RFR: 8026047: [TESTBUG] add regression test for DisableExplicitGC flag

[Michail Chernov]

Hi,

Can someone take a look on these changes, please?

Thanks,
Michail

On 30.01.2015 18:33, Michail Chernov wrote:
> Hi Leonid,
>
> Issues were fixed:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~eistepan/~mchernov/8026047/webrev.01/
>
> Now all testcases are executed  from the same VM.
>
> Thanks,
> Michail
>
> On 28.01.2015 18:28, Leonid Mesnik wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Why is it needed to start VM twice for each test. It is very 
>> expensive especially for low-end devices.
>>
>> Is it possible to have driver which starts VM several times with 
>> different combinations of options and check it output/exit code etc? 
>> Also it would be much easier to read such test.
>>
>>
>> Leonid
>>
>> On 27.01.2015 18:35, Michail Chernov wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Please review the fix with new test for DisableExplicitGC VM flag.
>>>
>>> Webrev: 
>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~eistepan/~mchernov/8026047/webrev.00/
>>> Enhancement: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8026047
>>>
>>> There is one scenario with 6 parameters combinations.
>>>
>>> 1,2,3 scenarios test default value for DisableExplicitGC, 
>>> DisableExplicitGC=true and DisableExplicitGC=false
>>> 4,5,6 scenarios check how VM works when VM changes DisableExplicitGC 
>>> flag using WhiteBox.
>>>
>>> Test tries to call System.gc() and check that VM puts message to 
>>> stdout. After (in case of 4,5,6 scenarios) test tries to change 
>>> DisableExplicitGC value and calls System.gc() twice.
>>>
>>> Test was executed locally on linux-i586 with all available GC and 
>>> several GC-related flags. Also it was executed using Aurora on other 
>>> platforms.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Michail
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>