JVM启动流程(JDK8)

JVM的启动入口是位于jdk/src/share/bin/java.c的JLI_Launch函数,其定义如下:

int
JLI_Launch(int argc, char ** argv,              /* main argc, argc */
        int jargc, const char** jargv,          /* java args */
        int appclassc, const char** appclassv,  /* app classpath */
        const char* fullversion,                /* full version defined */
        const char* dotversion,                 /* dot version defined */
        const char* pname,                      /* program name */
        const char* lname,                      /* launcher name */
        jboolean javaargs,                      /* JAVA_ARGS */
        jboolean cpwildcard,                    /* classpath wildcard */
        jboolean javaw,                         /* windows-only javaw */
        jint     ergo_class                     /* ergnomics policy */
);

1.初始化

InitLauncher(javaw);  //初始化启动器
DumpState();  //打印当前状态
//确保开启启动器跟踪状态
if (JLI_IsTraceLauncher()) {
    int i;
    printf("Command line args:\n");
    for (i = 0; i < argc ; i++) {
        printf("argv[%d] = %s\n", i, argv[i]);
    }
    AddOption("-Dsun.java.launcher.diag=true", NULL);
}

2.选择jre版本

解析参数，读取manifest文件，jre版本校验，加载jre以便确认是否存在，最后将相关环境变量放置好。

SelectVersion(argc, argv, &main_class);

3.创建JVM执行环境

确定数据模型，是32位还是64位，以及jvm本身的一些配置在jvm.cfg文件中读取和解析

CreateExecutionEnvironment(&argc, &argv,
                               jrepath, sizeof(jrepath), //jre路径
                               jvmpath, sizeof(jvmpath), //jvm路径
                               jvmcfg,  sizeof(jvmcfg)); //jvm配置文件

4.加载jvm.so库

动态加载jvm.so这个共享库，并把jvm.so中的相关函数导出并且初始化

if (!IsJavaArgs()) {
        // 设置一些特殊的环境变量
        SetJvmEnvironment(argc,argv);
    }
    ifn.CreateJavaVM = 0;
    ifn.GetDefaultJavaVMInitArgs = 0;
    if (JLI_IsTraceLauncher()) {
        start = CounterGet();     // 记录启动时间
    }
    // 加载VM, 重中之重
    if (!LoadJavaVM(jvmpath, &ifn)) {
        return(6);
    }
    if (JLI_IsTraceLauncher()) {
        end   = CounterGet();
    }
    JLI_TraceLauncher("%ld micro seconds to LoadJavaVM\n",
             (long)(jint)Counter2Micros(end-start));
    ++argv;
    --argc;
    // 解析更多参数信息
    if (IsJavaArgs()) {
        /* Preprocess wrapper arguments */
        TranslateApplicationArgs(jargc, jargv, &argc, &argv);
        if (!AddApplicationOptions(appclassc, appclassv)) {
            return(1);
        }
    } else {
        /* Set default CLASSPATH */
        cpath = getenv("CLASSPATH");
        if (cpath == NULL) {
            cpath = ".";
        }
        SetClassPath(cpath);
    }
    /* Parse command line options; if the return value of
     * ParseArguments is false, the program should exit.
     */
    // 解析参数
    if (!ParseArguments(&argc, &argv, &mode, &what, &ret, jrepath))
    {
        return(ret);
    }
    /* Override class path if -jar flag was specified */
    if (mode == LM_JAR) {
        SetClassPath(what);     /* Override class path */
    }
    /* set the -Dsun.java.command pseudo property */
    SetJavaCommandLineProp(what, argc, argv);
    /* Set the -Dsun.java.launcher pseudo property */
    SetJavaLauncherProp();
    /* set the -Dsun.java.launcher.* platform properties */
    SetJavaLauncherPlatformProps();

5.初始化jvm

return JVMInit(&ifn, threadStackSize, argc, argv, mode, what, ret);

JVMInit函数最后一句是

return ContinueInNewThread(ifn, threadStackSize, argc, argv, mode, what, ret);

继续看ContinueInNewThread函数,会进入ContinueInNewThread0函数

ContinueInNewThread0(JavaMain, threadStackSize, (void*)&args);

实现在新的线程中执行JavaMain函数

1. 初始化虚拟机，如果报错直接退出。

/* Initialize the virtual machine */
start = CounterGet();
if (!InitializeJVM(&vm, &env, &ifn)) {
    JLI_ReportErrorMessage(JVM_ERROR1);
    exit(1);
}

2. 加载主类

mainClass = LoadMainClass(env, mode, what);

3. 获取Application Main Class

某些没有主方法的Java程序比如JavaFX应用，会获取Application Main Class

/*
 * In some cases when launching an application that needs a helper, e.g., a
 * JavaFX application with no main method, the mainClass will not be the
 * applications own main class but rather a helper class. To keep things
 * consistent in the UI we need to track and report the application main class.
 */
appClass = GetApplicationClass(env);

4. 初始化完成

PostJVMInit(env, appClass, vm);

5. 获取主类中的主方法

mainID = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mainClass, "main","([Ljava/lang/String;)V");

在字节码中void main(String[] args)表示为([Ljava/lang/String;)V

6. 调用主方法

/* Invoke main method. */
(*env)->CallStaticVoidMethod(env, mainClass, mainID, mainArgs);

7. LEAVE函数结束线程,销毁JVM

/*
 * The launcher's exit code (in the absence of calls to
 * System.exit) will be non-zero if main threw an exception.
 */
ret = (*env)->ExceptionOccurred(env) == NULL ? 0 : 1;
LEAVE();

流程图如下: