RFR: 8024014 & 8024015 : (xs) TEST.groups updates

[Alan Bateman]

On 30/08/2013 01:13, Mike Duigou wrote:
> Hello all;
>
> This is a review for two changesets. The first change (JDK-8024014) splits up the jdk_util test group a bit by introducing three sub-groups, jdk_collections, jdk_stream and jdk_concurrent. The main advantage is that it's easier/quicker to test individual components. The intent is that the test groups are aligned with bug database sub-components.
>
> The second change moves some important lambda related tests from languishing in obscurity in the jdk_other group to the jdk_lang group to reflect their importance and relation to other tests. These tests are contained in the jdk/lambda directory.
>
> The combined webrev is here:
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> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~mduigou/JDK-8024015/0/webrev/
>
> The effect of these changes won't be visible to most people until JDK-8015068 is integrated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
The jdk_other group was initially created to match the existing 
jdk_other make file target so this is why jdk/lambda is there. I agree 
with moving it as it is somewhat obscure.

I'm not sure about splitting up jdk_util as proposed as it doesn't look 
very maintainable. Have you considered just limiting this to simple 
groups for java/util/stream/** and java/util/concurrent/** and not try 
carve up the tests in java/util? If someone is changing something in the 
collection classes then is it a big deal to run all of the java/util/** 
tests? If there are good reasons then maybe it's time to look at how the 
tests are organized instead.

-Alan.