On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:00:35 GMT, Chris Plummer <[email protected]> wrote:

>> This a new test that runs jstack on a process that is busy doing things. It 
>> runs jstack 4 times as the process is starting up.
>
>> Sorry but I don't see how this ensures it runs jstack as the jshell is
>> starting up, the startup could be complete before even one jstack gets
>> issued.
> 
> My observation is that at least the main thread has a different stack trace 
> on each iteration. Also, each iteration takes progressively longer as jshell 
> starts up. Although I don't fully understand the reason why, I think it's 
> related to [JDK-8262098](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8262098). 
> Possibly the larger the program gets, the more SA needs to page in, even 
> though you would think jstack would not need to touch that many pages. In any 
> case, this is an indication that the program is changing its state.

Ping! Still need 2 reviewers. Thanks!

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/2720

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