RFR (XS): 8078673: Update TEST.groups for recent GC tests

Derek White derek.white at oracle.com
Fri May 1 03:23:44 UTC 2015


On 4/30/15 2:33 AM, David Holmes wrote:
> Hi Derek,
>
> On 29/04/2015 7:31 AM, Derek White wrote:
>> Please review this simple for GC tests that require certain collectors
>> (e.g. shouldn't run in embedded).
>>
>> Certain GC regression tests require specific collectors to be enabled in
>> the JVM (by using -XX:+UseParallelGC, etc). But these tests were not
>> listed in TEST.groups.
>>
>> This webrev adds the following tests to the appropriate needs_g1gc,
>> needs_serialgc, needs_parallelgc, and needs_cmsgc lists.
>>
>>   * gc/TestSmallHeap.java
>
> I don't think it works correctly to have a test that requires multiple 
> GCs be listed in the needs_XXgc for each XX used. If I want to run 
> tests on a platform that only supports one GC then this will fail. I 
> think such tests should really only be in the needs_gc group. Further 
> I think the test will get excluded from all the applicable_YYgc group 
> if also in a needs_XXgc group.
>
> David

Hi David,

Just to confirm - you think I should add these tests to the needs_gc 
group, which currently is just a list of lists? Should there be a new 
list which means "needs all GCs"? Or is that what "needs_gc" means?

Thanks!

  - Derek




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