Author: hev

Control-flow graph

(a) an if-then-else
(b) a while loop
(c) a natural loop with two exits, e.g. while with an if…break in the middle; non-structured but reducible
(d) an irreducible CFG: a loop with two entry points, e.g. goto into a while or for loop

Java case

IrreducibleLoop.java

public class IrreducibleLoop {
    public static void test(int loop) {
    }
}

IrreducibleLoop.jasm

super public class IrreducibleLoop
    version 63:0
{
  public Method "<init>":"()V" 
    stack 1 locals 1
  {
        aload_0;
        invokespecial    Method java/lang/Object."<init>":"()V";
        return;
  }
  public static Method test:"(I)V" 
    stack 2 locals 2
  {
    L0: iconst_0;
        istore_1;
        iload_0;
        ifne    L2;
    L1: stack_frame_type append;
        locals_map int;
        iload_1;
        iload_0;
        if_icmpge    L3;
    L2: stack_frame_type same;
        goto    L1;
    L3: stack_frame_type chop1;
        return;
  }

} // end Class IrreducibleLoop

Main.java

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        for (int i = 0; i < 12000; i++) {
            IrreducibleLoop.test(0);
        }
    }
}

Run

javac Main.java
java -jar asmtools-core-7.0.b10-ea.jar jasm IrreducibleLoop.jasm
java -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1 -Xcomp -XX:CompileCommand=compileonly,IrreducibleLoop::* Main

Refer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control-flow_graph

src/hotspot/share/runtime/init.cpp:

jint init_globals();
void exit_globals();