JavaVM * sharing across threads in Android NDK

Question

I want to call Java class methods from a cpp file that receives callbacks from another executable.

To achieve this, I got the JavaVM pointer using the android :: AndroidRuntime :: getJavaVM () method in the .cpp file, which directly receives JNI method calls. I pass this JavaVM pointer through the constructor to a possible .cpp file, where I call the required Java methods as follows:

/* All the required objects(JNIEnv*,jclass,jmethodID,etc) are appropriately declared. */
**JNIEnv* env;
jvm->AttachCurrentThread(&env, NULL);
clazz = env->FindClass("com/skype/ref/NativeCodeCaller");
readFromAudioRecord = env->GetStaticMethodID(clazz, "readFromAudioRecord", "([B)I");
writeToAudioTrack = env->GetStaticMethodID(clazz, "writeToAudioTrack", "([B)I");** 

However, I get a SIGSEGV crash of this code.

According to the JNI documentation, this seems to be a suitable way to get JNIEnv in harsh contexts: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jni/html/other.html#26206

Any help in this regard would be appreciated.

Regards, Neeraj

Answer 1

Global links will NOT prevent a segmentation error in a new thread if you try to use a JNIEnv or JavaVM link without binding the thread to a virtual machine. You did it right the first time, Martins Mozheiko is mistaken, implying that something is wrong with what you are doing.

Do not delete it, just find out how to use it. This guy does not know what he is talking about, if in jni.h you can be sure that he will not go anywhere. The reason it is not documented is probably because it is ridiculously explanatory. You also do not need to create GlobalReference objects or anything else: just follow these steps:

#include <jni.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <android/log.h>
#include <linux/threads.h>
#include <pthread.h>

#define  LOG_TAG    "[NDK]"
#define  LOGI(...)  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO,LOG_TAG,__VA_ARGS__)
#define  LOGW(...)  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_WARN,LOG_TAG,__VA_ARGS__)
#define  LOGE(...)  __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_ERROR,LOG_TAG,__VA_ARGS__)

static pthread_mutex_t thread_mutex;
static pthread_t thread;
static JNIEnv* jniENV;

void *threadLoop()
{
    int exiting;
    JavaVM* jvm;
    int gotVM = (*jniENV)->GetJavaVM(jniENV,&jvm);
    LOGI("Got JVM: %s", (gotVM ? "false" : "true") );
    jclass javaClass;
    jmethodID javaMethodId;
    int attached = (*jvm)->AttachCurrentThread(jvm, &jniENV,NULL);
    if(attached>0)
    {
        LOGE("Failed to attach thread to JavaVM");
        exiting = 1;
    }
    else{
        javaClass= (*jniENV)->FindClass(jniENV, "com/justinbuser/nativecore/NativeThread");
        javaMethodId= (*jniENV)->GetStaticMethodID(jniENV, javaClass, "javaMethodName", "()V");
    }
    while(!exiting)
    {
        pthread_mutex_lock(&thread_mutex);
        (*jniENV)->CallStaticVoidMethod(jniENV, javaClass, javaMethodId);
        pthread_mutex_unlock(&thread_mutex);
    }
    LOGE("Thread Loop Exiting");
    void* retval;
    pthread_exit(retval);
    return retval;
}

void start_thread(){
    if(thread < 1)
        {
            if(pthread_mutex_init(&thread_mutex, NULL) != 0)
            {
                LOGE( "Error initing mutex" );
            }
            if(pthread_create(&thread, NULL, threadLoop, NULL) == 0)
            {
                LOGI( "Started thread#: %d", thread);
                if(pthread_detach(thread)!=0)
                {
                    LOGE( "Error detaching thread" );
                }
            }
            else
            {
                LOGE( "Error starting thread" );
            }
        }
}

JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
Java_com_justinbuser_nativecore_NativeMethods_startThread(JNIEnv * env, jobject this){
    jniENV = env;
    start_thread();
}

Answer 2

. , jclass JNIEnv, jvm.

jclass jvm, .

!..

, Neeraj