RFR (XS) 6471769: Error: assert(_cur_stack_depth == count_frames(), "cur_stack_depth out of sync") (original) (raw)

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Mon Feb 3 16:04:10 PST 2014

On 2/3/14 2:54 PM, Daniel D. Daugherty wrote:

On 2/3/14 1:13 PM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:

Dan,

Thank you for reviewing! Some comments are below. On 2/3/14 7:51 AM, Daniel D. Daugherty wrote: On 1/31/14 7:58 PM, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote: Please, review the fix for: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6471769

Open webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sspitsyn/webrevs/2014/hotspot/6471769-JVMTI-FRAME/ src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiEnv.cpp Thumbs up on the code change. I've never been a fan of the: if (isthreadfullysuspended(...)) do-something-direct else do-something-via-a-safepoint model. We don't have any mechanism in the VM to keep the isthreadfullysuspended() constraint true over the execution time of the "do-something-direct" operation so we've always been exposed to races. Thank you for this confirmation. So that, we are in sync here. Also, I think this model is used for several other JVM/TI calls so you might want to visit those also with an eye on safety. Yes, I'm looking to isolate and double check other places like this in the code. Another piece of work is to isolate other bugs on this topic. For this specific change, I think the comment would be better as: // It is only safe to perform the direct operation on the current // thread. All other usage needs to use a vm-op for safety. It is taken, thanks! In particular, I don't agree with this part of the comment: // Performance-wise the only important case is when current thread is // the target thread. I'm not sure how you can state that performance on the current thread is the only important case, but maybe I don't understand what you're really trying to say here. I agree, the comment is not clear. Probably, the comment had to say: "the only case where we can keep performance without loosing safety is the target thread is current ...". In fact, collecting data at a safepoint is the only way to make it safe. If the target thread is not current then: - a) thread has been suspended: already slow path, so that performance is not that critical - b) thread has not been suspended: the information we provide is transient, safepoint is the only way to get it safe (is is correct?) Yes, the only safe way to get info for another thread is via a safepoint operation.

Ok, thanks.

Now for the more general question with respect to this bug: 6471769 I've having trouble connecting this change (which I like) to this particular bug report. The crash in the bug's description looks like this: # Internal Error (/net/prt-solamd64-q1-2/PrtBuildDir/workspace/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiThreadState.cpp, 273), pid=9561, tid=2 # # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (20060914135846.dcubed.servicehsb02merge.2-debug compiled mode) # # Error: assert(curstackdepth == countframes(),"curstackdepth out of sync") V [libjvm.so+0x1217206];; void VMError::reportanddie()+0x606 V [libjvm.so+0x667841];; void reportassertionfailure(const char*,int,const char*)+0x61 V [libjvm.so+0xca9557];; int JvmtiThreadState::curstackdepth()+0x6e7 V [libjvm.so+0xc1caaa];; void JvmtiExport::postmethodexit(JavaThread*,methodOop,frame)+0x21ba V [libjvm.so+0x8385de];; void InterpreterRuntime::postmethodexit(JavaThread*)+0x21e j java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.getBlockDataMode()Z+4 In the above crash, the current thread is trying to post a JVMTIEVENTMETHODEXIT and during the event posting code, it calls curstackdepth() which fails an assert because the cached stack depth doesn't match the current queried value: 282 int JvmtiThreadState::curstackdepth() { 283 uint32t debugbits = 0; 284 guarantee(JavaThread::current() == getthread() || 285 JvmtiEnv::isthreadfullysuspended(getthread(), false, &debugbits ), 286 "must be current thread or suspended"); 287 288 if (!isinterponlymode() || curstackdepth == UNKNOWNSTACKDEPTH) { 289 curstackdepth = countframes(); 290 } else { 291 // heavy weight assert 292 assert(curstackdepth == countframes(), 293 "curstackdepth out of sync"); 294 } 295 return curstackdepth; 296 }

This is not an unsafe query from one thread to another target thread so I don't see how the proposed change will address this failure mode. In particular, the assertion is troubling because it tells me that the cached stack depth for the current thread is either wrong or has been corrupted. The above are consequences of unsafe operations we are doing. Current thread should not calculate frame count of target thread (if different) other than at a safepoint. We assume the thread is suspended but, in fact, it was not. So that we lost safety here and all manifestation we observe are the consequences. For at least the stack trace shown in the description of 6471769, it is not an unsafe case because the thread is operating on itself. All I'm saying here is that 6471769 is not the right bug to use for this fix...

Thank you for sharing the concern. I was not able to reproduce the issue and so, did not prove my theory (which can be wrong). But you have a pretty valid point here. I still think, the stack trace with the assert is a consequence of a previous unsafe calculation on another thread. But that calculation is probably different than that I'm fixing in this webrev.

This bug covers the frames miscount issue. In the fastdebug mode we may get the assert as in this bug report: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8032223 This bug: JDK-8032223 seems to be a perfect match for code that you are proposing the change in your current webrev. You have a thread ("JDWP Transport Listener: dtsocket") that is trying to query the frame count on another thread... That target JavaThread met the isthreadfullysuspended() criteria when execution went down the direct path, but later the target stopped meeting that criteria... And boom...

There is another potential race that I forgot to check and fix but David pointed out. I will try to cover it in the next version of webrev. See the separate reply that I sent on that part...

It is still possible there can be other issues here (as you say). But it is hard to make sure it is the case because it is extremely hard to reproduce (you know it!). I'd suggest to resolve it step-by-step: - fix the known safety issues - watch the nightly if anything else is left, file and fix new bugs This sounds like a good plan.

To reiterate: - I like the code change! - I would like to see the comment tweaked a bit You should consider going forward with this change using a different bug ID, perhaps something like: JDK-NNNNNNN improve safety of JVM/TI GetFrameCount() There is already bug on this topic (and there are even more dups): https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8032223 But I still believe, the issue is the same ... I don't think the issues in JDK-6471769 and JDK-8032223 are the same; well not the same for the crash in the description of JDK-6471769. I didn't look closely at the other crashes...

Ok. I will reopen the JDK-8032223 and use it for this fix.

Thank you for helping to sort this out! Serguei

Dan

Thanks! Serguei Dan

Summary: There is a general issue in the suspend equivalent condition mechanism: Two subsequent calls to the JvmtiEnv::isthreadfullysuspended() may return different results: - 1-st: true - 2-nd: false This more generic suspend equivalent issue is covered by another bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6280037 The bug to fix in this review is a specific manifestation of the 6280037 in the JVMTI GetFrameCount() that has a big impact on the SQE nightly. It is on the Test Stabilization radar (as well as the 6280037). There are many tests intermittently failing because of this. The webrev for review is a one-liner work around the 6280037 for the GetFrameCount(). The JVMTI GetFrameCount() spec tells: "If this function is called for a thread actively executing bytecodes (for example, not the current thread and not suspended), the information returned is transient." So, it is Ok to call the GetFrameCount() for non-suspended target threads. To achieve safety, the frame count for non-suspended threads is calculated at a safepoint. It should be Ok and more safe to do the same for suspended threads as well. There is no big performance impact because it is already on a slow path. It is still important to avoid safepointing when the target thread is current. The bug 6280037 should go out of the Test Stabilization radar (remove the svc-nightly label) as the most of the impacted tests are covered by the 6471769. Testing: In progress: nsk.jvmti, nsk.jdi, nsk.jdwp, impacted JTreg tests Thanks, Serguei

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