RFR: 8257887: java/foreign/TestSegments.java test fails on 32-bit after JDK-8257186

[Jie Fu]

On Tue, 8 Dec 2020 08:54:41 GMT, Aleksey Shipilev <shade at openjdk.org> wrote:

> See here:
>  https://github.com/mcimadamore/jdk/runs/1460615378
> 
> $ CONF=linux-x86-server-fastdebug make images run-test TEST=java/foreign/TestSegments.java
> 
> STDERR:
> Invalid maximum heap size: -Xmx4G
> The specified size exceeds the maximum representable size.
> Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
> Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.
> 
> Adding `@requires` in the same form other `java/foreign` tests have it skips the test on 32-bit platforms.
> 
> Additional testing: 
>  - [x] Affected test on Linux x86_32 (skipped now)
>  - [x] Affected test on Linux x86_64 (still passes)

The test is brittle on 32-bit platforms (see https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/1689 ).
I agree with @shipilev .

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Marked as reviewed by jiefu (Committer).

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1688