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src/hotspot/share/runtime/threadSMR.cpp

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rev 49501 : 8200374: Add ThreadsSMRSupport::verify_hazard_pointer_scanned() to verify threads_do().

@@ -468,20 +468,10 @@
   return new_list;
 }
 
 ThreadsListHandle::ThreadsListHandle(Thread *self) : _list(ThreadsSMRSupport::acquire_stable_list(self, /* is_ThreadsListSetter */ false)), _self(self) {
   assert(self == Thread::current(), "sanity check");
-  // Threads::threads_do() is used by the Thread-SMR protocol to visit all
-  // Threads in the system which ensures the safety of the ThreadsList
-  // managed by this ThreadsListHandle, but JavaThreads that are not on
-  // the Threads list cannot be included in that visit. The JavaThread that
-  // calls Threads::destroy_vm() is exempt from this check because it has
-  // to logically exit as part of the shutdown procedure. This is safe
-  // because VM_Exit::_shutdown_thread is not set until after the VMThread
-  // has started the final safepoint which holds the Threads_lock for the
-  // remainder of the VM's life.
-  assert(!self->is_Java_thread() || self == VM_Exit::shutdown_thread() || (((JavaThread*)self)->on_thread_list() && !((JavaThread*)self)->is_terminated()), "JavaThread must be on the Threads list to use a ThreadsListHandle");
   if (EnableThreadSMRStatistics) {
     _timer.start();
   }
 }
 

@@ -551,10 +541,78 @@
     // The hazard ptr in the target needs to be released.
     ThreadsSMRSupport::release_stable_list(_target);
   }
 }
 
+// Closure to determine if the specified JavaThread is found by
+// threads_do().
+//
+class VerifyHazardPointerThreadClosure : public ThreadClosure {
+ private:
+  bool _found;
+  Thread *_self;
+
+ public:
+  VerifyHazardPointerThreadClosure(Thread *self) : _found(false), _self(self) {}
+
+  bool found() const { return _found; }
+
+  virtual void do_thread(Thread *thread) {
+    if (thread == _self) {
+      _found = true;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+// Apply the closure to all threads in the system, with a snapshot of
+// all JavaThreads provided by the list parameter.
+void ThreadsSMRSupport::threads_do(ThreadClosure *tc, ThreadsList *list) {
+  list->threads_do(tc);
+  Threads::non_java_threads_do(tc);
+}
+
+// Apply the closure to all threads in the system.
+void ThreadsSMRSupport::threads_do(ThreadClosure *tc) {
+  threads_do(tc, _java_thread_list);
+}
+
+// Verify that the stable hazard pointer used to safely keep threads
+// alive is scanned by threads_do() which is a key piece of honoring
+// the Thread-SMR protocol.
+void ThreadsSMRSupport::verify_hazard_pointer_scanned(Thread *self, ThreadsList *threads) {
+#ifdef ASSERT
+  // The closure will attempt to verify that the calling thread can
+  // be found by threads_do() on the specified ThreadsList. If it
+  // is successful, then the specified ThreadsList was acquired as
+  // a stable hazard pointer by the calling thread in a way that
+  // honored the Thread-SMR protocol.
+  //
+  // If the calling thread cannot be found by threads_do() and if
+  // it is not the shutdown thread, then the calling thread is not
+  // honoring the Thread-SMR ptotocol. This means that the specified
+  // ThreadsList is not a stable hazard pointer and can be freed
+  // by another thread from the to-be-deleted list at any time.
+  //
+  // Note: The shutdown thread has removed itself from the Threads
+  // list and is safe to have a waiver from this check because
+  // VM_Exit::_shutdown_thread is not set until after the VMThread
+  // has started the final safepoint which holds the Threads_lock
+  // for the remainder of the VM's life.
+  //
+  VerifyHazardPointerThreadClosure cl(self);
+  threads_do(&cl, threads);
+
+  // If the calling thread is not honoring the Thread-SMR protocol,
+  // then we will either crash in threads_do() above because 'threads'
+  // was freed by another thread or we will fail the assert() below.
+  // In either case, we won't get past this point with a badly placed
+  // ThreadsListHandle.
+
+  assert(cl.found() || self == VM_Exit::shutdown_thread(), "Acquired a ThreadsList snapshot from a thread not recognized by the Thread-SMR protocol.");
+#endif
+}
+
 void ThreadsListSetter::set() {
   assert(_target->get_threads_hazard_ptr() == NULL, "hazard ptr should not already be set");
   (void) ThreadsSMRSupport::acquire_stable_list(_target, /* is_ThreadsListSetter */ true);
   _target_needs_release = true;
 }

@@ -624,10 +682,12 @@
   // A stable hazard ptr has been published letting other threads know
   // that the ThreadsList and the JavaThreads reachable from this list
   // are protected and hence they should not be deleted until everyone
   // agrees it is safe to do so.
 
+  verify_hazard_pointer_scanned(self, threads);
+
   return threads;
 }
 
 // Acquire a nested stable ThreadsList; this is rare so it uses
 // Threads_lock.

@@ -660,10 +720,12 @@
       }
     }
   }
   log_debug(thread, smr)("tid=" UINTX_FORMAT ": ThreadsSMRSupport::acquire_stable_list: add NestedThreadsList node containing ThreadsList=" INTPTR_FORMAT, os::current_thread_id(), p2i(node->t_list()));
 
+  verify_hazard_pointer_scanned(self, node->t_list());
+
   return node->t_list();
 }
 
 void ThreadsSMRSupport::add_thread(JavaThread *thread){
   ThreadsList *new_list = ThreadsList::add_thread(ThreadsSMRSupport::get_java_thread_list(), thread);

@@ -720,11 +782,11 @@
   hash_table_size++;
 
   // Gather a hash table of the current hazard ptrs:
   ThreadScanHashtable *scan_table = new ThreadScanHashtable(hash_table_size);
   ScanHazardPtrGatherThreadsListClosure scan_cl(scan_table);
-  Threads::threads_do(&scan_cl);
+  threads_do(&scan_cl);
 
   // Walk through the linked list of pending freeable ThreadsLists
   // and free the ones that are not referenced from hazard ptrs.
   ThreadsList* current = _to_delete_list;
   ThreadsList* prev = NULL;

@@ -782,11 +844,11 @@
 
   // Gather a hash table of the JavaThreads indirectly referenced by
   // hazard ptrs.
   ThreadScanHashtable *scan_table = new ThreadScanHashtable(hash_table_size);
   ScanHazardPtrGatherProtectedThreadsClosure scan_cl(scan_table);
-  Threads::threads_do(&scan_cl);
+  threads_do(&scan_cl);
 
   bool thread_is_protected = false;
   if (scan_table->has_entry((void*)thread)) {
     thread_is_protected = true;
   }

@@ -947,11 +1009,11 @@
       if (!has_logged_once) {
         has_logged_once = true;
         log_debug(thread, smr)("tid=" UINTX_FORMAT ": ThreadsSMRSupport::smr_delete: thread=" INTPTR_FORMAT " is not deleted.", os::current_thread_id(), p2i(thread));
         if (log_is_enabled(Debug, os, thread)) {
           ScanHazardPtrPrintMatchingThreadsClosure scan_cl(thread);
-          Threads::threads_do(&scan_cl);
+          threads_do(&scan_cl);
         }
       }
     } // We have to drop the Threads_lock to wait or delete the thread
 
     if (EnableThreadSMRStatistics) {
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