Could the JIT be started before JVMTI agents are loaded?

[Volker Simonis]

Thanks for you advice!

We were already thinking to start the compilers before JVMTI has
posted the VM_INIT
event but then discard all the compiled methods AFTER the agents have
been initialized.

We still need to investigate however if it would be enough to just
recompile the methods after the agents have been initialized or if a
complete re-initialization of the compiler would be necessary.

Thanks,
Volker

On 6/25/09, Daniel D. Daugherty <Daniel.Daugherty at sun.com> wrote:
> Alan Bateman wrote:
>
> > Daniel D. Daugherty wrote:
> >
> > > The compiler is initialized after JVMTI has posted the VM_INIT
> > > event intentionally. The compiler may have to initialize differently
> > > depending on the capabilities that were enabled by the JVMTI agent.
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > We should be in the live phase at this point, do you mean capabilities
> enabled in the onload phase?
> >
>
>  I generically mean things done by the VM_INIT event handler
>  in the agent's code. Could be more capabilities, could be
>  other "things".
>
>  The VM_INIT event marks a specific point in time during VM
>  bringup. Starting the compiler before VM_INIT would not be
>  right because that would change expectations. It might even
>  be a spec violation, but I didn't crack open the spec this
>  AM. Sorry, working on JavaFX stuff at the moment... :-)
>
>  Dan
>
>