On Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:54:24 GMT, Markus Grönlund <mgron...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Greetings,
>> 
>> Explicitly pin a virtual thread before acquiring the JFR string pool monitor 
>> because migrating a carrier thread local event writer object onto another 
>> carrier thread is impossible.
>> 
>> During event commit, the thread is in a critical section because it has 
>> loaded a carrier thread local event writer object. For virtual threads, a 
>> contended monitor, such as a synchronized block, is a point where a thread 
>> could become unmounted.
>> 
>> A monitor guards the JFR string pool, but remounting a virtual thread onto 
>> another carrier is impossible because of the event writer.
>> 
>> Therefore, it's imperative to use explicit pin constructs to prevent 
>> unmounting at this location. 
>> 
>> Testing: jdk_jfr
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Markus
>
> Markus Grönlund has updated the pull request incrementally with one 
> additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   hoist pinVirtualThread

Marked as reviewed by alanb (Reviewer).

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PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20588#pullrequestreview-2240145153

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