RFR: 8369511: PPC64: compiler/vectorapi/VectorMaskCompareNotTest.java fails when running without VectorRegisters

[Emanuel Peter]

On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:27:30 GMT, Martin Doerr <mdoerr at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Disabling the test for Power8 (see JBS issue).

test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/vectorapi/VectorMaskCompareNotTest.java line 40:

> 38:  * @requires (os.arch != "riscv64" & os.arch != "ppc64" & os.arch != "ppc64le") |
> 39:  *           (os.arch == "riscv64" & vm.cpu.features ~= ".*rvv.*") |
> 40:  *           ((os.arch == "ppc64" | os.arch == "ppc64le") & vm.cpu.features ~= ".*darn.*")

Drive-by comment:

This is getting more convoluted now. I think it would make sense to at least document why we are skipping it for all the platforms.

You should also state the reason for the change in the PR description as well as on JIRA ;)

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27749#discussion_r2428563097