jtreg test test java/lang/ClassLoader/nativeLibrary/NativeLibraryTest.java

[Siebenborn, Axel]

Hi,
As there is no whitebox function to identify musl, I added one:

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~asiebenborn/require_musl/webrev/

What do you think?

Axel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Holmes [mailto:david.holmes at oracle.com]
> Sent: Dienstag, 10. April 2018 13:44
> To: Siebenborn, Axel <axel.siebenborn at sap.com>; portola-
> dev at openjdk.java.net
> Subject: Re: jtreg test test
> java/lang/ClassLoader/nativeLibrary/NativeLibraryTest.java
> 
> On 10/04/2018 9:24 PM, Siebenborn, Axel wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I had a look on the test
> java/lang/ClassLoader/nativeLibrary/NativeLibraryTest.java
> >
> > This test fails, because a  loaded native library is not removed by the GC.
> > The native library should be unloaded by dlclose, but this is a noop in musl
> > (https://wiki.musl-libc.org/functional-differences-from-glibc.html)
> >
> > Any idea, how this should be handled?
> > Should this test be skipped for musl?
> 
> I would say there is no choice :( Is there a whitebox function to
> identify musl so you can use @requires ?
> 
> I don't buy their argument as to why dlclose is a no-op. Yes it's
> "safer" in the same sense that standing still is safer than moving - but
> nowhere near as useful.
> 
> Cheers,
> David
> > Regards,
> > Axel
> >