RFR 8208697: vmTestbase/metaspace/stressHierarchy/stressHierarchy012/TestDescription.java fails with OutOfMemoryError: Metaspace

[Mikhailo Seledtsov]

+1

Misha

On 9/10/18, 8:38 AM, Lois Foltan wrote:
> On 9/7/2018 6:07 PM, coleen.phillimore at oracle.com wrote:
>> Summary: remove timeoutHandler class and let Stresser handle timeout, 
>> remove 30 threads filling metaspace, and remove related unused files.
>>
>> This also fixes a compilation warning in GeneratingClassLoader.java 
>> (unreachable try block).
>>
>> open webrev at http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~coleenp/8208697.01/webrev
>> bug link https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8208697
>>
>> Tested 300+ times without failure.  Usual rate is 2-100.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Coleen
>>
> Hi Coleen,
>
> Looks good.  One minor comment:
>
> nsk/share/classload/GeneratingClassLoader.java:
> line #123 - should there be some sort of throw if an exception is 
> thrown that is not a UnsupportedEncodingException?  Otherwise the 
> byte[] array returned would be garbage?
>
> Thanks,
> Lois