RFR: 8372285: G1: Micro-optimize x86 barrier code [v4]
Aleksey Shipilev
shade at openjdk.org
Fri Nov 21 16:09:17 UTC 2025
> We know from [JDK-8372284](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8372284) that G1 C2 stubs can take ~10% of total instructions. So minor optimizations in hand-written assembly pay off for code density. This PR does a little x86-specific polishing: `testptr` where possible, short forward branches where possible. I rewired some code to make it abundantly clear the branches in question are short. It also makes clear that lots of the affected methods are essentially fall-through.
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> The patch is deliberately on simpler side, so we can backport it to 25u, if need arises.
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> Additional testing:
> - [x] Linux x86_64 server fastdebug, `tier1`
> - [ ] Linux x86_64 server fastdebug, `all`
Aleksey Shipilev has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The incremental webrev excludes the unrelated changes brought in by the merge/rebase. The pull request contains 10 additional commits since the last revision:
- Adjust label name
- Merge branch 'master' into JDK-8372285-g1-barrier-micro
- Make some backward branches explicitly short
- Comment
- Shorten a few more branches
- Also reflow generate_pre_barrier_slow_path, so it is obvious the branches are short
- More touchups
- Also optimize queue insertion
- Touchups
- WIP
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Changes:
- all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28446/files
- new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28446/files/1f57d0d9..c23bac46
Webrevs:
- full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=28446&range=03
- incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=28446&range=02-03
Stats: 1409 lines in 83 files changed: 622 ins; 421 del; 366 mod
Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28446.diff
Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/28446/head:pull/28446
PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28446
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