RFR: 8114830: (fs) Files.copy fails due to interference from something else changing the file system [v8]

[Alan Bateman]

On Thu, 10 Aug 2023 06:20:43 GMT, Vyom Tewari <vtewari at openjdk.org> wrote:

> I will suggest you to use "java.io.tmpdir" instead of "test.dir" so that all dir/files will get created in 'tmp' directory.

The problem with java.io.tmpdir is that it will fail up /tmp (or equivalent). Also one advantage of using the test work directory is that it will be archived with the test results so it can, in many tests, help with diagnosing why the test failed.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/15141#discussion_r1290035606