代码图片来自:https://blog.csdn.net/qq_31865983/article/details/103788358
VM_Thread 就是大家平时说的 JVM线程,只有一个实例,也就是虚拟机创建过程中只会被创建一次(C++层面),并且在虚拟机销毁的时候被销毁
具体的作用是 开启一个无限循环(while (true)), 然后不断地从一个 VM_Operation 队列中取出 VM_Operation 并且执行,如果没有 VM_Operation 就等待一会
VM_Operation 是通过其他线程 放入到队列中的,所以类似 生产者-消费者 模式。VM_Operation 有许多种,大概有四类
从注释上看,应该都是一些堆内存的分配操作?
细分的话,具体操作如下:
#define VM_OP_ENUM(type) VMOp_##type,
// Note: When new VM_XXX comes up, add 'XXX' to the template table.
#define VM_OPS_DO(template) \
template(Dummy) \
template(ThreadStop) \
template(ThreadDump) \
template(PrintThreads) \
template(FindDeadlocks) \
template(ForceSafepoint) \
template(ForceAsyncSafepoint) \
template(Deoptimize) \
template(DeoptimizeFrame) \
template(DeoptimizeAll) \
template(ZombieAll) \
template(UnlinkSymbols) \
template(Verify) \
template(PrintJNI) \
template(HeapDumper) \
template(DeoptimizeTheWorld) \
template(CollectForMetadataAllocation) \
template(GC_HeapInspection) \
template(GenCollectFull) \
template(GenCollectFullConcurrent) \
template(GenCollectForAllocation) \
template(ParallelGCFailedAllocation) \
template(ParallelGCSystemGC) \
template(CGC_Operation) \
template(CMS_Initial_Mark) \
template(CMS_Final_Remark) \
template(G1CollectFull) \
template(G1CollectForAllocation) \
template(G1IncCollectionPause) \
template(DestroyAllocationContext) \
template(EnableBiasedLocking) \
template(RevokeBias) \
template(BulkRevokeBias) \
template(PopulateDumpSharedSpace) \
template(JNIFunctionTableCopier) \
template(RedefineClasses) \
template(GetOwnedMonitorInfo) \
template(GetObjectMonitorUsage) \
template(GetCurrentContendedMonitor) \
template(GetStackTrace) \
template(GetMultipleStackTraces) \
template(GetAllStackTraces) \
template(GetThreadListStackTraces) \
template(GetFrameCount) \
template(GetFrameLocation) \
template(ChangeBreakpoints) \
template(GetOrSetLocal) \
template(GetCurrentLocation) \
template(EnterInterpOnlyMode) \
template(ChangeSingleStep) \
template(HeapWalkOperation) \
template(HeapIterateOperation) \
template(ReportJavaOutOfMemory) \
template(JFRCheckpoint) \
template(Exit) \
template(LinuxDllLoad) \
template(RotateGCLog) \
template(WhiteBoxOperation) \
template(ClassLoaderStatsOperation) \
比较值得注意的是 加载Linux 的 动态链接库:
比较重要的就是GC操作:
每个线程通过 VMThread::execute 把 VM_Operation 放入队列的之前会通过doit_prologue方法做检查,检查是否能把这个 VM_Operation 放入队列。
因为VM_Operation有可能会被多个Java线程入队,但是实际上只用一个入队就够了。
有一种比较典型的情况就是GC操作可能会被多个Java线程入队,但实际只用GC一次就够了。
实际执行 VM_Operation 是在 VM_Operation::evaluate 中
具体过程伪代码:
Java方法投递该VM_operation
VMThread::execute (VM_Operation op)
不是 VM_Thread来执行投递方法:
if (op::doit_prologue()) {
enqueue(op);
op::doit_epilogue();
}
如果是VM_Thread的话,可以直接执行evaluate方法
void VMThread::execute(VM_Operation* op) {
Thread* t = Thread::current();
if (!t->is_VM_thread()) {
SkipGCALot sgcalot(t); // avoid re-entrant attempts to gc-a-lot
// JavaThread or WatcherThread
bool concurrent = op->evaluate_concurrently();
// only blocking VM operations need to verify the caller's safepoint state:
if (!concurrent) {
t->check_for_valid_safepoint_state(true);
}
// New request from Java thread, evaluate prologue
if (!op->doit_prologue()) {
return; // op was cancelled
}
// Setup VM_operations for execution
op->set_calling_thread(t, Thread::get_priority(t));
// It does not make sense to execute the epilogue, if the VM operation object is getting
// deallocated by the VM thread.
bool execute_epilog = !op->is_cheap_allocated();
assert(!concurrent || op->is_cheap_allocated(), "concurrent => cheap_allocated");
// Get ticket number for non-concurrent VM operations
int ticket = 0;
if (!concurrent) {
ticket = t->vm_operation_ticket();
}
// Add VM operation to list of waiting threads. We are guaranteed not to block while holding the
// VMOperationQueue_lock, so we can block without a safepoint check. This allows vm operation requests
// to be queued up during a safepoint synchronization.
{
VMOperationQueue_lock->lock_without_safepoint_check();
bool ok = _vm_queue->add(op);
op->set_timestamp(os::javaTimeMillis());
VMOperationQueue_lock->notify();
VMOperationQueue_lock->unlock();
// VM_Operation got skipped
if (!ok) {
assert(concurrent, "can only skip concurrent tasks");
if (op->is_cheap_allocated()) delete op;
return;
}
}
if (!concurrent) {
// Wait for completion of request (non-concurrent)
// Note: only a JavaThread triggers the safepoint check when locking
MutexLocker mu(VMOperationRequest_lock);
while(t->vm_operation_completed_count() < ticket) {
VMOperationRequest_lock->wait(!t->is_Java_thread());
}
}
if (execute_epilog) {
op->doit_epilogue();
}
} else {
// invoked by VM thread; usually nested VM operation
assert(t->is_VM_thread(), "must be a VM thread");
VM_Operation* prev_vm_operation = vm_operation();
if (prev_vm_operation != NULL) {
// Check the VM operation allows nested VM operation. This normally not the case, e.g., the compiler
// does not allow nested scavenges or compiles.
if (!prev_vm_operation->allow_nested_vm_operations()) {
fatal(err_msg("Nested VM operation %s requested by operation %s",
op->name(), vm_operation()->name()));
}
op->set_calling_thread(prev_vm_operation->calling_thread(), prev_vm_operation->priority());
}
EventMark em("Executing %s VM operation: %s", prev_vm_operation ? "nested" : "", op->name());
// Release all internal handles after operation is evaluated
HandleMark hm(t);
_cur_vm_operation = op;
if (op->evaluate_at_safepoint() && !SafepointSynchronize::is_at_safepoint()) {
SafepointSynchronize::begin();
op->evaluate();
SafepointSynchronize::end();
} else {
op->evaluate();
}
// Free memory if needed
if (op->is_cheap_allocated()) delete op;
_cur_vm_operation = prev_vm_operation;
}
}
进入队列之后的 op 们,会在 VM_Thread run方法 的 loop 循环中被取出执行,当然,这个队列被取出时要加锁 MutexLockerEx(具体通过pthread_cond_wait等pthread库函数实现)
run方法是在新的操作系统线程中执行的。
具体在Threads::create_vm中体现:
具体os是怎么开始run方法的?
起始是有一个 叫 java_start 的方法,调用了 run 方法
然后 os_start 调用 pthread_start 创建一个操作系统层面的线程去执行 java_start