vmTestbase eatMemory/ClassUnloader provoke OOME to force GC and might cause GC in other threads

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Priority: P4
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    • Affects Version/s: 26
    • Component/s: hotspot
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      The vmTestbase tests often fills memory until OOME to trigger full GC.

      This approach is unreliable, the OOME might happen in any thread and lead to unexpected intermittent test failures.

      The WB.fullGC() might be use for same purpose. It also reduce test execution time.

            Assignee:
            Sendao Yan
            Reporter:
            Leonid Mesnik
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