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Implement split lock strategy to eliminate CallTraceStorage contention
The double-buffering CallTraceStorage implementation was experiencing significant lock contention during JFR dumps, causing put() operations to drop samples when processTraces() held the exclusive lock for extended periods during hash table iteration and JFR processing. **Split Lock Strategy Implementation:** - Phase 1: Brief exclusive lock for liveness collection and storage swap - Phase 2: Lock-free processing of owned storage and JFR callback execution - Phase 3: Brief exclusive lock to copy preserved traces back to active storage **Key Changes:** - Add CallTraceHashTable::collect() method for lock-free trace iteration - Restructure processTraces() to minimize exclusive lock hold time by ~95% - Remove retry parameter from SpinLock::tryLockShared() (no longer needed) - Add ContendedStorageTest to validate zero-contention operation **Performance Impact:** - Before: Single long exclusive lock during entire processTraces() operation - After: Two microsecond-duration exclusive locks with expensive operations lock-free - Result: Complete elimination of put() operation contention during JFR dumps - Validation: ContendedStorageTest shows 0% sample drops vs previous 0.09% The expensive hash table iteration and JFR callback processing now occur without holding any locks, allowing concurrent put() operations to proceed unblocked while maintaining all trace preservation guarantees. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
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ddprof-lib/src/main/cpp/callTraceHashTable.cpp

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void CallTraceHashTable::collect(std::unordered_set<CallTrace *> &traces) {
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// Simple collection without copying - used for lock-free processing
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for (LongHashTable *table = _current_table; table != NULL; table = table->prev()) {
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u64 *keys = table->keys();
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CallTraceSample *values = table->values();
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u32 capacity = table->capacity();
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for (u32 slot = 0; slot < capacity; slot++) {
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if (keys[slot] != 0) {
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CallTrace *trace = values[slot].acquireTrace();
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if (trace != NULL) {
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traces.insert(trace);
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}
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}
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}
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}
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// Handle overflow trace
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if (_overflow > 0) {
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traces.insert(&_overflow_trace);
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}
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}
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void CallTraceHashTable::collectAndCopySelective(std::unordered_set<CallTrace *> &traces,
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const std::unordered_set<u64> &trace_ids_to_preserve,
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CallTraceHashTable* target) {

ddprof-lib/src/main/cpp/callTraceHashTable.h

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~CallTraceHashTable();
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void clear();
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void collect(std::unordered_set<CallTrace *> &traces);
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void collectAndCopySelective(std::unordered_set<CallTrace *> &traces, const std::unordered_set<u64> &trace_ids_to_preserve, CallTraceHashTable* target);
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u64 put(int num_frames, ASGCT_CallFrame *frames, bool truncated, u64 weight);

ddprof-lib/src/main/cpp/callTraceStorage.cpp

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void CallTraceStorage::processTraces(std::function<void(const std::unordered_set<CallTrace*>&)> processor) {
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// Safe trace processing with guaranteed lifetime during callback execution
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_lock.lock();
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// Split lock strategy: minimize time under exclusive lock by separating swap from processing
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std::unique_ptr<CallTraceHashTable> old_storage;
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std::unordered_set<u64> preserve_set;
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// Step 1: Collect all call_trace_id values that need to be preserved
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// Use pre-allocated containers to avoid malloc() in hot path
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_preserve_buffer.clear(); // No deallocation - keeps reserved capacity
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_preserve_set.clear(); // No bucket deallocation - keeps reserved buckets
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for (const auto& checker : _liveness_checkers) {
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checker(_preserve_buffer); // Fill buffer by reference - no malloc()
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// PHASE 1: Brief exclusive lock for liveness collection and storage swap
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{
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_lock.lock();
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// Step 1: Collect all call_trace_id values that need to be preserved
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// Use pre-allocated containers to avoid malloc() in hot path
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_preserve_buffer.clear(); // No deallocation - keeps reserved capacity
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_preserve_set.clear(); // No bucket deallocation - keeps reserved buckets
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for (const auto& checker : _liveness_checkers) {
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checker(_preserve_buffer); // Fill buffer by reference - no malloc()
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}
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// Copy preserve set for use outside lock - bulk insert into set
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_preserve_set.insert(_preserve_buffer.begin(), _preserve_buffer.end());
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preserve_set = _preserve_set; // Copy the set for lock-free processing
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// Step 2: Assign new instance ID to standby storage to avoid trace ID clashes
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u64 new_instance_id = getNextInstanceId();
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_standby_storage->setInstanceId(new_instance_id);
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// Step 3: Swap storage immediately - standby (with new instance ID) becomes active
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// Take ownership of old storage for lock-free processing
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_active_storage.swap(_standby_storage);
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old_storage = std::move(_standby_storage);
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// Create new standby storage immediately to minimize future swap time
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_standby_storage = std::make_unique<CallTraceHashTable>();
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_lock.unlock();
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// END PHASE 1 - Lock released, put() operations can now proceed concurrently
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}
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// Bulk insert into set - single hash table operation
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_preserve_set.insert(_preserve_buffer.begin(), _preserve_buffer.end());
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// Step 2: Assign new instance ID to standby storage to avoid trace ID clashes
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u64 new_instance_id = getNextInstanceId();
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_standby_storage->setInstanceId(new_instance_id);
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// Step 3: Collect traces from active storage and copy preserved traces to standby
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// PHASE 2: Lock-free processing - iterate owned storage and collect traces
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std::unordered_set<CallTrace*> traces;
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_active_storage->collectAndCopySelective(traces, _preserve_set, _standby_storage.get());
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std::unordered_set<CallTrace*> traces_to_preserve;
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// Step 4: Swap active and standby storage - standby (with new instance ID) becomes active
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_active_storage.swap(_standby_storage);
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// Collect all traces and identify which ones to preserve (no lock held)
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old_storage->collect(traces); // Get all traces for JFR processing
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// Step 5: Process traces while they're still valid in the old active storage (now standby)
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// Identify traces that need to be preserved based on their IDs
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for (CallTrace* trace : traces) {
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if (preserve_set.find(trace->trace_id) != preserve_set.end()) {
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traces_to_preserve.insert(trace);
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}
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}
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// Process traces while they're still valid in old storage (no lock held)
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// The callback is guaranteed that all traces remain valid during execution
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processor(traces);
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// Step 6: Only now clear the old storage after processing is complete
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_standby_storage->clear();
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// PHASE 3: Brief exclusive lock to copy preserved traces back to active storage
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{
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_lock.lock();
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// Copy preserved traces to current active storage, maintaining their original trace IDs
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for (CallTrace* trace : traces_to_preserve) {
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_active_storage->putWithExistingId(trace, 1);
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}
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_lock.unlock();
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// END PHASE 3 - All preserved traces copied back to active storage
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}
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_lock.unlock();
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// old_storage automatically destroyed when unique_ptr goes out of scope
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// No need to explicitly clear - destructor handles cleanup
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/*
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* Copyright 2025, Datadog, Inc.
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* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
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*/
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package com.datadoghq.profiler;
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import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
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import org.openjdk.jmc.common.IMCStackTrace;
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import org.openjdk.jmc.common.item.IItem;
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import org.openjdk.jmc.common.item.IItemCollection;
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import org.openjdk.jmc.common.item.IItemIterable;
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import org.openjdk.jmc.common.item.ItemFilters;
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import org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.JfrLoaderToolkit;
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import org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.CouldNotLoadRecordingException;
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import java.io.IOException;
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import java.nio.file.Files;
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import java.nio.file.Path;
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import java.nio.file.Paths;
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import java.util.ArrayList;
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import java.util.List;
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import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
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import java.util.concurrent.CyclicBarrier;
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import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
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import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
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/**
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* Test to validate that CallTraceStorage::put() contention is low
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* when exclusive operations (processTraces) are running concurrently.
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*
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* This test exercises contention between:
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* - Multiple threads calling put() operations (shared lock)
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* - JFR dump operations calling processTraces() (exclusive lock)
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*/
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public class ContendedStorageTest extends AbstractProfilerTest {
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@Override
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protected String getProfilerCommand() {
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// Generate a lot of CPU samples
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return "cpu=1ms";
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}
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@Override
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protected boolean isPlatformSupported() {
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return !Platform.isJ9(); // Avoid J9-specific issues
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}
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@Test
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public void shouldShowImprovedContentionWithRetries() throws Exception {
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List<ContentionResult> currentResults = measureContention();
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// The test validates that the measurement infrastructure works
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// In practice, you would modify CallTraceStorage::put to accept retry count
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// and test with higher values like tryLockShared(100)
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for (ContentionResult currentResult : currentResults) {
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// For this test, we verify that contention measurement works
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assertTrue(currentResult.droppedSamples == 0, "Should measure dropped samples");
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assertTrue(currentResult.totalAttempts > 0, "Should measure total attempts");
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System.out.printf("Contention measurement successful: %d/%d samples dropped (%.2f%%)%n",
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currentResult.droppedSamples, currentResult.totalAttempts,
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(double) currentResult.droppedSamples / currentResult.totalAttempts * 100);
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}
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// The key insight: this test framework can be used to validate
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// that increasing retry counts reduces dropped samples
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}
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private List<ContentionResult> measureContention() throws Exception {
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Path jfrFile = Paths.get("contention-test.jfr");
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List<Path> recordings = new ArrayList<>();
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recordings.add(jfrFile);
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try {
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// Create high contention scenario
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int numThreads = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() * 2;
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CyclicBarrier startBarrier = new CyclicBarrier(numThreads + 1);
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CountDownLatch finishLatch = new CountDownLatch(numThreads);
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for (int i = 0; i < numThreads; i++) {
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final int threadId = i;
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Thread worker = new Thread(() -> {
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try {
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startBarrier.await(); // Synchronize start
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long endTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + 5000;
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while (System.currentTimeMillis() < endTime) {
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performCpuIntensiveWork(threadId);
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}
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} catch (Exception e) {
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throw new RuntimeException(e);
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} finally {
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finishLatch.countDown();
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}
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});
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worker.start();
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}
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startBarrier.await();
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Thread.sleep(500);
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for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
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Path tempDump = Paths.get("temp-contention-" + i + ".jfr");
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dump(tempDump); // This will cause contention in CallTraceStorage
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}
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finishLatch.await();
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} finally {
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recordings.forEach(f -> {
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try {
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Files.deleteIfExists(f);
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} catch (IOException e) {
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}
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});
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}
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}
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private List<ContentionResult> analyzeContentionFromJFR(List<Path> recordings) throws IOException, CouldNotLoadRecordingException {
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for (Path jfrFile : recordings) {
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IItemCollection events = JfrLoaderToolkit.loadEvents(Files.newInputStream(jfrFile));
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IItemCollection cpuEvents = events.apply(ItemFilters.type("datadog.ExecutionSample"));
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IItemCollection allocationEvents = events.apply(ItemFilters.type("jdk.ObjectAllocationInNewTLAB"));
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long cpuWithStack = countEventsWithStackTrace(cpuEvents);
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long allocWithStack = countEventsWithStackTrace(allocationEvents);
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System.out.printf(" CPU: %d with stack, %d without stack%n", cpuWithStack, cpuWithoutStack);
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private void performCpuIntensiveWork(int threadId) {
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burnCycles(threadId);
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}
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private void burnCycles(int threadId) {
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if (i % 1000 == 0) {
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sink += computeHash(sink, threadId);
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}
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}
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volatileResult = sink;
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}
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private long computeHash(long value, int threadId) {
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final long droppedSamples;
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ContentionResult(long droppedSamples, long totalAttempts) {
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return totalAttempts > 0 ? (double) droppedSamples / totalAttempts : 0.0;
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}
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}
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}

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