今天来看下HotSpotVM在Linux下的线程模型。
Thread.start
There are two basic ways for a thread to be introduced into the VM: execution of Java code that calls start() on a java.lang.Thread object; or attaching an existing native thread to the VM using JNI.
Thread.start会调用native方法，start0。之前介绍过怎么找到这个native方法的实现，在Thread.c中，
static JNINativeMethod methods[] = {
{"start0", "()V", (void *)&JVM_StartThread},
{"stop0", "(" OBJ ")V", (void *)&JVM_StopThread},
{"isAlive", "()Z", (void *)&JVM_IsThreadAlive},
{"suspend0", "()V", (void *)&JVM_SuspendThread},
{"resume0", "()V", (void *)&JVM_ResumeThread},
{"setPriority0", "(I)V", (void *)&JVM_SetThreadPriority},
{"yield", "()V", (void *)&JVM_Yield},
{"sleep", "(J)V", (void *)&JVM_Sleep},
{"currentThread", "()" THD, (void *)&JVM_CurrentThread},
{"countStackFrames", "()I", (void *)&JVM_CountStackFrames},
{"interrupt0", "()V", (void *)&JVM_Interrupt},
{"isInterrupted", "(Z)Z", (void *)&JVM_IsInterrupted},
{"holdsLock", "(" OBJ ")Z", (void *)&JVM_HoldsLock},
{"getThreads", "()[" THD, (void *)&JVM_GetAllThreads},
{"dumpThreads", "([" THD ")[[" STE, (void *)&JVM_DumpThreads},
{"setNativeName", "(" STR ")V", (void *)&JVM_SetNativeThreadName},
};JVM_StartThread的定义在jvm.h，
JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
JVM_StartThread(JNIEnv *env, jobject thread);详细实如今jvm.cpp。
读源代码之前能够參考这里先看下java.lang.Thread，JavaThread，OSThread它们之间的关系。
JVM_ENTRY(void, JVM_StartThread(JNIEnv* env, jobject jthread))
JVMWrapper("JVM_StartThread");
JavaThread *native_thread = NULL;
// We cannot hold the Threads_lock when we throw an exception,
// due to rank ordering issues. Example: we might need to grab the
// Heap_lock while we construct the exception.
bool throw_illegal_thread_state = false;
// We must release the Threads_lock before we can post a jvmti event
// in Thread::start.
{
// Ensure that the C++ Thread and OSThread structures aren't freed before
// we operate.
MutexLocker mu(Threads_lock);
// Since JDK 5 the java.lang.Thread threadStatus is used to prevent
// re-starting an already started thread, so we should usually find
// that the JavaThread is null. However for a JNI attached thread
// there is a small window between the Thread object being created
// (with its JavaThread set) and the update to its threadStatus, so we
// have to check for this
if (java_lang_Thread::thread(JNIHandles::resolve_non_null(jthread)) != NULL) {
throw_illegal_thread_state = true;
} else {
// We could also check the stillborn flag to see if this thread was already stopped, but
// for historical reasons we let the thread detect that itself when it starts running
jlong size =
java_lang_Thread::stackSize(JNIHandles::resolve_non_null(jthread));
// Allocate the C++ Thread structure and create the native thread. The
// stack size retrieved from java is signed, but the constructor takes
// size_t (an unsigned type), so avoid passing negative values which would
// result in really large stacks.
size_t sz = size > 0 ? (size_t) size : 0;
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
// 1. 创建与java.lang.Thread相应的JavaThread
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
native_thread = new JavaThread(&thread_entry, sz);
// At this point it may be possible that no osthread was created for the
// JavaThread due to lack of memory. Check for this situation and throw
// an exception if necessary. Eventually we may want to change this so
// that we only grab the lock if the thread was created successfully -
// then we can also do this check and throw the exception in the
// JavaThread constructor.
if (native_thread->osthread() != NULL) {
// Note: the current thread is not being used within "prepare".
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
// 2. 关联java.lang.Thread与JavaThread
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
native_thread->prepare(jthread);
}
}
}
if (throw_illegal_thread_state) {
THROW(vmSymbols::java_lang_IllegalThreadStateException());
}
assert(native_thread != NULL, "Starting null thread?
");
if (native_thread->osthread() == NULL) {
// No one should hold a reference to the 'native_thread'.
delete native_thread;
if (JvmtiExport::should_post_resource_exhausted()) {
JvmtiExport::post_resource_exhausted(
JVMTI_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED_OOM_ERROR | JVMTI_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED_THREADS,
"unable to create new native thread");
}
THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_OutOfMemoryError(),
"unable to create new native thread");
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
// 3. 启动JavaThread
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
Thread::start(native_thread);
JVM_END
构造JavaThread
来看下JavaThread的构造函数，
JavaThread::JavaThread(ThreadFunction entry_point, size_t stack_sz) :
Thread() //// 各种初始化
#ifndef SERIALGC
, _satb_mark_queue(&_satb_mark_queue_set),
_dirty_card_queue(&_dirty_card_queue_set)
#endif // !SERIALGC
{
if (TraceThreadEvents) {
tty->print_cr("creating thread %p", this);
}
////////////////////////////////////////
// 1. 初始化
////////////////////////////////////////
initialize();
_jni_attach_state = _not_attaching_via_jni;
set_entry_point(entry_point);
// Create the native thread itself.
// %note runtime_23
os::ThreadType thr_type = os::java_thread;
thr_type = entry_point == &compiler_thread_entry ? os::compiler_thread : os::java_thread;
////////////////////////////////////////
// 2. 创建OSThread
////////////////////////////////////////
os::create_thread(this, thr_type, stack_sz);
_safepoint_visible = false;
// The _osthread may be NULL here because we ran out of memory (too many threads active).
// We need to throw and OutOfMemoryError - however we cannot do this here because the caller
// may hold a lock and all locks must be unlocked before throwing the exception (throwing
// the exception consists of creating the exception object & initializing it, initialization
// will leave the VM via a JavaCall and then all locks must be unlocked).
//
// The thread is still suspended when we reach here. Thread must be explicit started
// by creator! Furthermore, the thread must also explicitly be added to the Threads list
// by calling Threads:add. The reason why this is not done here, is because the thread
// object must be fully initialized (take a look at JVM_Start)
}
传进来的entry_point是thread_entry。这种方法会调用Thread.run方法。待会就能看到是怎么用的了。
static void thread_entry(JavaThread* thread, TRAPS) {
HandleMark hm(THREAD);
Handle obj(THREAD, thread->threadObj());
JavaValue result(T_VOID);
JavaCalls::call_virtual(&result,
obj,
KlassHandle(THREAD, SystemDictionary::Thread_klass()),
vmSymbols::run_method_name(),
vmSymbols::void_method_signature(),
THREAD);
}创建OSThread
JavaThread的构造函数中会创建OSThread。直接看下Linux下的os::create_thread。
bool os::create_thread(Thread* thread, ThreadType thr_type, size_t stack_size) {
assert(thread->osthread() == NULL, "caller responsible");
////////////////////////////////////////
// 1. 构造OSThread
////////////////////////////////////////
// Allocate the OSThread object
OSThread* osthread = new OSThread(NULL, NULL);
if (osthread == NULL) {
return false;
}
// set the correct thread state
osthread->set_thread_type(thr_type);
////////////////////////////////////////
// 设置OSThread的状态为ALLOCATED
////////////////////////////////////////
// Initial state is ALLOCATED but not INITIALIZED
osthread->set_state(ALLOCATED);
////////////////////////////////////////
// 关联OSThread与JavaThread
////////////////////////////////////////
thread->set_osthread(osthread);
// init thread attributes
pthread_attr_t attr;
pthread_attr_init(&attr);
pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
// stack size
if (os::Linux::supports_variable_stack_size()) {
// calculate stack size if it's not specified by caller
if (stack_size == 0) {
stack_size = os::Linux::default_stack_size(thr_type);
switch (thr_type) {
case os::java_thread:
// Java threads use ThreadStackSize which default value can be
// changed with the flag -Xss
assert (JavaThread::stack_size_at_create() > 0, "this should be set");
stack_size = JavaThread::stack_size_at_create();
break;
case os::compiler_thread:
if (CompilerThreadStackSize > 0) {
stack_size = (size_t)(CompilerThreadStackSize * K);
break;
} // else fall through:
// use VMThreadStackSize if CompilerThreadStackSize is not defined
case os::vm_thread:
case os::pgc_thread:
case os::cgc_thread:
case os::watcher_thread:
if (VMThreadStackSize > 0) stack_size = (size_t)(VMThreadStackSize * K);
break;
}
}
stack_size = MAX2(stack_size, os::Linux::min_stack_allowed);
pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, stack_size);
} else {
// let pthread_create() pick the default value.
}
// glibc guard page
pthread_attr_setguardsize(&attr, os::Linux::default_guard_size(thr_type));
ThreadState state;
{
// Serialize thread creation if we are running with fixed stack LinuxThreads
bool lock = os::Linux::is_LinuxThreads() && !os::Linux::is_floating_stack();
if (lock) {
os::Linux::createThread_lock()->lock_without_safepoint_check();
}
////////////////////////////////////////
// 2. 使用pthread创建本地子线程
// 本地子线程运行java_start方法。JavaThread作为參数
////////////////////////////////////////
pthread_t tid;
int ret = pthread_create(&tid, &attr, (void* (*)(void*)) java_start, thread);
pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
if (ret != 0) {
if (PrintMiscellaneous && (Verbose || WizardMode)) {
perror("pthread_create()");
}
// Need to clean up stuff we've allocated so far
thread->set_osthread(NULL);
delete osthread;
if (lock) os::Linux::createThread_lock()->unlock();
return false;
}
// Store pthread info into the OSThread
osthread->set_pthread_id(tid);
////////////////////////////////////////
// 3. 等待子线程改变OSThread的状态
////////////////////////////////////////
// Wait until child thread is either initialized or aborted
{
Monitor* sync_with_child = osthread->startThread_lock();
MutexLockerEx ml(sync_with_child, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
while ((state = osthread->get_state()) == ALLOCATED) {
sync_with_child->wait(Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
}
}
if (lock) {
os::Linux::createThread_lock()->unlock();
}
}
// Aborted due to thread limit being reached
if (state == ZOMBIE) {
thread->set_osthread(NULL);
delete osthread;
return false;
}
// The thread is returned suspended (in state INITIALIZED),
// and is started higher up in the call chain
assert(state == INITIALIZED, "race condition");
return true;
}java_start
到这里就能够看到，底层是用的pthread库。pthread_create创建的子线程会运行java_start方法，
// Thread start routine for all newly created threads
static void *java_start(Thread *thread) {
// Try to randomize the cache line index of hot stack frames.
// This helps when threads of the same stack traces evict each other's
// cache lines. The threads can be either from the same JVM instance, or
// from different JVM instances. The benefit is especially true for
// processors with hyperthreading technology.
static int counter = 0;
int pid = os::current_process_id();
alloca(((pid ^ counter++) & 7) * 128);
ThreadLocalStorage::set_thread(thread);
OSThread* osthread = thread->osthread();
Monitor* sync = osthread->startThread_lock();
// non floating stack LinuxThreads needs extra check, see above
if (!_thread_safety_check(thread)) {
// notify parent thread
MutexLockerEx ml(sync, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
osthread->set_state(ZOMBIE);
sync->notify_all();
return NULL;
}
// thread_id is kernel thread id (similar to Solaris LWP id)
osthread->set_thread_id(os::Linux::gettid());
if (UseNUMA) {
int lgrp_id = os::numa_get_group_id();
if (lgrp_id != -1) {
thread->set_lgrp_id(lgrp_id);
}
}
// initialize signal mask for this thread
os::Linux::hotspot_sigmask(thread);
// initialize floating point control register
os::Linux::init_thread_fpu_state();
// handshaking with parent thread
{
MutexLockerEx ml(sync, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
////////////////////////////////////////
// 改变OSThread状态
////////////////////////////////////////
// notify parent thread
osthread->set_state(INITIALIZED);
sync->notify_all();
////////////////////////////////////////
// 等待OSThread状态改变
////////////////////////////////////////
// wait until os::start_thread()
while (osthread->get_state() == INITIALIZED) {
sync->wait(Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////
// 调用JavaThread::run
////////////////////////////////////////
// call one more level start routine
thread->run();
return 0;
}上面凝视已经说了，子线程会等待OSThread状态的改变才往下运行，那么如今我们须要先回到JVM_StartThread方法，JavaThread::prepare没什么。看下Thread::start，
void Thread::start(Thread* thread) {
trace("start", thread);
// Start is different from resume in that its safety is guaranteed by context or
// being called from a Java method synchronized on the Thread object.
if (!DisableStartThread) {
if (thread->is_Java_thread()) {
// Initialize the thread state to RUNNABLE before starting this thread.
// Can not set it after the thread started because we do not know the
// exact thread state at that time. It could be in MONITOR_WAIT or
// in SLEEPING or some other state.
java_lang_Thread::set_thread_status(((JavaThread*)thread)->threadObj(),
java_lang_Thread::RUNNABLE);
}
////////////////////////////////////////
// 启动JavaThread
////////////////////////////////////////
os::start_thread(thread);
}
}void os::start_thread(Thread* thread) {
// guard suspend/resume
MutexLockerEx ml(thread->SR_lock(), Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
OSThread* osthread = thread->osthread();
////////////////////////////////////////
// 改变OSThread状态
////////////////////////////////////////
osthread->set_state(RUNNABLE);
////////////////////////////////////////
// 调用pd_start_thread
// pd是platform dependent
////////////////////////////////////////
pd_start_thread(thread);
}此时子线程等待的OSThread状态改变了，能够继续往下运行JavaThread::run了。
JavaThread::run
void JavaThread::run() {
////////////////////////////////////////
// TLAB，TLS 等初始化
////////////////////////////////////////
// initialize thread-local alloc buffer related fields
this->initialize_tlab();
// used to test validitity of stack trace backs
this->record_base_of_stack_pointer();
// Record real stack base and size.
this->record_stack_base_and_size();
// Initialize thread local storage; set before calling MutexLocker
this->initialize_thread_local_storage();
this->create_stack_guard_pages();
this->cache_global_variables();
// Thread is now sufficient initialized to be handled by the safepoint code as being
// in the VM. Change thread state from _thread_new to _thread_in_vm
ThreadStateTransition::transition_and_fence(this, _thread_new, _thread_in_vm);
assert(JavaThread::current() == this, "sanity check");
assert(!Thread::current()->owns_locks(), "sanity check");
DTRACE_THREAD_PROBE(start, this);
// This operation might block. We call that after all safepoint checks for a new thread has
// been completed.
this->set_active_handles(JNIHandleBlock::allocate_block());
if (JvmtiExport::should_post_thread_life()) {
JvmtiExport::post_thread_start(this);
}
EventThreadStart event;
if (event.should_commit()) {
event.set_javalangthread(java_lang_Thread::thread_id(this->threadObj()));
event.commit();
}
// We call another function to do the rest so we are sure that the stack addresses used
// from there will be lower than the stack base just computed
thread_main_inner();
// Note, thread is no longer valid at this point!
}void JavaThread::thread_main_inner() {
assert(JavaThread::current() == this, "sanity check");
assert(this->threadObj() != NULL, "just checking");
// Execute thread entry point unless this thread has a pending exception
// or has been stopped before starting.
// Note: Due to JVM_StopThread we can have pending exceptions already!
if (!this->has_pending_exception() &&
!java_lang_Thread::is_stillborn(this->threadObj())) {
{
ResourceMark rm(this);
this->set_native_thread_name(this->get_thread_name());
}
HandleMark hm(this);
////////////////////////////////////////
// 运行一開始传入的thread_entry
// 也就是java.lang.Thread#run
////////////////////////////////////////
this->entry_point()(this, this);
}
DTRACE_THREAD_PROBE(stop, this);
////////////////////////////////////////
// 运行清理工作
////////////////////////////////////////
this->exit(false);
////////////////////////////////////////
// 销毁JavaThread
////////////////////////////////////////
delete this;
}妥妥的，也就是说是由pthread_create出来的线程来运行了Thread.run方法。1:1的线程模型。
