RFR: 8377307: Refactor code for AOT cache pointer compression [v3]
Ioi Lam
iklam at openjdk.org
Wed Feb 11 10:11:56 UTC 2026
> AOT cache uses pointer compression to store 64-bit pointers in 32 bits. Currently the compression algorithm is simply (base + narrowPtr). However, in [JDK-8376125](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8376125), we may change it to (base + narrowPtr << 3).
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> This RFE changed the encoded pointer from an u4 to (thanks to @jdksjolen for the idea):
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> enum class narrowPtr : u4;
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> This allows better tracking of where the encoded pointers are stored. Also, we can distinguish between byte offsets vs encoded pointers -- they currently have the same numerical values but after [JDK-8376125](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8376125), they will be different.
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> Also minor clean up in ArchiveBuilder to change some `uintx` to `size_t`, which is used by `pointer_delta()`.
Ioi Lam has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 13 commits:
- Merge branch 'master' into 8377307-refactor-aot-compressed-pointers
- restored assert
- @jdksjolen review comments
- more clean up
- updated filemap to use narrowPtr
- clean up
- Use: enum class narrowPtr : u4;
- step6
- step5
- step4
- ... and 3 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/a87da517...bdb2029d
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Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29590/files
Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=29590&range=02
Stats: 440 lines in 26 files changed: 205 ins; 96 del; 139 mod
Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29590.diff
Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/29590/head:pull/29590
PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29590
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