On Sat, 10 May 2025 20:43:20 GMT, Chen Liang <li...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> The recent patch #23866 makes calling `ClassValue::remove()` from 
>> `ClassValue::computeValue()` end up in infinite loops while fixing the stale 
>> value risk from the method.
>> 
>> The proposed fix is to preserve the stale value risk fix, and update the 
>> remove-from-compute behavior from the original designated no-op behavior to 
>> throwing an exception, as the original behavior conflicts with the stale 
>> value fix.
>> 
>> The implementation track the owner thread in promises (accessed in locked 
>> section); as a result, we can fail-fast on recursive removals from 
>> `computeValue`. I did not choose to use `ThreadTracker` as it is designed 
>> for single tracker and multiple threads, while this case here sees often 
>> just one thread, and the threads outlive the promise objects.
>> 
>> Also updated the API specs for `remove` to more concisely describe the 
>> memory effects. Please review the associated CSR as well.
>
> Chen Liang has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge 
> or a rebase. The incremental webrev excludes the unrelated changes brought in 
> by the merge/rebase. The pull request contains 22 additional commits since 
> the last revision:
> 
>  - Jaikiran comments, improve thread reference tracking, more documents
>  - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into 
> fix/classvalue-compute-remove
>  - Update src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ClassValue.java
>    
>    Co-authored-by: Shaojin Wen <shaojin.we...@alibaba-inc.com>
>  - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into 
> fix/classvalue-compute-remove
>  - Reviews from viktor
>  - Rewrite impl to follow the new simplified spec
>  - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into 
> fix/classvalue-compute-remove
>  - Try to simplify the model - use the finish of computeValue
>    
>  - Test updates - remove repetition, test case for no stale installation
>  - Fix incorrect promise removal when unnecessary and add regression test
>  - ... and 12 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/60bb1184...e24a1fd7

src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ClassValue.java line 99:

> 97:      * that computed the value to associate.  A new invocation to {@code
> 98:      * computeValue}, which that {@code remove} call happens-before, 
> happens to
> 99:      * re-establish this happens-before relationship.</li>

Suggestion:

     * computeValue}, which that {@code remove} call happens-before,
     * re-establishes this happens-before relationship.</li>

src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ClassValue.java line 126:

> 124:      * value if it exists.  Otherwise, this method tries to associate a 
> value
> 125:      * from a {@link #computeValue computeValue} invocation until the 
> associated
> 126:      * value exists, which may be from another thread.

Suggestion:

     * value exists, which could be associated by a competing thread.

src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ClassValue.java line 347:

> 345:         }
> 346: 
> 347:         // Arguments are nullable, intentionally to allow initial tokens

Suggestion:

        // Arguments are intentionally nullable, to allow initial tokens

src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ClassValue.java line 348:

> 346: 
> 347:         // Arguments are nullable, intentionally to allow initial tokens
> 348:         static boolean areCompatible(RemovalToken current, RemovalToken 
> original) {

Are "equivalent"?

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24043#discussion_r2086738186
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24043#discussion_r2086742731
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24043#discussion_r2086745684
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24043#discussion_r2086747420

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