pre-submit tests for github PRs

[Philip Race]

BTW I am wondering whether I should believe this explanation since it 
does pass sometimes,

eg :

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/8820

How is that possible ?

-phil

On 5/23/22 8:05 AM, Aleksey Shipilev wrote:
> On 5/23/22 16:53, Ioi Lam wrote:
>> On 5/23/2022 4:41 AM, Alan Bateman wrote:
>>> On 22/05/2022 23:58, David Holmes wrote:
>>>>
>>>> GHA tests a range of OpenJDK ports, not just the "mainstream 
>>>> platforms".
>>>>
>>>> The existing linux-86 failures (and others) are due to the Loom
>>>> integration which only fully supports a couple of platforms and which
>>>> broke all the other ports upon initial integration. Some folks in the
>>>> community have been working through things to fix that.
>>>
>>> GHA is configured to cross build for most of these
>>> ports/configurations and they should pass. Running them is another
>>> matter of course. GHA does run some tests on linux-x86 and the x86_32
>>> port does need work before it can run the tests with --enable-preview.
>>> Aleksey Shipilëv seems to be making good progress on it.
>>>
>>> -Alan
>>
>> Maybe it makes sense to disable the x86 GHA runs before the underlying
>> issue is fixed? There's too much noise.
>
> There is a slightly better way to do it:
>   https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/8843
>