(10) RFR of JDK-8179242, OutOfMemoryError in java/util/Arrays/ParallelPrefix.java

[Hamlin Li]

>>>> Also disable to run ParallelPrefix.java in concurrency.
>>>>
>>> Ok.
>>>> Please check the new webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~mli/8179242/webrev.01/
>>>>
>>>    29  * @run testng/othervm -Xms256m -Xmx1024m ParallelPrefix
>>>
>>> Why are you setting the max heap size?
>> In my test result, 1024M is sufficient, and if I don't set it, I'm not sure what's the default value for it, so set it explicitly for this memory sensitive test.
>> Please let me know if you think it's unnecessary.
>>
Hi Paul,
> It just feels a little odd. Given that failed test were reported for machines with much more than 2g of memory. Implying there is something else going on, perhaps perturbed by other changes of test infrastructure?
Yes. 2g is just a defensive check in case the test is  running on an 
system without large memory. Besides of this, there is another 
protection: disable ParallelPrefix.java to run in concurrency, so the 
test will not compete with other tests for memory. If it still fails in 
the future, we can remove large size array test unconditionally or check 
getFreePhysicalMemorySize() at runtime.
> I think what you have is ok.
Thank you for review, I will push the code.

Thank you
-Hamlin
>
> Paul.