On AArch64, command to reproduce:
$ make run-test TEST="./test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/VirtualMachine/dispose/dispose003/TestDescription.java"

......

ACTION: main -- Failed. Execution failed: `main' threw exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.equals(Object)" because "<local1>" is null
REASON: User specified action: run main/othervm nsk.jdi.VirtualMachine.dispose.dispose003 -verbose -arch=${os.family}-${os.simpleArch} -waittime=5 -debugee.vmkind=java -transport.address=dynamic -debugee.vmkeys="${test.vm.opts} ${test.java.opts}"
TIME: 0.407 seconds
messages:
command: main nsk.jdi.VirtualMachine.dispose.dispose003 -verbose -arch=linux-aarch64 -waittime=5 -debugee.vmkind=java -transport.address=dynamic -debugee.vmkeys="-Xmx768m -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=3.125 -Djava.io.tmpdir=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/tmp -ea -esa "
reason: User specified action: run main/othervm nsk.jdi.VirtualMachine.dispose.dispose003 -verbose -arch=${os.family}-${os.simpleArch} -waittime=5 -debugee.vmkind=java -transport.address=dynamic -debugee.vmkeys="${test.vm.opts} ${test.java.opts}"
started: Thu Oct 06 10:17:40 CST 2022
Mode: othervm [/othervm specified]
finished: Thu Oct 06 10:17:41 CST 2022
elapsed time (seconds): 0.407
configuration:
STDOUT:
binder> VirtualMachineManager: version 20.0
binder> Finding connector: default
binder> LaunchingConnector:
binder> name: com.sun.jdi.CommandLineLaunch
binder> description: Launches target using Sun Java VM command line and attaches to it
binder> transport: com.sun.tools.jdi.SunCommandLineLauncher$2@98aea6e
binder> Connector arguments:
binder> main=nsk.jdi.VirtualMachine.dispose.dispose003a -vbs -verbose -arch=linux-aarch64 -waittime=5 -debugee.vmkind=java -transport.address=dynamic -debugee.vmkeys="-Xmx768m -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=3.125 -Djava.io.tmpdir=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/tmp -ea -esa " -pipe.port=38895
binder> includevirtualthreads=y
binder> quote=
binder> home=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/images/jdk
binder> vmexec=java
binder> suspend=true
binder> options=-Xmx768m -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=3.125 -Djava.io.tmpdir=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/tmp -ea -esa
binder> Launching debugee
binder> Waiting for VM initialized
Initial VMStartEvent received: VMStartEvent in thread main
--> debugger: nsk.jdi.VirtualMachine.dispose.dispose003a debuggee launched
debugee.stderr> **> dispose003a: debuggee started!
--> debugger: 'ready' recieved
debugee.stderr> **> dispose003a: waiting for an instruction from the debugger ...

==> nsk/jdi/VirtualMachine/dispose/dispose003 TESTING BEGINS
debugee.stderr> **> dispose003a: thread2 is created
debugee.stderr> **> dispose003a: synchronized (waitnotifyObj) { enter
debugee.stderr> **> dispose003a: before: test_thread.start()
debugee.stderr> **> dispose003a: before: waitnotifyObj.wait();
debugee.stderr> **> thread2: method 'run' enter
debugee.stderr> **> thread2: entered into block: synchronized (waitnotifyObj)
debugee.stderr> **> dispose003a: after: waitnotifyObj.wait();
debugee.stderr> **> thread2: exited from block: synchronized (waitnotifyObj)

==> nsk/jdi/VirtualMachine/dispose/dispose003 new checkready: #0
--> debugger: getting ThreadReference object
--> debugger: suspending thread2
--> debugger: vm.dispose()
--> debugger: ......forcing the main thread to leave synchronized block
--> debugger: Waiting for thread2 is not alive
debugee.stderr> **> dispose003a: mainThread is out of: synchronized (lockingObject)
debugee.stderr> **> thread2: entered into block: synchronized (lockingObject)
debugee.stderr> **> thread2: exited from block: synchronized (lockingObject)
debugee.stderr> **> thread2: call to the method 'runt1'
debugee.stderr> **> thread2: method 'runt1': enter
--> debugger: ......sending to the debuggee: 'check_alive'
--> debugger: expected reply: 'not_alive'
debugee.stderr> **> dispose003a: checking on: thread2.isAlive
debugee.stderr> **> thread2: method 'runt1': body: i0 == 1
debugee.stderr> **> thread2: method 'runt1': exit
debugee.stderr> **> thread2: returned from the method 'runt1'
debugee.stderr> **> thread2: method 'run' exit
debugee.stderr> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException
debugee.stderr> at java.base/java.lang.Thread.resume(Thread.java:1837)
debugee.stderr> at nsk.jdi.VirtualMachine.dispose.dispose003a.main(dispose003a.java:139)
STDERR:
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.equals(Object)" because "<local1>" is null
        at nsk.jdi.VirtualMachine.dispose.dispose003.lambda$runThis$0(dispose003.java:249)
        at jdk.test.lib.Utils.waitForCondition(Utils.java:590)
        at nsk.jdi.VirtualMachine.dispose.dispose003.runThis(dispose003.java:243)
        at nsk.jdi.VirtualMachine.dispose.dispose003.run(dispose003.java:77)
        at nsk.jdi.VirtualMachine.dispose.dispose003.main(dispose003.java:72)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:104)
        at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:578)
        at com.sun.javatest.regtest.agent.MainWrapper$MainThread.run(MainWrapper.java:125)
        at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1591)

JavaTest Message: Test threw exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.equals(Object)" because "<local1>" is null
JavaTest Message: shutting down test

STATUS:Failed.`main' threw exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.equals(Object)" because "<local1>" is null
rerun:
cd /home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/scratch/0 && \
HOME=/home/realfyang \
LANG=en_US.UTF-8 \
LC_ALL=C \
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin \
TEST_IMAGE_DIR=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/images/test \
_JVM_DWARF_PATH=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/images/symbols \
CLASSPATH=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/VirtualMachine/dispose/dispose003:/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/classes/0/vmTestbase:/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase:/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/classes/0/test/lib:/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/test/lib:/home/realfyang/tools/jtreg-7+1/lib/jtreg.jar \
    /home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/images/jdk/bin/java \
        -Dtest.vm.opts='-Xmx768m -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=3.125 -Djava.io.tmpdir=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/tmp -ea -esa' \
        -Dtest.tool.vm.opts='-J-Xmx768m -J-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=3.125 -J-Djava.io.tmpdir=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/tmp -J-ea -J-esa' \
        -Dtest.compiler.opts= \
        -Dtest.java.opts= \
        -Dtest.jdk=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/images/jdk \
        -Dcompile.jdk=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/images/jdk \
        -Dtest.timeout.factor=4.0 \
        -Dtest.root=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/test/hotspot/jtreg \
        -Dtest.name=vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/VirtualMachine/dispose/dispose003/TestDescription.java \
        -Dtest.file=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/VirtualMachine/dispose/dispose003/TestDescription.java \
        -Dtest.src=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/VirtualMachine/dispose/dispose003 \
        -Dtest.src.path=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/VirtualMachine/dispose/dispose003:/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase:/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/test/lib \
        -Dtest.classes=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/classes/0/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/VirtualMachine/dispose/dispose003/TestDescription.d \
        -Dtest.class.path=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/classes/0/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/VirtualMachine/dispose/dispose003/TestDescription.d:/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/classes/0/vmTestbase:/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/classes/0/test/lib \
        -Dtest.class.path.prefix=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/VirtualMachine/dispose/dispose003:/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/classes/0/vmTestbase:/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/classes/0/test/lib \
        -Xmx768m \
        -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=3.125 \
        -Djava.io.tmpdir=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/tmp \
        -ea \
        -esa \
        com.sun.javatest.regtest.agent.MainWrapper /home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/vmTestbase/nsk/jdi/VirtualMachine/dispose/dispose003/TestDescription.d/main.0.jta -verbose -arch=linux-aarch64 -waittime=5 -debugee.vmkind=java -transport.address=dynamic '-debugee.vmkeys="-Xmx768m -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=3.125 -Djava.io.tmpdir=/home/realfyang/openjdk-jdk/build/linux-aarch64-server-release/test-support/jtreg_test_hotspot_jtreg_vmTestbase_nsk_jdi_VirtualMachine_dispose_dispose003_TestDescription_java/tmp -ea -esa' "

TEST RESULT: Failed. Execution failed: `main' threw exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.equals(Object)" because "<local1>" is null
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Test results: failed: 1