On Sep 21, 2011, at 8:21 AM, Mark Roos wrote: > From Remi > > Moreover, are you sure the code that contains these callsites is JITed, > > No, but then how would I know and what would I do if I did know. If its > JITed > and I do the 10th ( or whatever) invalidate in three months because of > uploading a patch > and because of that the app slows down until I reboot it that is a problem > for me. > > Smalltalk is dynamic not just in its use of variables but in its ability to > redo methods on > the fly ( and create new classes on demand etc). Because of this I will need > to invalidate > callsites in the cache. I really don't think it will be helpful if I have to > drop the methods and > recompile the byte codes to get 'fresh' callsites. > > Maybe I could have a way to put the site back into 'bootstrap' mode. Maybe > even with > a SwitchPoint. > > I think I can deal with depth control I am not sure I can deal with an > 'helpful' compiler
I got your point. It seems we have to rework this patch a little to meet the requirements. And I'm pretty sure it's too late for 7u2 anyway. A rate instead of an absolute counter seems to be the way to go. -- Christian > > regards > mark > > > _______________________________________________ > mlvm-dev mailing list > mlvm-dev@openjdk.java.net > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/mlvm-dev
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