RFR: 8316694: Implement relocation of nmethod within CodeCache [v38]

Evgeny Astigeevich eastigeevich at openjdk.org
Mon Jul 21 15:02:26 UTC 2025


On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:19:51 GMT, Chad Rakoczy <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This PR introduces a new function to replace nmethods, addressing [JDK-8316694](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8316694). It enables the creation of new nmethods from existing ones, allowing method relocation in the code heap and supporting [JDK-8328186](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8328186).
>> 
>> When an nmethod is replaced, a deep copy is performed. The corresponding Java method is updated to reference the new nmethod, while the old one is marked as unused. The garbage collector handles final cleanup and deallocation.
>> 
>> This does not modify existing code paths and therefore does not benefit much from existing tests. New tests were created to test the new functionality
>> 
>> Additional Testing:
>> - [ ] Linux x64 fastdebug all
>> - [ ] Linux aarch64 fastdebug all
>> - [ ] ...
>
> Chad Rakoczy has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Require caller to hold locks

lgtm

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Marked as reviewed by eastigeevich (Committer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/23573#pullrequestreview-3038528227


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