[11u] jtreg.SkippedException?

[mikhailo.seledtsov at oracle.com]

Hi Severin,

   There might be a dependency on a specific version of Jtreg to support 
the jtreg.SkippedException.

Looping in Igor and Jon.


Thanks,

Misha

On 7/31/19 9:28 AM, Severin Gehwolf wrote:
> Hi,
>
> During a couple of test related backports to OpenJDK 11u a recurring
> issue seems to be a need to change a jdk/jdk patch due to
> jtreg.SkippedException not being present in jdk-updates/jdk11u{,-dev}.
>
> I'd propose to get it added to the JDK 11u test trees so as to make
> test backports easier going forward. While this might add a patch which
> is JDK 11u only, it removes the need for reviews for more test
> backports going forward.
>
> Note that JDK-8208655 introduced jtreg.SkippedException for JDK 12,
> which seems too big of a patch for a full backport. I could include
> SkippedException in one of my pending JDK 11u backports[1][2] or get it
> added separately. I'm leaning towards a separate JDK 11u-only patch.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Severin
>
> [1] http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-updates-dev/2019-July/001456.html
> [2] http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-updates-dev/2019-July/001454.html
>