jmx-dev RFR: 8368527: JMX: Add an MXBeans method to query GC CPU time

[Alan Bateman]

On Sat, 27 Sep 2025 11:18:58 GMT, Jonas Norlinder <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> This PR augments the CPU time sampling measurement capabilities that a user can perform from Java code with the addition of `MemoryMXBean.getGcCpuTime()`. With this patch it will be possible for a user to measure process and GC CPU time during critical section or iterations in benchmarks to name a few. This new method complements the existing `OperatingSystemMXBean.getProcessCpuTime()` for a refined understanding.
> 
> `CollectedHeap::gc_threads_do` may operate on terminated GC threads during shutdown, but thanks to JDK-8366865 by @walulyai we can piggyback on the new `Universe::is_shutting_down`. I have implemented a stress-test `test/jdk/java/lang/management/MemoryMXBean/GetGcCpuTime.java` that may identify reading CPU time of terminated threads. Synchronizing on `Universe::is_shutting_down` and `Heap_lock` resolves this problem.
> 
> FWIW; To my understanding we don't want to add a `Universe::is_shutting_down` check in gc_threads_do as this may introduce a performance penalty that is unacceptable, therefore we must be careful about the few places where external users call upon gc_threads_do and may race with a terminating VM.
> 
> Tested: test/jdk/java/lang/management/MemoryMXBean/GetGcCpuTime.java, jdk/javax/management/mxbean hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/monitoring on Linux x64, Linux aarch64, Windows x64, macOS x64 and macOS aarch64 with release and fastdebug.

This proposal will probably require discussion as to whether this is a property of a standard MXBean or a JDK-specific MXBean. It might be that GarbageCollectorMXBean is a better place for this.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27537#issuecomment-3341792562