RFR(S): 8213527: [testbug] Fix tests using UseCompressedOops for 32-bit.

[Lindenmaier, Goetz]

Ah, thanks to pointing me to that change. 

Should I remove the VMProps case from this change? I guess the other
fix is needed anyways.

Best regards,
  Goetz.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Holmes <david.holmes at oracle.com>
> Sent: Donnerstag, 8. November 2018 12:07
> To: Lindenmaier, Goetz <goetz.lindenmaier at sap.com>; hotspot-runtime-
> dev at openjdk.java.net
> Subject: Re: RFR(S): 8213527: [testbug] Fix tests using UseCompressedOops for
> 32-bit.
> 
> Hi Goetz,
> 
> Boris already has this issue out for review under:
> 
> 8213410: UseCompressedOops @requirement check fails fails on 32-bit system
> 
> We're currently waiting on feedback from jtreg folk on exactly how
> @requires is expected to work to see which way to fix it cleanly.
> 
> I would not want to special case UseCompressedOops in VMProps.java
> 
> Thanks,
> David
> 
> On 8/11/2018 9:00 PM, Lindenmaier, Goetz wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > A few tests that use the UseCompressedOops flag are failing on 32-bit
> platforms.
> >
> > Adapt the test script of PrintMetaspaceDcmd to only test the relevant case on
> 32-bit and to omit the unsupported flags.
> >
> > Adapt VMProps.vmOptFinalFlag to return 'false' on 32-bit for
> UseCompressedOops. The flag is not defined at all in 32-bit builds, thus currently
> 'null' is returned by vmOptFinalFlag.
> >
> > http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~goetz/wr18/8213527-32bit_tests/01/
> >
> > Best regards,
> >    Goetz.
> >