Review request: JDK-8043277: Update jdk regression tests to extend the default security policy instead of override

[Staffan Larsen]

On 24 okt 2014, at 18:16, Mandy Chung <mandy.chung at oracle.com> wrote:

> On 10/24/2014 6:33 AM, Staffan Larsen wrote:
> 
>> Since this is the first use of jtreg 4.1b10 features, this would also be good time to tag the jdk test suite to require at least 4.1b10.
>> 
>> This latest version of jtreg has support for checking which version of jtreg the test suite requires. So you can add a line saying:
>>    requiredVersion=4.1 b10
>> to TEST.ROOT and jtreg will verify that its version number is higher than “requiredVersion" when it runs.
>> 
>> It’s not until we move from b10 to b11 that this will actually be useful, but it could be a good time to introduce it.
> 
> Good point since now it depends on b10 feature.  Here is
> the patch.
> 
> diff --git a/test/TEST.ROOT b/test/TEST.ROOT
> --- a/test/TEST.ROOT
> +++ b/test/TEST.ROOT
> @@ -12,3 +12,6 @@
>  # Group definitions
> groups=TEST.groups [closed/TEST.groups]
> +
> +# Tests using jtreg 4.1 b10 features
> +requiredVersion=4.1 b10
> 
> Mandy

Looks good!

Thanks,
/Staffan

> 
> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> /Staffan
>> 
>> On 23 okt 2014, at 15:40, Alan Bateman <Alan.Bateman at oracle.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 23/10/2014 02:08, Mandy Chung wrote:
>>>> jtreg policy option overrides the system security policy file and hence
>>>> some existing test policy files have to duplicate the entries to grant
>>>> permissions for JDK.
>>>> 
>>> This looks okay to me too. I think this will be the first use of a jtreg4.1-b10 feature and maybe someone should send a note to jdk9-dev to tell folks that they will need an up-to-date jtreg in order to test jdk9/dev.
>>> 
>>> -Alan
>>> 
>