RFR: JDK-8176084 Developer-friendly run-test facility
Magnus Ihse Bursie
magnus.ihse.bursie at oracle.com
Thu Mar 2 10:49:54 UTC 2017
On 2017-03-02 08:54, David Holmes wrote:
> Hi Magnus,
>
> On 2/03/2017 5:42 PM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
>> A long-time issue has been a consistent way for developers to
>> effortlessly run tests on local builds. This patch introduces a new,
>> alternative "run-test" target, which allows for a smoother developer
>> experience in running tests. It does not modify or remove any existing
>> ways of running tests, which are still needed for automated test systems
>> and old scripts.
>
> Sounds like a miracle :) Can you elaborate on how to use it please and
> exactly which tests it can handle?
Here's the current state of the documentation I've been writing for
run-test. It might need some more tweaking, and I need to figure out a
good home for it. (The OpenJDK wiki?)
TL;DR.
First of all, this does not change or remove any current functionality,
it only adds new.
This new way of running tests is developer-centric. It assumes that you
have built a jdk locally and want to test it. Running common test
targets is simple, and more complex ad-hoc combination of tests is
possible. The user interface is forgiving, and clearly report errors it
cannot resolve.
Some example command-lines:
|$ make run-test-tier1 $ make run-test-jdk_lang JTREG="JOBS=8" $ make
run-test TEST=jdk_lang $ make run-test-only TEST="gtest:LogTagSet
gtest:LogTagSetDescriptions" GTEST="REPEAT=-1" $ make run-test
TEST="hotspot/test:hotspot_gc"
JTREG="JOBS=1;TIMEOUT=8;VM_OTIONS=-XshowSettings -Xlog:gc+ref=debug" $
make run-test TEST="jtreg:hotspot/test:hotspot_gc
hotspot/test/native_sanity/JniVersion.java" |
Full description of the run-test framework
Test selection
All functionality is available using the run-test make target. In this
use case, the test or tests to be executed is controlled using the
|TEST| variable. To speed up subsequent test runs with no source code
changes, run-test-only can be used instead, which do not depend on the
source and test image build.
For some common top-level tests, direct make targets have been
generated. This includes all JTreg test groups, the hotspot gtest, and
custom tests (if present). This means that |make run-test-tier1| is
equivalent to |make run-test TEST="tier1"|, but the latter is more
tab-completion friendly. For more complex test runs, the |run-test
TEST="x"| solution needs to be used.
The test specifications given in |TEST| is parsed into fully qualified
test descriptors, which clearly and unambigously show which tests will
be run. As an example, |:tier1| will expand to |jtreg:jdk/test:tier1
jtreg:langtools/test:tier1 jtreg:nashorn/test:tier1
jtreg:jaxp/test:tier1|. You can always submit a list of fully qualified
test descriptors in the |TEST| variable if you want to shortcut the parser.
JTreg
JTreg test groups can be specified either without a test root, e.g.
|:tier1| (or |tier1|, the initial colon is optional), or with, e.g.
|hotspot/test:tier1|, |jdk/test:jdk_util|.
When specified without a test root, all matching groups from all tests
roots will be added. Otherwise, only the group from the specified test
root will be added.
Individual JTreg tests or directories containing JTreg tests can also be
specified, like |hotspot/test/native_sanity/JniVersion.java| or
|hotspot/test/native_sanity|. You can also specify an absolute path, to
point to a JTreg test outside the source tree.
As long as the test groups or test paths can be uniquely resolved, you
do not need to enter the |jtreg:| prefix. If this is not possible, or if
you want to use a fully qualified test descriptor, add |jtreg:|, e.g.
|jtreg:hotspot/test/native_sanity|.
Gtest
Since the Hotspot Gtest suite is so quick, the default is to run all
tests. This is specified by just |gtest|, or as a fully qualified test
descriptor |gtest:all|.
If you want, you can single out an individual test or a group of tests,
for instance |gtest:LogDecorations| or
|gtest:LogDecorations.level_test_vm|. This can be particularly useful if
you want to run a shaky test repeatedly.
Test results and summary
At the end of the test run, a summary of all tests run will be
presented. This will have a consistent look, regardless of what test
suites were used. This is a sample summary:
|============================== Test summary
============================== TEST TOTAL PASS FAIL ERROR >>
jtreg:jdk/test:tier1 1867 1865 2 0 << jtreg:langtools/test:tier1 4711
4711 0 0 jtreg:nashorn/test:tier1 133 133 0 0
============================== TEST FAILURE |
Tests where the number of TOTAL tests does not equal the number of
PASSed tests will be considered a test failure. These are marked with
the |>> ... <<| marker for easy identification.
The classification of non-passed tests differs a bit between test
suites. In the summary, ERROR is used as a catch-all for tests that
neither passed nor are classified as failed by the framework. This might
indicate test framework error, timeout or other problems.
Note that |make run-test| will exit with value 0 even in case of test
failures. A non-zero exit code will indicate a failure in the run-test
framework. The last line printed will show either |TEST FAILURE| or
|TEST SUCCESS|, depending on how the test results ended up.
All test have their result stored in
|build/$BUILD/test-result/$TEST_ID|, where TEST_ID is a path-safe
conversion from the fully qualified test descriptor, e.g. for
|jtreg:jdk/test:tier1| the TEST_ID is |jtreg_jdk_test_tier1|. This path
is also printed in the log at the end of the test run.
Additional work data is stored in |build/$BUILD/test-support/$TEST_ID|.
For some frameworks, this directory might contain information that is
useful in determining the cause of a failed test.
Test suite control
It is possible to control various aspects of the test suites using make
control variables.
These variables use a keyword=value approach to allow multiple values to
be set. So, for instance, |JTREG="JOBS=1;TIMEOUT=8"| will set the JTreg
concurrency level to 1 and the timeout factor to 8. This is equivalent
to setting |JTREG_JOBS=1 JTREG_TIMEOUT=8|, but using the keyword format
means that the |JTREG| variable is parsed and verified for correctness,
so |JTREG="TMIEOUT=8"| would give an error, while |JTREG_TMIEOUT=8|
would just pass unnoticed.
To separate multiple keyword=value pairs, use |;| (semicolon). Since the
shell normally eats |;|, the recommended usage is to write the
assignment inside qoutes, e.g. |JTREG="...;..."|. This will also make
sure spaces are preserved, as in |JTREG="VM_OTIONS=-XshowSettings
-Xlog:gc+ref=debug"|.
(Other ways are possible, e.g. using backslash:
|JTREG=JOBS=1\;TIMEOUT=8|. Also, as a special technique, the string
|%20| will be replaced with space for certain options, e.g.
|JTREG=VM_OTIONS=-XshowSettings%20-Xlog:gc+ref=debug|. This can be
useful if you have layers of scripts and have trouble getting proper
quoting of command lines arguments through.)
As far as possible, the names of the keywords have been standardized
between test suites.
JTreg keywords
JOBS
The test concurrency (|-concurrency|).
Defaults to TEST_JOBS (if set by |--with-test-jobs=|), otherwise it
defaults to 1 for hotspot and JOBS for all other components.
TIMEOUT
The timeout factor (|-timeoutFactor|).
Defaults to 4.
TEST_MODE
The test mode (|-agentvm|, |-samevm| or |-othervm|).
Defaults to |-agentvm|.
ASSERT
Enable asserts (|-ea -esa|, or none).
Set to |true| or |false|. If true, adds |-ea -esa|. Defaults to true,
except for hotspot.
VERBOSE
The verbosity level (|-verbose|).
Defaults to |fail,error,summary|.
RETAIN
What test data to retain (|-retain|).
Defaults to |fail,error|.
MAX_MEM
Limit memory consumption (|-Xmx| and |-vmoption:-Xmx|, or none).
Limit memory consumption for JTreg test framework and VM under test. Set
to 0 to disable the limits.
Defaults to 512m, except for hotspot, where it defaults to 0 (no limit).
OPTIONS
Additional options to the JTreg test framework.
Use |JTREG="OPTIONS=--help all"| to see all available JTreg options.
JAVA_OPTIONS
Additional Java options to JTreg (|-javaoption|).
VM_OPTIONS
Additional VM options to JTreg (|-vmoption|).
Gtest keywords
REPEAT
The number of times to repeat the tests (|--gtest_repeat|).
Default is 1. Set to -1 to repeat indefinitely. This can be especially
useful combined with |OPTIONS=--gtest_break_on_failure| to reproduce an
intermittent problem.
OPTIONS
Additional options to the Gtest test framework.
Use |GTEST="OPTIONS=--help"| to see all available Gtest options.
/Magnus
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8176084
>> WebRev:
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ihse/JDK-8176084-introduce-run-test/webrev.01
>>
>>
>> /Magnus
>>
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