JDK-6491083 : ThreadMXBean.getCurrentThreadCpuTime() should use the posix clock implementation on Linux
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: svc
  • Affected Version: 6
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2006-11-07
  • Updated: 2011-09-22
  • Resolved: 2006-12-02
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JDK-6200022 - JVMTI GetCurrentThreadCpuTime slow on Linux
Description
In JDK 6 b91, we fixed 6200022 to provide a way to use the Linux Posix thread CPU clock. The CPU time implementation is shared by both JVM TI and java.lang.management.  The fix was only made to JVM TI but not java.lang.management.  We should make the ise of the Linux Posix thread CPU clock for java.lang.management too.

The NetBeans profiler is currently using ThreadMXBean (Java API) to get the CPU time.
Comments
SUGGESTED FIX Finally, we decided to use fast posix clock implementation for "other" threads as well, not for current thread only. Please, see the webrev hs_mm.Nov16.tar.gz in attachmnets.
17-11-2006
SUGGESTED FIX The suggested fix is to update the src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp as follows: % sccs sccsdiff -c -r1.242 -r1.243 os_linux.cpp ------- os_linux.cpp ------- *** /tmp/geta8042 Wed Nov 15 02:23:50 2006 --- /tmp/getb8042 Wed Nov 15 02:23:50 2006 *************** *** 3627,3633 **** } jlong os::current_thread_cpu_time(bool user_sys_cpu_time) { ! return os::thread_cpu_time(Thread::current(), user_sys_cpu_time); } // --- 3627,3637 ---- } jlong os::current_thread_cpu_time(bool user_sys_cpu_time) { ! if (user_sys_cpu_time && os::Linux::supports_fast_thread_cpu_time()) { ! return os::Linux::fast_thread_cpu_time(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID); ! } else { ! return os::thread_cpu_time(Thread::current(), user_sys_cpu_time); ! } } // *** (#1 of 1): [ UNSAVED ] ###@###.###
15-11-2006
EVALUATION I have some doubt that maybe we need to use the posix clock implementation on Linux for ThreadMXBean.getThreadCpuTime() as well. Then fast posix clock implementation can be used for any thread, not for current only.
15-11-2006
EVALUATION Fast thread CPU on Linux can be used when os::current_thread_cpu_time(bool user_sys_cpu_time) is called with user_sys_cpu_time == true.
07-11-2006