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#ifndef SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_THREADCRITICAL_HPP

#define SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_THREADCRITICAL_HPP

#include "memory/allocation.hpp"

// ThreadCritical is used to protect short non-blocking critical sections.

// This class must use no vm facilities that require initialization.

// It is used very early in the vm's initialization, in allocation

// code and other areas. ThreadCritical regions are reentrant.

//

// Due to race conditions during vm exit, some of the os level

// synchronization primitives may not be deallocated at exit. It

// is a good plan to implement the platform dependent sections of

// code with resources that are recoverable during process

// cleanup by the os. Calling the initialize method before use

// is also problematic, it is best to use preinitialized primitives

// if possible. As an example:

//

// mutex_t  mp  =  DEFAULTMUTEX;

//

// Also note that this class is declared as a StackObj to enforce

// block structured short locks. It cannot be declared a ResourceObj

// or CHeapObj, due to initialization issues.

class ThreadCritical : public StackObj {

 public:

  ThreadCritical();

  ~ThreadCritical();

};

#endif // SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_THREADCRITICAL_HPP