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

[Lindenmaier, Goetz]

Hi,

could someone please sponsor this tiny fix?

Thanks,
  Goetz.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lindenmaier, Goetz
> Sent: Freitag, 10. Juni 2016 10:29
> To: 'David Holmes' <david.holmes at oracle.com>; hotspot-runtime-
> dev at openjdk.java.net
> Subject: RE: RFR(S): 8159156: [TESTBUG] ReserveMemory test is not useful
> on Aix.
> 
> 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.
> > >