RFR(S): 8162727 - Testbug: additional requires properties can't be used for filtering server vm in jdk jtreg tests

[Dmitrij Pochepko]

Hi,

first of all thank you for review.

I have bugfixes which depends on that. A number of tests needs these 
properties for correct execution process.

Thanks,
Dmitrij
> Hi Dmitrij,
>
> The change itself looks good.
>
> One note: this change adds a little overhead (a very little) for 
> running tests in jdk repository, but it's required only for VM 
> specific tests stored in jdk. As alternative of this change I can 
> suggest moving VM specific tests from the 'jdk' to 'hotspot' 
> repository. Perhaps, such massive update is too late for JDK9 time 
> frame and could be done only in JDK10.
> So, if the changes depending on 8162727 are not so critical and could 
> be deferred I would prefer to postpone this fix.
>
> Thanks,
> Dima
>
>
> On 29.07.2016 4:29, Vladimir Kozlov wrote:
>> It affects all groups. Should be reviewed on hotspot-dev.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Vladimir
>>
>> On 7/28/16 10:19 AM, Dmitrij Pochepko wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> please review small patch for 8162727 - Testbug: additional requires 
>>> properties can't be used for filtering server vm in jdk jtreg tests
>>>
>>> A problem is that tests under jdk repo can't use additional jtreg 
>>> requires properties(like vm.flavor to filter out client or server 
>>> vm). The same functionality was introduced for hotspot repo as part
>>> of JDK-8154956. So, in order to filter tests using these additional 
>>> properties a small fix is created.
>>>
>>> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dpochepk/8162727/webrev.01/
>>> CR: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8162727
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dmitrij
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