test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/Nestmates/privateConstructors/TestReflection.java

@@ -25,12 +25,19 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 8046171
  * @summary Test access to private constructors between nestmates and nest-top
  *          using different flavours of named nested types using core reflection
  * @run main TestReflection
+ * @run main/othervm -Dsun.reflect.noInflation=true TestReflection
  */
 
+// The first run will use NativeConstructorAccessor and due to the limited
+// number of calls we will not reach the inflation threshold.
+// The second run disables inflation so we will use the
+// GeneratedConstructorAccessor instead.
+// In this way both sets of Reflection classes are tested.
+
 public class TestReflection {
 
     // All constructors are private to ensure nestmate access checks apply
 
     // All doConstruct methods are public so they don't involve invoke_special

@@ -42,11 +49,10 @@
     // Note: No constructor on interfaces so no StaticIface variants
 
     static interface StaticIface {
 
         // Methods that will access private constructors of nestmates.
-        // The arg is a dummy for overloading purposes
 
         default void doConstruct(TestReflection o) throws Throwable {
           Object obj = o.getClass().getDeclaredConstructor(new Class<?>[0]).newInstance(new Object[0]);
         }
         default void doConstruct(TestReflection tr, InnerNested o) throws Throwable {