--- a/hotspot/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.cpp	Tue Jan 22 05:55:04 2013 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/os/bsd/vm/os_bsd.cpp	Tue Jan 22 05:56:42 2013 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -4094,11 +4094,12 @@
      }
      -- _nParked ;
 
-    // In theory we could move the ST of 0 into _Event past the unlock(),
-    // but then we'd need a MEMBAR after the ST.
     _Event = 0 ;
      status = pthread_mutex_unlock(_mutex);
      assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock");
+    // Paranoia to ensure our locked and lock-free paths interact
+    // correctly with each other.
+    OrderAccess::fence();
   }
   guarantee (_Event >= 0, "invariant") ;
 }
@@ -4161,40 +4162,44 @@
   status = pthread_mutex_unlock(_mutex);
   assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock");
   assert (_nParked == 0, "invariant") ;
+  // Paranoia to ensure our locked and lock-free paths interact
+  // correctly with each other.
+  OrderAccess::fence();
   return ret;
 }
 
 void os::PlatformEvent::unpark() {
-  int v, AnyWaiters ;
-  for (;;) {
-      v = _Event ;
-      if (v > 0) {
-         // The LD of _Event could have reordered or be satisfied
-         // by a read-aside from this processor's write buffer.
-         // To avoid problems execute a barrier and then
-         // ratify the value.
-         OrderAccess::fence() ;
-         if (_Event == v) return ;
-         continue ;
-      }
-      if (Atomic::cmpxchg (v+1, &_Event, v) == v) break ;
+  // Transitions for _Event:
+  //    0 :=> 1
+  //    1 :=> 1
+  //   -1 :=> either 0 or 1; must signal target thread
+  //          That is, we can safely transition _Event from -1 to either
+  //          0 or 1. Forcing 1 is slightly more efficient for back-to-back
+  //          unpark() calls.
+  // See also: "Semaphores in Plan 9" by Mullender & Cox
+  //
+  // Note: Forcing a transition from "-1" to "1" on an unpark() means
+  // that it will take two back-to-back park() calls for the owning
+  // thread to block. This has the benefit of forcing a spurious return
+  // from the first park() call after an unpark() call which will help
+  // shake out uses of park() and unpark() without condition variables.
+
+  if (Atomic::xchg(1, &_Event) >= 0) return;
+
+  // Wait for the thread associated with the event to vacate
+  int status = pthread_mutex_lock(_mutex);
+  assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_lock");
+  int AnyWaiters = _nParked;
+  assert(AnyWaiters == 0 || AnyWaiters == 1, "invariant");
+  if (AnyWaiters != 0 && WorkAroundNPTLTimedWaitHang) {
+    AnyWaiters = 0;
+    pthread_cond_signal(_cond);
   }
-  if (v < 0) {
-     // Wait for the thread associated with the event to vacate
-     int status = pthread_mutex_lock(_mutex);
-     assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_lock");
-     AnyWaiters = _nParked ;
-     assert (AnyWaiters == 0 || AnyWaiters == 1, "invariant") ;
-     if (AnyWaiters != 0 && WorkAroundNPTLTimedWaitHang) {
-        AnyWaiters = 0 ;
-        pthread_cond_signal (_cond);
-     }
-     status = pthread_mutex_unlock(_mutex);
-     assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock");
-     if (AnyWaiters != 0) {
-        status = pthread_cond_signal(_cond);
-        assert_status(status == 0, status, "cond_signal");
-     }
+  status = pthread_mutex_unlock(_mutex);
+  assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock");
+  if (AnyWaiters != 0) {
+    status = pthread_cond_signal(_cond);
+    assert_status(status == 0, status, "cond_signal");
   }
 
   // Note that we signal() _after dropping the lock for "immortal" Events.
@@ -4280,13 +4285,14 @@
 }
 
 void Parker::park(bool isAbsolute, jlong time) {
+  // Ideally we'd do something useful while spinning, such
+  // as calling unpackTime().
+
   // Optional fast-path check:
   // Return immediately if a permit is available.
-  if (_counter > 0) {
-      _counter = 0 ;
-      OrderAccess::fence();
-      return ;
-  }
+  // We depend on Atomic::xchg() having full barrier semantics
+  // since we are doing a lock-free update to _counter.
+  if (Atomic::xchg(0, &_counter) > 0) return;
 
   Thread* thread = Thread::current();
   assert(thread->is_Java_thread(), "Must be JavaThread");
@@ -4327,6 +4333,8 @@
     _counter = 0;
     status = pthread_mutex_unlock(_mutex);
     assert (status == 0, "invariant") ;
+    // Paranoia to ensure our locked and lock-free paths interact
+    // correctly with each other and Java-level accesses.
     OrderAccess::fence();
     return;
   }
@@ -4363,12 +4371,14 @@
   _counter = 0 ;
   status = pthread_mutex_unlock(_mutex) ;
   assert_status(status == 0, status, "invariant") ;
+  // Paranoia to ensure our locked and lock-free paths interact
+  // correctly with each other and Java-level accesses.
+  OrderAccess::fence();
+
   // If externally suspended while waiting, re-suspend
   if (jt->handle_special_suspend_equivalent_condition()) {
     jt->java_suspend_self();
   }
-
-  OrderAccess::fence();
 }
 
 void Parker::unpark() {

--- a/hotspot/src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp	Tue Jan 22 05:55:04 2013 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp	Tue Jan 22 05:56:42 2013 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -5001,11 +5001,12 @@
      }
      -- _nParked ;
 
-    // In theory we could move the ST of 0 into _Event past the unlock(),
-    // but then we'd need a MEMBAR after the ST.
     _Event = 0 ;
      status = pthread_mutex_unlock(_mutex);
      assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock");
+    // Paranoia to ensure our locked and lock-free paths interact
+    // correctly with each other.
+    OrderAccess::fence();
   }
   guarantee (_Event >= 0, "invariant") ;
 }
@@ -5068,40 +5069,44 @@
   status = pthread_mutex_unlock(_mutex);
   assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock");
   assert (_nParked == 0, "invariant") ;
+  // Paranoia to ensure our locked and lock-free paths interact
+  // correctly with each other.
+  OrderAccess::fence();
   return ret;
 }
 
 void os::PlatformEvent::unpark() {
-  int v, AnyWaiters ;
-  for (;;) {
-      v = _Event ;
-      if (v > 0) {
-         // The LD of _Event could have reordered or be satisfied
-         // by a read-aside from this processor's write buffer.
-         // To avoid problems execute a barrier and then
-         // ratify the value.
-         OrderAccess::fence() ;
-         if (_Event == v) return ;
-         continue ;
-      }
-      if (Atomic::cmpxchg (v+1, &_Event, v) == v) break ;
-  }
-  if (v < 0) {
-     // Wait for the thread associated with the event to vacate
-     int status = pthread_mutex_lock(_mutex);
-     assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_lock");
-     AnyWaiters = _nParked ;
-     assert (AnyWaiters == 0 || AnyWaiters == 1, "invariant") ;
-     if (AnyWaiters != 0 && WorkAroundNPTLTimedWaitHang) {
-        AnyWaiters = 0 ;
-        pthread_cond_signal (_cond);
-     }
-     status = pthread_mutex_unlock(_mutex);
-     assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock");
-     if (AnyWaiters != 0) {
-        status = pthread_cond_signal(_cond);
-        assert_status(status == 0, status, "cond_signal");
-     }
+  // Transitions for _Event:
+  //    0 :=> 1
+  //    1 :=> 1
+  //   -1 :=> either 0 or 1; must signal target thread
+  //          That is, we can safely transition _Event from -1 to either
+  //          0 or 1. Forcing 1 is slightly more efficient for back-to-back
+  //          unpark() calls.
+  // See also: "Semaphores in Plan 9" by Mullender & Cox
+  //
+  // Note: Forcing a transition from "-1" to "1" on an unpark() means
+  // that it will take two back-to-back park() calls for the owning
+  // thread to block. This has the benefit of forcing a spurious return
+  // from the first park() call after an unpark() call which will help
+  // shake out uses of park() and unpark() without condition variables.
+
+  if (Atomic::xchg(1, &_Event) >= 0) return;
+
+  // Wait for the thread associated with the event to vacate
+  int status = pthread_mutex_lock(_mutex);
+  assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_lock");
+  int AnyWaiters = _nParked;
+  assert(AnyWaiters == 0 || AnyWaiters == 1, "invariant");
+  if (AnyWaiters != 0 && WorkAroundNPTLTimedWaitHang) {
+    AnyWaiters = 0;
+    pthread_cond_signal(_cond);
+  }
+  status = pthread_mutex_unlock(_mutex);
+  assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock");
+  if (AnyWaiters != 0) {
+    status = pthread_cond_signal(_cond);
+    assert_status(status == 0, status, "cond_signal");
   }
 
   // Note that we signal() _after dropping the lock for "immortal" Events.
@@ -5187,13 +5192,14 @@
 }
 
 void Parker::park(bool isAbsolute, jlong time) {
+  // Ideally we'd do something useful while spinning, such
+  // as calling unpackTime().
+
   // Optional fast-path check:
   // Return immediately if a permit is available.
-  if (_counter > 0) {
-      _counter = 0 ;
-      OrderAccess::fence();
-      return ;
-  }
+  // We depend on Atomic::xchg() having full barrier semantics
+  // since we are doing a lock-free update to _counter.
+  if (Atomic::xchg(0, &_counter) > 0) return;
 
   Thread* thread = Thread::current();
   assert(thread->is_Java_thread(), "Must be JavaThread");
@@ -5234,6 +5240,8 @@
     _counter = 0;
     status = pthread_mutex_unlock(_mutex);
     assert (status == 0, "invariant") ;
+    // Paranoia to ensure our locked and lock-free paths interact
+    // correctly with each other and Java-level accesses.
     OrderAccess::fence();
     return;
   }
@@ -5270,12 +5278,14 @@
   _counter = 0 ;
   status = pthread_mutex_unlock(_mutex) ;
   assert_status(status == 0, status, "invariant") ;
+  // Paranoia to ensure our locked and lock-free paths interact
+  // correctly with each other and Java-level accesses.
+  OrderAccess::fence();
+
   // If externally suspended while waiting, re-suspend
   if (jt->handle_special_suspend_equivalent_condition()) {
     jt->java_suspend_self();
   }
-
-  OrderAccess::fence();
 }
 
 void Parker::unpark() {

--- a/hotspot/src/os/solaris/vm/os_solaris.cpp	Tue Jan 22 05:55:04 2013 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/os/solaris/vm/os_solaris.cpp	Tue Jan 22 05:56:42 2013 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -6014,6 +6014,9 @@
      _Event = 0 ;
      status = os::Solaris::mutex_unlock(_mutex);
      assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock");
+    // Paranoia to ensure our locked and lock-free paths interact
+    // correctly with each other.
+    OrderAccess::fence();
   }
 }
 
@@ -6055,51 +6058,43 @@
   _Event = 0 ;
   status = os::Solaris::mutex_unlock(_mutex);
   assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock");
+  // Paranoia to ensure our locked and lock-free paths interact
+  // correctly with each other.
+  OrderAccess::fence();
   return ret;
 }
 
 void os::PlatformEvent::unpark() {
-  int v, AnyWaiters;
-
-  // Increment _Event.
-  // Another acceptable implementation would be to simply swap 1
-  // into _Event:
-  //   if (Swap (&_Event, 1) < 0) {
-  //      mutex_lock (_mutex) ; AnyWaiters = nParked; mutex_unlock (_mutex) ;
-  //      if (AnyWaiters) cond_signal (_cond) ;
-  //   }
-
-  for (;;) {
-    v = _Event ;
-    if (v > 0) {
-       // The LD of _Event could have reordered or be satisfied
-       // by a read-aside from this processor's write buffer.
-       // To avoid problems execute a barrier and then
-       // ratify the value.  A degenerate CAS() would also work.
-       // Viz., CAS (v+0, &_Event, v) == v).
-       OrderAccess::fence() ;
-       if (_Event == v) return ;
-       continue ;
-    }
-    if (Atomic::cmpxchg (v+1, &_Event, v) == v) break ;
-  }
+  // Transitions for _Event:
+  //    0 :=> 1
+  //    1 :=> 1
+  //   -1 :=> either 0 or 1; must signal target thread
+  //          That is, we can safely transition _Event from -1 to either
+  //          0 or 1. Forcing 1 is slightly more efficient for back-to-back
+  //          unpark() calls.
+  // See also: "Semaphores in Plan 9" by Mullender & Cox
+  //
+  // Note: Forcing a transition from "-1" to "1" on an unpark() means
+  // that it will take two back-to-back park() calls for the owning
+  // thread to block. This has the benefit of forcing a spurious return
+  // from the first park() call after an unpark() call which will help
+  // shake out uses of park() and unpark() without condition variables.
+
+  if (Atomic::xchg(1, &_Event) >= 0) return;
 
   // If the thread associated with the event was parked, wake it.
-  if (v < 0) {
-     int status ;
-     // Wait for the thread assoc with the PlatformEvent to vacate.
-     status = os::Solaris::mutex_lock(_mutex);
-     assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_lock");
-     AnyWaiters = _nParked ;
-     status = os::Solaris::mutex_unlock(_mutex);
-     assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock");
-     guarantee (AnyWaiters == 0 || AnyWaiters == 1, "invariant") ;
-     if (AnyWaiters != 0) {
-       // We intentional signal *after* dropping the lock
-       // to avoid a common class of futile wakeups.
-       status = os::Solaris::cond_signal(_cond);
-       assert_status(status == 0, status, "cond_signal");
-     }
+  // Wait for the thread assoc with the PlatformEvent to vacate.
+  int status = os::Solaris::mutex_lock(_mutex);
+  assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_lock");
+  int AnyWaiters = _nParked;
+  status = os::Solaris::mutex_unlock(_mutex);
+  assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock");
+  guarantee(AnyWaiters == 0 || AnyWaiters == 1, "invariant");
+  if (AnyWaiters != 0) {
+    // We intentional signal *after* dropping the lock
+    // to avoid a common class of futile wakeups.
+    status = os::Solaris::cond_signal(_cond);
+    assert_status(status == 0, status, "cond_signal");
   }
 }
 
@@ -6177,14 +6172,14 @@
 }
 
 void Parker::park(bool isAbsolute, jlong time) {
+  // Ideally we'd do something useful while spinning, such
+  // as calling unpackTime().
 
   // Optional fast-path check:
   // Return immediately if a permit is available.
-  if (_counter > 0) {
-      _counter = 0 ;
-      OrderAccess::fence();
-      return ;
-  }
+  // We depend on Atomic::xchg() having full barrier semantics
+  // since we are doing a lock-free update to _counter.
+  if (Atomic::xchg(0, &_counter) > 0) return;
 
   // Optional fast-exit: Check interrupt before trying to wait
   Thread* thread = Thread::current();
@@ -6226,6 +6221,8 @@
     _counter = 0;
     status = os::Solaris::mutex_unlock(_mutex);
     assert (status == 0, "invariant") ;
+    // Paranoia to ensure our locked and lock-free paths interact
+    // correctly with each other and Java-level accesses.
     OrderAccess::fence();
     return;
   }
@@ -6267,12 +6264,14 @@
   _counter = 0 ;
   status = os::Solaris::mutex_unlock(_mutex);
   assert_status(status == 0, status, "mutex_unlock") ;
+  // Paranoia to ensure our locked and lock-free paths interact
+  // correctly with each other and Java-level accesses.
+  OrderAccess::fence();
 
   // If externally suspended while waiting, re-suspend
   if (jt->handle_special_suspend_equivalent_condition()) {
     jt->java_suspend_self();
   }
-  OrderAccess::fence();
 }
 
 void Parker::unpark() {

--- a/hotspot/src/os/windows/vm/os_windows.cpp	Tue Jan 22 05:55:04 2013 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/os/windows/vm/os_windows.cpp	Tue Jan 22 05:56:42 2013 -0800
@@ -4565,6 +4565,7 @@
     }
     v = _Event ;
     _Event = 0 ;
+    // see comment at end of os::PlatformEvent::park() below:
     OrderAccess::fence() ;
     // If we encounter a nearly simultanous timeout expiry and unpark()
     // we return OS_OK indicating we awoke via unpark().
@@ -4602,25 +4603,25 @@
 
 void os::PlatformEvent::unpark() {
   guarantee (_ParkHandle != NULL, "Invariant") ;
-  int v ;
-  for (;;) {
-      v = _Event ;      // Increment _Event if it's < 1.
-      if (v > 0) {
-         // If it's already signaled just return.
-         // The LD of _Event could have reordered or be satisfied
-         // by a read-aside from this processor's write buffer.
-         // To avoid problems execute a barrier and then
-         // ratify the value.  A degenerate CAS() would also work.
-         // Viz., CAS (v+0, &_Event, v) == v).
-         OrderAccess::fence() ;
-         if (_Event == v) return ;
-         continue ;
-      }
-      if (Atomic::cmpxchg (v+1, &_Event, v) == v) break ;
-  }
-  if (v < 0) {
-     ::SetEvent (_ParkHandle) ;
-  }
+
+  // Transitions for _Event:
+  //    0 :=> 1
+  //    1 :=> 1
+  //   -1 :=> either 0 or 1; must signal target thread
+  //          That is, we can safely transition _Event from -1 to either
+  //          0 or 1. Forcing 1 is slightly more efficient for back-to-back
+  //          unpark() calls.
+  // See also: "Semaphores in Plan 9" by Mullender & Cox
+  //
+  // Note: Forcing a transition from "-1" to "1" on an unpark() means
+  // that it will take two back-to-back park() calls for the owning
+  // thread to block. This has the benefit of forcing a spurious return
+  // from the first park() call after an unpark() call which will help
+  // shake out uses of park() and unpark() without condition variables.
+
+  if (Atomic::xchg(1, &_Event) >= 0) return;
+
+  ::SetEvent(_ParkHandle);
 }
 
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.cpp	Tue Jan 22 05:55:04 2013 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.cpp	Tue Jan 22 05:56:42 2013 -0800
@@ -911,7 +911,6 @@
 // Write the thread status value to threadStatus field in java.lang.Thread java class.
 void java_lang_Thread::set_thread_status(oop java_thread,
                                          java_lang_Thread::ThreadStatus status) {
-  assert(JavaThread::current()->thread_state() == _thread_in_vm, "Java Thread is not running in vm");
   // The threadStatus is only present starting in 1.5
   if (_thread_status_offset > 0) {
     java_thread->int_field_put(_thread_status_offset, status);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/objectMonitor.cpp	Tue Jan 22 05:55:04 2013 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/objectMonitor.cpp	Tue Jan 22 05:56:42 2013 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -653,8 +653,7 @@
     assert (_succ != Self, "invariant") ;
     if (_Responsible == Self) {
         _Responsible = NULL ;
-        // Dekker pivot-point.
-        // Consider OrderAccess::storeload() here
+        OrderAccess::fence(); // Dekker pivot-point
 
         // We may leave threads on cxq|EntryList without a designated
         // "Responsible" thread.  This is benign.  When this thread subsequently
@@ -674,10 +673,6 @@
         //
         // The MEMBAR, above, prevents the LD of cxq|EntryList in the subsequent
         // exit operation from floating above the ST Responsible=null.
-        //
-        // In *practice* however, EnterI() is always followed by some atomic
-        // operation such as the decrement of _count in ::enter().  Those atomics
-        // obviate the need for the explicit MEMBAR, above.
     }
 
     // We've acquired ownership with CAS().

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/objectMonitor.inline.hpp	Tue Jan 22 05:55:04 2013 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/objectMonitor.inline.hpp	Tue Jan 22 05:56:42 2013 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -101,10 +101,12 @@
   return _count;
 }
 
+// Do NOT set _count = 0. There is a race such that _count could
+// be set while inflating prior to setting _owner
+// Just use Atomic::inc/dec and assert 0 when monitor put on free list
 inline void ObjectMonitor::set_owner(void* owner) {
   _owner = owner;
   _recursions = 0;
-  _count = 0;
 }