RFR: 8376126: G1: Convert remaining volatiles in G1ConcurrentMark to Atomic<T> [v4]

Thomas Schatzl tschatzl at openjdk.org
Wed Jan 28 12:54:52 UTC 2026


> Hi all,
> 
>   please convert remaining volatile declarations in `G1ConcurrentMark` to use `Atomic<T>`. These volatiles are used to indicate concurrent phased access (like changing the variable in thread A, then reading the variable in thread B while A is dormant, or only ever updating it in one direction) where concurrency safety is provided by barriers between these phases. But there are also other cases)
> 
> The exception is `G1ConcurrentMark::_finger` that has apparently been overlooked in an earlier changes.
> 
> Testing: gha
> 
> Thanks,
>   Thomas

Thomas Schatzl has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:

  * try to fix non-gcc build failures

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29368/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29368/files/d10ecb18..99bd8cac

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=29368&range=03
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=29368&range=02-03

  Stats: 2 lines in 1 file changed: 2 ins; 0 del; 0 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29368.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/29368/head:pull/29368

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29368


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