RFR: 8081833: Clean up JVMFlag getter/setter code [v2]
Ioi Lam
iklam at openjdk.java.net
Thu Sep 17 04:44:48 UTC 2020
> This is a follow to [JDK-8243208 Clean up JVMFlag implementation](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8243208).
>
> I try to use templates and inheritance (and a bit of macros) to get rid of the large amount of duplicated code in the
> JVMFlag getters/setters.
> Stefan Karlsson and I have tried this several times already, but I think the current attempt probably has the least
> amount of hacks and most functionality:
> - Type safety is enforced up to the point of loading/storing `JVMFlag::_addr`, without any unchecked typecasts.
> - Runtime type checking is implemented by the `JVM_FLAG_TYPE(t)` macro (see jvmFlagAccess.hpp), by passing along an
> integer (`JVMFlag::TYPE_int`, etc). This is more efficient than previous attempts that passed along a function pointer
> (see http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stefank/8081833/webrev.04/)
> - The old `JVMFlag::xxxAtPut` functions were undocumented. There are actually two groups that have different usage. I
> added documentation in jvmFlagAccess.hpp to explain this.
> - I got rid of the `JVMFlagEx` class and moved the code into `JVMFlag`. This is possible with C++11 which allows forward
> declaration of `enum JVMFlagsEnum : int;`
> - I changed `JVMFlag::_type` from a string into an enum. I am surprised this had lasted for over 20 years.
> - I also changed `JVMFlag` from a struct into a class and made some fields private. I probably will do more cleanup in a
> separate RFE.
>
> Please start with jvmFlagAccess.hpp, jvmFlagAccess.hpp and then globals_extension.hpp.
>
> Probably not everyone is in love with the `JVM_FLAG_TYPE(t)` macro. I'll be happy to try out alternatives.
Ioi Lam has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
Updated according to feedback from Gerard and Coleen
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Changes:
- all: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/163/files
- new: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/163/files/52fc6fd9..696a9412
Webrevs:
- full: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=163&range=01
- incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=163&range=00-01
Stats: 58 lines in 6 files changed: 16 ins; 6 del; 36 mod
Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/163.diff
Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/163/head:pull/163
PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/163
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