[lworld] RFR: 8377451: [lworld] Add ValuePayload abstraction [v5]
Axel Boldt-Christmas
aboldtch at openjdk.org
Wed Feb 11 10:09:46 UTC 2026
> Create a wrapper class which represents the payload of an InlineKlass object.
>
> The current convention is to use a `void*` representing where the payload starts, the `InlineKlass*` (as we do not always have a header when flattened) and a `LayoutKind` (describing the payloads layout).
>
> I suggest we introduce something like a `ValuePayload` which encapsulate these properties. As well as a hierarchy built upon these, with the proper interfaces implemented.
> * ValuePayload (Any payload)
> * RawValuePayload (Payload with holder erased)
> * BufferedValuePayload (Payload of normal heap object)
> * FlatValuePayload (Payload of flattened value)
> * FlatFieldPayload (Payload of flattened field)
> * FlatArrayPayload (Payload of flattened array element)
>
> The goal is to both make interfaces clearer, and easier to understand. As well as consolidating the implementation in one place rather than spread across different subsystems.
>
> Each type (except RawValuePayload) also allows for the creation of a Handle, (thread local, or in an OopStorage) for keeping the payload as a thread or global root.
>
> The ValuePayload class is also the interface for interacting with the Access API for InlineKlass objects.
>
> * Testing
> * Running tier 1-4 with preview enabled
> * Running app tests with preview enabled
> * Running normal tier 1-5
>
> #### _Extra Notes:_
> * The `OopHandle` type is there so that we can migrate the JVMTI payload abstraction implementation to using this instead. (Future RFE)
> * Some interfaces got cleaned up. Some are unused. Like the `null_payload` which was superseded by the `Access::value_store_null`. C1 still uses the `.null_reset` but if that dependency is removed we should be able to remove that weird object all together.
> * Simply adding the Java to VM transition deep inside the payload code created a circular include dependency here. So rather than fixing that, I implemented the relevant bytecodes in the BytecodeInterpreter.
Axel Boldt-Christmas has updated the pull request incrementally with two additional commits since the last revision:
- Avoid having to align label entires
- Fix BytecodeInterpreter dispatch table
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Changes:
- all: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/2068/files
- new: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/2068/files/bcebec6f..342cd358
Webrevs:
- full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=valhalla&pr=2068&range=04
- incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=valhalla&pr=2068&range=03-04
Stats: 335 lines in 1 file changed: 255 ins; 0 del; 80 mod
Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/2068.diff
Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla.git pull/2068/head:pull/2068
PR: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/2068
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