src/hotspot/share/oops/weakHandle.hpp
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    24 
       
    25 #ifndef SHARE_VM_OOPS_WEAKHANDLE_HPP
       
    26 #define SHARE_VM_OOPS_WEAKHANDLE_HPP
       
    27 
       
    28 #include "oops/oop.hpp"
       
    29 #include "runtime/handles.hpp"
       
    30 
       
    31 class outputStream;
       
    32 class OopStorage;
       
    33 
       
    34 // A WeakHandle is a pointer to an oop that is stored in an OopStorage that is
       
    35 // processed weakly by GC.  The runtime structures that point to the oop must
       
    36 // either peek or resolve the oop, the latter will keep the oop alive for
       
    37 // the GC cycle.  The runtime structures that reference the oop must test
       
    38 // if the value is NULL.  If it is NULL, it has been cleaned out by GC.
       
    39 // This is the vm version of jweak but has different GC lifetimes and policies,
       
    40 // depending on the type.
       
    41 
       
    42 enum WeakHandleType { vm_class_loader_data, vm_string };
       
    43 
       
    44 template <WeakHandleType T>
       
    45 class WeakHandle {
       
    46  public:
       
    47 
       
    48  private:
       
    49   oop* _obj;
       
    50 
       
    51   WeakHandle(oop* w) : _obj(w) {}
       
    52   static OopStorage* get_storage();
       
    53  public:
       
    54   WeakHandle() : _obj(NULL) {} // needed for init
       
    55 
       
    56   static WeakHandle create(Handle obj);
       
    57   inline oop resolve() const;
       
    58   inline oop peek() const;
       
    59   void release() const;
       
    60   bool is_null() const { return _obj == NULL; }
       
    61 
       
    62   void print() const;
       
    63   void print_on(outputStream* st) const;
       
    64 };
       
    65 
       
    66 #endif // SHARE_VM_OOPS_WEAKHANDLE_HPP