RFR (S) 8043070: nmethod::verify_interrupt_point() shouldn't enter safepoint

[Igor Veresov]

> On Nov 16, 2017, at 3:30 PM, dean.long at oracle.com wrote:
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> Hi Igor.  The changes look good. 

Thanks!

> Thanks for not changing the values for the other states.  It would have broken AOT :-)

Yes, we’d like in_use to be 0 so it could be in BSS, right?

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> Are there any situations where make_in_use() might need a compiler/memory barrier?
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I don’t think so, is_in_use() actually returns true for not_installed (now it’s _state <= in_use). So as far as other threads are concerned nothing changed. 
There is an exotic possibility that the initial store of not_installed might be reordered with the store of in_use on non-TSO, but there is a mutex unlock between those, so I’m not really concerned about that. 
Are you thinking about any other scenarios?

> I was thinking about an alternative approach, at least for this case.  We could have NoSafepointVerififer always set _thread->_allow_safepoint_count (right now it doesn't for product builds), then verify_interrupt_point() could check that flag before taking the path that can safepoint.  Or how about just using nmethodLocker as suggested in 8028001?  Or does having a new state help solve other problems?

nmethodLocker approach seemed less tidy because I’d have to lock in nmethod::nmethod() and unlock in ciEnv::register_method().
We could probably introduce sort of an nmethodHandle that we’d return from new_nmethod() but then we’d have to do reference counting of sorts. Anyway, it felt like an additional state is less trouble.

igor

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> dl
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> On 11/16/17 11:08 AM, Igor Veresov wrote:
>> The problems here is that the sweeper can transition a newly created nmethod to not_entrant state before it’s installed. This breaks the logic in nmethod::verify_interrupt_point() called at the end of the installation process. As a result locks might be taken in that can safepoint and safepoints are forbidden during the method install.
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>> The solution is to introduce an new nmethod state: not_installed. The goal is to be able to prevent certain things like sweeping or parts of the verification happening during the nmethod installation.
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>> The change passed the failing test and the internal mach5 pre-intergration testing.
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>> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~iveresov/8043070/webrev.00/
>> JBS: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8043070
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>> Note, this also fixes: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8028001
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>> Thanks!
>> igor
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