RFR(XS): 8211287: ClassPathTests.java fails due to "Unable to map MiscData shared space at required address."

[Jiangli Zhou]

Hi Calvin,

With the change, would mach5 still be able to recolonize the test as 
being skipped when testing doesn't perform due to mapping failure?

Thanks,

Jiangli


On 10/2/18 1:09 PM, Calvin Cheung wrote:
> bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8211287
>
> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ccheung/8211287/webrev.00/
>
> The method to be invoked sometimes throws the SkippedException usually 
> in case the archive cannot be mapped at the required address 
> successfully. The fix is to catch the InvocationTargetException and 
> inspecting its cause.  If the cause is SkippedException, consider the 
> test has passed and output some message. Otherwise, rethrow the 
> exception.
>
> Testing:
>     hs-tier1,2,3
>     Also ran the test 40 times on the windows host from which the 
> failure was observed.
>
> thanks,
> Calvin