TestOptionsWithRanges test failed during the PIT for JDK 9 b89 on solaris-amd64:
TEST FAILED: Error processing option VMThreadStackSize with valid value '-XX:VMThreadStackSize=1'! JVM output reports a fatal error. JVM exited with code 6!
stdout content[#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
# SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0xffff80fb36fa57b0, pid=18357, tid=19
#
# JRE version: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (9.0) (build 1.9.0-internal-20151022232912.amurillo.jdk9-hs-2015-10--b00)
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (1.9.0-internal-20151022232912.amurillo.jdk9-hs-2015-10--b00, mixed mode, tiered, compressed oops, g1 gc, solaris-amd64)
# Problematic frame:
# V [libjvm.so+0x9a57b0] MachNode*State::MachNodeGenerator(int)+0x16030
#
# Core dump will be written. Default location: /export/local/aurora/sandbox/results/workDir/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges/core or core.18357
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# /export/local/aurora/sandbox/results/workDir/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges/hs_err_pid18357.log
Java start-up!
[error occurred during error reporting , id 0xb]

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# http://bugreport.java.com/bugreport/crash.jsp
#
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stderr content[]

Running "java -XX:VMThreadStackSize=1" on the same host gave:
-bash-4.1$ ./java -XX:VMThreadStackSize=1
Segmentation Fault
-bash-4.1$ echo $?
139

hs_err_pid18357.log and replay_pid18357.log are attached.

Similar error occurred for -XX:CompilerThreadStackSize=1. See https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8140327