概述

文章参考:https://www.jianshu.com/p/1342a879f523

在java的多线程模块中,ThreadLocal是经常被提问到的一个知识点,提问的方式有很多种,可能是循序渐进也可能是就像我的题目那样,因此只有理解透彻了,不管怎么问,都能游刃有余。

这篇文章主要从以下几个角度来分析理解

ThreadLocal是什么

从名字我们就可以看到ThreadLocal叫做线程变量,意思是ThreadLocal中填充的变量属于当前线程,该变量对其他线程而言是隔离的。ThreadLocal为变量在每个线程中都创建了一个副本,那么每个线程可以访问自己内部的副本变量。

从字面意思来看非常容易理解,但是从实际使用的角度来看,就没那么容易了,作为一个面试常问的点,使用场景那也是相当的丰富:

  • 在进行对象跨层传递的时候,使用ThreadLocal可以避免多次传递,打破层次间的约束。
  • 线程间数据隔离
  • 进行事务操作,用于存储线程事务信息。
  • 数据库连接,Session会话管理。

现在相信你已经对ThreadLocal有一个大致的认识了,下面我们看看如何用?

ThreadLocal怎么用

既然ThreadLocal的作用是每一个线程创建一个副本,我们使用一个例子来验证一下:

ThreadLocal源码分析

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public class ThreadLocal<T> {

private final int threadLocalHashCode = nextHashCode();


private static AtomicInteger nextHashCode =
new AtomicInteger();

private static final int HASH_INCREMENT = 0x61c88647;

private static int nextHashCode() {
return nextHashCode.getAndAdd(HASH_INCREMENT);
}


protected T initialValue() {
return null;
}


public static <S> ThreadLocal<S> withInitial(Supplier<? extends S> supplier) {
return new SuppliedThreadLocal<>(supplier);
}

/**
* Creates a thread local variable.
* @see #withInitial(java.util.function.Supplier)
*/
public ThreadLocal() {
}

public T get() {
Thread t = Thread.currentThread();
ThreadLocalMap map = getMap(t);
if (map != null) {
ThreadLocalMap.Entry e = map.getEntry(this);
if (e != null) {
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
T result = (T)e.value;
return result;
}
}
return setInitialValue();
}

private T setInitialValue() {
T value = initialValue();
Thread t = Thread.currentThread();
ThreadLocalMap map = getMap(t);
if (map != null)
map.set(this, value);
else
createMap(t, value);
return value;
}

/**
* 从set方法我们可以看到,首先获取到了当前线程t,然后调用getMap获取ThreadLocalMap,
* 如果map存在,就拿当前的ThreadLocal对象作为Key,要存储的对象作为value存到map里面去。如果该Map不存在,则初始化一个。
* @param value the value to be stored in the current thread's copy of
* this thread-local.
*/
public void set(T value) {
Thread t = Thread.currentThread();
// ThreadLocalMap是什么,getMap方法又是如何实现的。
// 使用当前的线程Thread.currentThread()获取ThreadLocalMap.
// 其实就是获取thread.threadLocals对象

// 这个地方,我我们可以好好分析一下。
// 我们使用当前线程来获取ThreadLocalMap
ThreadLocalMap map = getMap(t);
if (map != null)
// 着重你看一下,ThreadLocal对象里面获取ThreadLocalMap对象存储的Key-Value对象
// Key其实就是当前ThreadLocal对象。说明什么??
// 说明每个ThreadLocal对象只能存储一个变量值
map.set(this, value);
else
createMap(t, value);
}


public void remove() {
ThreadLocalMap m = getMap(Thread.currentThread());
if (m != null)
m.remove(this);
}


ThreadLocalMap getMap(Thread t) {
return t.threadLocals;
}


void createMap(Thread t, T firstValue) {
// 没有这个ThreadLocals的关联对象
// 则我们进行第一次进行创建
t.threadLocals = new ThreadLocalMap(this, firstValue);
}


static ThreadLocalMap createInheritedMap(ThreadLocalMap parentMap) {
return new ThreadLocalMap(parentMap);
}


T childValue(T parentValue) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}

static final class SuppliedThreadLocal<T> extends ThreadLocal<T> {

private final Supplier<? extends T> supplier;

SuppliedThreadLocal(Supplier<? extends T> supplier) {
this.supplier = Objects.requireNonNull(supplier);
}

@Override
protected T initialValue() {
return supplier.get();
}
}

/**
*
* 我们研究一下这个ThreadLocalMap的数据结构
* 由于ThreadLocalMap的生命周期跟Thread一样长,如果没有手动删除对应key就会导致内存泄漏,我觉得是这种数据结构导致,会产生内存溢出的问题
*/
static class ThreadLocalMap {

/**
* The entries in this hash map extend WeakReference, using
* its main ref field as the key (which is always a
* ThreadLocal object). Note that null keys (i.e. entry.get()
* == null) mean that the key is no longer referenced, so the
* entry can be expunged from table. Such entries are referred to
* as "stale entries" in the code that follows.
*
* 为了应对非常大和长时间的用途,哈希表使用弱引用的 key。
*
* ThreadLocal为什么会内存泄漏???
* ThreadLocalMap使用ThreadLocal的弱引用作为key,如果一个ThreadLocal没有外部强引用来引用它,
* 那么系统 GC 的时候,这个ThreadLocal势必会被回收,
* 这样一来,ThreadLocalMap中就会出现key为null的Entry,就没有办法访问这些key为null的Entry的value,
* 如果当前线程再迟迟不结束的话,
* 这些key为null的Entry的value就会一直存在一条强引用链:Thread Ref -> Thread -> ThreaLocalMap -> Entry -> value永远无法回收,
* 造成内存泄漏。
*/
static class Entry extends WeakReference<ThreadLocal<?>> {
/** The value associated with this ThreadLocal. */
Object value;

Entry(ThreadLocal<?> k, Object v) {
super(k);
value = v;
}
}

/**
* The initial capacity -- MUST be a power of two.
*/
private static final int INITIAL_CAPACITY = 16;

/**
* The table, resized as necessary.
* table.length MUST always be a power of two.
*/
private Entry[] table;

/**
* The number of entries in the table.
*/
private int size = 0;

/**
* The next size value at which to resize.
*/
private int threshold; // Default to 0

/**
* Set the resize threshold to maintain at worst a 2/3 load factor.
*/
private void setThreshold(int len) {
threshold = len * 2 / 3;
}

/**
* Increment i modulo len.
*/
private static int nextIndex(int i, int len) {
return ((i + 1 < len) ? i + 1 : 0);
}

/**
* Decrement i modulo len.
*/
private static int prevIndex(int i, int len) {
return ((i - 1 >= 0) ? i - 1 : len - 1);
}

/**
* Construct a new map initially containing (firstKey, firstValue).
* ThreadLocalMaps are constructed lazily, so we only create
* one when we have at least one entry to put in it.
*/
ThreadLocalMap(ThreadLocal<?> firstKey, Object firstValue) {
table = new Entry[INITIAL_CAPACITY];
int i = firstKey.threadLocalHashCode & (INITIAL_CAPACITY - 1);
table[i] = new Entry(firstKey, firstValue);
size = 1;
setThreshold(INITIAL_CAPACITY);
}

/**
* Construct a new map including all Inheritable ThreadLocals
* from given parent map. Called only by createInheritedMap.
*
* @param parentMap the map associated with parent thread.
*/
private ThreadLocalMap(ThreadLocalMap parentMap) {
Entry[] parentTable = parentMap.table;
int len = parentTable.length;
setThreshold(len);
table = new Entry[len];

for (int j = 0; j < len; j++) {
Entry e = parentTable[j];
if (e != null) {
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
ThreadLocal<Object> key = (ThreadLocal<Object>) e.get();
if (key != null) {
Object value = key.childValue(e.value);
Entry c = new Entry(key, value);
int h = key.threadLocalHashCode & (len - 1);
while (table[h] != null)
h = nextIndex(h, len);
table[h] = c;
size++;
}
}
}
}

/**
* Get the entry associated with key. This method
* itself handles only the fast path: a direct hit of existing
* key. It otherwise relays to getEntryAfterMiss. This is
* designed to maximize performance for direct hits, in part
* by making this method readily inlinable.
*
* @param key the thread local object
* @return the entry associated with key, or null if no such
*/
private Entry getEntry(ThreadLocal<?> key) {
int i = key.threadLocalHashCode & (table.length - 1);
Entry e = table[i];
if (e != null && e.get() == key)
return e;
else
return getEntryAfterMiss(key, i, e);
}

/**
* Version of getEntry method for use when key is not found in
* its direct hash slot.
* ThreadLocalMap中考虑到可能造成内存泄露问题:
* 加上了一些防护措施:在ThreadLocal的get(),set(),remove()的时候都会清除线程ThreadLocalMap里所有key为null的value。
* 但是这些被动的预防措施并不能保证不会内存泄漏:
*
*
* @param key the thread local object
* @param i the table index for key's hash code
* @param e the entry at table[i]
* @return the entry associated with key, or null if no such
*/
private Entry getEntryAfterMiss(ThreadLocal<?> key, int i, Entry e) {
Entry[] tab = table;
int len = tab.length;

while (e != null) {
ThreadLocal<?> k = e.get();
if (k == key)
return e;
if (k == null)
expungeStaleEntry(i);
else
i = nextIndex(i, len);
e = tab[i];
}
return null;
}

/**
* Set the value associated with key.
*
* @param key the thread local object
* @param value the value to be set
*/
private void set(ThreadLocal<?> key, Object value) {

// We don't use a fast path as with get() because it is at
// least as common to use set() to create new entries as
// it is to replace existing ones, in which case, a fast
// path would fail more often than not.

// Table是ThreadLocalMap的entry数组
Entry[] tab = table;
int len = tab.length;
int i = key.threadLocalHashCode & (len-1);

for (Entry e = tab[i];
e != null;
e = tab[i = nextIndex(i, len)]) {
ThreadLocal<?> k = e.get();

if (k == key) {
e.value = value;
return;
}

if (k == null) {
replaceStaleEntry(key, value, i);
return;
}
}

tab[i] = new Entry(key, value);
int sz = ++size;
if (!cleanSomeSlots(i, sz) && sz >= threshold)
rehash();
}

/**
* Remove the entry for key.
*/
private void remove(ThreadLocal<?> key) {
Entry[] tab = table;
int len = tab.length;
int i = key.threadLocalHashCode & (len-1);
for (Entry e = tab[i];
e != null;
e = tab[i = nextIndex(i, len)]) {
if (e.get() == key) {
e.clear();
expungeStaleEntry(i);
return;
}
}
}

/**
* Replace a stale entry encountered during a set operation
* with an entry for the specified key. The value passed in
* the value parameter is stored in the entry, whether or not
* an entry already exists for the specified key.
*
* As a side effect, this method expunges all stale entries in the
* "run" containing the stale entry. (A run is a sequence of entries
* between two null slots.)
*
* @param key the key
* @param value the value to be associated with key
* @param staleSlot index of the first stale entry encountered while
* searching for key.
*/
private void replaceStaleEntry(ThreadLocal<?> key, Object value,
int staleSlot) {
Entry[] tab = table;
int len = tab.length;
Entry e;

// Back up to check for prior stale entry in current run.
// We clean out whole runs at a time to avoid continual
// incremental rehashing due to garbage collector freeing
// up refs in bunches (i.e., whenever the collector runs).
int slotToExpunge = staleSlot;
for (int i = prevIndex(staleSlot, len);
(e = tab[i]) != null;
i = prevIndex(i, len))
if (e.get() == null)
slotToExpunge = i;

// Find either the key or trailing null slot of run, whichever
// occurs first
for (int i = nextIndex(staleSlot, len);
(e = tab[i]) != null;
i = nextIndex(i, len)) {
ThreadLocal<?> k = e.get();

// If we find key, then we need to swap it
// with the stale entry to maintain hash table order.
// The newly stale slot, or any other stale slot
// encountered above it, can then be sent to expungeStaleEntry
// to remove or rehash all of the other entries in run.
if (k == key) {
e.value = value;

tab[i] = tab[staleSlot];
tab[staleSlot] = e;

// Start expunge at preceding stale entry if it exists
if (slotToExpunge == staleSlot)
slotToExpunge = i;
cleanSomeSlots(expungeStaleEntry(slotToExpunge), len);
return;
}

// If we didn't find stale entry on backward scan, the
// first stale entry seen while scanning for key is the
// first still present in the run.
if (k == null && slotToExpunge == staleSlot)
slotToExpunge = i;
}

// If key not found, put new entry in stale slot
tab[staleSlot].value = null;
tab[staleSlot] = new Entry(key, value);

// If there are any other stale entries in run, expunge them
if (slotToExpunge != staleSlot)
cleanSomeSlots(expungeStaleEntry(slotToExpunge), len);
}

/**
* Expunge a stale entry by rehashing any possibly colliding entries
* lying between staleSlot and the next null slot. This also expunges
* any other stale entries encountered before the trailing null. See
* Knuth, Section 6.4
*
* @param staleSlot index of slot known to have null key
* @return the index of the next null slot after staleSlot
* (all between staleSlot and this slot will have been checked
* for expunging).
*/
private int expungeStaleEntry(int staleSlot) {
Entry[] tab = table;
int len = tab.length;

// expunge entry at staleSlot
tab[staleSlot].value = null;
tab[staleSlot] = null;
size--;

// Rehash until we encounter null
Entry e;
int i;
for (i = nextIndex(staleSlot, len);
(e = tab[i]) != null;
i = nextIndex(i, len)) {
ThreadLocal<?> k = e.get();
if (k == null) {
e.value = null;
tab[i] = null;
size--;
} else {
int h = k.threadLocalHashCode & (len - 1);
if (h != i) {
tab[i] = null;

// Unlike Knuth 6.4 Algorithm R, we must scan until
// null because multiple entries could have been stale.
while (tab[h] != null)
h = nextIndex(h, len);
tab[h] = e;
}
}
}
return i;
}

/**
* Heuristically scan some cells looking for stale entries.
* This is invoked when either a new element is added, or
* another stale one has been expunged. It performs a
* logarithmic number of scans, as a balance between no
* scanning (fast but retains garbage) and a number of scans
* proportional to number of elements, that would find all
* garbage but would cause some insertions to take O(n) time.
*
* @param i a position known NOT to hold a stale entry. The
* scan starts at the element after i.
*
* @param n scan control: {@code log2(n)} cells are scanned,
* unless a stale entry is found, in which case
* {@code log2(table.length)-1} additional cells are scanned.
* When called from insertions, this parameter is the number
* of elements, but when from replaceStaleEntry, it is the
* table length. (Note: all this could be changed to be either
* more or less aggressive by weighting n instead of just
* using straight log n. But this version is simple, fast, and
* seems to work well.)
*
* @return true if any stale entries have been removed.
*/
private boolean cleanSomeSlots(int i, int n) {
boolean removed = false;
Entry[] tab = table;
int len = tab.length;
do {
i = nextIndex(i, len);
Entry e = tab[i];
if (e != null && e.get() == null) {
n = len;
removed = true;
i = expungeStaleEntry(i);
}
} while ( (n >>>= 1) != 0);
return removed;
}

/**
* Re-pack and/or re-size the table. First scan the entire
* table removing stale entries. If this doesn't sufficiently
* shrink the size of the table, double the table size.
*/
private void rehash() {
expungeStaleEntries();

// Use lower threshold for doubling to avoid hysteresis
if (size >= threshold - threshold / 4)
resize();
}

/**
* Double the capacity of the table.
*/
private void resize() {
Entry[] oldTab = table;
int oldLen = oldTab.length;
int newLen = oldLen * 2;
Entry[] newTab = new Entry[newLen];
int count = 0;

for (int j = 0; j < oldLen; ++j) {
Entry e = oldTab[j];
if (e != null) {
ThreadLocal<?> k = e.get();
if (k == null) {
e.value = null; // Help the GC
} else {
int h = k.threadLocalHashCode & (newLen - 1);
while (newTab[h] != null)
h = nextIndex(h, newLen);
newTab[h] = e;
count++;
}
}
}

setThreshold(newLen);
size = count;
table = newTab;
}

/**
* Expunge all stale entries in the table.
*/
private void expungeStaleEntries() {
Entry[] tab = table;
int len = tab.length;
for (int j = 0; j < len; j++) {
Entry e = tab[j];
if (e != null && e.get() == null)
expungeStaleEntry(j);
}
}
}
}

ThreadLocal的内存泄露

由于ThreadLocalMap的生命周期跟Thread一样长,如果没有手动删除对应key就会导致内存泄漏。Java为了最小化减少内存泄露的可能性和影响,在ThreadLocal的get,set的时候都会清除线程Map里所有key为null的value。所以最怕的情况就是,threadLocal对象设null了,开始发生“内存泄露”,然后使用线程池,这个线程结束,线程放回线程池中不销毁,这个线程一直不被使用,或者分配使用了又不再调用get,set方法,那么这个期间就会发生真正的内存泄露。

我们先从ThreadLocal的源码分析

ThreadLocal的实现是这样的:每个Thread 维护一个 ThreadLocalMap 映射表,这个映射表的 key 是 ThreadLocal实例本身,value 是真正需要存储的 Object。

也就是说 ThreadLocal 本身并不存储值,它只是作为一个 key 来让线程从 ThreadLocalMap 获取 value。值得注意的是图中的虚线,表示 ThreadLocalMap 是使用 ThreadLocal 的弱引用作为 Key 的,弱引用的对象在 GC 时会被回收。

ThreadLocalMap使用ThreadLocal的弱引用作为key,如果一个ThreadLocal没有外部强引用来引用它,那么系统 GC 的时候,这个ThreadLocal势必会被回收,这样一来,ThreadLocalMap中就会出现key为null的Entry,就没有办法访问这些key为null的Entry的value,如果当前线程再迟迟不结束的话,这些key为null的Entry的value就会一直存在一条强引用链:Thread Ref -> Thread -> ThreaLocalMap -> Entry -> value永远无法回收,造成内存泄漏。

其实,ThreadLocalMap的设计中已经考虑到这种情况,也加上了一些防护措施:在ThreadLocal的get(),set(),remove()的时候都会清除线程ThreadLocalMap里所有key为null的value。

但是这些被动的预防措施并不能保证不会内存泄漏: