Andrey Chernyshev wrote: > With some changes I was able to run the DRLVM with classlib's > launcher. Here is what I did (you can see the experimental patch at > http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-857): > > - I have added JNI_CreateJavaVM declaration to jni.h (guess it will be > the most appropriate place for it);
The existing jni.h in the HDK's jdk/include directory already has those definitions. The JNI function definitions are, of course, required by the class library / tooling code. We should probably just share one copy of that file. > - Added a simple implementations for JNI_CreateJavaVM and > DestroyJavaVM based on the existing create_vm and detroy_vm functions > in the vmcore/init submodule. > > - To make vmcore/init functions visible for vmcore/jni code, I have > moved vmcore/init/init.h to vmcore/include; > > - In parse_arguments.cpp, I had to silently ignore the option > "_org.apache.harmony.vmi.portlib" which is passed by the launcher to > VM for some reason, causing the DRLVM to complain about "unknown > option". What is the purpose of that option, should I process it > differently? (see below) > After all, I was able to run the DRLVM under classlib's launcher on > Windows with a command like: > > Java.exe -vm:vmcore -vmdir:. Hello Cool, they should be -X options, I'll change it in the launcher when next in there. > and even was able to run Eclipse IDE with it. VM seems to exit cleanly > and didn't report any error messages. > > Some of the remaining issues / observations are: > > (1) > DRLVM startup is organized a bit differently compared to the classlib > launcher startup, namely – the DRLVM after creating VM runs a special > class called VMStart which is, in it's turn, asynchronously calling > the main() method of the user application in a separate thread. That's an interesting design choice. So it always runs the VMStart#start() method as soon as the VM is created? So how do you implement JNI_CreateJavaVM (which must not do that)? Our tools etc. will have custom launchers that run different classes in the o.a.h.tools package. > When we go with the classlib's launcher, the main() method is executed > in the same thread where the JavaVM is created. > What are the caveats with that? Don't know, as you say the primordial thread does the JNI_CreateJavaVM then goes on to CallStaticVoidMethod on the target's main(). > (2) > If I pass a wrong app class name to the classlib launcher, drlvm > reports class not found exception and then is crashed. This happens > because the classlib launcher, once it fails to run the app class, > reports an exception (with ExceptionDescribe) but doesn't clear it > (doesn't call ExceptionClear). Then it immediately goes with > DestroyJavaVM those current implementation in drlvm doesn't expect > that there is some pending exception object in the TLS. We can fix this in the launcher if you want, but cannot promise that everyone else using the invocation API will do this for you. > Eventually, destroy_vm fails with assert in the class loading code > while resolving VMStart class (VMStart holds the Java part of the > shutdown method), because it mistakenly picks up the ClassNotFound > exception object. It is remaining from unsuccessful attempt of > classlib launcher to run the app's class main method. > > The question is, who's responsibility should be to clear the exception > object in that case? I tend to think that classlib launcher should be > doing this once it takes the responsibility to process the possible > exceptions while running the app main class. Ok, but I'd advise that the Destroy is made more robust too. > (3) > CreateJavaVM can only be called once for now – many internal data > structures in DRLVM are kept as global variables (jni_env, java_vm, > Global_Env e.t.c.). Therefore, it will be hard to organize the > multiple instances of JavaVM unless all these things are encapsulated > somewhere (into JNIEnv?). Too bad. > (4) > Launcher wants the vm dll in the "default" directory unless the option > is specified. Should we realign the drlvm build output and move all > dll's into the "default" subdir? I'll let the different Harmony VM folk argue about who should be the default ;-) I agree that it should no longer be the IBM VME. > (5) > What to do with the "_org.apache.harmony.vmi.portlib" option that > launcher is offering to VM? So the laucher creates the portlib function table so it can do OS things (like write NLS messages, and open the VM DLLs etc), it then passes the portlib in to the VM as this argument. You can choose to ignore it, but since you are required to return a portlib from the VMI's GetPortLibrary call, you might as well just remember it. It would be more polite to remember the one you were given so that the caller can install their own portlib functions and have them back again onthe VMI calls. > Most likely there are more issues that I'm overlooking at the moment. > Please consider the suggested patch is a workaround to make the things > working, I'm wondering if there is a more graceful way to do this. Good work Andrey, keep sending the questions and patches! Regards, Tim > Thanks, > Andrey. > > > On 7/11/06, Andrey Chernyshev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> OK, so I'm going to add CreateJavaVM into vm\vmcore\src\jni\jni.cpp >> and also add implementation into DestroyVM (stub is already seem to be >> present there) based on destroy_vm(). Then we'll see how it works with >> the launcher. >> >> Thanks, >> Andrey. >> >> >> On 7/11/06, Geir Magnusson Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > This has been my thinking - even if not perfect, lets get it working >> > using the launcher and then fix as required. It's arguable if that >> > "brokenness" matters at this point, and I think that there's plenty to >> > be gained from having it work via the launcher. >> > >> > geir >> > >> > Rana Dasgupta wrote: >> > > create_vm() looks quite close/complete to being a complete >> prototype for >> > > CreateJavaVM, >> > > but I think more work is needed in DestroyVM which prototypes >> DestroyJavaVM >> > > for functional completeness. It is non waiting on user threads, it >> does not >> > > send the corresponding JVMTI shutdown events, I also don't know if it >> > > handles shutdown hooks cleanly ( but these "may" not be critical >> right now >> > > for hooking up to the launcher ). What do you think? >> > > >> > > When I ran a non trivial test.. upto 32 threads instantiating a >> very large >> > > number of objects with -XcleanupOnExit which uses >> DestroyVM, it >> > > exited cleanly. Maybe OK to hookup and fix bugs as we go. >> > > >> > > Thanks, >> > > Rana >> > > >> > > >> > > On 7/10/06, Andrey Chernyshev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > >> > >> >Yes, it seems like the launcher will need at least JNI_CreateJavaVM >> > >> >and DestroyJavaVM functions. >> > >> >> > >> >I couldn't find implementation for CreateJavaVM in drlvm codebase. >> > >> >Perhaps create_vm() function in vm\vmcore\src\init\vm_main.cpp >> can be >> > >> >adopted for that purpose? >> > >> >Is there are any tricks and caveats one should be aware of before >> > >> >trying to produce CreateJavaVM from it? >> > >> >> > >> >I've also seen a prototype for DestroyJavaVM in >> > >> >vm\vmcore\src\init\vm.cpp - comment says it needs to be improved to >> > >> >wait till all Java threads are completed. >> > >> >> > >> >Any more ideas what needs to be done to implement those? >> > >> >> > >> >Thanks, >> > >> >Andrey. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >> > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> For additional commands, e-mail: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Andrey Chernyshev >> Intel Middleware Products Division >> > > -- Tim Ellison ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IBM Java technology centre, UK. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
