RFR(S): 8159156: [TESTBUG] ReserveMemory test is not useful on Aix.

[Lindenmaier, Goetz]

Hi David, 

you are right, that's much better.
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~goetz/wr16/8159156-aixResMemTest/webrev.02/

Best regards,
  Goetz.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Holmes [mailto:david.holmes at oracle.com]
> Sent: Freitag, 10. Juni 2016 03:40
> To: Lindenmaier, Goetz <goetz.lindenmaier at sap.com>; hotspot-runtime-
> dev at openjdk.java.net
> Subject: Re: RFR(S): 8159156: [TESTBUG] ReserveMemory test is not useful
> on Aix.
> 
> Hi Goetz,
> 
> On 9/06/2016 11:36 PM, Lindenmaier, Goetz wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Another small test fix for Aix. Aix does commit on touch, i.e., the page is
> just
> > commited when this test wants to force an error.
> > So I just skip this test on aix.
> 
> I think the preferred approach is to use an @requires clause to exclude
> this test from running on AIX.
> 
> Thanks,
> David
> 
> > I also adapted the other checks for OSes to use Platform.java.
> >
> > Please review this change. I please need a sponsor.
> > http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~goetz/wr16/8159156-
> aixResMemTest/webrev/
> >
> > I ran the test on ppc, linuxx86_64 and darwinintel.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >   Goetz.
> >