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

[Leonid Mesnik]

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