On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:58:44 GMT, Alan Bateman <al...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.hpp line 166:
>> 
>>> 164:   // current _vthread object, except during creation of the primordial 
>>> and JNI
>>> 165:   // attached thread cases where this field can have a temporary value.
>>> 166:   int64_t _lock_id;
>> 
>> Following the review I wanted to better understand when `_lock_id` changes. 
>> There seems to be another exception to the rule that `_lock_id` is equal to 
>> the `tid` of the current `_vthread`. I think they won't be equal when 
>> switching temporarily from the virtual to the carrier thread in 
>> `VirtualThread::switchToCarrierThread()`.
>
> Right, and we hope this temporary. We had more use of temporary transitions 
> when the feature was initially added in JDK 19, now we mostly down to the 
> nested parking issue. That will go away when we get to replacing the timer 
> code, and we should be able to remove the switchXXX method and avoid the 
> distraction/complexity that goes with them.

I extended the comment to mention this case.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21565#discussion_r1814189388

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