Loom prototype publicly available

[Remi Forax]

Hi Ron, Alan, Duncan and Rickard,
very nice !

My first test of a Generator works [1][2],
i was wondering what to do during my flight to SFO :)

regards,
Rémi

[1] https://github.com/forax/loom-fiber/blob/master/src/main/java/fr.umlv.loom/fr/umlv/loom/Generator.java
[2] https://travis-ci.org/forax/loom-fiber/builds/409397826

----- Mail original -----
> De: "Ron Pressler" <ron.pressler at oracle.com>
> À: "loom-dev" <loom-dev at openjdk.java.net>
> Envoyé: Vendredi 27 Juillet 2018 19:51:27
> Objet: Loom prototype publicly available

> Hi.
> 
> You can now build and try our initial Loom prototype.
> 
>	$ hg clone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/loom/loom
>	$ cd loom
>	$ hg update -r fibers
>	$ sh configure
>	$ make images
> 
> (Note that you must switch to the fibers branch)
> 
> - Supported platforms: Mac and Linux on x86-64
> - Tested GCs: Parallel and G1
> - Supported compilers: C1, C2, Graal
> - Missing features: JVM TI (fiber debugging), fiber/continuation serialization
> 
> Work on tail calls has not yet begun.
> 
> Current status will be tracked in a wiki page we will set up soon.
> 
> The fibers API is in the java.lang.Fiber class, and is minimal at this stage.
> Thread locals should work as expected (and be associated with the fiber), and
> calls to Thread.currentThread() would return a consistent result, so a lot of
> existing code should work. Most relevant IO operations, as well as
> java.util.concurrent constructs, Thread.sleep etc. will now result in the fiber
> — rather than the underlying kernel thread — being blocked.
> 
> Object.wait() would still block the underlying kernel thread, as would trying to
> park a fiber while a native monitor is held or a native method is on the stack.
> 
> The current implementation performs a full stack copy by default. To experiment
> with the lazy-copying solution I described in a previous email, add
> `-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseNewCode`, but note that in that mode
> exceptions thrown inside continuations may not work (probably crash the VM) and
> stack traces would be missing frames.
> 
> This is an initial prototype made to be simple to implement so we could
> experiment with different APIs, compatibility etc.. Performance, therefore, is
> far from stellar. Designing a good API and writing an implementation with good
> performance are our top priorities.
> 
> You’re welcome to try the prototype and share your impressions here. On Monday,
> we’ll present Loom at JVMLS, and more updates will follow.
> 
> 
> Ron