RFR: 8336827: compiler/vectorization/TestFloat16VectorConvChain.java timeouts on ppc64 platforms after JDK-8335860

[Vladimir Kozlov]

On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 06:48:14 GMT, Matthias Baesken <mbaesken at openjdk.org> wrote:

> After [JDK-8335860](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8335860), we see a lot of timeouts in test compiler/vectorization/TestFloat16VectorConvChain.java
> on the ppc64 based platforms.
> The timeouts show up especially with the (fast)debug binaries.

Did you not observe timeout when the test was added by JDK-8333890? Before it was problem listed and now changed.

I agree with adding `@requires` suggested by @MBaesken instead of timeout if PPC64 does not support this feature.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20276#issuecomment-2243125336