Integrated: 8372625: [Linux] Remove unnecessary logic for supports_fast_thread_cpu_time

[Jonas Norlinder]

On Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:43:26 GMT, Jonas Norlinder <jnorlinder at openjdk.org> wrote:

> For Linux we test if we can use `CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID` but not the clocks supported by `pthread_getcpuclockid()`.
> 
> The following comment has been around for at least 18 years according to the git commit history (points to the initial git commit from Dec 1, 2007):
> 
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> // Switch to using fast clocks for thread cpu time if
> // the sys_clock_getres() returns 0 error code.
> // Note, that some kernels may support the current thread
> // clock (CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID) but not the clocks
> // returned by the pthread_getcpuclockid().
> // If the fast Posix clocks are supported then the sys_clock_getres()
> // must return at least tp.tv_sec == 0 which means a resolution
> // better than 1 sec. This is extra check for reliability.
> 
> 
> There was a time when the Linux kernel did not provide an implementation for `CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID` (that arrived with v2.6.12). During this period, glibc emulated support for `clock_gettime(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID)` in userspace for the current thread only. `clock_gettime(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID)` will call `pthread_getcpuclockid` in https://elixir.bootlin.com/glibc/glibc-2.2.5/source/linuxthreads/sysdeps/pthread/getcpuclockid.c. The checks and comment exists because `CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID` worked (via emulation) but `pthread_getcpuclockid()` failed. 
> 
> During that period of the early 2000s this check was indeed needed. But now sufficient time has passed and we don't support OpenJDK for that old kernel versions/glibc. Therefore, this check should be removed and some code can be cleaned up.

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: 683ef14b
Author:    Jonas Norlinder <jnorlinder at openjdk.org>
Committer: Stefan Johansson <sjohanss at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/683ef14bcec0e6c4825067229826ed4a53cd3d19
Stats:     75 lines in 3 files changed: 0 ins; 58 del; 17 mod

8372625: [Linux] Remove unnecessary logic for supports_fast_thread_cpu_time

Reviewed-by: sjohanss, dholmes

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28516