test/java/lang/management/ThreadMXBean/ThreadExecutionSynchronizer.java

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/*
 *
 * @summary Thiseclass is used to synchronize execution off two threads.
 * @author  Swamy Venkataramanappa
 */

import java.util.concurrent.Semaphore;

public class ThreadExecutionSynchronizer {

    private boolean  waiting;
    private Semaphore semaphore;

    public ThreadExecutionSynchronizer() {
        semaphore = new Semaphore(1);
        waiting = false;
    }

    // Synchronizes two threads execution points.
    // Basically any thread could get scheduled to run and
    // it is not possible to know which thread reaches expected
    // execution point. So whichever thread reaches a execution
    // point first wait for the second thread. When the second thread
    // reaches the expected execution point will wake up
    // the thread which is waiting here.
    void stopOrGo() {
        semaphore.acquireUninterruptibly(); // Thread can get blocked.
        if (!waiting) {
            waiting = true;
            // Wait for second thread to enter this method.
            while(!semaphore.hasQueuedThreads()) {
                try {
                    Thread.sleep(20);
                } catch (InterruptedException xx) {}
            }
            semaphore.release();
        } else {
            waiting = false;
            semaphore.release();
        }
    }

    // Wrapper function just for code readability.
    void waitForSignal() {
        stopOrGo();
        goSleep(50);
    }

    void signal() {
        stopOrGo();
        goSleep(50);
    }

    private static void goSleep(long ms) {
        try {
            Thread.sleep(ms);
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println("Unexpected exception.");
        }
    }
}