src/share/vm/runtime/biasedLocking.hpp

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  25 // This class describes operations to implement Store-Free Biased
  26 // Locking. The high-level properties of the scheme are similar to
  27 // IBM's lock reservation, Dice-Moir-Scherer QR locks, and other biased
  28 // locking mechanisms. The principal difference is in the handling of
  29 // recursive locking which is how this technique achieves a more
  30 // efficient fast path than these other schemes.
  31 //
  32 // The basic observation is that in HotSpot's current fast locking
  33 // scheme, recursive locking (in the fast path) causes no update to
  34 // the object header. The recursion is described simply by stack
  35 // records containing a specific value (NULL). Only the last unlock by
  36 // a given thread causes an update to the object header.
  37 //
  38 // This observation, coupled with the fact that HotSpot only compiles
  39 // methods for which monitor matching is obeyed (and which therefore
  40 // can not throw IllegalMonitorStateException), implies that we can
  41 // completely eliminate modifications to the object header for
  42 // recursive locking in compiled code, and perform similar recursion
  43 // checks and throwing of IllegalMonitorStateException in the
  44 // interpreter with little or no impact on the performance of the fast


 168   static bool enabled();
 169 
 170   // This should be called by JavaThreads to revoke the bias of an object
 171   static Condition revoke_and_rebias(Handle obj, bool attempt_rebias, TRAPS);
 172 
 173   // These do not allow rebiasing; they are used by deoptimization to
 174   // ensure that monitors on the stack can be migrated
 175   static void revoke(GrowableArray<Handle>* objs);
 176   static void revoke_at_safepoint(Handle obj);
 177   static void revoke_at_safepoint(GrowableArray<Handle>* objs);
 178 
 179   static void print_counters() { _counters.print(); }
 180   static BiasedLockingCounters* counters() { return &_counters; }
 181 
 182   // These routines are GC-related and should not be called by end
 183   // users. GCs which do not do preservation of mark words do not need
 184   // to call these routines.
 185   static void preserve_marks();
 186   static void restore_marks();
 187 };


   1 /*
   2  * Copyright (c) 2005, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   3  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
   4  *
   5  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   6  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
   7  * published by the Free Software Foundation.
   8  *
   9  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
  10  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  11  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
  12  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
  13  * accompanied this code).
  14  *
  15  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
  16  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  17  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  18  *
  19  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  20  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  21  * questions.
  22  *
  23  */
  24 
  25 #ifndef SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_BIASEDLOCKING_HPP
  26 #define SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_BIASEDLOCKING_HPP
  27 
  28 #include "runtime/handles.hpp"
  29 #include "utilities/growableArray.hpp"
  30 
  31 // This class describes operations to implement Store-Free Biased
  32 // Locking. The high-level properties of the scheme are similar to
  33 // IBM's lock reservation, Dice-Moir-Scherer QR locks, and other biased
  34 // locking mechanisms. The principal difference is in the handling of
  35 // recursive locking which is how this technique achieves a more
  36 // efficient fast path than these other schemes.
  37 //
  38 // The basic observation is that in HotSpot's current fast locking
  39 // scheme, recursive locking (in the fast path) causes no update to
  40 // the object header. The recursion is described simply by stack
  41 // records containing a specific value (NULL). Only the last unlock by
  42 // a given thread causes an update to the object header.
  43 //
  44 // This observation, coupled with the fact that HotSpot only compiles
  45 // methods for which monitor matching is obeyed (and which therefore
  46 // can not throw IllegalMonitorStateException), implies that we can
  47 // completely eliminate modifications to the object header for
  48 // recursive locking in compiled code, and perform similar recursion
  49 // checks and throwing of IllegalMonitorStateException in the
  50 // interpreter with little or no impact on the performance of the fast


 174   static bool enabled();
 175 
 176   // This should be called by JavaThreads to revoke the bias of an object
 177   static Condition revoke_and_rebias(Handle obj, bool attempt_rebias, TRAPS);
 178 
 179   // These do not allow rebiasing; they are used by deoptimization to
 180   // ensure that monitors on the stack can be migrated
 181   static void revoke(GrowableArray<Handle>* objs);
 182   static void revoke_at_safepoint(Handle obj);
 183   static void revoke_at_safepoint(GrowableArray<Handle>* objs);
 184 
 185   static void print_counters() { _counters.print(); }
 186   static BiasedLockingCounters* counters() { return &_counters; }
 187 
 188   // These routines are GC-related and should not be called by end
 189   // users. GCs which do not do preservation of mark words do not need
 190   // to call these routines.
 191   static void preserve_marks();
 192   static void restore_marks();
 193 };
 194 
 195 #endif // SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_BIASEDLOCKING_HPP