RFR: 8371783: Refactor GCCause in VM_CollectForMetadataAllocation
Joel Sikström
jsikstro at openjdk.org
Thu Nov 13 10:14:36 UTC 2025
Hello,
We should improve how we use and set GCCause in VM_CollectForMetadataAllocation to make it more clear when reading the code what is going on.
When constructing a VM_CollectForMetadataAllocation operation, we pass in a GCCause, which is not always the cause that is used, since we might also have to clear soft references as a last resort if earlier collection attemps is not enough to free up memory.
The GCCauseSetter at the start of this operation is also redundant as subsequent calls to initiate a GC set the cause themselves.
Testing:
* Oracle's tier1-3
-------------
Commit messages:
- 8371783: Refactor GCCause in VM_CollectForMetadataAllocation
Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28287/files
Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=28287&range=00
Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8371783
Stats: 14 lines in 3 files changed: 5 ins; 3 del; 6 mod
Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28287.diff
Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/28287/head:pull/28287
PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28287
More information about the hotspot-gc-dev
mailing list