Directive file used together with CompileCommand=inline or don't inline doesn't override inlining rules.

For example, running VM with -XX:CompileCommand=inline,*::*(I[Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/Integer;[B[[D)V -XX:Com
pilerDirectivesFile=directives.json

where directives.json is:
[{
  match: "*::*(I[Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/Integer;[B[[D)V",
  c1: {
    Enable: true
  },
  c2: {
    Enable: true
  }
}, {
  match: "*.*",
  c1: {
    Enable: true
  },
  c2: {
    inline: "-*::*(I[Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/Integer;[B[[D)V"
  }
}]
Method pool/sub/Klass.method(I[Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/Integer;[B[[D)V would be made compilable with these directives, but should be not inlineable in C2.
But C2 inlines this method with "force inline by CompileCommand" message