SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RESOURCES OF APPLICATIONS AND THREADS PERFORMED ON JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE

• US 20080244576A1
• Filed: 03/25/2008
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KWON, Ho-bum, CHUNG, Seung-bum, AN, Ho-seok, LEE, Bok-yeon
• Granted Patent: US 8,302,103 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5014 Reservation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/504 Resource capping
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/508 Monitor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5016 the resource being the memory
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5027 the resource being a machine, e.g. CPUs, Servers, Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5077 Logical partitioning of resources; Management or configuration of virtualized resources specific details on emulation or internal functioning of virtual machines G06F9/455
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A method of managing resources related to a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and an application executed in the JVM is provided. The method includes defining a resource identifier uniquely identifying an arbitrary resource to be; generating a resource consumer for each thread, wherein the resource consumer uses a resource; generating at least one resource manager per resource identifier, wherein the resource manager manages a resource, and storing the at least one resource manager in a resource manager registry; calculating a quantity of resource usage by resource managers generated for all applications and threads in the applications, and storing the calculated quantity of resource usage, wherein the calculating and storing of the quantity are performed by each of the resource managers; and informing about the quantity of resource usage.

Claims

1. A method of managing resources related to a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and an application executed in the JVM, the method comprising:

defining a resource identifier which uniquely identifies an arbitrary resource;

generating a resource consumer for each of a plurality of threads, wherein the resource consumer uses a resource;

generating at least one resource manager for each resource identifier, wherein the at least one resource manager manages a resource;

storing the at least one resource manager in a resource manager registry;

calculating a quantity of resource usage by resource managers generated for all applications and threads in the applications, and storing the calculated quantity of resource usage, wherein the calculating and storing of the quantity of resource usage are performed by each of the resource managers; and

informing about the quantity of resource usage.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one resource managers registers information on a threshold listener to which a notice informing about the quantity of resource usage is to be transferred, and stores the information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculating of the quantity of resource usage comprises calling all resource managers stored in the resource manager registry, wherein the resource managers are related to specific resources, and then adding a quantity of usage by the respective called resource managers.

4. A resource management system for managing resources related to a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and an application executed in the JVM, the resource management system comprising:

a resource consumer management unit which generates a resource consumer for each of threads, wherein the resource consumer uses a resource; and

a resource allocation policy manager which defines a resource identifier enabling an arbitrary resource to be uniquely identified, generates one or more resource manager for each resource identifier, wherein the at least one resource manager manages a resource, and sets a resource usage quota related to a resource identifier and a resource consumer, according to a request by the resource consumer management unit;

wherein the resource manager calculates a quantity of resource usage by resource consumers generated for all applications and threads in the applications, stores the calculated quantity of resource usage, and informs about the quantity of resource usage.

5. The resource management system of claim 4, wherein the resource identifier and the resource manager are generated by using Java language.

6. The resource management system of claim 4, wherein the resource allocation policy manager is generated according to resource allocation policy information set within a program, or is generated by externally reading the information, and is modified in real-time via network communication while Java code is being executed.

7. The resource management system of claim 4, wherein the resource consumer management unit generates a new resource consumer, and then informs the resource allocation policy manager about the new resource consumer, thereby registering the new resource consumer in a proper resource manager or setting a resource consumer quota related to a corresponding resource.

8. The resource management system of claim 4, further comprising an application manager which generates an application identifier related to a new application that is operated, and requests the resource allocation policy manager for an operation, wherein the requested operation is necessary for applying a resource allocation policy that comprises generation of a resource manager or setting of a quota related to the application.

9. A method of managing resources when an application is generated in a containment framework comprising a resource management system related to a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and an application executed in the JVM, the method comprising:

generating a unique identifier related to an application that is to be executed;

storing the unique identifier;

setting a resource allocation policy calling a resource identifier that is in an initial array position of a list in which resource identifiers uniquely identifying resources are arrayed;

if the resource identifier exists in the initial array position, generating a resource manager related to the resource identifier that is a resource, setting a maximum usage value that is a quota related to the generated resource manager, registering the resource manager in a resource manager registry in which registered resource managers are stored according to types, and storing information on the generated resource manager and application identifier; and

starting an application, and changing a state of the application according to a lifecycle of the application.

10. A method of managing resources of threads by treating all of the threads performed in a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) as resource consumers, the method comprising:

generating modified JVM threads related to the threads;

wherein the generating the modified JVM threads comprises;

calling a start( ) method of a certain thread object;

requesting resource consumer object allocation for the certain thread object;

generating a new resource consumer object according to the request, and obtaining an identifier of an application in which the certain thread object belongs;

transferring information on the generated new resource consumer object and the application identifier, and requesting setting of a resource allocation policy for a corresponding resource consumer; and

if the setting of the resource allocation policy for the corresponding resource consumer is ended, performing a run( ) function of the thread object and generating a native thread.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the setting the resource allocation policy comprises:

requesting an initial resource identifier that is first on an array in a resource identifiers list;

if a position for the initial resource identifier is not empty, having an identifier of an application to which a resource consumer related to a resource belongs, and obtaining a resource manager allocated to the resource;

registering a resource consumer in the obtained resource manager; and

setting a maximum value that may be used by the resource consumer.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein each resource manager has an internal variable containing a quantity of resource usage by respective resource managers and by added respective resource consumer, in order to check a usage status, if a resource is allocated or returned, each resource manager calculates a quantity of usage by bringing a resource manager from a resource manager registry, wherein a current resource consumer belongs in the resource manager, and each resource manager updates a usage quantity of a resource manager and a resource consumer according to a resource allocation request.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

in response to receipt of the resource allocation request, determining whether a sum of a requested resource quantity and a quantity of resource usage by a current resource manager exceeds a maximum quantity of resource usage allocated to the current resource manager;

if it is determined that the sum of the requested resource quantity and the quantity of resource usage by the current resource manager exceeds the maximum quantity of resource usage allocated to the current resource manager, returning notification of a resource allocation failure;

if it is determined that the sum of the requested resource quantity and the quantity of resource usage by the current resource manager does not exceed the maximum quantity of resource usage allocated to the current resource manager, determining whether a sum of the requested resource quantity and a resource quantity used by a current resource consumer exceeds a maximum resource usage value allocated to the current resource consumer;

if it is determined that the sum of the requested resource quantity and the resource quantity used by the current resource consumer exceeds the maximum resource usage value allocated to the current resource consumer, returning notification of a resource allocation failure;

if it is determined that the sum of the requested resource quantity and the resource quantity used by the current resource consumer does not exceed the maximum resource usage value allocated to the current resource consumer, storing a current quantity of resource usage used by the current resource manager as a first previous usage quantity value, and increasing a first current usage quantity value corresponding to a quantity of resource usage to be used by the current resource manager as requested;

determining whether there is a first overflow threshold set for the current resource manager between the first current usage quantity value and the first previous usage quantity value, and if it is determined that the first overflow threshold is set, notifying of a threshold overflow;

storing a current quantity of resource usage used by the current resource consumer as a second previous usage quantity value, and increasing a second current usage quantity value corresponding to a quantity of resource usage to be used by the current resource consumer as requested;

determining whether there is an second overflow threshold set for the current resource consumer between the second current usage quantity value and the second previous usage quantity value, and if it is determined that the second overflow threshold is set, notifying of a threshold overflow; and

returning notification of resource allocation approval, thereby realizing an actual resource allocation.