8226910: make it possible to use jtreg's -match via run-test framework

Reviewed-by: mdoerr
Backport-of: b97433e

Author: Amos Shi

doc/building.html

@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ <h2 id="native-compiler-toolchain-requirements">Native Compiler (Toolchain) Requ
 </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
+<p>All compilers are expected to be able to compile to the C99 language standard, as some C99 features are used in the source code. Microsoft Visual Studio doesn't fully support C99 so in practice shared code is limited to using C99 features that it does support.</p>
 <h3 id="gcc">gcc</h3>
 <p>The minimum accepted version of gcc is 4.8. Older versions will generate a warning by <code>configure</code> and are unlikely to work.</p>
 <p>The JDK is currently known to be able to compile with at least version 7.4 of gcc.</p>

doc/testing.html

@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ <h4 id="extra_problem_lists">EXTRA_PROBLEM_LISTS</h4>
 <p>Use additional problem lists file or files, in addition to the default ProblemList.txt located at the JTReg test roots.</p>
 <p>If multiple file names are specified, they should be separated by space (or, to help avoid quoting issues, the special value <code>%20</code>).</p>
 <p>The file names should be either absolute, or relative to the JTReg test root of the tests to be run.</p>
+<h4 id="run_problem_lists">RUN_PROBLEM_LISTS</h4>
+<p>Use the problem lists to select tests instead of excluding them.</p>
+<p>Set to <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>. If <code>true</code>, JTReg will use <code>-match:</code> option, otherwise <code>-exclude:</code> will be used. Default is <code>false</code>.</p>
 <h4 id="options">OPTIONS</h4>
 <p>Additional options to the JTReg test framework.</p>
 <p>Use <code>JTREG=&quot;OPTIONS=--help all&quot;</code> to see all available JTReg options.</p>

doc/testing.md

@@ -297,6 +297,14 @@ help avoid quoting issues, the special value `%20`).
 The file names should be either absolute, or relative to the JTReg test root of
 the tests to be run.
 
+#### RUN_PROBLEM_LISTS
+
+Use the problem lists to select tests instead of excluding them.
+
+Set to `true` or `false`.
+If `true`, JTReg will use `-match:` option, otherwise `-exclude:` will be used.
+Default is `false`.
+
 
 #### OPTIONS
 Additional options to the JTReg test framework.

make/RunTests.gmk

@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetTestOpt,TIMEOUT_FACTOR,JTREG))
 
 $(eval $(call ParseKeywordVariable, JTREG, \
     SINGLE_KEYWORDS := JOBS TIMEOUT_FACTOR TEST_MODE ASSERT VERBOSE RETAIN \
-        MAX_MEM RETRY_COUNT REPEAT_COUNT, \
+        MAX_MEM RUN_PROBLEM_LISTS RETRY_COUNT REPEAT_COUNT, \
     STRING_KEYWORDS := OPTIONS JAVA_OPTIONS VM_OPTIONS KEYWORDS \
         EXTRA_PROBLEM_LISTS AOT_MODULES, \
 ))
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ define SetupRunJtregTestBody
   endif
   JTREG_VERBOSE ?= fail,error,summary
   JTREG_RETAIN ?= fail,error
+  JTREG_RUN_PROBLEM_LISTS ?= false
   JTREG_RETRY_COUNT ?= 0
   JTREG_REPEAT_COUNT ?= 0
 
@@ -692,13 +693,19 @@ define SetupRunJtregTestBody
     $1_JTREG_BASIC_OPTIONS += -nativepath:$$($1_JTREG_NATIVEPATH)
   endif
 
+  ifeq ($$(JTREG_RUN_PROBLEM_LISTS), true)
+    JTREG_PROBLEM_LIST_PREFIX := -match:
+  else
+    JTREG_PROBLEM_LIST_PREFIX := -exclude:
+  endif
+
   ifneq ($$($1_JTREG_PROBLEM_LIST), )
-    $1_JTREG_BASIC_OPTIONS += $$(addprefix -exclude:, $$($1_JTREG_PROBLEM_LIST))
+    $1_JTREG_BASIC_OPTIONS += $$(addprefix $$(JTREG_PROBLEM_LIST_PREFIX), $$($1_JTREG_PROBLEM_LIST))
   endif
 
   ifneq ($$(JTREG_EXTRA_PROBLEM_LISTS), )
     # Accept both absolute paths as well as relative to the current test root.
-    $1_JTREG_BASIC_OPTIONS += $$(addprefix -exclude:, $$(wildcard \
+    $1_JTREG_BASIC_OPTIONS += $$(addprefix $$(JTREG_PROBLEM_LIST_PREFIX), $$(wildcard \
         $$(JTREG_EXTRA_PROBLEM_LISTS) \
         $$(addprefix $$($1_TEST_ROOT)/, $$(JTREG_EXTRA_PROBLEM_LISTS)) \
     ))