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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-8251460

Fix the biased-locking code in ObjectSynchronizer::FastHashCode

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • P4
    • 16
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    • b12

    Description

      During the review for JDK-8250606 it was noted that the biased-locking section of FastHashCode contained a similar assertion regarding execution at a safepoint:

            // Relaxing assertion for bug 6320749.
            assert(Universe::verify_in_progress() ||
                   !SafepointSynchronize::is_at_safepoint(),
                   "biases should not be seen by VM thread here");

      which gives the impression that it is okay to execute this code block at a safepoint if verify_in_progress(0 is true. But if we examine the next line of code:

        BiasedLocking::revoke(hobj, JavaThread::current());

      we find that at a safepoint:
      a) JavaThread::current() will assert because the current thread will be the VMThread; and
      b) BiasedLocking::revoke itself contains an assertion that it is not invoked at a safepoint.

      In practice there is no issue with revoking the bias at a safepoint, we just have to use the right code to do so (as done elsewhere in the same file):

      if (SafepointSynchronize::is_at_safepoint()) {
        BiasedLocking::revoke_at_safepoint(hobj);
      } else {
        BiasedLocking::revoke(hobj, self);
      }

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