On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:54:23 GMT, Coleen Phillimore <cole...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> src/hotspot/share/utilities/hashtable.cpp line 64:
>>
>>> 62:
>>> 63: if (DumpSharedSpaces) {
>>> 64: // Avoid random bits in structure padding so we can have
>>> deterministic content in CDS archive
>>
>> Hmm, the sequence looks a little odd: the constructor initializes some
>> fields, they are then zeroed here, and then initialized again below ....
>>
>> Actually, I think you can get rid of the `if (DumpSharedSpaces)` block for
>> now. I am not sure if it's needed. Deterministic CDS archive is broken
>> anyway (https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8253495).
>>
>> That way you can get rid of the entry->set_xxx below as well.
>
> Yes, I'd like to make the constructors initialize the fields, but didn't know
> what to do about this block zeroing code. Would you have to add it back with
> deterministic GC?
> Yes, I'd like to make the constructors initialize the fields, but didn't know
> what to do about this block zeroing code. Would you have to add it back with
> deterministic CDS?
I am not sure yet. I think we may not need it because CDS doesn't copy
HashtableEntries into the archive anymore.
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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/3123
