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  24 
  25 #include "precompiled.hpp"
  26 #include "compiler/compileBroker.hpp"
  27 #include "gc_interface/collectedHeap.hpp"
  28 #include "memory/resourceArea.hpp"
  29 #include "oops/method.hpp"
  30 #include "oops/oop.inline.hpp"
  31 #include "runtime/interfaceSupport.hpp"
  32 #include "runtime/mutexLocker.hpp"
  33 #include "runtime/os.hpp"
  34 #include "runtime/thread.inline.hpp"
  35 #include "runtime/vmThread.hpp"
  36 #include "runtime/vm_operations.hpp"
  37 #include "services/runtimeService.hpp"
  38 #include "trace/tracing.hpp"
  39 #include "utilities/dtrace.hpp"
  40 #include "utilities/events.hpp"
  41 #include "utilities/xmlstream.hpp"
  42 
  43 PRAGMA_FORMAT_MUTE_WARNINGS_FOR_GCC
  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_thread_local_storage();
 245   this->set_native_thread_name(this->name());
 246   this->record_stack_base_and_size();
 247   // Notify_lock wait checks on active_handles() to rewait in
 248   // case of spurious wakeup, it should wait on the last
 249   // value set prior to the notify
 250   this->set_active_handles(JNIHandleBlock::allocate_block());
 251 
 252   {
 253     MutexLocker ml(Notify_lock);
 254     Notify_lock->notify();
 255   }
 256   // Notify_lock is destroyed by Threads::create_vm()
 257 
 258   int prio = (VMThreadPriority == -1)
 259     ? os::java_to_os_priority[NearMaxPriority]
 260     : VMThreadPriority;
 261   // Note that I cannot call os::set_priority because it expects Java
 262   // priorities and I am *explicitly* using OS priorities so that it's
 263   // possible to set the VM thread priority higher than any Java thread.
 264   os::set_native_priority( this, prio );
 265 
 266   // Wait for VM_Operations until termination
 267   this->loop();
 268 
 269   // Note the intention to exit before safepointing.
 270   // 6295565  This has the effect of waiting for any large tty
 271   // outputs to finish.
 272   if (xtty != NULL) {
 273     ttyLocker ttyl;
 274     xtty->begin_elem("destroy_vm");
 275     xtty->stamp();
 276     xtty->end_elem();
 277     assert(should_terminate(), "termination flag must be set");
 278   }
 279 
 280   // 4526887 let VM thread exit at Safepoint
 281   SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 282 
 283   if (VerifyBeforeExit) {
 284     HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 285     // Among other things, this ensures that Eden top is correct.
 286     Universe::heap()->prepare_for_verify();
 287     os::check_heap();
 288     // Silent verification so as not to pollute normal output,
 289     // unless we really asked for it.
 290     Universe::verify(!(PrintGCDetails || Verbose) || VerifySilently);
 291   }
 292 
 293   CompileBroker::set_should_block();
 294 
 295   // wait for threads (compiler threads or daemon threads) in the
 296   // _thread_in_native state to block.
 297   VM_Exit::wait_for_threads_in_native_to_block();
 298 
 299   // signal other threads that VM process is gone
 300   {
 301     // Note: we must have the _no_safepoint_check_flag. Mutex::lock() allows
 302     // VM thread to enter any lock at Safepoint as long as its _owner is NULL.
 303     // If that happens after _terminate_lock->wait() has unset _owner
 304     // but before it actually drops the lock and waits, the notification below
 305     // may get lost and we will have a hang. To avoid this, we need to use
 306     // Mutex::lock_without_safepoint_check().
 307     MutexLockerEx ml(_terminate_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 308     _terminated = true;
 309     _terminate_lock->notify();
 310   }
 311 
 312   // Thread destructor usually does this.
 313   ThreadLocalStorage::set_thread(NULL);
 314 
 315   // Deletion must be done synchronously by the JNI DestroyJavaVM thread
 316   // so that the VMThread deletion completes before the main thread frees
 317   // up the CodeHeap.
 318 
 319 }
 320 
 321 
 322 // Notify the VMThread that the last non-daemon JavaThread has terminated,
 323 // and wait until operation is performed.
 324 void VMThread::wait_for_vm_thread_exit() {
 325   { MutexLocker mu(VMOperationQueue_lock);
 326     _should_terminate = true;
 327     VMOperationQueue_lock->notify();
 328   }
 329 
 330   // Note: VM thread leaves at Safepoint. We are not stopped by Safepoint
 331   // because this thread has been removed from the threads list. But anything
 332   // that could get blocked by Safepoint should not be used after this point,
 333   // otherwise we will hang, since there is no one can end the safepoint.
 334 
 335   // Wait until VM thread is terminated
 336   // Note: it should be OK to use Terminator_lock here. But this is called
 337   // at a very delicate time (VM shutdown) and we are operating in non- VM
 338   // thread at Safepoint. It's safer to not share lock with other threads.
 339   { MutexLockerEx ml(_terminate_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 340     while(!VMThread::is_terminated()) {
 341         _terminate_lock->wait(Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 342     }
 343   }
 344 }
 345 
 346 void VMThread::evaluate_operation(VM_Operation* op) {
 347   ResourceMark rm;
 348 
 349   {
 350     PerfTraceTime vm_op_timer(perf_accumulated_vm_operation_time());
 351     HOTSPOT_VMOPS_BEGIN(
 352                      (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 353                      op->evaluation_mode());
 354 
 355     EventExecuteVMOperation event;
 356 
 357     op->evaluate();
 358 
 359     if (event.should_commit()) {
 360       bool is_concurrent = op->evaluate_concurrently();
 361       event.set_operation(op->type());
 362       event.set_safepoint(op->evaluate_at_safepoint());
 363       event.set_blocking(!is_concurrent);
 364       // Only write caller thread information for non-concurrent vm operations.
 365       // For concurrent vm operations, the thread id is set to 0 indicating thread is unknown.
 366       // This is because the caller thread could have exited already.
 367       event.set_caller(is_concurrent ? 0 : op->calling_thread()->osthread()->thread_id());
 368       event.commit();
 369     }
 370 
 371     HOTSPOT_VMOPS_END(
 372                      (char *) op->name(), strlen(op->name()),
 373                      op->evaluation_mode());
 374   }
 375 
 376   // Last access of info in _cur_vm_operation!
 377   bool c_heap_allocated = op->is_cheap_allocated();
 378 
 379   // Mark as completed
 380   if (!op->evaluate_concurrently()) {
 381     op->calling_thread()->increment_vm_operation_completed_count();
 382   }
 383   // It is unsafe to access the _cur_vm_operation after the 'increment_vm_operation_completed_count' call,
 384   // since if it is stack allocated the calling thread might have deallocated
 385   if (c_heap_allocated) {
 386     delete _cur_vm_operation;
 387   }
 388 }
 389 
 390 
 391 void VMThread::loop() {
 392   assert(_cur_vm_operation == NULL, "no current one should be executing");
 393 
 394   while(true) {
 395     VM_Operation* safepoint_ops = NULL;
 396     //
 397     // Wait for VM operation
 398     //
 399     // use no_safepoint_check to get lock without attempting to "sneak"
 400     { MutexLockerEx mu_queue(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 401                              Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 402 
 403       // Look for new operation
 404       assert(_cur_vm_operation == NULL, "no current one should be executing");
 405       _cur_vm_operation = _vm_queue->remove_next();
 406 
 407       // Stall time tracking code
 408       if (PrintVMQWaitTime && _cur_vm_operation != NULL &&
 409           !_cur_vm_operation->evaluate_concurrently()) {
 410         long stall = os::javaTimeMillis() - _cur_vm_operation->timestamp();
 411         if (stall > 0)
 412           tty->print_cr("%s stall: %Ld",  _cur_vm_operation->name(), stall);
 413       }
 414 
 415       while (!should_terminate() && _cur_vm_operation == NULL) {
 416         // wait with a timeout to guarantee safepoints at regular intervals
 417         bool timedout =
 418           VMOperationQueue_lock->wait(Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag,
 419                                       GuaranteedSafepointInterval);
 420 
 421         // Support for self destruction
 422         if ((SelfDestructTimer != 0) && !is_error_reported() &&
 423             (os::elapsedTime() > SelfDestructTimer * 60)) {
 424           tty->print_cr("VM self-destructed");
 425           exit(-1);
 426         }
 427 
 428         if (timedout && (SafepointALot ||
 429                          SafepointSynchronize::is_cleanup_needed())) {
 430           MutexUnlockerEx mul(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 431                               Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 432           // Force a safepoint since we have not had one for at least
 433           // 'GuaranteedSafepointInterval' milliseconds.  This will run all
 434           // the clean-up processing that needs to be done regularly at a
 435           // safepoint
 436           SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 437           #ifdef ASSERT
 438             if (GCALotAtAllSafepoints) InterfaceSupport::check_gc_alot();
 439           #endif
 440           SafepointSynchronize::end();
 441         }
 442         _cur_vm_operation = _vm_queue->remove_next();
 443 
 444         // If we are at a safepoint we will evaluate all the operations that
 445         // follow that also require a safepoint
 446         if (_cur_vm_operation != NULL &&
 447             _cur_vm_operation->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
 448           safepoint_ops = _vm_queue->drain_at_safepoint_priority();
 449         }
 450       }
 451 
 452       if (should_terminate()) break;
 453     } // Release mu_queue_lock
 454 
 455     //
 456     // Execute VM operation
 457     //
 458     { HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 459 
 460       EventMark em("Executing VM operation: %s", vm_operation()->name());
 461       assert(_cur_vm_operation != NULL, "we should have found an operation to execute");
 462 
 463       // Give the VM thread an extra quantum.  Jobs tend to be bursty and this
 464       // helps the VM thread to finish up the job.
 465       // FIXME: When this is enabled and there are many threads, this can degrade
 466       // performance significantly.
 467       if( VMThreadHintNoPreempt )
 468         os::hint_no_preempt();
 469 
 470       // If we are at a safepoint we will evaluate all the operations that
 471       // follow that also require a safepoint
 472       if (_cur_vm_operation->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
 473 
 474         _vm_queue->set_drain_list(safepoint_ops); // ensure ops can be scanned
 475 
 476         SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 477         evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 478         // now process all queued safepoint ops, iteratively draining
 479         // the queue until there are none left
 480         do {
 481           _cur_vm_operation = safepoint_ops;
 482           if (_cur_vm_operation != NULL) {
 483             do {
 484               // evaluate_operation deletes the op object so we have
 485               // to grab the next op now
 486               VM_Operation* next = _cur_vm_operation->next();
 487               _vm_queue->set_drain_list(next);
 488               evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 489               _cur_vm_operation = next;
 490               if (PrintSafepointStatistics) {
 491                 SafepointSynchronize::inc_vmop_coalesced_count();
 492               }
 493             } while (_cur_vm_operation != NULL);
 494           }
 495           // There is a chance that a thread enqueued a safepoint op
 496           // since we released the op-queue lock and initiated the safepoint.
 497           // So we drain the queue again if there is anything there, as an
 498           // optimization to try and reduce the number of safepoints.
 499           // As the safepoint synchronizes us with JavaThreads we will see
 500           // any enqueue made by a JavaThread, but the peek will not
 501           // necessarily detect a concurrent enqueue by a GC thread, but
 502           // that simply means the op will wait for the next major cycle of the
 503           // VMThread - just as it would if the GC thread lost the race for
 504           // the lock.
 505           if (_vm_queue->peek_at_safepoint_priority()) {
 506             // must hold lock while draining queue
 507             MutexLockerEx mu_queue(VMOperationQueue_lock,
 508                                      Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 509             safepoint_ops = _vm_queue->drain_at_safepoint_priority();
 510           } else {
 511             safepoint_ops = NULL;
 512           }
 513         } while(safepoint_ops != NULL);
 514 
 515         _vm_queue->set_drain_list(NULL);
 516 
 517         // Complete safepoint synchronization
 518         SafepointSynchronize::end();
 519 
 520       } else {  // not a safepoint operation
 521         if (TraceLongCompiles) {
 522           elapsedTimer t;
 523           t.start();
 524           evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 525           t.stop();
 526           double secs = t.seconds();
 527           if (secs * 1e3 > LongCompileThreshold) {
 528             // XXX - _cur_vm_operation should not be accessed after
 529             // the completed count has been incremented; the waiting
 530             // thread may have already freed this memory.
 531             tty->print_cr("vm %s: %3.7f secs]", _cur_vm_operation->name(), secs);
 532           }
 533         } else {
 534           evaluate_operation(_cur_vm_operation);
 535         }
 536 
 537         _cur_vm_operation = NULL;
 538       }
 539     }
 540 
 541     //
 542     //  Notify (potential) waiting Java thread(s) - lock without safepoint
 543     //  check so that sneaking is not possible
 544     { MutexLockerEx mu(VMOperationRequest_lock,
 545                        Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
 546       VMOperationRequest_lock->notify_all();
 547     }
 548 
 549     //
 550     // We want to make sure that we get to a safepoint regularly.
 551     //
 552     if (SafepointALot || SafepointSynchronize::is_cleanup_needed()) {
 553       long interval          = SafepointSynchronize::last_non_safepoint_interval();
 554       bool max_time_exceeded = GuaranteedSafepointInterval != 0 && (interval > GuaranteedSafepointInterval);
 555       if (SafepointALot || max_time_exceeded) {
 556         HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
 557         SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 558         SafepointSynchronize::end();
 559       }
 560     }
 561   }
 562 }
 563 
 564 void VMThread::execute(VM_Operation* op) {
 565   Thread* t = Thread::current();
 566 
 567   if (!t->is_VM_thread()) {
 568     SkipGCALot sgcalot(t);    // avoid re-entrant attempts to gc-a-lot
 569     // JavaThread or WatcherThread
 570     bool concurrent = op->evaluate_concurrently();
 571     // only blocking VM operations need to verify the caller's safepoint state:
 572     if (!concurrent) {
 573       t->check_for_valid_safepoint_state(true);
 574     }
 575 
 576     // New request from Java thread, evaluate prologue
 577     if (!op->doit_prologue()) {
 578       return;   // op was cancelled
 579     }
 580 
 581     // Setup VM_operations for execution
 582     op->set_calling_thread(t, Thread::get_priority(t));
 583 
 584     // It does not make sense to execute the epilogue, if the VM operation object is getting
 585     // deallocated by the VM thread.
 586     bool execute_epilog = !op->is_cheap_allocated();
 587     assert(!concurrent || op->is_cheap_allocated(), "concurrent => cheap_allocated");
 588 
 589     // Get ticket number for non-concurrent VM operations
 590     int ticket = 0;
 591     if (!concurrent) {
 592       ticket = t->vm_operation_ticket();
 593     }
 594 
 595     // Add VM operation to list of waiting threads. We are guaranteed not to block while holding the
 596     // VMOperationQueue_lock, so we can block without a safepoint check. This allows vm operation requests
 597     // to be queued up during a safepoint synchronization.
 598     {
 599       VMOperationQueue_lock->lock_without_safepoint_check();
 600       bool ok = _vm_queue->add(op);
 601     op->set_timestamp(os::javaTimeMillis());
 602       VMOperationQueue_lock->notify();
 603       VMOperationQueue_lock->unlock();
 604       // VM_Operation got skipped
 605       if (!ok) {
 606         assert(concurrent, "can only skip concurrent tasks");
 607         if (op->is_cheap_allocated()) delete op;
 608         return;
 609       }
 610     }
 611 
 612     if (!concurrent) {
 613       // Wait for completion of request (non-concurrent)
 614       // Note: only a JavaThread triggers the safepoint check when locking
 615       MutexLocker mu(VMOperationRequest_lock);
 616       while(t->vm_operation_completed_count() < ticket) {
 617         VMOperationRequest_lock->wait(!t->is_Java_thread());
 618       }
 619     }
 620 
 621     if (execute_epilog) {
 622       op->doit_epilogue();
 623     }
 624   } else {
 625     // invoked by VM thread; usually nested VM operation
 626     assert(t->is_VM_thread(), "must be a VM thread");
 627     VM_Operation* prev_vm_operation = vm_operation();
 628     if (prev_vm_operation != NULL) {
 629       // Check the VM operation allows nested VM operation. This normally not the case, e.g., the compiler
 630       // does not allow nested scavenges or compiles.
 631       if (!prev_vm_operation->allow_nested_vm_operations()) {
 632         fatal(err_msg("Nested VM operation %s requested by operation %s",
 633                       op->name(), vm_operation()->name()));
 634       }
 635       op->set_calling_thread(prev_vm_operation->calling_thread(), prev_vm_operation->priority());
 636     }
 637 
 638     EventMark em("Executing %s VM operation: %s", prev_vm_operation ? "nested" : "", op->name());
 639 
 640     // Release all internal handles after operation is evaluated
 641     HandleMark hm(t);
 642     _cur_vm_operation = op;
 643 
 644     if (op->evaluate_at_safepoint() && !SafepointSynchronize::is_at_safepoint()) {
 645       SafepointSynchronize::begin();
 646       op->evaluate();
 647       SafepointSynchronize::end();
 648     } else {
 649       op->evaluate();
 650     }
 651 
 652     // Free memory if needed
 653     if (op->is_cheap_allocated()) delete op;
 654 
 655     _cur_vm_operation = prev_vm_operation;
 656   }
 657 }
 658 
 659 
 660 void VMThread::oops_do(OopClosure* f, CLDClosure* cld_f, CodeBlobClosure* cf) {
 661   Thread::oops_do(f, cld_f, cf);
 662   _vm_queue->oops_do(f);
 663 }
 664 
 665 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 666 #ifndef PRODUCT
 667 
 668 void VMOperationQueue::verify_queue(int prio) {
 669   // Check that list is correctly linked
 670   int length = _queue_length[prio];
 671   VM_Operation *cur = _queue[prio];
 672   int i;
 673 
 674   // Check forward links
 675   for(i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 676     cur = cur->next();
 677     assert(cur != _queue[prio], "list to short (forward)");
 678   }
 679   assert(cur->next() == _queue[prio], "list to long (forward)");
 680 
 681   // Check backwards links
 682   cur = _queue[prio];
 683   for(i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 684     cur = cur->prev();
 685     assert(cur != _queue[prio], "list to short (backwards)");
 686   }
 687   assert(cur->prev() == _queue[prio], "list to long (backwards)");
 688 }
 689 
 690 #endif
 691 
 692 void VMThread::verify() {
 693   oops_do(&VerifyOopClosure::verify_oop, NULL, NULL);
 694 }