test/compiler/testlibrary/rtm/MemoryConflictProvoker.java

@@ -67,15 +67,10 @@
 
     /**
      * Accesses and modifies memory region from within the transaction.
      */
     public void transactionalRegion() {
-        try {
-            barrier.await();
-        } catch (InterruptedException | BrokenBarrierException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
-        }
         for (int i = 0; i < MemoryConflictProvoker.INNER_ITERATIONS; i++) {
             synchronized(monitor) {
                 MemoryConflictProvoker.field--;
             }
         }

@@ -84,10 +79,15 @@
     @Override
     public void forceAbort() {
         try {
             Thread t = new Thread(conflictingThread);
             t.start();
+            try {
+                barrier.await();
+            } catch (InterruptedException | BrokenBarrierException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            }
             transactionalRegion();
             t.join();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }