Java example source code file (Priority_Inversion.java)

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The Priority_Inversion.java Java example source code

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/*
 * @test
 * @bug 4146462
 * @summary Priority inversion prevents call to the genSeed method from
 *      returning
 *
 * if the test returns, then it passed.
 * if the test never returns (hangs forever), then it failed.
 */

import java.security.SecureRandom;

public class Priority_Inversion {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        int deltaPriority = 1;

        if (args.length == 1) {
            try {
                deltaPriority = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
            }
            catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
                System.err.println
                        ("Sorry, \"" + args[0] + "\" is not a number");
                System.exit(1);
            }
        }

        RandomTest rand = new RandomTest();
        InvertTest invert = new InvertTest(deltaPriority, rand);
        rand.start();
        invert.start();
    }
}

class RandomTest extends Thread {
    public synchronized void run() {
        System.out.println("Start priority " + getPriority());
        // The following should take over a second
        SecureRandom rand = new SecureRandom();
        rand.nextBytes(new byte[5]);
    }

    void invertPriority() {
        System.out.println("Waiting ..., priority " +
                Thread.currentThread().getPriority());
        synchronized(this) {
        }
        System.out.println("Released Lock");
    }
}
class InvertTest extends Thread {
    private int delta;
    private RandomTest rand;

    InvertTest(int delta, RandomTest rand) {
        this.delta = delta;
        this.rand = rand;
    }

    public void run() {
        setPriority(getPriority() + delta);
        try {
            sleep(500);
        }
        catch (InterruptedException ie) { }
        rand.invertPriority();
    }
}