On 4/29/07, LvJimmy，Jing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
2007/4/29, Tingpeng Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "LvJimmy，Jing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 5:24 PM
> Subject: Re: problem about System.loadLibrary and object's address
>
>
> > 2007/4/29, Tingpeng Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >> Hi, xiaofeng,
> >>
> >> 1. I also feel very unnatural to call it through MyRuntime class, but I
don't know how to call it directly. Since drlvm needs HotSpot to help it to compile the
java source code, if I don't call it though an instance, the HotSpot couldn't
distinguish it. If I let the Jit to add the free() call in a future time, I will not
need it any more.
> >>
> >
> > :) Java static method can be called as SomeClass.StaticMethod, so your
> > program can be written as (it is nothing related with compiler)
> > public static void main(String[] args)
> > {
> > set(10);
> > System.out.println(get());
> > }
> >
>
> >> 2. I added an method named "unsigned int get_object_addr(jobject jobj)" in
object_handle.cpp to return the address of jobj . I can call it directly to get the object address
in free() method. Since I could not assure whether it can get the right address, so I add the
get_obj_addr() for test purpose. I will delete it if it can work corredtly.
> >>
> >
> > Ah, I don't catch well here. Why do you need a free() function here?
> > If you alloc a java object (no matter in java or native), you can just
> > leave it alone and let GC do everything for you. Free() is too c-style
> > for Java developer :)
> > In the other way, if you want to alloc some memory for other use, for
> > an example, char array in c/c++, you can just keep its address(you can
> > keep a jlong as void* ) and free it at last(you'd better free in this
> > case or you'll get memory leak). It is such easier to keep/pass a
> > jlong value than jobject handle.
> >
> My thesis is to redesign the heap layout, and provide the free() method to
support reclaiming the object explicitly. Then in jit module, I will add some
analysis to insert some free call to reclaim the dead object in advance. The
purpose is to try to improve the efficiency of program's execution.
>
Got it, I remember we've already discussed this problem (free() in
java) and IIRC, some expert mark this problem as "mission impossible"
... :)
However study something about GC may benefit your thesis. :)
Jimmy, it's possible to insert free() automatically in jitted code to
reclaim some short-lived objects. This can be a supplementary to the
GC, and probably improve the overall performance. Tingpeng had
previous discussions with me on this topic actually.
TingPeng, the runtime helper is a way in DRLVM for the VM to provide
JIT certain supports, e.g., exception throwing, etc. One of the
important usages of runtime helper is to provide a way of fast native
method invocation. That is, when you know a native method never causes
GC, you probably can use a runtime helper for JIT to generate code to
invoke this native method directly without going through the JNI
stuff. This makes native call fast.
You can find runtime helper code in jit_runtime_support related files.
Please go search VM_RT_AASTORE in vm source code, you will see in
vmcore/src/util/ia32/base/jit_runtime_support_ia32.cpp how aastore can
implemented in native code to support JIT. VM_RT_GC_HEAP_WRITE_REF
is an example for write barrier native implementation
gc_heap_slot_write_ref().
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Thanks. xiaofeng
> >
> >> 3. Another quesetion: where is runtime helper you speak of? I am afraid I
need do some investigation on it.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> tingpeng
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Xiao-Feng Li" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: <[email protected]>
> >> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 4:05 PM
> >> Subject: Re: problem about System.loadLibrary and object's address
> >>
> >>
> >> > Tingpeng,
> >> >
> >> > 1. Your native is static native, why do you call it through an instance?
> >> > 2. You probably need to use runtime helper for the object direct free
> >> > in Java app, because the default JNI call path will save the object
> >> > handle (and passes the reference address as a root entry during GC
> >> > enumeration). For your purpose, there is no GC happening in free(),
> >> > so it probably works with a stale object reference (freed) in the
> >> > object handle.
> >> > 3. You can use free() directly to retrieve its object address from the
> >> > handle. Why do you need the get_obj_addr() method?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > xiaofeng
> >> >
> >> > On 4/29/07, Tingpeng Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >> Thanks, xiaofeng,
> >> >> My test program is simple as follows:
> >> >>
> >> >> public class JNItest
> >> >>
> >> >> {
> >> >>
> >> >> static
> >> >>
> >> >> {
> >> >>
> >> >> System.loadLibrary("goodluck");
> >> >>
> >> >> }
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> public native static int get();
> >> >>
> >> >> public native static void set(int i);
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> public static void main(String[] args)
> >> >>
> >> >> {
> >> >>
> >> >> JNItest test = new JNItest();
> >> >>
> >> >> test.set(10);
> >> >>
> >> >> System.out.println(test.get());
> >> >>
> >> >> }
> >> >>
> >> >> }
> >> >>
> >> >> Then I use javah to produce JNItest.h and implement two method in JNItest.cpp.
Then use them to build goodluck.dll. I use the latest verson of drlvm to test it, there is still an
error which reports "Vm launcher meets error and needs shut up (this is translated from
chinese)".
> >> >>
> >> >> The reason I asked the second problem is I want to get the address of
obj in java to support the reclaimation. I plan to
> >> >> MyRuntime class, which has a native method,
> >> >> My thought now is as follows:
> >> >> 1. provide a new class named MyRuntime which has two native methods.
> >> >> class MyRuntime
> >> >> {
> >> >> static
> >> >> {
> >> >> System.loadLibrary("runtime");
> >> >> }
> >> >>
> >> >> //public native static void alloc(……);
> >> >>
> >> >> public native static void get_obj_addr(Object obj);
> >> >>
> >> >> //public native static void free(Object obj);
> >> >> }
> >> >>
> >> >> 2. export the get_object_addr(jobject jobj) in vmcore to support
MyRuntime.get_obj_addr(Object obj)
> >> >> 3. export the free(unsigned size, void* address) in gc to support
MyRuntime.free(Object obj)
> >> >> 4. if above is right, I can call MyRuntime.free(obj) in java method.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Is it feasible to get address that way to support the reclaimation
method?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> tingpeng
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Xiao-Feng Li" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >> To: <[email protected]>
> >> >> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 11:06 AM
> >> >> Subject: Re: problem about System.loadLibrary and object's address
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Tingpeng, can you post your program if there is no legal issue? (e.g.,
> >> >> > open a JIRA issue and attach your code there).
> >> >> >
> >> >> > For your second question, itis pretty the core part of JVM native
> >> >> > interface design. Yes, the handle is used to access Java object
> >> >> > indirectly. The idea is to support object movement during GC, then the
> >> >> > real new address of the same object can be stored to the handle. It's
> >> >> > not supposed to be used everywhere in the JVM, because that may break
> >> >> > the protocol of JNI, causing GC to fail to update the object new
> >> >> > address, e.g., if it is put into a register by your C compiler. You
> >> >> > can access it in two ways: either always use JNI interface, or
> >> >> > guarantee there is GC happening when you access it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> > xiaofeng
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On 4/29/07, 吴廷鹏 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >> >> Hi, all,
> >> >> >> when I use drlvm to execute my program, I found that when program has
System.loadLibrary call, there is always an error which reports "java.lang.outofmemoryerror <no stack trace
available>". The same program can run on Hotspot. Why this happens and how to solve it?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Another question, I read the implementation code of Object.clone
method in Object_generic.cpp.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> jobject object_clone(JNIEnv *jenv, jobject jobj)
> >> >> >> {
> >> >> >> ObjectHandle h = (ObjectHandle) jobj;
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> //aquire the target address and assign it to variable named
result
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> memcpy(result, h->object, size);
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> }
> >> >> >> According to my comprehension, h->object is the address of java
object. Is it ture? Does this means I can use the same way to get the address of object in vmcore's
other place provided the necessary head file is included?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> >> tingpeng
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > http://xiao-feng.blogspot.com
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > http://xiao-feng.blogspot.com
> >> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Best Regards!
> >
> > Jimmy, Jing Lv
> > China Software Development Lab, IBM
> >
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Best Regards!
Jimmy, Jing Lv
China Software Development Lab, IBM
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