RFR: 8267404: vmTestbase/vm/mlvm/anonloader/stress/oome/metaspace/Test.java failed with OutOfMemoryError

[Jie Fu]

On Fri, 21 May 2021 09:59:18 GMT, Thomas Stuefe <stuefe at openjdk.org> wrote:

> 2. Rewrite the whole test: let it start a jvm with ProcessBuilder with a very low metaspace - too low to load the JDK itself. Something like this: `java -Xshare:off -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=1m -version`. The VM should not come up; instead we should see an `OutOfMemoryError: Metaspace` at stdout.

Thanks @tstuefe for your nice analysis.
Much has been learned from you all today.

Due to the race between heap and metaspace, I prefer the second approach (rewrite the whole test with ProcessBuilder).

Thanks.
Best regards,
Jie

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/4140