RFR(XXS): 8144629: runtime/thread/Fibonacci.java test should ran in othervm mode

[Dmitry Dmitriev]

Thank you David!

I will fill a bug against jtreg.

Dmitry

On 04.12.2015 12:26, David Holmes wrote:
> On 4/12/2015 6:52 PM, Dmitry Dmitriev wrote:
>> David,
>>
>> I think that this fix can be considered as workaround for jtreg bug.
>> Running in othervm mode will give us exception with the reason rather
>> than timeout error. Is it ok for you?
>
> Fine as a workaround, but a jtreg bug needs to be filed I think.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>> Thanks,
>> Dmitry
>>
>> On 04.12.2015 10:51, David Holmes wrote:
>>> Hi Dmitry,
>>>
>>> On 4/12/2015 7:31 AM, Dmitry Dmitriev wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Please review trivial fix for runtime/thread/Fibonacci.java which 
>>>> change
>>>> execution mode to the "othervm" to avoid possible deadlock in jtreg
>>>> agent when uncaught exception is got.
>>>
>>> While this may avoid the deadlock the issue is not with the test nor
>>> the way it is run - this is a bug in jtreg, likely caused by multiple
>>> test threads hitting uncaught exceptions at the same time.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>> JBS: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8144629
>>>> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ddmitriev/8144629/webrev.00/
>>>> <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/%7Eddmitriev/8144629/webrev.00/>
>>>>
>>>> Dmitry
>>