RFR(M): 8195112: x86 (32 bit): implementation for Thread-local handshakes

[Andrew Haley]

On 18/01/18 12:37, David Holmes wrote:
> Thread::current() already uses compiler-based TLS. get_thread (on 
> non-Windows x86) make a VM call to Thread::current(). If we want to get 
> faster here we have to introduce compiler specific hooks directly into 
> the TLS implementation (not nice to do initially or maintain).

We already have that because we have os_cpu, so there's nothing to
stop us putting a Linux/glibc special in there.  As you say, we already
have a fast path for windows.

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Andrew Haley
Java Platform Lead Engineer
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