JDK-7126480 : Make JVM start time in milliseconds since the Java epoch available
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Affected Version: hs23
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2012-01-02
  • Updated: 2012-03-29
  • Resolved: 2012-03-29
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Description
Make the JVM start time, in milliseconds since the Java epoch, available for
use by Java Flight Recorder and other facilities that might want it.
Comments
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/lambda/lambda/hotspot/rev/2e0ef19fc891
22-03-2012
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hotspot-main/hotspot/rev/2e0ef19fc891
07-01-2012
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hotspot-rt/hotspot/rev/2e0ef19fc891
06-01-2012
SUGGESTED FIX Class Management in management.cpp stores the jvm start time in a class static called _begin_vm_creation_time. Rather than add an _vm_start_time_millis field to class os, we can just add an accessor for _begin_vm_creation_time to class Management and use the latter instead of a new os::vm_start_time_millis().
05-01-2012
EVALUATION Ok.
02-01-2012
SUGGESTED FIX Add a method os::vm_start_time_millis() that returns the appropriate value. Use the same initial time as that used for os::elapsed_counter().
02-01-2012