OpenJDK code review request for jmethodID and JNI itable cache race fixes (6419370)

[Daniel D. Daugherty]

Second Call for any OpenJDK reviewers!

I will be closing the review window this weekend on this fix.

Dan


Daniel D. Daugherty wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I'm looking for a couple of OpenJDK code reviewers for my fix to
> the following bug:
>
>    6419370 4/4 new jmethodID code has tiny holes in synchronization
>
> The synopsis is a bit misleading since two different caches are
> involved:
>
>    - the jmethodID cache
>    - the JNI itable index cache
>
> Both of these caches are used by the regular system and when JVM/TI
> is used so this code is applicable outside my usual Serviceability
> arena. That's why this code review request is so wide...
>
> Here is the URL for the OpenJDK code review round 1 webrev:
>
>    http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dcubed/6419370-webrev/1-open/
>
> I've updated the bug with descriptions of the races involved:
>
>     http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6419370
>
> See Evaluation note #3 for a walk through that refers to both
> old and new code.
>
> I'm targeting this fix for HSX-17-B02 so I'd like to hear back
> from at least one reviewer in a week or so...
>
> Thanks, in advance, for any feedback!
>
> Dan
>
>