make LOG=info TEST="compiler/jvmci" TEST_OPTS=VM_OPTIONS="-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+EnableJVMCI" test

results in these tests failing:

compiler/jvmci/events/JvmciShutdownEventTest.java
compiler/jvmci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.test/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/test/HotSpotConstantReflectionProviderTest.java
compiler/jvmci/meta/StableFieldTest.java

Adding TEST_MODE=othervm makes the tests pass:

make LOG=info TEST="compiler/jvmci" TEST_OPTS=VM_OPTIONS="-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+EnableJVMCI" JTREG=TEST_MODE=othervm test

As far as I can tell, this has something to do with these tests using the ClassFileInstaller to install a JVMCI specific test class AND requiring JVMCI modules to be exported. For example:

/**
 * @test
 * @bug 8151664
 * @requires vm.jvmci
 * @library /test/lib /
 * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
 * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation
 * jdk.internal.vm.ci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot
 * jdk.internal.vm.ci/jdk.vm.ci.meta
 * jdk.internal.vm.ci/jdk.vm.ci.runtime
 *
 * @compile StableFieldTest.java
 * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller compiler.jvmci.meta.StableFieldTest
 * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+EnableJVMCI -XX:-UseJVMCICompiler -Xbootclasspath/a:. compiler.jvmci.meta.StableFieldTest
 */

I think what happens is that `TEST_OPTS=VM_OPTIONS="-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+EnableJVMCI"` causes `@requires vm.jvmci` to evaluate to true but when ` jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller compiler.jvmci.meta.StableFieldTest` is run, the java subprocess does not inherit the `-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+EnableJVMCI` options and so it fails when trying to export the JVMCI modules:

ACTION: driver -- Error. Can't init module exports: module not found: jdk.internal.vm.ci
REASON: User specified action: run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller compiler.jvmci.meta.StableFieldTest
TIME: 0.213 seconds
messages:
command: driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller compiler.jvmci.meta.StableFieldTest
reason: User specified action: run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller compiler.jvmci.meta.StableFieldTest
started: Tue Jun 13 22:47:43 CEST 2023
Mode: agentvm
Agent id: 2
Additional exports to unnamed modules from @modules: java.base/jdk.internal.misc java.base/jdk.internal.vm.annotation jdk.internal.vm.ci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot jdk.internal.vm.ci/jdk.vm.ci.meta jdk.internal.vm.ci/jdk.vm.ci.runtime
finished: Tue Jun 13 22:47:44 CEST 2023
elapsed time (seconds): 0.213