On Wed, 2 Oct 2024 13:28:13 GMT, Robert Toyonaga <d...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> ### Summary
>> This PR just replaces `ThreadCritical` with a lock specific to NMT.  
>> `ThreadCritical` is a big lock and is unnecessary for the purposes of NMT. 
>> I've implemented the new lock with a semaphore so that it can be used early 
>> before VM init.  There is also the possibility of adding assertions in 
>> places we expect NMT to have synchronization. I haven't added assertions yet 
>> in many places because some code paths such as the (NMT tests)  don't lock 
>> yet. I think it makes sense to close any gaps in locking in another PR in 
>> which I can also add more assertions. 
>> 
>> Testing:
>> - hotspot_nmt
>> - gtest:VirtualSpace
>> - tier1
>
> Robert Toyonaga has updated the pull request incrementally with one 
> additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Update src/hotspot/share/utilities/vmError.cpp
>   
>   Co-authored-by: David Holmes <62092539+dholmes-...@users.noreply.github.com>

Just an important test or comparison is needed here. Do you have any comparison 
of  the performance before and after this PR change set? Even if no degrading 
is expected, better to test it.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20852#issuecomment-2408656738

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