# HG changeset patch # User chegar # Date 1491465647 -3600 # Node ID afbe031283f7f1818ef03b66546f45ad981cadb7 # Parent 1b6b813e4831e9629eb6a9f11a7b1a9dbc35b895 8178101: Migrate the thread deprecation technote to javadoc doc-files Reviewed-by: dholmes diff -r 1b6b813e4831 -r afbe031283f7 jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Thread.java --- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Thread.java Thu Apr 06 09:33:47 2017 +0800 +++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Thread.java Thu Apr 06 09:00:47 2017 +0100 @@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ * for example), the interrupt method should be used to * interrupt the wait. * For more information, see - * Why + * Why * are Thread.stop, Thread.suspend and Thread.resume Deprecated?. */ @Deprecated(since="1.2") @@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ * could be used to generate exceptions that the target thread was * not prepared to handle. * For more information, see - * Why + * Why * are Thread.stop, Thread.suspend and Thread.resume Deprecated?. * This method is subject to removal in a future version of Java SE. */ @@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ * If another thread ever attempted to lock this resource, deadlock * would result. Such deadlocks typically manifest themselves as * "frozen" processes. For more information, see - * + * * Why are Thread.stop, Thread.suspend and Thread.resume Deprecated?. * This method is subject to removal in a future version of Java SE. * @throws NoSuchMethodError always @@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ * monitor prior to calling resume, deadlock results. Such * deadlocks typically manifest themselves as "frozen" processes. * For more information, see - * Why + * Why * are Thread.stop, Thread.suspend and Thread.resume Deprecated?. */ @Deprecated(since="1.2") @@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ * @deprecated This method exists solely for use with {@link #suspend}, * which has been deprecated because it is deadlock-prone. * For more information, see - * Why + * Why * are Thread.stop, Thread.suspend and Thread.resume Deprecated?. */ @Deprecated(since="1.2") diff -r 1b6b813e4831 -r afbe031283f7 jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/doc-files/threadPrimitiveDeprecation.html --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/doc-files/threadPrimitiveDeprecation.html Thu Apr 06 09:00:47 2017 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,364 @@ + + + + + Java Thread Primitive Deprecation + + + +

Java Thread Primitive Deprecation

+
+

Why is Thread.stop deprecated?

+

Because it is inherently unsafe. Stopping a thread causes it to +unlock all the monitors that it has locked. (The monitors are +unlocked as the ThreadDeath exception propagates up +the stack.) If any of the objects previously protected by these +monitors were in an inconsistent state, other threads may now view +these objects in an inconsistent state. Such objects are said to be +damaged. When threads operate on damaged objects, arbitrary +behavior can result. This behavior may be subtle and difficult to +detect, or it may be pronounced. Unlike other unchecked exceptions, +ThreadDeath kills threads silently; thus, the user has +no warning that his program may be corrupted. The corruption can +manifest itself at any time after the actual damage occurs, even +hours or days in the future.

+
+

Couldn't I just catch the ThreadDeath exception +and fix the damaged object?

+

In theory, perhaps, but it would vastly complicate the +task of writing correct multithreaded code. The task would be +nearly insurmountable for two reasons:

+
    +
  1. A thread can throw a ThreadDeath exception +almost anywhere. All synchronized methods and blocks would +have to be studied in great detail, with this in mind.
  2. +
  3. A thread can throw a second ThreadDeath exception +while cleaning up from the first (in the catch or +finally clause). Cleanup would have to be repeated till +it succeeded. The code to ensure this would be quite complex.
  4. +
+In sum, it just isn't practical. +
+

What about Thread.stop(Throwable)?

+

In addition to all of the problems noted above, this method may +be used to generate exceptions that its target thread is unprepared +to handle (including checked exceptions that the thread could not +possibly throw, were it not for this method). For example, the +following method is behaviorally identical to Java's +throw operation, but circumvents the compiler's +attempts to guarantee that the calling method has declared all of +the checked exceptions that it may throw:

+
+    static void sneakyThrow(Throwable t) {
+        Thread.currentThread().stop(t);
+    }
+
+
+

What should I use instead of Thread.stop?

+

Most uses of stop should be replaced by code that +simply modifies some variable to indicate that the target thread +should stop running. The target thread should check this variable +regularly, and return from its run method in an orderly fashion if +the variable indicates that it is to stop running. To ensure prompt +communication of the stop-request, the variable must be +volatile (or access to the variable must be +synchronized).

+

For example, suppose your applet contains the following +start, stop and run +methods:

+
+    private Thread blinker;
+
+    public void start() {
+        blinker = new Thread(this);
+        blinker.start();
+    }
+
+    public void stop() {
+        blinker.stop();  // UNSAFE!
+    }
+
+    public void run() {
+        while (true) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(interval);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e){
+            }
+            repaint();
+        }
+    }
+
+You can avoid the use of Thread.stop by replacing the +applet's stop and run methods with: +
+    private volatile Thread blinker;
+
+    public void stop() {
+        blinker = null;
+    }
+
+    public void run() {
+        Thread thisThread = Thread.currentThread();
+        while (blinker == thisThread) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(interval);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e){
+            }
+            repaint();
+        }
+    }
+
+
+

How do I stop a thread that waits for long periods (e.g., for +input)?

+

That's what the Thread.interrupt method is for. The +same "state based" signaling mechanism shown above can be used, but +the state change (blinker = null, in the previous +example) can be followed by a call to +Thread.interrupt, to interrupt the wait:

+
+    public void stop() {
+        Thread moribund = waiter;
+        waiter = null;
+        moribund.interrupt();
+    }
+
+For this technique to work, it's critical that any method that +catches an interrupt exception and is not prepared to deal with it +immediately reasserts the exception. We say reasserts +rather than rethrows, because it is not always possible to +rethrow the exception. If the method that catches the +InterruptedException is not declared to throw this +(checked) exception, then it should "reinterrupt itself" with the +following incantation: +
+    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+
+This ensures that the Thread will reraise the +InterruptedException as soon as it is able. +
+

What if a thread doesn't respond to +Thread.interrupt?

+

In some cases, you can use application specific tricks. For +example, if a thread is waiting on a known socket, you can close +the socket to cause the thread to return immediately. +Unfortunately, there really isn't any technique that works in +general. It should be noted that in all situations where a +waiting thread doesn't respond to Thread.interrupt, it +wouldn't respond to Thread.stop either. Such +cases include deliberate denial-of-service attacks, and I/O +operations for which thread.stop and thread.interrupt do not work +properly.

+
+

Why are Thread.suspend and +Thread.resume deprecated?

+

Thread.suspend is inherently deadlock-prone. If the +target thread holds a lock on the monitor protecting a critical +system resource when it is suspended, no thread can access this +resource until the target thread is resumed. If the thread that +would resume the target thread attempts to lock this monitor prior +to calling resume, deadlock results. Such deadlocks +typically manifest themselves as "frozen" processes.

+
+

What should I use instead of Thread.suspend and +Thread.resume?

+

As with Thread.stop, the prudent approach is to +have the "target thread" poll a variable indicating the desired +state of the thread (active or suspended). When the desired state +is suspended, the thread waits using Object.wait. When +the thread is resumed, the target thread is notified using +Object.notify.

+

For example, suppose your applet contains the following +mousePressed event handler, which toggles the state of a thread +called blinker:

+
+    private boolean threadSuspended;
+
+    Public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
+        e.consume();
+
+        if (threadSuspended)
+            blinker.resume();
+        else
+            blinker.suspend();  // DEADLOCK-PRONE!
+
+        threadSuspended = !threadSuspended;
+    }
+
+You can avoid the use of Thread.suspend and +Thread.resume by replacing the event handler above +with: +
+    public synchronized void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
+        e.consume();
+
+        threadSuspended = !threadSuspended;
+
+        if (!threadSuspended)
+            notify();
+    }
+
+and adding the following code to the "run loop": +
+                synchronized(this) {
+                    while (threadSuspended)
+                        wait();
+                }
+
+The wait method throws the +InterruptedException, so it must be inside a try +... catch clause. It's fine to put it in the same clause as +the sleep. The check should follow (rather than +precede) the sleep so the window is immediately +repainted when the thread is "resumed." The resulting +run method follows: +
+    public void run() {
+        while (true) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(interval);
+
+                synchronized(this) {
+                    while (threadSuspended)
+                        wait();
+                }
+            } catch (InterruptedException e){
+            }
+            repaint();
+        }
+    }
+
+Note that the notify in the mousePressed +method and the wait in the run method are +inside synchronized blocks. This is required by the +language, and ensures that wait and +notify are properly serialized. In practical terms, +this eliminates race conditions that could cause the "suspended" +thread to miss a notify and remain suspended +indefinitely. +

While the cost of synchronization in Java is decreasing as the +platform matures, it will never be free. A simple trick can be used +to remove the synchronization that we've added to each iteration of +the "run loop." The synchronized block that was added is replaced +by a slightly more complex piece of code that enters a synchronized +block only if the thread has actually been suspended:

+
+                if (threadSuspended) {
+                    synchronized(this) {
+                        while (threadSuspended)
+                            wait();
+                    }
+                }
+
+

In the absence of explicit synchronization, +threadSuspended must be made volatile to ensure +prompt communication of the suspend-request.

+The resulting run method is: +
+    private volatile boolean threadSuspended;
+
+    public void run() {
+        while (true) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(interval);
+
+                if (threadSuspended) {
+                    synchronized(this) {
+                        while (threadSuspended)
+                            wait();
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (InterruptedException e){
+            }
+            repaint();
+        }
+    }
+
+
+

Can I combine the two techniques to produce a thread that may +be safely "stopped" or "suspended"?

+Yes, it's reasonably straightforward. The one subtlety is that the +target thread may already be suspended at the time that another +thread tries to stop it. If the stop method merely sets +the state variable (blinker) to null, the target thread +will remain suspended (waiting on the monitor), rather than exiting +gracefully as it should. If the applet is restarted, multiple +threads could end up waiting on the monitor at the same time, +resulting in erratic behavior. +

To rectify this situation, the stop method must ensure +that the target thread resumes immediately if it is suspended. Once +the target thread resumes, it must recognize immediately that it +has been stopped, and exit gracefully. Here's how the resulting +run and stop methods look:

+
+    public void run() {
+        Thread thisThread = Thread.currentThread();
+        while (blinker == thisThread) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(interval);
+
+                synchronized(this) {
+                    while (threadSuspended && blinker==thisThread)
+                        wait();
+                }
+            } catch (InterruptedException e){
+            }
+            repaint();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void stop() {
+        blinker = null;
+        notify();
+    }
+
+If the stop method calls Thread.interrupt, as +described above, it needn't call notify as well, but it +still must be synchronized. This ensures that the target thread +won't miss an interrupt due to a race condition. +
+

What about Thread.destroy?

+Thread.destroy was never implemented and has been +deprecated. If it were implemented, it would be deadlock-prone in +the manner of Thread.suspend. (In fact, it is roughly +equivalent to Thread.suspend without the possibility +of a subsequent Thread.resume.) +
+

Why is Runtime.runFinalizersOnExit +deprecated?

+Because it is inherently unsafe. It may result in finalizers being +called on live objects while other threads are concurrently +manipulating those objects, resulting in erratic behavior or +deadlock. While this problem could be prevented if the class whose +objects are being finalized were coded to "defend against" this +call, most programmers do not defend against it. They assume +that an object is dead at the time that its finalizer is called. +

Further, the call is not "thread-safe" in the sense that it sets +a VM-global flag. This forces every class with a finalizer +to defend against the finalization of live objects!

+

+ +