How to trace the hotspot bytecode interpreter

[Colin(Du Li)]

Hi Gary,

I use x86. You mean bytecodeInterpreter is useless?
Then where is the bytecode interpreter codes in Hotspot?
e.g. where is the instruction, such as "getField", been interpreted and
executed?

Thanks a lot!

Colin


Gary Benson wrote:
> 
> Hi Colin,
> 
> What platform are you using?  If you are on x86, x86_64 or sparc (and
> you haven't messed with the build to enable the C++ interpreter) then
> nothing in bytecodeInterpreter.cpp is ever used.
> 
> Cheers,
> Gary
> 
> Colin(Du Li) wrote:
>> I know the byte interpreter implementation is mainly in
>> bytecodeInterpreter.cpp, but it doesn't allow me set break point in
>> this file. I wanna trace the bytecode interpreter. Where can I put
>> break pointer?  Where is the entrance to bytecodeInterpreter.cpp,
>> that is, in Hotpot, which classes will call the methods in
>> bytecodeInterpreter.cpp?
>> Thanks.
> 
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