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