On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:39:54 GMT, Fredrik Bredberg <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> Since [JDK-8389325](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8389325) 
> `ObjectMonitor::_metadata` only contains a copy of the object’s hash code. 
> But:
> 
> 1. A `ObjectMonitorTable` lookup get the hash directly from the object’s mark 
> word, and ...
> 2. ... no synchronization code uses the copy stored in the monitor.
> 
> Therefore this PR removes the redundant `_metadata` field and its related 
> metadata/hash accessors, diagnostics, and serviceability support.
> 
> Passes tier1-5 tests successfully on supported platforms.
> 
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Seems a reasonable cleanup but some queries around the false-sharing/padding 
changes.

src/hotspot/share/runtime/objectMonitor.hpp line 100:

> 98: //
> 99: // - The _object and _owner fields should be separated by enough space
> 100: //   to avoid false sharing due to parallel access by different threads.

Not sure this is really true and this now suggests we've seen a false sharing 
problem, which we haven't. So probably better to delete the comment.

src/hotspot/share/runtime/objectMonitor.hpp line 157:

> 155:   // put it on a different cache line than the _object field. The
> 156:   // _object does not change, but it's frequently read during
> 157:   // ObjectMonitorTable lookups.

Again this seems not be be actually known. If _object and _owner were an issue 
then the existing padding would not have worked.

src/hotspot/share/runtime/objectMonitorTable.cpp line 571:

> 569:   Table* curr =  _curr.load_acquire();
> 570: 
> 571:   assert(hash != 0, "must be");

Seems unrelated to the cleanup. Why must it be?

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PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/32573#pullrequestreview-5062990360
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/32573#discussion_r3891595005
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/32573#discussion_r3891602693
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/32573#discussion_r3891608011

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