RFR: 8185005: Improve performance of ThreadMXBean.getThreadInfo(long ids[], int maxDepth)

serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com
Fri Sep 27 17:58:23 UTC 2019


Hi Daniil,

Just notice I did not reply to you.
Thank you for the explanation!

Have you already pushed this one?

Thanks,
Serguei


On 9/24/19 12:46, Daniil Titov wrote:
> Hi Serguei,
>
> Thank you for reviewing this version of the fix.
>
>>     Just one question about ThreadIdTable::remove_thread(jlong tid).
>>     What happens if there is no thread with the specified tid in ThreadIdTable?
>>     Is it possible?
> It could be possible when the thread that was started while the thread table
> was initializing exits.  At this point the thread table is initialized and the thread
> tries to remove itself from it. Removing non-existing  entry from ConcurrentHashTable
> is a correct operation that just leaves the table unchanged.
>
> src/hotspot/share/services/threadIdTable.cpp
>
>     233	bool ThreadIdTable::remove_thread(jlong tid) {
>     234	  assert(_is_initialized, "Thread table is not initialized");
>     235	  Thread* thread = Thread::current();
>     236	  ThreadIdTableLookup lookup(tid);
>     237	  return _local_table->remove(thread, lookup);
>     238	}
>
> src/hotspot/share/utilities/concurrentHashTable.hpp
>
>    422	  // Returns true if items was deleted matching LOOKUP_FUNC and
>     423	  // prior to destruction DELETE_FUNC is called.
>     424	  template <typename LOOKUP_FUNC, typename DELETE_FUNC>
>     425	  bool remove(Thread* thread, LOOKUP_FUNC& lookup_f, DELETE_FUNC& del_f) {
>     426	    return internal_remove(thread, lookup_f, del_f);
>     427	  }
>     428	
>     429	  // Same without DELETE_FUNC.
>     430	  template <typename LOOKUP_FUNC>
>     431	  bool remove(Thread* thread, LOOKUP_FUNC& lookup_f) {
>     432	    return internal_remove(thread, lookup_f, noOp);
>     433	  }
>
> src/hotspot/share/utilities/concurrentHashTable.inline.hpp
>
>     446	inline bool ConcurrentHashTable<CONFIG, F>::
>     447	  internal_remove(Thread* thread, LOOKUP_FUNC& lookup_f, DELETE_FUNC& delete_f)
>     448	{
>     449	  Bucket* bucket = get_bucket_locked(thread, lookup_f.get_hash());
>     450	  assert(bucket->is_locked(), "Must be locked.");
>     451	  Node* const volatile * rem_n_prev = bucket->first_ptr();
>     452	  Node* rem_n = bucket->first();
>     453	  bool have_dead = false;
>     454	  while (rem_n != NULL) {
>     455	    if (lookup_f.equals(rem_n->value(), &have_dead)) {
>     456	      bucket->release_assign_node_ptr(rem_n_prev, rem_n->next());
>     457	      break;
>     458	    } else {
>     459	      rem_n_prev = rem_n->next_ptr();
>     460	      rem_n = rem_n->next();
>     461	    }
>     462	  }
>     463	
>     464	  bucket->unlock();
>     465	
>     466	  if (rem_n == NULL) {
>     467	    return false;
>     468	  }
>
> Best regards,
> Daniil
>
>
> On 9/24/19, 11:35 AM, "serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com" <serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com> wrote:
>
>      Hi Daniil,
>      
>      This version looks good to me.
>      Thank you for the update!
>      
>      Just one question about ThreadIdTable::remove_thread(jlong tid).
>      What happens if there is no thread with the specified tid in ThreadIdTable?
>      Is it possible?
>      
>      Thanks,
>      Serguei
>      
>      On 9/24/19 9:36 AM, Daniil Titov wrote:
>      > Hi Daniel, David and Serguei,
>      >
>      > Please review a new version of the fix (webrev.08) that as Daniel suggested renames
>      > ThreadTable to ThreadIdTable (related classes and variables are renamed as well) and
>      > corrects formatting issues. There are no other changes in this webrev.08 comparing
>      > to the previous version webrev.07.
>      >
>      > Testing: Mach5 tier1, tier2, tier3, tier4, and tier5 tests successfully passed.
>      >
>      > Webrev: https://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dtitov/8185005/webrev.08/
>      > Bug: : https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8185005
>      >
>      > Thank you!
>      >
>      > Best regards,
>      > Daniil
>      >
>      > On 9/20/19, 2:59 PM, "Daniel D. Daugherty" <daniel.daugherty at oracle.com> wrote:
>      >
>      >      Daniil,
>      >
>      >      Thanks for sticking with this project through the many versions.
>      >      Sorry this review is late...
>      >
>      >
>      >      On 9/19/19 8:30 PM, Daniil Titov wrote:
>      >      > Hi David and Serguei,
>      >      >
>      >      > Please review new version of the fix that includes the changes Serguei suggested:
>      >      >   1. If racing threads initialize the thread table only one of these threads will populate the table with the threads from the thread list
>      >      >   2. The code that adds the thread to the tread table is put inside Threads_lock to ensure that we cannot accidentally add the thread
>      >      >       that has just passed the removal point in ThreadsSMRSupport::remove_thread()
>      >      >
>      >      > The changes are in ThreadTable::lazy_initialize() method only.
>      >      >
>      >      > Testing:  Mach5 tier1, tier2, tier3, tier4, and tier5 tests successfully passed.
>      >      >
>      >      > Webrev: https://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dtitov/8185005/webrev.07/
>      >
>      >      src/hotspot/share/runtime/mutexLocker.hpp
>      >           No comments.
>      >
>      >      src/hotspot/share/runtime/mutexLocker.cpp
>      >           No comments.
>      >
>      >      src/hotspot/share/runtime/threadSMR.cpp
>      >           L623:         MutexLocker ml(Threads_lock);
>      >           L626:         if (!thread->is_exiting()) {
>      >               Re: discussion about is_exiting()
>      >
>      >               The header comment is pretty clear:
>      >
>      >                 src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.hpp:
>      >
>      >                   // thread has called JavaThread::exit() or is terminated
>      >                   bool is_exiting() const;
>      >
>      >               is_exiting() might become true right after you have called it,
>      >               but its purpose is to ask the question and not prevent the
>      >               condition from becoming true. As David said, you should consider
>      >               it an optimization. If you happen to see the condition is true,
>      >               then you know that the JavaThread isn't going to be around much
>      >               longer and should act accordingly.
>      >
>      >               The is_exiting() implementation is:
>      >
>      >                 inline bool JavaThread::is_exiting() const {
>      >                   // Use load-acquire so that setting of _terminated by
>      >                   // JavaThread::exit() is seen more quickly.
>      >                   TerminatedTypes l_terminated = (TerminatedTypes)
>      >                       OrderAccess::load_acquire((volatile jint *) &_terminated);
>      >                   return l_terminated == _thread_exiting ||
>      >      check_is_terminated(l_terminated);
>      >                 }
>      >
>      >               and it depends on the JavaThread's _terminated field value.
>      >
>      >                 // JavaThread termination support
>      >                 enum TerminatedTypes {
>      >                  _not_terminated = 0xDEAD - 2,
>      >                  _thread_exiting,                             //
>      >      JavaThread::exit() has been called for this thread
>      >                  _thread_terminated,                          // JavaThread
>      >      is removed from thread list
>      >                  _vm_exited                                   // JavaThread
>      >      is still executing native code, but VM is terminated
>      >                                                               // only VM_Exit
>      >      can set _vm_exited
>      >                 };
>      >
>      >               so the JavaThread's _terminated field can get set to
>      >               _thread_exiting independent of the Threads_lock, but
>      >               it can't get set to _thread_terminated without the
>      >               Threads_lock.
>      >
>      >               So by grabbing the Threads_lock on L623, you make sure
>      >               that ThreadTable::add_thread(java_tid, thread) does not
>      >               add a JavaThread that's not on the ThreadsList. It might
>      >               still become is_exiting() == true right after your
>      >
>      >                 L626         if (!thread->is_exiting()) {
>      >
>      >               but it will still be on the main ThreadsList. And that
>      >               means that when the JavaThread is removed from the main
>      >               ThreadsList, you'll still call:
>      >
>      >                 L931:     ThreadTable::remove_thread(tid);
>      >
>      >           L624:         // Must be inside the lock to ensure that we don't
>      >      add the thread to the table
>      >               typo: s/the thread/a thread/
>      >
>      >           L633:       return thread;
>      >               nit - L633 - indented too far (should be 2 spaces)
>      >
>      >      src/hotspot/share/services/threadTable.hpp
>      >           L42:   static void lazy_initialize(const ThreadsList *threads);
>      >               nit - put space between '*' the variable:
>      >
>      >                 static void lazy_initialize(const ThreadsList* threads);
>      >
>      >               like you do in your other decls.
>      >
>      >           L45:   // Lookup and inserts
>      >               Perhaps:  // Lookup and list management
>      >
>      >           L60-61 - nit - please delete these blank lines.
>      >
>      >      src/hotspot/share/services/threadTable.cpp
>      >           L28: #include "runtime/timerTrace.hpp"
>      >               nit - This should be after threadSMR.hpp... (alpha sorted order)
>      >
>      >           L39: static const size_t DefaultThreadTableSizeLog = 8;
>      >               nit - your other 'static const' are not CamelCase. Why is this one?
>      >
>      >           L45: static ThreadTableHash* volatile _local_table = NULL;
>      >           L50: static volatile size_t _current_size = 0;
>      >           L51: static volatile size_t _items_count = 0;
>      >               nit - can you group the file statics together? (up with L41).
>      >
>      >           L60:     _tid(tid),_java_thread(java_thread) {}
>      >               nit - space after ','
>      >
>      >           L62   jlong tid() const { return _tid;}
>      >           L63   JavaThread* thread() const {return _java_thread;}
>      >               nit - space before '}'
>      >               nit - space after '{' on L63.
>      >
>      >           L70:     static uintx get_hash(Value const& value, bool* is_dead) {
>      >               Parameter 'is_dead' is not used.
>      >
>      >           L74:     static void* allocate_node(size_t size, Value const& value) {
>      >               Parameter 'value' is not used.
>      >
>      >           L93: void ThreadTable::lazy_initialize(const ThreadsList *threads) {
>      >               Re: discussion about lazy_initialize() racing with
>      >                   ThreadsList::find_JavaThread_from_java_tid()
>      >
>      >               There's a couple of aspects to these two pieces of code racing
>      >               with each other and racing with new thread creation. Racing with
>      >               new thread creation is the easy one:
>      >
>      >                 If a new thread isn't added to the ThreadTable by
>      >                 ThreadsSMRSupport::add_thread() calling
>      >      ThreadTable::add_thread(),
>      >                 then the point in the future where someone calls
>      >                 find_JavaThread_from_java_tid() will add it to the table due to
>      >                 the linear search when ThreadTable::find_thread_by_tid()
>      >                 returns NULL.
>      >
>      >              As for multi-threads calling
>      >      ThreadsList::find_JavaThread_from_java_tid()
>      >              at the same time which results in multi-threads in lazy_initialize()
>      >              at the same time...
>      >
>      >              - ThreadTable creation will be linear due to ThreadTableCreate_lock.
>      >                After _is_initialized is set to true, then no more callers to
>      >                lazy_initialize() will be in the "if (!_is_initialized)" block.
>      >              - Once the ThreadTable is created, then multi-threads can be
>      >                executing the for-loop to add their ThreadsList entries to
>      >                the ThreadTable. There will be a bit of Threads_lock contention
>      >                as each of the multi-threads tries to add their entries and
>      >                there will be some wasted work since the multi-threads will
>      >                likely have similar ThreadLists.
>      >
>      >              Of course, once _is_initialized is set to true, then any caller
>      >              to lazy_initialize() will return quickly and
>      >              ThreadsList::find_JavaThread_from_java_tid() will call
>      >              ThreadTable::find_thread_by_tid(). If the target java_tid isn't
>      >              found, then we do the linear search thing here and add the
>      >              the entry if we find a match in our current ThreadsList. Since
>      >              we're only adding the one here, we only contend for the Threads_lock
>      >              here if we find it.
>      >
>      >              If ThreadsList::find_JavaThread_from_java_tid() is called with a
>      >              target java_tid for a JavaThread that was created after the
>      >              ThreadsList object that the caller has in hand for the
>      >              find_JavaThread_from_java_tid() call, then, of course, that
>      >              target 'java_tid' won't be found because the JavaThread was
>      >              added the main ThreadsList _after_ the ThreadsList object was
>      >              created by the caller. Of course, you have to ask where the
>      >              target java_tid value came from since the JavaThread wasn't
>      >              around when the ThreadsList::find_JavaThread_from_java_tid()
>      >              call was made with that target java_tid value...
>      >
>      >           L99:         // being concurently populated during the initalization.
>      >               Typos? Perhaps:
>      >                        // to be concurrently populated during initialization.
>      >
>      >               But I think those two comment lines are more appropriate above
>      >               this line:
>      >
>      >               L96:       MutexLocker ml(ThreadTableCreate_lock);
>      >
>      >           L112:           // Must be inside the lock to ensure that we don't
>      >      add the thread to the table
>      >               typo: s/the thread/a thread/
>      >
>      >           L141:   return ((double)_items_count)/_current_size;
>      >               nit - need spaces around '/'.
>      >
>      >           L177:   bool equals(ThreadTableEntry **value, bool* is_dead) {
>      >               nit - put space between '**' the variable:
>      >                   bool equals(ThreadTableEntry** value,
>      >
>      >               Parameter 'is_dead' is not used.
>      >
>      >           L214:   while(true) {
>      >               nit - space before '('.
>      >
>      >
>      >      Short version: Thumbs up.
>      >
>      >      Longer version: I don't think I've spotted anything other than nits here.
>      >      Mostly I've just looked for multi-threaded races, proper usage of the
>      >      Thread-SMR stuff, and minimal impact in the case where the new
>      >      ThreadsTable is never needed.
>      >
>      >      Dan
>      >
>      >      P.S.
>      >      ThreadTable is a bit of misnomer. What you really have here is
>      >      a ThreadIdTable, but I'm really late to the code review flow
>      >      with that comment...
>      >
>      >
>      >      > Bug : https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8185005
>      >      >
>      >      > Thank you!
>      >      > --Daniil
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
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