2-nd round RFR 6471769: Error: assert(_cur_stack_depth == count_frames(), "cur_stack_depth out of sync")

[serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com]

On 2/27/14 1:03 PM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
> On 2/27/14 12:28 PM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
>> Dan,
>>
>> Thank you a lot for reviewing this!
>>
>> On 2/27/14 11:09 AM, Daniel D. Daugherty wrote:
>>> On 2/27/14 1:25 AM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
>>>> Please, review the fix for:
>>>>   https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6471769
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Open webrev:
>>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sspitsyn/webrevs/2014/hotspot/6471769-JVMTI-DEPTH.2 
>>>>
>>>
>>> src/share/vm/runtime/vm_operations.hpp
>>>     No comments.
>>>
>>> src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEnvBase.hpp
>>>     No comments.
>>>
>>> src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEnv.cpp
>>>     No comments.
>>>
>>> src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEnvThreadState.cpp
>>>     No comments.
>>>
>>> src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEventController.cpp
>>>     JvmtiEventController::set_frame_pop() is called by
>>>     JvmtiEnvThreadState::set_frame_pop() which is called by
>>>     JvmtiEnv::NotifyFramePop().
>>>
>>>     The "MutexLocker mu(JvmtiThreadState_lock)" in
>>>     JvmtiEventController::set_frame_pop() protected the work
>>>     done by JvmtiEventControllerPrivate::set_frame_pop():
>>>
>>>       ets->get_frame_pops()->set(fpop);
>>> recompute_thread_enabled(ets->get_thread()->jvmti_thread_state());
>>
>> Your check is the right thing to do, thanks!
>> I had to explain this more clearly in this 2-nd review request.
>>
>> The approach I've taken here is that all this code paths are executed
>> on the target thread or at a safepoint.
>>
>> It is true for all 3 functions:
>>   set_frame_pop(), clear_frame_pop() and clear_to_frame_pop().
>>
>> And the updated assert guards ensure that it is the case.
>>
>> It could be a good idea to add a No_Safepoint_Verifier for PopFrame() 
>> and NotifyFramePop()
>> to make sure the current/target thread does not go to safepoint until 
>> it is returned from
>> update_for_pop_top_frame() and set_frame_pop() correspondingly.
>> A No_Safepoint_Verifier can be also needed in the 
>> JvmtiExport::post_method_exit().
>>
>> These are all places where these functions are called:
>> prims/jvmtiEnv.cpp: 
>> state->env_thread_state(this)->set_frame_pop(frame_number); // 
>> JvmtiEnv::NotifyFramePop()
>> prims/jvmtiExport.cpp: ets->clear_frame_pop(cur_frame_number); // 
>> JvmtiExport::post_method_exit()
>> prims/jvmtiThreadState.cpp: 
>> ets->clear_frame_pop(popframe_number);              // 
>> JvmtiThreadState::update_for_pop_top_frame()
>>
>> The function JvmtiEnvThreadState::clear_to_frame_pop() is never 
>> called now.
>
> There is still a concern about recompute_thread_enabled().
> If it is normally always protected with the JvmtiThreadState_lock
> then the approach above is not going to work.
> I'm trying to check this now.

Dan,

I came to a conclusion that these 3 functions still must be protected
by the JvmtiThreadState_lock when they are called out of a safepoint.
It is a little bit ugly but has to be safe though.

Please, let me know if you see eny problems with that.
I'll send a new webrev soon.

Thanks,
Serguei


>
> Thanks,
> Serguei
>
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Serguei
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>     Since multiple threads can call JVM/TI NotifyFramePop() on the
>>>     same target thread, what keeps the threads from messing with
>>>     the list of frame pops simultaneously or messing with the
>>>     thread enabled events bits in parallel?
>>>
>>>     I suspect that this might also be an issue for
>>>     JvmtiEventController::clear_frame_pop() and
>>>     JvmtiEventController::clear_to_frame_pop() also.
>>>
>>> src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiThreadState.cpp
>>>     No comments.
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Summary:
>>>>
>>>>   It is the 2-nd round of review because the JTREG com/sun/jdi 
>>>> tests discovered a regression
>>>>   in the first round change. The issue was in the 
>>>> JvmtiEventController::clear_frame_pop()
>>>>   lock synchronization that is not allowed at safepoints.
>>>>
>>>>   As a result I've changed the JvmtiEnv::NotifyFramePop to use a VM 
>>>> operation for safety.
>>>>   Also, I've removed the lock synchronization from the 3 impacted 
>>>> JvmtiEventController::
>>>>   functions: set_frame_pop(), clear_frame_pop() and 
>>>> clear_to_frame_pop().
>>>>
>>>> Testing:
>>>>   In progress: nsk.jvmti, nsk.jdi, nsk.jdwp, JTreg com/sun/jdi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Serguei
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2/25/14 12:43 PM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
>>>>> Please, review the fix for:
>>>>>   https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6471769
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Open webrev:
>>>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sspitsyn/webrevs/2014/hotspot/6471769-JVMTI-DEPTH.1 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Summary:
>>>>>
>>>>>   This is another Test Stabilization issue.
>>>>>   The fix is very similar to other JVMTI stabilization fixes.
>>>>>   It is to use safepoints for updating the PopFrame data instead 
>>>>> of relying on the
>>>>>   suspend equivalent condition mechanism 
>>>>> (JvmtiEnv::is_thread_fully_suspended())
>>>>>   which is not adequate from the reliability point of view.
>>>>>
>>>>> Testing:
>>>>>   In progress: nsk.jvmti, nsk.jdi, nsk.jdwp, JTreg com/sun/jdi
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Serguei
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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