[PING] RFR(M): 8207343: Automate vtable/itable stub size calculation

Schmidt, Lutz lutz.schmidt at sap.com
Tue Aug 14 07:46:17 UTC 2018


Hi Vladimir, 

the answer is simple: No, I did not. The proposed change is basically a generalized, harmonized variant of a modification we have been using at SAP for many years. 

Your idea is interesting, though. I (still) do not completely like the implementation currently in RFR. The code size variance caused by data only known at runtime (constants, offsets, for example) makes the generators ugly.

Using a temp buffer adds other complexities. What about relocations, for example. Without having had a deeper look, I expect the effort to be "considerable". 

Thanks,
Lutz

On 14.08.18, 00:49, "Vladimir Kozlov" <vladimir.kozlov at oracle.com> wrote:

    Hi Lutz,
    
    Did you consider to generate these stubs in temp buffer before publishing them in CodeCache as we do 
    for nmethods?
    
    Thanks,
    Vladimir
    
    On 8/13/18 3:52 AM, Schmidt, Lutz wrote:
    > Dear Community,
    > are there any praises, objections, questions, comments, or even reviews for this change?
    > Thanks for considering!
    > Lutz
    > 
    > On 13.08.18, 12:47, "Schmidt, Lutz" <lutz.schmidt at sap.com> wrote:
    > 
    >      Hi Boris,
    >      
    >      back from vacation I'd like to elaborate a bit more on your comments.
    >      
    >      Based on your input, I have changed the description in VtableStub::pd_code_alignment() to read
    >        "ARM32 cache line size is not an architected constant. We just align on word size."
    >      
    >      The description for aarch64 was adapted accordingly:
    >        "aarch64 cache line size is not an architected constant. We just align on 4 bytes (instruction size)."
    >      
    >      With respect to the variable name, I just harmonized the naming across all platforms. I would appreciate if you could live with it. Another option would be to just return a value, without using any variable name. I don't like that too much, but if the community prefers it...
    >      
    >      I have updated http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~lucy/webrevs/8207343.01 in-place with just the two comment lines modified.
    >      
    >      Thank you,
    >      Lutz
    >      
    >      On 07.08.18, 22:12, "Schmidt, Lutz" <lutz.schmidt at sap.com> wrote:
    >      
    >          Hi Boris,
    >          thanks for looking at this. I will respond to your comments in more detail next week. I'm on vacation this week.
    >          Thanks,
    >          Lutz
    >          
    >          On 05.08.18, 19:08, "Boris Ulasevich" <boris.ulasevich at bell-sw.com> wrote:
    >          
    >              Hi Lutz,
    >              
    >                 I have run jtreg with your change and do not see new fails (test that
    >              fails on aarch64 is excluded for 32 bit platforms).
    >              
    >                 I am OK with your change (I'm not a reviewer). But description and
    >              variable name in VtableStub::pd_code_alignment function looks strange
    >              for me. Raspberry Pi2 ARM1176JZF-S processor has a cache line length of
    >              32 bytes, and, as I know, icache line size is not a constant for ARM32
    >              architecture.
    >              
    >              regards,
    >              Boris
    >              
    >              On 02.08.2018 15:02, Schmidt, Lutz wrote:
    >              > Hi Zhongwei,
    >              >
    >              > thank you for testing aarch64. Given my lack of expertise, I am surprised there are only those two issues.
    >              > Ad 1.: fixed. The declaration just a few lines above was forgotten to adapt.
    >              > Ad 2.: adapted. I pushed the estimate to 152 bytes. I expected this value would require some adjustment.
    >              >
    >              > Please find a new webrev with the changes at http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~lucy/webrevs/8207343.01
    >              >
    >              > Best Regards,
    >              > Lutz
    >              >
    >              > On 02.08.18, 04:45, "Zhongwei Yao" <Zhongwei.Yao at arm.com> wrote:
    >              >
    >              >      Hi, Lutz,
    >              >
    >              >      I have tested it on aarch64 by running jtreg tests. And find two tiny issues in vtableStubs_aarch64.cpp's VtableStubs::create_itable_stub function:
    >              >      1. typecheckSize on line 212 is not defined.
    >              >      2. estimate on line 211 is not large enough, I get 148 in gc/g1/TestFromCardCacheIndex.java case. Here is the assertion failure from that case:
    >              >          assert(slop_delta >= 0) failed: itable #3: Code size estimate (140) for lookup_interface_method too small, required: 148
    >              >
    >              >      However, I don't have tested the modification in vtableStubs_arm.cpp due to I don't have an arm32 environment at hand.
    >              >
    >              >      --
    >              >      Best regards,
    >              >      Zhongwei
    >              >
    >              >      ________________________________________
    >              >      From: hotspot-compiler-dev <hotspot-compiler-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net> on behalf of Schmidt, Lutz <lutz.schmidt at sap.com>
    >              >      Sent: Monday, July 30, 2018 3:57:05 PM
    >              >      To: hotspot-compiler-dev at openjdk.java.net
    >              >      Subject: RFR(M): 8207343: Automate vtable/itable stub size calculation
    >              >
    >              >      Dear all,
    >              >
    >              >      may I please request reviews for this change:
    >              >
    >              >      Bug:    https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8207343
    >              >      Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~lucy/webrevs/8207343.00/
    >              >
    >              >      With this change, I try to get rid of the a-priory size guessing for vtable and itable stubs. Please refer to the bug description for all the details. I didn't want to duplicate that text.
    >              >
    >              >      ARM and AARCH64 help requested!
    >              >      The edits in vtableStubs_aarch64.cpp and vtableStubs_arm.cpp are made blindfolded. I am neither an ARM expert nor do I have build or test hardware available. I would be very grateful if one of the ARM gurus could please fill in for me.
    >              >
    >              >      Thank you!
    >              >      Lutz
    >              >
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