![A Simple Example
@Jim__Gough
public class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args) {
for(int i=0; i < 1_000_000; i++) {
printInt(i);
}
}
public static void printInt(int number) {
System.err.println("Hello World" + number);
}
}
.class
filejavac javap
public HelloWorld();
Code:
0: aload_0
1: invokespecial #1 // Method java/lang/Object."<init>":()V
4: return
public static void main(java.lang.String[]);
Code:
0: iconst_0
1: istore_1
2: iload_1
3: ldc #2 // int 1000000
5: if_icmpge 18
8: iload_1
9: invokestatic #3 // Method printInt:(I)V
12: iinc 1, 1
15: goto 2
18: return](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/qconexecutingjava-200304083414/85/How-the-HotSpot-and-Graal-JVMs-execute-Java-Code-5-320.jpg)
![Loop Unrolling
@Benchmark
public long intStride() {
long sum = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < MAX; i++) {
sum += data[i];
}
return sum;
}
Benchmark Mode Cnt Score Error Units
LoopUnrollingCounter.intStride thrpt 200 2423.818 ± 2.547 ops/s
LoopUnrollingCounter.longStride thrpt 200 1469.833 ± 0.721 ops/s
@Jim__Gough
@Benchmark
public long longStride() {
long sum = 0;
for (long l = 0; l < MAX; l++) {
sum += data[(int) l];
}
return sum;
}
Excerpt From: Benjamin J. Evans, James Gough, and Chris Newland. “Optimizing Java.”.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/qconexecutingjava-200304083414/85/How-the-HotSpot-and-Graal-JVMs-execute-Java-Code-24-320.jpg)
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- 1. How the HotSpot and Graal JVMs Execute Java Code James Gough - @Jim__Gough
- 2. • University of Warwick Graduate • Interested in compilers and performance • London Java Community • Helped design and test JSR-310 (Date Time) • Developer and Trainer • Teaching Java and C++ to graduates • Co-Author of Optimizing Java • Developer on Java based API Gateways • Occasional Maven Hacker About Me @Jim__Gough
- 3. Exploring the JVM @Jim__Gough JIT Compiler Emitter Method Cache JVM Interpreter classloader Java source code .class file javac Profile Data Code Cache
- 4. Building Java Applications @Jim__Gough JIT Compiler Emitter Method Cache JVM Interpreter classloader Java source code .class file javac Profile Data Code Cache
- 5. A Simple Example @Jim__Gough public class HelloWorld { public static void main(String[] args) { for(int i=0; i < 1_000_000; i++) { printInt(i); } } public static void printInt(int number) { System.err.println("Hello World" + number); } } .class filejavac javap public HelloWorld(); Code: 0: aload_0 1: invokespecial #1 // Method java/lang/Object."<init>":()V 4: return public static void main(java.lang.String[]); Code: 0: iconst_0 1: istore_1 2: iload_1 3: ldc #2 // int 1000000 5: if_icmpge 18 8: iload_1 9: invokestatic #3 // Method printInt:(I)V 12: iinc 1, 1 15: goto 2 18: return
- 6. A Simple Example @Jim__Gough public static void printInt(int); Code: 0: getstatic #4 // Field java/lang/System.err:Ljava/io/PrintStream; 3: iload_0 4: invokedynamic #5, 0 // InvokeDynamic #0:makeConcatWithConstants:(I)Ljava/lang/String; 9: invokevirtual #6 // Method java/io/PrintStream.println:(Ljava/lang/String;)V 12: return public static void printInt(int); Code: 0: getstatic #4 // Field java/lang/System.err:Ljava/io/PrintStream; 3: new #5 // class java/lang/StringBuilder 6: dup 7: invokespecial #6 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder."<init>":()V 10: ldc #7 // String Hello World 12: invokevirtual #8 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder; Java 8 Java 9+
- 7. Classloaders @Jim__Gough JIT Compiler Emitter Method Cache JVM Interpreter classloader Java source code .class file javac Profile Data Code Cache
- 8. Classloaders • Classes are loaded just before they are needed • Proven by the painful ClassNotFoundException, NoClassDefFoundError • Build tools hide this problem away from us • Maps class file contents into the JVM klass object • Instance Methods are held in the klassVtable • Static variables are held in the instanceKlass • You can write your own classloader to experiment • https://github.com/jpgough/watching-classloader @Jim__Gough
- 9. Interpreting Bytecode @Jim__Gough JIT Compiler Emitter Method Cache JVM classloader Java source code .class file javac Profile Data Code Cache Interpreter
- 10. Interpreting Bytecode • Bytecode initially fully interpreted • Conversion of instructions to machine instructions • Using template interpreter • Time not spent compiling code that is only used once • Allows the JVM to establish “true profile” of the application @Jim__Gough https://speakerdeck.com/alblue/javaone-2016-hotspot-under-the-hood?slide=21
- 11. Just in Time Compilation (JIT) @Jim__Gough JIT Compiler Emitter Method Cache JVM classloader Java source code .class file javac Profile Data Code Cache Interpreter
- 12. The HotSpot Compiler @Jim__Gough • Java observes code executing using profile data • Triggers a compilation request on meeting the threshold • Startup methods may only be invoked a few times • Utilising the profile enables informed optimisation • Classloaders mean then JVM doesn’t know what will run • Emits machine code to replace interpreted bytecode • C2 is the main HotSpot Compiler implemented in C++
- 13. Challenges with the C2 Compiler @Jim__Gough C++ Unsafe Legacy Ordinary Object Pointer (OOP) Custom Malloc is pointless Difficult to make changes Tooling Built upon over 20 years Awesome Engineering Java is now fast enough to be a compiler?
- 14. Evolving the JIT Compiler @Jim__Gough JIT Compiler Method Cache JVM classloader Java source code .class file javac EmitterProfiler Code Cache Interpreter JVM Compiler Interface
- 15. JVM Compiler Interface (JVMCI) @Jim__Gough • Provides access to VM structures for compiler • Fields, methods, profile information… • Mechanism to install the compiled code • Along with metadata required for GC and deoptimization • Produce machine code at a method level • Uses JEP-261 (Modules) to protect and isolate
- 16. Graal as a JIT @Jim__Gough • A JIT compiler has a simple series of inputs • Method to compile to convert bytecode to assembly • A graph of nodes to convey the structure and context • The profile of the running application • Implementing a JIT in Java is quite compelling • Language level safety in expressions • Easy to debug, great tools and IDE support
- 17. Getting Started with Graal @Jim__Gough • mx command line tool for graal • pull in the graalvm project (work within graal/compiler) • mx build to build our local compiler mx ideinit • mx -d vm (debug and install our local suite as the vm) -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+EnableJVMCI -XX:+UseJVMCICompiler -XX:-TieredCompilation -XX:CompileOnly=HelloWorld,System/err/println -Dgraal.Dump HelloWorld
- 18. Getting Started with Graal @Jim__Gough • IdealGraphVisualizer - Oracle Enterprise tool
- 19. Exploring Inlining @Jim__Gough main() printInt println Frame Pointer Return Address Locals Parameters Return Address Locals Parameters Return Address Locals Parameters
- 21. Compilation Tiers and Phases @Jim__Gough 1. CanonicalizerPhase 2. InliningPhase 3. DeadCodeEliminationPhase 4. IncrementalCanonicalizerPhase 5. IterativeConditionalEliminationPhase 6. LoopFullUnrollPhase 7. IncrementalCanonicalizerPhase 8. IncrementalCanonicalizerPhase 9. PartialEscapePhase 10. EarlyReadEliminationPhase 11. LoweringPhase 1. LockEliminationPhase 2. IncrementalCanonicalizerPhase 3. IterativeConditionalEliminationPhase 4. LoopSafepointEliminationPhase 5. GuardLoweringPhase 6. IncrementalCanonicalizerPhase 7. LoopSafepointInsertionPhase 8. LoweringPhase 9. OptimizeDivPhase 10. FrameStateAssignmentPhase 11. LoopPartialUnrollPhase 12. ReassociateInvariantPhase 13. DeoptimizationGroupingPhase 14. CanonicalizerPhase 15. WriteBarrierAdditionPhase 1. LoweringPhase 2. ExpandLogicPhase 3. FixReadsPhase 4. CanonicalizerPhase 5. AddressLoweringPhase 6. UseTrappingNullChecksPhase 7. DeadCodeEliminationPhase 8. PropagateDeoptimizeProbabilityPhase 9. InsertMembarsPhase 10. SchedulePhase High Tier Mid Tier Low Tier
- 22. Dead Code Elimination • Removes code that is never executed • Shrinks the size of the program • Avoids executing irrelevant operations • Dynamic dead code elimination • Eliminated base on possible set of values • Determined at runtime @Jim__Gough
- 23. • Iteration requires back branches and branch prediction • For int, char and short loops loop can be unrolled • Can remove safe point checks • Reduces the work needed by each “iteration” Loop Unrolling @Jim__Gough
- 24. Loop Unrolling @Benchmark public long intStride() { long sum = 0; for (int i = 0; i < MAX; i++) { sum += data[i]; } return sum; } Benchmark Mode Cnt Score Error Units LoopUnrollingCounter.intStride thrpt 200 2423.818 ± 2.547 ops/s LoopUnrollingCounter.longStride thrpt 200 1469.833 ± 0.721 ops/s @Jim__Gough @Benchmark public long longStride() { long sum = 0; for (long l = 0; l < MAX; l++) { sum += data[(int) l]; } return sum; } Excerpt From: Benjamin J. Evans, James Gough, and Chris Newland. “Optimizing Java.”.
- 25. • Introduced in later versions of Java 6 • Analyses code to assert if an object • Returns or leaves the scope of the method • Stored in global variables • Allocates unescaped objects on the stack • Avoids the cost of garbage collection • Prevents workload pressures on Eden • Beneficial effects to counter high infant mortality GC impact Escape Analysis @Jim__Gough
- 26. • When HotSpot encounters a virtual call site, often only one type will ever be seen there • e.g. There's only one implementing class for an interface • Hotspot can optimise vtable lookup • Subclasses have the same vtable structure as their parent • Hotspot can collapse the child into the parent • Classloading tricks can invalidate monomorphic dispatch • The class word in the header is checked • If changed then this optimisation is backed out Monomorphic Dispatch @Jim__Gough
- 27. Code Cache @Jim__Gough JIT Compiler Emitter Method Cache JVM classloader Java source code .class file javac Profile Data Code Cache Interpreter AOT
- 28. Ahead of Time Compilation @Jim__Gough • Achieved using a new tool called jaotc • Graal is used as the code generating backend • JVM treats AOT code as an extension to the code cache • JVM must reject incompatible code • Fingerprinting techniques are used • jaotc --output libHelloWorld.so HelloWorld.class • java -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:AOTLibrary=./libHelloWorld.so HelloWorld
- 29. The Bigger Picture @Jim__Gough Java source code .class file javac Garbage Collection Databases/Networks/IO bound operations JIT Compiler Emitter Method Cache JVM classloader Profile Data Code Cache Interpreter
- 30. Acknowledgements @Jim__Gough • Chris Seaton for his excellent initial post on Graal as a JIT • Ben Evans for his education, patience and friendship • Anna Evans for some of the amazing slide graphics • Martijn Verburg for encouragement and support • GraalVM and OpenJDK team for the projects • Alex Blewitt for talk review and HotSpot Under the Hood talk • NY Java SIG for hosting trial run
- 31. Thanks for Listening James Gough - @Jim__Gough