RFR 9: 8044841 java/lang/Runtime/exec/SleepyCat.java Exception: Read from closed pipe hangs

[roger riggs]

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On 12/12/2014 12:14 PM, roger riggs wrote:
> Please review this addition of diagnostic output to an intermittently 
> failing Runtime.exec test.
>
> The Solaris implementation of ProcessBuilder.start uses posix_spawn 
> and a trampoline
> technique that invokes a small spawnhelper executable which in turn 
> forks the new executable.
> The test has been intermittently failing on Solaris and is not 
> reproducible.
> The diagnostic output is only triggered if the test is failing and is 
> conditional
> since the programs are only available on Solaris.
>
> Other suggestions for diagnostics or the solution are welcome.
>
> [The test fix will be pushed using a different bug number since it 
> does not attempt to fix the issue.]
>
> Webrev:
>    http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rriggs/webrev-sleepycat-8044841/
>
> Thanks, Roger
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