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The sinuous path to Valhalla

forax
October 26, 2019
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The sinuous path to Valhalla

OpenJDK valhalla project
Why, how, when ?

forax

October 26, 2019
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  1. Me, Myself and I Assistant Prof at Paris East University

    Open Source dev OpenJDK, ASM, Tatoo, Pro, etc Java Spec expert One of the Father of invokedynamic (Java 7) lambda (Java 8), module (Java 9), constant dynamic (Java 11) record (Java 14) and valhalla (Java ??)
  2. At Java inception Hardware in 1993 – Intel 486 SX

    25 Mhz / 8 MB of RAM – Pointer dereference ~~ one addition Java Model – Every objects should be hold by references
  3. Nowadays Hardware – Intel Kaby Lake 2.4 Ghz / 16

    GB of RAM – Pointer dereference ~~ 300 additions Java Model – Every objects are still hold by references • Unless the JIT can prove that the identity is not used Escape Analysis (if … )
  4. On heap representation An array of class Complex header length

    header re im header re im header re im header re im ...
  5. Inline object (first draft) An inline object – no identity

    (no address) – not nullable (no pointer) Runtime model – inlined into another object/an array cells on heap – scalarization into registers on stack
  6. On heap representation An array of an inline class Complex

    no pointer no header at runtime header length re im re im ... re im re im
  7. C struct ? typedef struct _complex { double re; double

    im; } complex; in C – An array of struct is not an array of pointers – Stack allocation can be scalarize • depends on inlining
  8. Aliasing issue in C/C++ Same address in memory ?? void

    foo(complex& c1, complex& c2) { c1.re = 5; // is c2.re changed ? } Solution: make it immutable !
  9. Inline object An inline object – no identity (no address)

    – not nullable (no pointer) – not mutable Runtime model – scalarization into registers on stack – inlined into another object/an array cells on heap
  10. Inlineable What if ? – Inline class or array too

    big ? – Concurrent read/write of an inline object Solution: Inline objects are inlineable – VM choose if it is inlined or not • volatile/static fields are not inlined
  11. Inline class Code like a class, works like an int

    public inline class Complex { private final double re; private final double im; public Complex(double re, double im) { this.re = re; this.im = im; } public Complex add(Complex c) { return new Complex(re + c.re, im + c.im); } }
  12. Inline class a class with – keyword “inline” – no

    superclass but interfaces – all fields are final • Can not create a cycle ! – any methods
  13. Mandelbrot Complex provides a useful abstraction for (var col =

    -32; col < +32; col++) { for (var row = -32; row < +32; row++) { var c = new Complex(row, col); var zn = new Complex(0.0, 0.0); var iteration = 0; while (zn.modulus() < 4 && iteration < max) { zn = zn.square().add(c); iteration++; } if (iteration < max) { image.setRGB(col, row, colors[iteration]); } else { image.setRGB(col, row, black); } } }
  14. Benchmark with JMH Time to render the Mandelbrot 64x64 with

    1000 iterations? With java -XX:+EnableValhalla score error primitive 1540 µs/op 22 µs/op indirect 2816 µs/op 48 µs/op inline 1541 µs/op 12 µs/op
  15. Example: IntBox java.lang.Integer written as an inline class public inline

    class IntBox { private final int value; public IntBox(int value) { this.value = value; } public int intValue() { return value; } public static IntBox zero() { return new IntBox(0); } }
  16. Array of inline objects Sum of an array of IntBox

    private static final IntBox[] ARRAY = new IntBox[100_000]; static { range(0, ARRAY.length).forEach(i -> ARRAY[i] = new IntBox(i)); } @Benchmark public int sum_IntBox() { var sum = 0; for(var value : ARRAY) { sum += value.intValue(); } return sum; }
  17. Benchmark with JMH Time to sum an array of 100

    000 values With java -XX:+EnableValhalla score error primitive (int) 27.1 µs/op 0.2 µs/op indirect (j.l.Integer) 60.7 µs/op 0.6 µs/op inline (IntBox) 27.0 µs/op 0.1 µs/op
  18. Array of inline objects What if we shuffle the array

    ? private static final IntBox[] ARRAY = new IntBox[100_000]; static { range(0, ARRAY.length).forEach(i -> ARRAY[i] = new IntBox(i)); Collections.shuffle(Arrays.asList(ARRAY)); } @Benchmark public int sum_IntBox() { var sum = 0; for(var value : ARRAY) { sum += value.intValue(); } return sum; }
  19. Benchmark with JMH Time to sum an array of 100

    000 shuffled values With java -XX:+EnableValhalla score error primitive (int) 27.1 µs/op 0.2 µs/op indirect (j.l.Integer) 121.9 µs/op 5.1 µs/op inline (IntBox) 27.0 µs/op 0.1 µs/op
  20. OpenJDK projects dependency Panama – Vector API (SIMD, AVX support)

    • Long128, Long256, etc – Native Access API (safe/managed malloc) • Pointer, Slice, etc Amber – Pattern matching with de-construction • Carrier object
  21. Current Roadmap Early access prototypes (http://jdk.java.net/) – MVT – Lworld

    1, 2 => We are here now ! – Lword 10 - preview release in jdk • support erased generics – Lworld 100 – finale release • primitive as inline type + specialized generics
  22. j.l.Value vs j.l.Object java.lang.Object indirect objects inline objects Complex IntBox

    java.lang.Integer java.util.ArrayList java.util.AbstractList java.lang.Value Complex.box IntBox.box boxing boxing
  23. MVT Good perf with inline classes only code ! No

    perf regression in existing code ! Doesn’t work well with real applications Requires too much boxing • println(Object)
  24. Object = root of all indirect objects java.lang.Object indirect objects

    java.lang.String java.util.Optional java.lang.CharSequence java.util.ArrayList java.util.AbstractList
  25. Object = root of every objects java.lang.Object indirect objects inline

    objects java.lang.String Complex IntBox java.lang.Integer java.lang.CharSequence java.util.ArrayList CompactString java.util.AbstractList
  26. L-world conversion Subtype relationship Complex c = ... Object o

    = c; Downcast (checkcast + nullcheck) Object o2 = … Complex c2 = (Complex) o2;
  27. Problem: class late loading In Java, a class is loaded

    as late as possible class Holder { … } class AnotherClass { public static Holder getMeAHolder() { return null; } } Even when getMeAHolder() is executed, Holder is not loaded
  28. Inline class loading but inline classes need to be loaded

    early – memory layout – method calling sequence • Scalarization even if method not inlined ! – verifier checks null pollution solution: prefix class by ‘Q’ instead of ‘L’ ‘Q’ => loaded early
  29. IntBox (again) java.lang.Integer written as an inline class public inline

    class IntBox { private final int value; public IntBox(int value) { this.value = value; } … public static IntBox zero() { return new IntBox(0); } }
  30. IntBox as classfile An inline class descriptor is prefixed by

    ‘Q’ public final inline class IntBox { private final int value; descriptor: I public static IntBox zero(); descriptor: ()QintBox; ... }
  31. Problem: class initialization In a constructor, you can see the

    fields being initialized public inline class IntBox { private final int value; public IntBox(int value) { // here I can see the mutation !! this.value = value; } ... }
  32. True immutability ? In a constructor, you can see the

    fields being initialized => not truly immutable Solution: only initialize through a static factory – Compiler transforms constructors to static methods “this” should not escape ! – Add 2 new opcodes: defaultvalue and withfield
  33. Bytecode for IntBox constructor public final inline class IntBox {

    private final int value; public static <init>(I)QIntBox; 0: defaultvalue #1 // class IntBox 3: astore_1 4: iload_0 5: aload_1 6: swap 7: withfield #3 // Field value:I 10: astore_1 11: aload_1 12: areturn
  34. Binary compatibility The source code is mostly the same –

    Add “inline” The bytecode is different – Use a factory instead of a constructor • So no binary backward compatibility !
  35. IntBox The opcode defaultvalue is accessible in Java public inline

    class IntBox { private final int value; public IntBox(int value) { this.value = value; } … public static IntBox zero() { return IntBox.default; } }
  36. Problem: Value tearing inline class Value { final long x,

    y; public Value(long x, long y) { … } } public static void main(String[] args) { var box = new Object() { Value shared; }; var zero = new Value(0, 0); var one = new Value(1, 1); new Thread(() -> { for(;;) { box.shared = zero; } }).start(); new Thread(() -> { for(;;) { box.shared = one; } }).start(); for(;;) { var value = box.shared; if (value.x != value.y) { throw new AssertionError("oops"); } }
  37. Problem: Value tearing inline class Value { final long x,

    y; public Value(long x, long y) { … } } public static void main(String[] args) { var box = new Object() { Value shared; }; var zero = new Value(0, 0); var one = new Value(1, 1); new Thread(() -> { for(;;) { box.shared = zero; } }).start(); new Thread(() -> { for(;;) { box.shared = one; } }).start(); for(;;) { var value = box.shared; if (value.x != value.y) { throw new AssertionError("oops"); } } Two stores Two reads Unprotected concurrent access
  38. Value tearing Unprotected concurrent access => several reads/stores Not a

    new problem long/double on 32bits VMs has the same issue No real solution => don’t do that !
  39. Problem: array covariance An array of Object • an array

    of indirect type (array of pointers) • an array of inline type (array of structs) => size of an array cell not constant ! Iterating over an array can be megamorphic ! Solution: Aggressive loop hoisting + loop duplication
  40. Problem: subtyping relationship All operations available on Object should be

    available on an inline class but ... – No header • synchronized, wait/notify ? • System.identityHashCode ? – No identity • Meaning of o == o2 if inline objects ?
  41. No header synchronized, wait/notify ? Throw an IllegalMonitorStateException • Avoid

    perf regression ? System.identityHashCode ? Redirected to hashCode()
  42. No identity, == (aka acmp) 3 possible semantics – always

    return false (no pointer) – do a classcheck + components checks • perf regression in existing code ? – may stackoverflow / very slow if recursive – redirect to call equals() • Perf regression ! Still in flux !
  43. Problem: erased generics Inside a generics class, T is nullable

    but inline classes are not nullable Map<String,Complex> map = ... map.get() – API contract: Can return null – Inline class not nullable: Can not return null
  44. Interface == lightweight box Complex.box is an empty interface implemented

    by Complex // does not compile Map<String,Complex> map = … // ok ! Map<String,Complex.box> map = … + Auto boxing between Complex and Complex.box
  45. Complex public inline class Complex { private final double re;

    private final double im; public Complex add(Complex c) { return new Complex(re + c.re, im + c.im); } }
  46. Complex with Complex.box public inline class Complex implements Complex.box {

    private final double re; private final double im; public Complex add(Complex c) { return new Complex(re + c.re, im + c.im); } // generated automatically public sealed interface box permits Complex { // empty } }
  47. Current Roadmap Early access prototypes (http://jdk.java.net/) – MVT – Lworld

    1, 2 => We are here now ! – Lword 10 - preview release in Java • support erased generics – Lworld 100 – finale release • primitive as inline type + specialized generics
  48. Inline class - preview – no identity, not mutable, not

    nullable, tearable – runtime model • scalarization into registers on stack • inlined into another object/array cells on heap – Object as root of everything • don’t use == – erased generic => lightweight boxing (interface)
  49. Eclair interface Write an inline class – derives automatically an

    empty sealed interface – Add unboxing between eclair and inline Non nullable type → inline class Nullable type → eclair interface
  50. Example public inline class Complex { private final double re;

    private final double im; public Complex add(Complex c) { return new Complex(re + c.re, im + c.im); } }
  51. Example public inline class Complex implements Complex.box { private final

    double re; private final double im; public Complex add(Complex c) { return new Complex(re + c.re, im + c.im); } // generated automatically public sealed interface box permits Complex { // empty } }
  52. How to use it Erased generics don’t allow inline class

    List<Complex> l = … // doesn’t compile But using the eclair box is ok List<Complex.box> l = List.of(new Complex(…)); // subtyping Complex c = l.get(0); // unboxing, may throw NPE
  53. Problem: Value Based Class Want to retrofit existing JDK classes

    – java.util.Optional, java.time.LocalDate, etc. Problem: – value based class != an inline class • vbcs are nullable
  54. Solution: hand retrofit as eclair Change the VM spec –

    So invokevirtual can call an interface Change the VBC to be interface (eclair) – add Optional.val as inline class – JIT: Aggressive non null propagation • At worth, additional nullcheck
  55. Value tearing Accessing a value type concurrently => several reads/stores

    Not a new problem long/double on 32bits VMs has the same issue No real solution => don’t do that !
  56. Problem: Value tearing inline class Value { final int x,

    y; public Value(int x, int y) { … } } public static void main(String[] args) { var box = new Object() { Value shared; }; var zero = new Value(0, 0); var one = new Value(1, 1); new Thread(() -> { for(;;) { box.shared = zero; } }).start(); new Thread(() -> { for(;;) { box.shared = one; } }).start(); for(;;) { var value = box.shared; if (value.x != value.y) { throw new AssertionError("oops"); } }
  57. Problem: Value tearing inline class Value { final int x,

    y; public Value(int x, int y) { … } } public static void main(String[] args) { var box = new Object() { Value shared; }; var zero = new Value(0, 0); var one = new Value(1, 1); new Thread(() -> { for(;;) { box.shared = zero; } }).start(); new Thread(() -> { for(;;) { box.shared = one; } }).start(); for(;;) { var value = box.shared; if (value.x != value.y) { throw new AssertionError("oops"); } } Two stores Two reads Unprotected concurrent access