RFR: 8203290: [PPC64, s390] Check functionality of JDK-8199712 (Flight Recorder)

[Tyler Steele]

On Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:16:49 GMT, David Holmes <dholmes at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> I don't have access to AIX, but there are 500+ tests in test/jdk/jdk/jfr you might want to try out.
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> @egahlin  beat me to it - yes the JFR testing is primarily under jdk not hotspot, so we don't really need the new sanity tests.
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> Also are you aware that we have `src/hotspot/os/aix/libperfstat_aix.*` ?

@dholmes-ora, That is a fair point. I implemented the functionality before I knew about the project library, but now that I know about it, the cleaner option would be to refactor my solution. I am expecting to make some changes to the code this week, so I will incorporate this one as well. Thanks for the suggestion.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6885