[8u-dev] Request for approval: 8055949: ByteArrayOutputStream capacity should be maximal array size permitted by VM

[Ivan Gerasimov]

On 16.09.2014 23:13, Rob McKenna wrote:
> Hi Ivan,
>
> Can you give some detail around why the test is ignored?
>
The test was mark ignored from the very beginning.
This is because the test needs to allocate quite a huge array.
The test is still useful for QA, but is not meant to be run in automatic 
mode.

Please see the original explanation from Martin about this matter:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2014-August/028336.html

Sincerely yours,
Ivan
> -Rob
>
> On 16/09/14 19:50, Martin Buchholz wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Ivan Gerasimov 
>> <ivan.gerasimov at oracle.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> We've got a request to backport this recent fix, which helps in dealing
>>> with BAOSes of large size.
>>>
>> Pleasantly surprised!
>>
>>
>>> The unshuffled patch applies cleanly.
>>> However I suggest to backport it without the regression test, and I 
>>> have
>>> two reasons for that:
>>>
>> It doesn't make much difference, but I would include the test in the
>> backport.
>>
>>
>>> First, it is @ignored.
>>> Second, it has a mixed copyright header: with Google's name at the 
>>> top and
>>> Oracle's contacts at the bottom.
>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8055949
>>> Change: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/jdk/raw-rev/1522c5bb84df
>>> Review: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2014-
>>> August/028334.html
>>>
>>> Would you please approve this backport?
>>>
>> I support this request.
>>
>>
>>> Sincerely yours,
>>> Ivan
>>>
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