RFR(XXS): 8007147: Trace event ExecuteVMOperation may get dangling pointer

Tue Feb 19 11:00:30 PST 2013

On 19 feb 2013, at 19:56, Dean Long <dean.long at oracle.com> wrote:

> When the VM_Operation is created, we could take a snapshot of the thread_id of the caller, then use that later.

One problem with that is if the thread_id gets reused for a new thread quickly after the old thread terminates. This is perhps ulikely, but could happen.

> Or we could block the creating thread from fully exiting until the VM op executes.

That would introduce a lot more synchronization and state to keep track of.

/Staffan

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