RFR(xxs): 8199518: test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/SelectionResolution tests take a lot longer to run with fastdebug after JDK-8198423

[Zhengyu Gu]

Looks good to me.

-Zhengyu

On 03/13/2018 02:12 PM, Thomas Stüfe wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8199518
> webrev:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/8199518-SelectionResolution-tests-time-out-after-8198423/webrev.00/webrev/
> 
> JDK-8198423 made fastdebug too slow for some tests which heavily stress
> metaspace allocation. One of these tests is  runtime/SelectionResolution/*,
> where a lot of dynamic class generation happens.
> 
> The fix tones down a number of the more aggressive asserts. Similar things
> were done before already, so there is already a static switch to switch the
> expensive asserts off, which I reused.
> 
> In a later change I'd like to make this a diagnostic switch. For now I like
> to keep this patch simple.
> 
> Thanks and sorry for the trouble,
> 
> Kind Regards, Thomas
>