On Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:52:14 GMT, Aleksey Shipilev <sh...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> [JDK-8240696](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8240696) added the native 
>> method for `Reference.clear`. The original patch skipped intrinsification of 
>> this method, because we thought `Reference.clear` is not on a performance 
>> sensitive path. However, it shows up prominently on simple benchmarks that 
>> touch e.g. `ThreadLocal` cleanups. See the bug for an example profile with 
>> `RRWL` benchmarks.
>> 
>> We need to know the actual oop strongness/weakness before we call into C2 
>> Access API, this work models this after existing code for `refersTo0` 
>> intrinsics. C2 Access also need a support for `AS_NO_KEEPALIVE` for stores. 
>> 
>> Additional testing:
>>  - [x] Linux x86_64 server fastdebug, `all`
>>  - [x] Linux AArch64 server fastdebug, `all`
>
> Aleksey Shipilev has updated the pull request incrementally with one 
> additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Amend the test case for guaranteing it works under different compilation 
> regimes

We keep seeing `Reference.clear` native call on hot paths in services in JDK 
17+. I would like to get this PR moving again. Please take a look :)

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20139#issuecomment-2379346593

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