   q->next()->set_prev(q->prev());
  99 }
 100 
 101 VM_Operation* VMOperationQueue::queue_remove_front(int prio) {
 102   if (queue_empty(prio)) return NULL;
 103   assert(_queue_length[prio] >= 0, "sanity check");
 104   _queue_length[prio]--;
 105   VM_Operation* r = _queue[prio]->next();
 106   assert(r != _queue[prio], "cannot remove base element");
 107   unlink(r);
 108   return r;
 109 }
 110 
 111 VM_Operation* VMOperationQueue::queue_drain(int prio) {
 112   if (queue_empty(prio)) return NULL;
 113   DEBUG_ONLY(int length = _queue_length[prio];);
 114   assert(length >= 0, "sanity check");
 115   _queue_length[prio] = 0;
 116   VM_Operation* r = _queue[prio]->next();
 117   assert(r != _queue[prio], "cannot remove base element");
 118   // remove links to base element from head and tail
 119   r->set_prev(NULL);
 120   _queue[prio]->prev()->set_next(NULL);
 121   // restore queue to empty state
 122   _queue[prio]->set_next(_queue[prio]);
 123   _queue[prio]->set_prev(_queue[prio]);
 124   assert(queue_empty(prio), "drain corrupted queue");
 125 #ifdef ASSERT
 126   int len = 0;
 127   VM_Operation* cur;
 128   for(cur = r; cur != NULL; cur=cur->next()) len++;
 129   assert(len == length, "drain lost some ops");
 130 #endif
 131   return r;
 132 }
 133 
 134 void VMOperationQueue::queue_oops_do(int queue, OopClosure* f) {
 135   VM_Operation* cur = _queue[queue];
 136   cur = cur->next();
 137   while (cur != _queue[queue]) {
 138     cur->oops_do(f);
 139     cur = cur->next();
 140   }
 141 }
 142 
 143 void VMOperationQueue::drain_list_oops_do(OopClosure* f) {
 144   VM_Operation* cur = _drain_list;
 145   while (cur != NULL) {
 146     cur->oops_do(f);
 147     cur = cur->next();
 148   }
 149 }
 150 
 151 //-----------------------------------------------------------------
 152 // High-level interface
 153 void VMOperationQueue::add(VM_Operation *op) {
 154 
 155   HOTSPOT_VMOPS_REQUEST(
 156                    (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 157                    op->evaluation_mode());
 158 
 159   // Encapsulates VM queue policy. Currently, that
 160   // only involves putting them on the right list
 161   queue_add_back(op->evaluate_at_safepoint() ? SafepointPriority : MediumPriority, op);
 162 }
 163 
 164 VM_Operation* VMOperationQueue::remove_next() {
 165   // Assuming VMOperation queue is two-level priority queue. If there are
 166   // more than two priorities, we need a different scheduling algorithm.
 167   assert(SafepointPriority == 0 && MediumPriority == 1 && nof_priorities == 2,
 168          "current algorithm does not work");
 169 
 170   // simple counter based scheduling to prevent starvation of lower priority
 171   // queue. -- see 4390175
 172   int high_prio, low_prio;
 173   if (_queue_counter++ < 10) {
 174       high_prio = SafepointPriority;
 175       low_prio  = MediumPriority;
 176   } else {
 177       _queue_counter = 0;
 178       high_prio = MediumPriority;
 179       low_prio  = SafepointPriority;
 180   }
 181 
 182   return queue_remove_front(queue_empty(high_prio) ? low_prio : high_prio);
 183 }
 184 
 185 void VMOperationQueue::oops_do(OopClosure* f) {
 186   for(int i = 0; i < nof_priorities; i++) {
 187     queue_oops_do(i, f);
 188   }
 189   drain_list_oops_do(f);
 190 }
 191 
 192 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 193 // Timeout machinery
 194 
 195 void VMOperationTimeoutTask::task() {
 196   assert(AbortVMOnVMOperationTimeout, "only if enabled");
 197   if (is_armed()) {
 198     jlong delay = (os::javaTimeMillis() - _arm_time);
 199     if (delay > AbortVMOnVMOperationTimeoutDelay) {
 200       fatal("VM operation took too long: " JLONG_FORMAT " ms (timeout: " INTX_FORMAT " ms)",
 201             delay, AbortVMOnVMOperationTimeoutDelay);
 202     }
 203   }
 204 }
 205 
 206 bool VMOperationTimeoutTask::is_armed() {
 207   return Atomic::load_acquire(&_armed) != 0;
 208 }
 209 
 210 void VMOperationTimeoutTask::arm() {
 211   _arm_time = os::javaTimeMillis();
 212   Atomic::release_store_fence(&_armed, 1);
 213 }
 214 
 215 void VMOperationTimeoutTask::disarm() {
 216   Atomic::release_store_fence(&_armed, 0);
 217 }
 218 
 219 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 220 // Implementation of VMThread stuff
 221 
 222 bool              VMThread::_should_terminate   = false;
 223 bool              VMThread::_terminated         = false;
 224 Monitor*          VMThread::_terminate_lock     = NULL;
 225 VMThread*         VMThread::_vm_thread          = NULL;
 226 VM_Operation*     VMThread::_cur_vm_operation   = NULL;
 227 VMOperationQueue* VMThread::_vm_queue           = NULL;
 228 PerfCounter*      VMThread::_perf_accumulated_vm_operation_time = NULL;
 229 uint64_t          VMThread::_coalesced_count = 0;
 230 VMOperationTimeoutTask* VMThread::_timeout_task = NULL;
 231 
 232 
 233 void VMThread::create() {
 234   assert(vm_thread() == NULL, "we can only allocate one VMThread");
 235   _vm_thread = new VMThread();
 236 
 237   if (AbortVMOnVMOperationTimeout) {
 238     // Make sure we call the timeout task frequently enough, but not too frequent.
 239     // Try to make the interval 10% of the timeout delay, so that we miss the timeout
 240     // by those 10% at max. Periodic task also expects it to fit min/max intervals.
 241     size_t interval = (size_t)AbortVMOnVMOperationTimeoutDelay / 10;
 242     interval = interval / PeriodicTask::interval_gran * PeriodicTask::interval_gran;
 243     interval = MAX2<size_t>(interval, PeriodicTask::min_interval);
 244     interval = MIN2<size_t>(interval, PeriodicTask::max_interval);
 245 
 246     _timeout_task = new VMOperationTimeoutTask(interval);
 247     _timeout_task->enroll();
 248   } else {
 249     assert(_timeout_task == NULL, "sanity");
 250   }
 251 
 252   // Create VM operation queue
 253   _vm_queue = new VMOperationQueue();
 254   guarantee(_vm_queue != NULL, "just checking");
 255 
 256   _terminate_lock = new Monitor(Mutex::safepoint, "VMThread::_terminate_lock", true,
 257                                 Monitor::_safepoint_check_never);
 258 
 259   if (UsePerfData) {
 260     // jvmstat performance counters
 261     Thread* THREAD = Thread::current();
 262     _perf_accumulated_vm_operation_time =
 263                  PerfDataManager::create_counter(SUN_THREADS, "vmOperationTime",
 264                                                  PerfData::U_Ticks, CHECK);
 265   }
 266 }
 267 
 268 VMThread::VMThread() : NamedThread() {
 269   set_name("VM Thread");
 270 }
 271 
 272 void VMThread::destroy() {
 273   _vm_thread = NULL;      // VM thread is gone
 274 }
 275 
 276 static VM_None halt_op("Halt");
 277 
 278 void VMThread::run() {
 279   assert(this == vm_thread(), "check");
 280 
 281   // Notify_lock wait checks on active_handles() to rewait in
 282   // case of spurious wakeup, it should wait on the last
 283   // value set prior to the notify
 284   this->set_active_handles(JNIHandleBlock::allocate_block());
 285 
 286   {
 287     MutexLocker ml(Notify_lock);
 288     Notify_lock->notify();
 289   }
 290   // Notify_lock is destroyed by Threads::create_vm()
 291 
 292   int prio = (VMThreadPriority == -1)
 293     ? os::java_to_os_priority[NearMaxPriority]
 294     : VMThreadPriority;
 295   // Note that I cannot call os::set_priority because it expects Java
 296   // priorities and I am *explicitly* using OS priorities so that it's
 297   // possible to set the VM thread priority higher than any Java thread.
 298   os::set_native_priority( this, prio );
 299 
 300   // Wait for VM_Operations until termination
 301   this->loop();
 302 
 303   // Note the intention to exit before safepointing.
 304   // 6295565  This has the effect of waiting for any large tty
 305   // outputs to finish.
 306   if (xtty != NULL) {
 307     ttyLocker ttyl;
 308     xtty->begin_elem("destroy_vm");
 309     xtty->stamp();
 310     xtty->end_elem();
 311     assert(should_terminate(), "termination flag must be set");
 312   }
 313 
 314   // 4526887 let VM thread exit at Safepoint
 315   _cur_vm_operation = &halt_op;
 316   SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 317 
 318   if (VerifyBeforeExit) {
 319     HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 320     // Among other things, this ensures that Eden top is correct.
 321     Universe::heap()->prepare_for_verify();
 322     // Silent verification so as not to pollute normal output,
 323     // unless we really asked for it.
 324     Universe::verify();
 325   }
 326 
 327   CompileBroker::set_should_block();
 328 
 329   // wait for threads (compiler threads or daemon threads) in the
 330   // _thread_in_native state to block.
 331   VM_Exit::wait_for_threads_in_native_to_block();
 332 
 333   // signal other threads that VM process is gone
 334   {
 335     // Note: we must have the _no_safepoint_check_flag. Mutex::lock() allows
 336     // VM thread to enter any lock at Safepoint as long as its _owner is NULL.
 337     // If that happens after _terminate_lock->wait() has unset _owner
 338     // but before it actually drops the lock and waits, the notification below
 339     // may get lost and we will have a hang. To avoid this, we need to use
 340     // Mutex::lock_without_safepoint_check().
 341     MonitorLocker ml(_terminate_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 342     _terminated = true;
 343     ml.notify();
 344   }
 345 
 346   // We are now racing with the VM termination being carried out in
 347   // another thread, so we don't "delete this". Numerous threads don't
 348   // get deleted when the VM terminates
 349 
 350 }
 351 
 352 
 353 // Notify the VMThread that the last non-daemon JavaThread has terminated,
 354 // and wait until operation is performed.
 355 void VMThread::wait_for_vm_thread_exit() {
 356   assert(Thread::current()->is_Java_thread(), "Should be a JavaThread");
 357   assert(((JavaThread*)Thread::current())->is_terminated(), "Should be terminated");
 358   { MonitorLocker mu(VMOperationQueue_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 359     _should_terminate = true;
 360     mu.notify();
 361   }
 362 
 363   // Note: VM thread leaves at Safepoint. We are not stopped by Safepoint
 364   // because this thread has been removed from the threads list. But anything
 365   // that could get blocked by Safepoint should not be used after this point,
 366   // otherwise we will hang, since there is no one can end the safepoint.
 367 
 368   // Wait until VM thread is terminated
 369   // Note: it should be OK to use Terminator_lock here. But this is called
 370   // at a very delicate time (VM shutdown) and we are operating in non- VM
 371   // thread at Safepoint. It's safer to not share lock with other threads.
 372   { MonitorLocker ml(_terminate_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 373     while(!VMThread::is_terminated()) {
 374       ml.wait();
 375     }
 376   }
 377 }
 378 
 379 static void post_vm_operation_event(EventExecuteVMOperation* event, VM_Operation* op) {
 380   assert(event != NULL, "invariant");
 381   assert(event->should_commit(), "invariant");
 382   assert(op != NULL, "invariant");
 383   const bool is_concurrent = op->evaluate_concurrently();
 384   const bool evaluate_at_safepoint = op->evaluate_at_safepoint();
 385   event->set_operation(op->type());
 386   event->set_safepoint(evaluate_at_safepoint);
 387   event->set_blocking(!is_concurrent);
 388   // Only write caller thread information for non-concurrent vm operations.
 389   // For concurrent vm operations, the thread id is set to 0 indicating thread is unknown.
 390   // This is because the caller thread could have exited already.
 391   event->set_caller(is_concurrent ? 0 : JFR_THREAD_ID(op->calling_thread()));
 392   event->set_safepointId(evaluate_at_safepoint ? SafepointSynchronize::safepoint_id() : 0);
 393   event->commit();
 394 }
 395 
 396 void VMThread::evaluate_operation(VM_Operation* op) {
 397   ResourceMark rm;
 398 
 399   {
 400     PerfTraceTime vm_op_timer(perf_accumulated_vm_operation_time());
 401     HOTSPOT_VMOPS_BEGIN(
 402                      (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 403                      op->evaluation_mode());
 404 
 405     EventExecuteVMOperation event;
 406     op->evaluate();
 407     if (event.should_commit()) {
 408       post_vm_operation_event(&event, op);
 409     }
 410 
 411     HOTSPOT_VMOPS_END(
 412                      (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 413                      op->evaluation_mode());
 414   }
 415 
 416   // Last access of info in _cur_vm_operation!
 417   bool c_heap_allocated = op->is_cheap_allocated();
 418 
 419   // Mark as completed
 420   if (!op->evaluate_concurrently()) {
 421     op->calling_thread()->increment_vm_operation_completed_count();
 422   }
 423   // It is unsafe to access the _cur_vm_operation after the 'increment_vm_operation_completed_count' call,
 424   // since if it is stack allocated the calling thread might have deallocated
 425   if (c_heap_allocated) {
 426     delete _cur_vm_operation;
 427   }
 428 }
 429 
 430 static VM_None    safepointALot_op("SafepointALot");
 431 static VM_Cleanup cleanup_op;
 432 
 433 class HandshakeALotTC : public ThreadClosure {
 434  public:
 435   virtual void do_thread(Thread* thread) {
 436 #ifdef ASSERT
 437     assert(thread->is_Java_thread(), "must be");
 438     JavaThread* jt = (JavaThread*)thread;
 439     jt->verify_states_for_handshake();
 440 #endif
 441   }
 442 };
 443 
 444 VM_Operation* VMThread::no_op_safepoint() {
 445   // Check for handshakes first since we may need to return a VMop.
 446   if (HandshakeALot) {
 447     HandshakeALotTC haltc;
 448     Handshake::execute(&haltc);
 449   }
 450   // Check for a cleanup before SafepointALot to keep stats correct.
 451   long interval_ms = SafepointTracing::time_since_last_safepoint_ms();
 452   bool max_time_exceeded = GuaranteedSafepointInterval != 0 &&
 453                            (interval_ms >= GuaranteedSafepointInterval);
 454   if (max_time_exceeded && SafepointSynchronize::is_cleanup_needed()) {
 455     return &cleanup_op;
 456   }
 457   if (SafepointALot) {
 458     return &safepointALot_op;
 459   }
 460   // Nothing to be done.
 461   return NULL;
 462 }
 463 
 464 void VMThread::loop() {
 465   assert(_cur_vm_operation == NULL, "no current one should be executing");
 466 
 467   SafepointSynchronize::init(_vm_thread);
 468 
 469   while(true) {
 470     VM_Operation* safepoint_ops = NULL;
 471     //
 472     // Wait for VM operation
 473     //
 474     // use no_safepoint_check to get lock without attempting to "sneak"
 475     { MonitorLocker mu_queue(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 476                              Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 477 
 478       // Look for new operation
 479       assert(_cur_vm_operation == NULL, "no current one should be executing");
 480       _cur_vm_operation = _vm_queue->remove_next();
 481 
 482       // Stall time tracking code
 483       if (PrintVMQWaitTime && _cur_vm_operation != NULL &&
 484           !_cur_vm_operation->evaluate_concurrently()) {
 485         long stall = os::javaTimeMillis() - _cur_vm_operation->timestamp();
 486         if (stall > 0)
 487           tty->print_cr("%s stall: %ld",  _cur_vm_operation->name(), stall);
 488       }
 489 
 490       while (!should_terminate() && _cur_vm_operation == NULL) {
 491         // wait with a timeout to guarantee safepoints at regular intervals
 492         bool timedout =
 493           mu_queue.wait(GuaranteedSafepointInterval);
 494 
 495         // Support for self destruction
 496         if ((SelfDestructTimer != 0) && !VMError::is_error_reported() &&
 497             (os::elapsedTime() > (double)SelfDestructTimer * 60.0)) {
 498           tty->print_cr("VM self-destructed");
 499           exit(-1);
 500         }
 501 
 502         if (timedout) {
 503           // Have to unlock VMOperationQueue_lock just in case no_op_safepoint()
 504           // has to do a handshake.
 505           MutexUnlocker mul(VMOperationQueue_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 506           if ((_cur_vm_operation = VMThread::no_op_safepoint()) != NULL) {
 507             // Force a safepoint since we have not had one for at least
 508             // 'GuaranteedSafepointInterval' milliseconds and we need to clean
 509             // something. This will run all the clean-up processing that needs
 510             // to be done at a safepoint.
 511             SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 512             #ifdef ASSERT
 513             if (GCALotAtAllSafepoints) InterfaceSupport::check_gc_alot();
 514             #endif
 515             SafepointSynchronize::end();
 516             _cur_vm_operation = NULL;
 517           }
 518         }
 519         _cur_vm_operation = _vm_queue->remove_next();
 520 
 521         // If we are at a safepoint we will evaluate all the operations that
 522         // follow that also require a safepoint
 523         if (_cur_vm_operation != NULL &&
 524             _cur_vm_operation->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
 525           safepoint_ops = _vm_queue->drain_at_safepoint_priority();
 526         }
 527       }
 528 
 529       if (should_terminate()) break;
 530     } // Release mu_queue_lock
 531 
 532     //
 533     // Execute VM operation
 534     //
 535     { HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 536 
 537       EventMark em("Executing VM operation: %s", vm_operation()->name());
 538       assert(_cur_vm_operation != NULL, "we should have found an operation to execute");
 539 
 540       // If we are at a safepoint we will evaluate all the operations that
 541       // follow that also require a safepoint
 542       if (_cur_vm_operation->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
 543         log_debug(vmthread)("Evaluating safepoint VM operation: %s", _cur_vm_operation->name());
 544 
 545         _vm_queue->set_drain_list(safepoint_ops); // ensure ops can be scanned
 546 
 547         SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 548 
 549         if (_timeout_task != NULL) {
 550           _timeout_task->arm();
 551         }
 552 
 553         evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 554         // now process all queued safepoint ops, iteratively draining
 555         // the queue until there are none left
 556         do {
 557           _cur_vm_operation = safepoint_ops;
 558           if (_cur_vm_operation != NULL) {
 559             do {
 560               EventMark em("Executing coalesced safepoint VM operation: %s", _cur_vm_operation->name());
 561               log_debug(vmthread)("Evaluating coalesced safepoint VM operation: %s", _cur_vm_operation->name());
 562               // evaluate_operation deletes the op object so we have
 563               // to grab the next op now
 564               VM_Operation* next = _cur_vm_operation->next();
 565               _vm_queue->set_drain_list(next);
 566               evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 567               _cur_vm_operation = next;
 568               _coalesced_count++;
 569             } while (_cur_vm_operation != NULL);
 570           }
 571           // There is a chance that a thread enqueued a safepoint op
 572           // since we released the op-queue lock and initiated the safepoint.
 573           // So we drain the queue again if there is anything there, as an
 574           // optimization to try and reduce the number of safepoints.
 575           // As the safepoint synchronizes us with JavaThreads we will see
 576           // any enqueue made by a JavaThread, but the peek will not
 577           // necessarily detect a concurrent enqueue by a GC thread, but
 578           // that simply means the op will wait for the next major cycle of the
 579           // VMThread - just as it would if the GC thread lost the race for
 580           // the lock.
 581           if (_vm_queue->peek_at_safepoint_priority()) {
 582             // must hold lock while draining queue
 583             MutexLocker mu_queue(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 584                                  Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 585             safepoint_ops = _vm_queue->drain_at_safepoint_priority();
 586           } else {
 587             safepoint_ops = NULL;
 588           }
 589         } while(safepoint_ops != NULL);
 590 
 591         _vm_queue->set_drain_list(NULL);
 592 
 593         if (_timeout_task != NULL) {
 594           _timeout_task->disarm();
 595         }
 596 
 597         // Complete safepoint synchronization
 598         SafepointSynchronize::end();
 599 
 600       } else {  // not a safepoint operation
 601         log_debug(vmthread)("Evaluating non-safepoint VM operation: %s", _cur_vm_operation->name());
 602         if (TraceLongCompiles) {
 603           elapsedTimer t;
 604           t.start();
 605           evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 606           t.stop();
 607           double secs = t.seconds();
 608           if (secs * 1e3 > LongCompileThreshold) {
 609             // XXX - _cur_vm_operation should not be accessed after
 610             // the completed count has been incremented; the waiting
 611             // thread may have already freed this memory.
 612             tty->print_cr("vm %s: %3.7f secs]", _cur_vm_operation->name(), secs);
 613           }
 614         } else {
 615           evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 616         }
 617 
 618         _cur_vm_operation = NULL;
 619       }
 620     }
 621 
 622     //
 623     //  Notify (potential) waiting Java thread(s)
 624     { MonitorLocker mu(VMOperationRequest_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 625       mu.notify_all();
 626     }
 627 
 628     // We want to make sure that we get to a safepoint regularly
 629     // even when executing VMops that don't require safepoints.
 630     if ((_cur_vm_operation = VMThread::no_op_safepoint()) != NULL) {
 631       HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 632       SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 633       SafepointSynchronize::end();
 634       _cur_vm_operation = NULL;
 635     }
 636   }
 637 }
 638 
 639 // A SkipGCALot object is used to elide the usual effect of gc-a-lot
 640 // over a section of execution by a thread. Currently, it's used only to
 641 // prevent re-entrant calls to GC.
 642 class SkipGCALot : public StackObj {
 643   private:
 644    bool _saved;
 645    Thread* _t;
 646 
 647   public:
 648 #ifdef ASSERT
 649     SkipGCALot(Thread* t) : _t(t) {
 650       _saved = _t->skip_gcalot();
 651       _t->set_skip_gcalot(true);
 652     }
 653 
 654     ~SkipGCALot() {
 655       assert(_t->skip_gcalot(), "Save-restore protocol invariant");
 656       _t->set_skip_gcalot(_saved);
 657     }
 658 #else
 659     SkipGCALot(Thread* t) { }
 660     ~SkipGCALot() { }
 661 #endif
 662 };
 663 
 664 void VMThread::execute(VM_Operation* op) {
 665   Thread* t = Thread::current();
 666 
 667   if (!t->is_VM_thread()) {
 668     SkipGCALot sgcalot(t);    // avoid re-entrant attempts to gc-a-lot
 669     // JavaThread or WatcherThread
 670     bool concurrent = op->evaluate_concurrently();
 671     // only blocking VM operations need to verify the caller's safepoint state:
 672     if (!concurrent) {
 673       t->check_for_valid_safepoint_state();
 674     }
 675 
 676     // New request from Java thread, evaluate prologue
 677     if (!op->doit_prologue()) {
 678       return;   // op was cancelled
 679     }
 680 
 681     // Setup VM_operations for execution
 682     op->set_calling_thread(t);
 683 
 684     // It does not make sense to execute the epilogue, if the VM operation object is getting
 685     // deallocated by the VM thread.
 686     bool execute_epilog = !op->is_cheap_allocated();
 687     assert(!concurrent || op->is_cheap_allocated(), "concurrent => cheap_allocated");
 688 
 689     // Get ticket number for non-concurrent VM operations
 690     int ticket = 0;
 691     if (!concurrent) {
 692       ticket = t->vm_operation_ticket();
 693     }
 694 
 695     // Add VM operation to list of waiting threads. We are guaranteed not to block while holding the
 696     // VMOperationQueue_lock, so we can block without a safepoint check. This allows vm operation requests
 697     // to be queued up during a safepoint synchronization.
 698     {
 699       MonitorLocker ml(VMOperationQueue_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 700       log_debug(vmthread)("Adding VM operation: %s", op->name());
 701       _vm_queue->add(op);
 702       op->set_timestamp(os::javaTimeMillis());
 703       ml.notify();
 704     }
 705 
 706     if (!concurrent) {
 707       // Wait for completion of request (non-concurrent)
 708       // Note: only a JavaThread triggers the safepoint check when locking
 709       MonitorLocker ml(VMOperationRequest_lock,
 710                        t->is_Java_thread() ? Mutex::_safepoint_check_flag : Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 711       while(t->vm_operation_completed_count() < ticket) {
 712         ml.wait();
 713       }
 714     }
 715 
 716     if (execute_epilog) {
 717       op->doit_epilogue();
 718     }
 719   } else {
 720     // invoked by VM thread; usually nested VM operation
 721     assert(t->is_VM_thread(), "must be a VM thread");
 722     VM_Operation* prev_vm_operation = vm_operation();
 723     if (prev_vm_operation != NULL) {
 724       // Check the VM operation allows nested VM operation. This normally not the case, e.g., the compiler
 725       // does not allow nested scavenges or compiles.
 726       if (!prev_vm_operation->allow_nested_vm_operations()) {
 727         fatal("Nested VM operation %s requested by operation %s",
 728               op->name(), vm_operation()->name());
 729       }
 730       op->set_calling_thread(prev_vm_operation->calling_thread());
 731     }
 732 
 733     EventMark em("Executing %s VM operation: %s", prev_vm_operation ? "nested" : "", op->name());
 734 
 735     // Release all internal handles after operation is evaluated
 736     HandleMark hm(t);
 737     _cur_vm_operation = op;
 738 
 739     if (op->evaluate_at_safepoint() && !SafepointSynchronize::is_at_safepoint()) {
 740       SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 741       op->evaluate();
 742       SafepointSynchronize::end();
 743     } else {
 744       op->evaluate();
 745     }
 746 
 747     // Free memory if needed
 748     if (op->is_cheap_allocated()) delete op;
 749 
 750     _cur_vm_operation = prev_vm_operation;
 751   }
 752 }
 753 
 754 
 755 void VMThread::oops_do(OopClosure* f, CodeBlobClosure* cf) {
 756   Thread::oops_do(f, cf);
 757   _vm_queue->oops_do(f);
 758 }
 759 
 760 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 761 #ifndef PRODUCT
 762 
 763 void VMOperationQueue::verify_queue(int prio) {
 764   // Check that list is correctly linked
 765   int length = _queue_length[prio];
 766   VM_Operation *cur = _queue[prio];
 767   int i;
 768 
 769   // Check forward links
 770   for(i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 771     cur = cur->next();
 772     assert(cur != _queue[prio], "list to short (forward)");
 773   }
 774   assert(cur->next() == _queue[prio], "list to long (forward)");
 775 
 776   // Check backwards links
 777   cur = _queue[prio];
 778   for(i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 779     cur = cur->prev();
 780     assert(cur != _queue[prio], "list to short (backwards)");
 781   }
 782   assert(cur->prev() == _queue[prio], "list to long (backwards)");
 783 }
 784 
 785 #endif
 786 
 787 void VMThread::verify() {
 788   oops_do(&VerifyOopClosure::verify_oop, NULL);
 789 }