RFR 9: 8086117: java/lang/Runtime/exec/LotsOfOutput.java still fails intermittently with Process consumes memory

[David Holmes]

On 10/06/2015 11:29 PM, Peter Levart wrote:
> Hi Roger,
>
> I don't know how the tests are executed in your environment, but is it
> possible that, while you're running the test in a shared VM, some other
> concurrent activity allocates from heap and that the test fails because
> of that and not because of Process.exec() at all?

I tend to agree - perhaps the test should be run in /othervm mode?

David

> Regards, Peter
>
> On 06/10/2015 11:55 AM, Roger Riggs wrote:
>> Please review a test change in the algorithm for detecting memory
>> growth to
>> resolve an intermittent reporting problem.
>>
>> Webrev:
>>    http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rriggs/webrev-lots-8086117/
>>
>> Issue:
>>    https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8086117
>>
>> Thanks, Roger
>