RFR: 8328083: degrade virtual thread support for GetObjectMonitorUsage [v4]

Serguei Spitsyn sspitsyn at openjdk.org
Tue May 14 23:56:14 UTC 2024


> The fix is to degrade virtual threads support in the JVM TI `GetObjectMonitorUsage` function so that it is specified to only return an owner when the owner is a platform thread. Also, virtual threads are not listed in the both `waiters` and `notify_waiters` lists returned in the `jvmtiMonitorUsage` structure. Java 19 re-specified a number of JVMTI functions and events for virtual threads, we missed this one.
> 
> The main motivation for degrading it now is that the object monitor implementation is being updated to allow virtual threads unmount while owning monitors. It would add overhead to record monitor usage when freezing/unmount, overhead that couldn't be tied to a JVMTI capability as the capability can be enabled at any time.
> 
> `GetObjectMonitorUsage` was broken for 20+ years ([8247972](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8247972)) without bug reports so it seems unlikely that the function is widely used. Degrading it to only return an owner when the owner is a platform thread has no compatibility impact for tooling that uses it in conjunction with `HotSpot` thread dumps or `ThreadMXBean`.
> 
> One other point about `GetObjectMonitorUsage` is that it pre-dates j.u.concurrent in Java 5 so it can't be used to get a full picture of the lock usage in a program.
> 
> The specs of the impacted `JDWP ObjectReference.MonitorInfo` command and the JDI `ObjectReference` `ownerThread()`, `waitingThreads()` and `entryCount()` methods are updated to match the JVM TI spec.
> 
> Also, please, review the related CSR and Release Note:
> - CSR: [8331422](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8331422): degrade virtual thread support for GetObjectMonitorUsage
> - RN: [8331465](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8331465): Release Note: degrade virtual thread support for GetObjectMonitorUsage
> 
> Testing:
>  - tested impacted and updated tests locally
>  - tested with mach5 tiers 1-6

Serguei Spitsyn has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:

  review: 1. clarifications in JDWP and JDI spec; 2. clarifications in test comments.

-------------

Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19030/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19030/files/e7c2d652..8438cf4a

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=19030&range=03
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=19030&range=02-03

  Stats: 29 lines in 3 files changed: 25 ins; 0 del; 4 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19030.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/19030/head:pull/19030

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19030


More information about the serviceability-dev mailing list