ZGC: Move resurrection unblock to before the _unload.purge() call

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    • Type: Enhancement
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: P4
    • 14
    • Affects Version/s: None
    • Component/s: hotspot
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    • b25

      After JDK-8230661 we are guaranteed that no mutator holds a weak oop containing a "dead" object when the ZResurrection::unblock() call happens.

      Therefore, it doesn't matter if the load barrier that the thread executes runs the code guarded by ZResurrection::is_blocked() or the "non-blocked" part, when ZResurrection::unblock() changes the state. As long as the ZResurrection::unblock() call happens after the handshake, we are good to go.

      Today, we perform the purging and deletion of metadata in _unload.purge(), and call ZResurrection:unblock() after that. There's no need to delay the unblocking to after the purge. We have the opportunity to shrink the resurrection-blocked window by moving the ZResurrection::unblock() call to before the call to _unload.purge(), but still after the handshake.

            Assignee:
            Stefan Karlsson
            Reporter:
            Stefan Karlsson
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