8215425: vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame should provide more detailed output
authoramenkov
Wed, 19 Dec 2018 14:08:08 -0800
changeset 53074 1e213c37befa
parent 53073 11033c4ada54
child 53075 747d29313e5a
8215425: vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame should provide more detailed output Reviewed-by: sspitsyn, jcbeyler
test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe001.java
test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe001/popframe001.cpp
test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe002.java
test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe002/popframe002.cpp
test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe003.java
test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe003/popframe003.cpp
test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe003p.java
test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe004.java
test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe004/TestDescription.java
test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe004/popframe004.cpp
test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe005.java
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe001.java	Wed Dec 19 20:53:30 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe001.java	Wed Dec 19 14:08:08 2018 -0800
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     static final int FAILED = 2;
     static final int JCK_STATUS_BASE = 95;
 
-    static boolean DEBUG_MODE = false;
     static volatile boolean popFdone = false;
     static volatile int totRes = PASSED;
     private PrintStream out;
@@ -58,9 +57,9 @@
         }
     }
 
-    native static int doPopFrame(int vrb, popFrameCls popFrameClsThr);
-    native static int suspThread(int vrb, popFrameCls popFrameClsThr);
-    native static int resThread(int vrb, popFrameCls popFrameClsThr);
+    native static int doPopFrame(popFrameCls popFrameClsThr);
+    native static int suspThread(popFrameCls popFrameClsThr);
+    native static int resThread(popFrameCls popFrameClsThr);
 
     public static void main(String[] argv) {
         argv = nsk.share.jvmti.JVMTITest.commonInit(argv);
@@ -76,10 +75,6 @@
         int retValue = 0;
 
         this.out = out;
-        for (int i = 0; i < argv.length; i++) {
-            if (argv[i].equals("-v")) // verbose mode
-                DEBUG_MODE = true;
-        }
 
         popFrameClsThr = new popFrameCls("Tested Thread");
         startingBarrier = new Wicket();
@@ -90,35 +85,26 @@
         synchronized (barrier) {
         }
 
-        if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-            out.println("Going to suspend the thread...");
-            retValue = suspThread(1, popFrameClsThr);
-        } else
-            retValue = suspThread(0, popFrameClsThr);
+        out.println("Going to suspend the thread...");
+        retValue = suspThread(popFrameClsThr);
         if (retValue != PASSED) {
             out.println("TEST: failed to suspend thread");
             return FAILED;
         }
 
         // pop a frame of the child thread
-        if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-            out.println("Going to pop a frame...");
-            retValue = doPopFrame(1, popFrameClsThr);
-        } else
-            retValue = doPopFrame(0, popFrameClsThr);
+        out.println("Going to pop a frame...");
+        retValue = doPopFrame(popFrameClsThr);
         popFdone = true;
         popFrameClsThr.letItGo();
         if (retValue != PASSED) {
             out.println("TEST: failed to pop frame");
-            resThread(0, popFrameClsThr);
+            resThread(popFrameClsThr);
             return FAILED;
         }
 
-        if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-            out.println("Going to resume the thread...");
-            retValue = resThread(1, popFrameClsThr);
-        } else
-            retValue = resThread(0, popFrameClsThr);
+        out.println("Going to resume the thread...");
+        retValue = resThread(popFrameClsThr);
         if (retValue != PASSED) {
             out.println("TEST: failed to resume thread");
             return FAILED;
@@ -143,30 +129,22 @@
 
         public void run() {
             activeMethod();
-            if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                    "): exiting...");
+            out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): exiting...");
         }
 
         public void activeMethod() {
             boolean compl = true; // complain in a finally block
 
             if (popframe001.popFdone) { // popping has been done
-                if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                    out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                        "): enter activeMethod() after popping");
+                out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): enter activeMethod() after popping");
                 return;
             }
             try {
                 // notify the main thread
                 synchronized (popframe001.barrier) {
-                    if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                        out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                            "): notifying main thread");
+                    out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): notifying main thread");
                     popframe001.startingBarrier.unlock();
-                    if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                        out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                            "): inside activeMethod()");
+                    out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): inside activeMethod()");
                 }
                 // loop until the main thread pops us
                 int i = 0;
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe001/popframe001.cpp	Wed Dec 19 20:53:30 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe001/popframe001.cpp	Wed Dec 19 14:08:08 2018 -0800
@@ -77,52 +77,41 @@
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe001_suspThread(JNIEnv *env,
-        jclass cls, jint vrb, jobject susThr) {
-    jvmtiError err;
-
+Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe001_suspThread(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jobject susThr) {
     if (!caps.can_pop_frame || !caps.can_suspend) {
         return PASSED;
     }
 
-    if (vrb == 1)
-        printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke SuspendThread()\n");
-    err = jvmti->SuspendThread(susThr);
+    printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke SuspendThread()\n");
+    jvmtiError err = jvmti->SuspendThread(susThr);
     if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
         printf("%s: Failed to call SuspendThread(): error=%d: %s\n",
             __FILE__, err, TranslateError(err));
         return JNI_ERR;
     }
-    if (vrb == 1)
-        printf("<<<<<<<< SuspendThread() is successfully done\n");
+    printf("<<<<<<<< SuspendThread() is successfully done\n");
     return PASSED;
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe001_resThread(JNIEnv *env,
-        jclass cls, jint vrb, jobject susThr) {
-    jvmtiError err;
-
+Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe001_resThread(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jobject susThr) {
     if (!caps.can_pop_frame || !caps.can_suspend) {
         return PASSED;
     }
 
-    if (vrb == 1)
-        printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke ResumeThread()\n");
-    err = jvmti->ResumeThread(susThr);
+    printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke ResumeThread()\n");
+    jvmtiError err = jvmti->ResumeThread(susThr);
     if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
         printf("%s: Failed to call ResumeThread(): error=%d: %s\n",
             __FILE__, err, TranslateError(err));
         return JNI_ERR;
     }
-    if (vrb == 1)
-        printf("<<<<<<<< ResumeThread() is successfully done\n");
+    printf("<<<<<<<< ResumeThread() is successfully done\n");
     return PASSED;
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe001_doPopFrame(JNIEnv *env,
-        jclass cls, jint vrb, jobject frameThr) {
+Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe001_doPopFrame(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jobject frameThr) {
     jvmtiError err;
 
     if (!caps.can_pop_frame || !caps.can_suspend) {
@@ -145,8 +134,7 @@
         tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
     }
 
-    if (vrb == 1)
-        printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke PopFrame()\n");
+    printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke PopFrame()\n");
     set_watch_ev(1); /* watch JVMTI events */
 
     err = jvmti->PopFrame(frameThr);
@@ -155,17 +143,18 @@
             err, TranslateError(err));
         printf("\tFor more info about this error see the JVMTI spec.\n");
         tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
+    } else {
+        printf("Check #1 PASSED: PopFrame() is successfully done\n");
     }
-    else if (vrb == 1)
-        printf("Check #1 PASSED: PopFrame() is successfully done\n");
 
     set_watch_ev(0); /* ignore again JVMTI events */
     if (gen_ev) {
         printf("TEST FAILED: %d JVMTI events were generated by the function PopFrame()\n",
             gen_ev);
         tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
-    } else if (vrb == 1)
+    } else {
         printf("Check #2 PASSED: No JVMTI events were generated by the function PopFrame()\n");
+    }
 
     return(tot_result);
 }
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe002.java	Wed Dec 19 20:53:30 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe002.java	Wed Dec 19 14:08:08 2018 -0800
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     static final int FAILED = 2;
     static final int JCK_STATUS_BASE = 95;
 
-    static boolean DEBUG_MODE = false;
     static volatile boolean popFdone = false;
     static volatile int totRes = PASSED;
     private PrintStream out;
@@ -65,6 +64,10 @@
         }
     }
 
+    // t_case:
+    //   1 - PopFrame for NULL thread
+    //   2 - PopFrame for invalid thread (not Thread object)
+    //   3 - PopFrame for non-suspended thread
     native static int doPopFrame(int t_case, popFrameCls popFrameClsThr);
 
     public static void main(String[] argv) {
@@ -81,16 +84,12 @@
         int retValue = 0;
 
         this.out = out;
-        for (int i = 0; i < argv.length; i++) {
-            if (argv[i].equals("-v")) // verbose mode
-                DEBUG_MODE = true;
-        }
 
         popFrameClsThr = new popFrameCls();
         synchronized (barrier) { // force a child thread to pause
             synchronized(readi) {
                 popFrameClsThr.start(); // start the child thread
-// wait until the thread will enter into a necessary method
+                // wait until the thread will enter into a necessary method
                 try {
                     readi.wait(); // wait for the child readiness
                 } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -100,53 +99,45 @@
                 }
             }
 
-/* check that if PopFrame() would be invoked with NULL pointer to
-   the thread, it will return the error JVMTI_ERROR_NULL_POINTER */
-            if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                totRes = retValue = doPopFrame(1, popFrameClsThr);
-            else
-                totRes = retValue = doPopFrame(0, popFrameClsThr);
-            if (DEBUG_MODE && retValue == PASSED)
+            /* check that if PopFrame() would be invoked with NULL pointer to
+               the thread, it will return the error JVMTI_ERROR_NULL_POINTER */
+            totRes = retValue = doPopFrame(1, popFrameClsThr);
+            if (retValue == PASSED) {
                 out.println("Check #1 PASSED:\n" +
-                    "\tPopFrame(), being invoked with NULL pointer " +
-                    "to the thread,\n" +
-                    "\treturned the appropriate error JVMTI_ERROR_NULL_POINTER");
+                        "\tPopFrame(), being invoked with NULL pointer " +
+                        "to the thread,\n" +
+                        "\treturned the appropriate error JVMTI_ERROR_NULL_POINTER");
+            }
 
-/* check that if the thread, whose top frame is to be popped,
-  is invalid, the PopFrame() will return the error
-  JVMTI_ERROR_INVALID_THREAD */
-            if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                retValue = doPopFrame(3, popFrameClsThr);
-            else
-                retValue = doPopFrame(2, popFrameClsThr);
+            /* check that if the thread, whose top frame is to be popped,
+               is invalid, the PopFrame() will return the error
+               JVMTI_ERROR_INVALID_THREAD */
+            retValue = doPopFrame(2, popFrameClsThr);
             if (retValue == FAILED) {
                 popFdone = true;
                 totRes = FAILED;
-            } else
-                if (DEBUG_MODE && retValue == PASSED)
-                    out.println("Check #3 PASSED:\n" +
+            } else {
+                out.println("Check #2 PASSED:\n" +
                         "\tPopFrame(), being invoked with " +
                         "the invalid thread,\n" +
                         "\treturned the appropriate error " +
                         "JVMTI_ERROR_INVALID_THREAD");
+            }
 
-/* check that if the thread, whose top frame is to be popped,
-  has not been suspended, the PopFrame() will return the error
-  JVMTI_ERROR_THREAD_NOT_SUSPENDED */
-            if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                retValue = doPopFrame(5, popFrameClsThr);
-            else
-                retValue = doPopFrame(4, popFrameClsThr);
+            /* check that if the thread, whose top frame is to be popped,
+               has not been suspended, the PopFrame() will return the error
+               JVMTI_ERROR_THREAD_NOT_SUSPENDED */
+            retValue = doPopFrame(3, popFrameClsThr);
             if (retValue == FAILED) {
                 popFdone = true;
                 totRes = FAILED;
-            } else
-                if (DEBUG_MODE && retValue == PASSED)
-                    out.println("Check #5 PASSED:\n" +
+            } else {
+                out.println("Check #3 PASSED:\n" +
                         "\tPopFrame(), being invoked with " +
                         "the non suspended thread,\n" +
                         "\treturned the appropriate error " +
                         "JVMTI_ERROR_THREAD_NOT_SUSPENDED");
+            }
         }
 
         return totRes;
@@ -159,17 +150,13 @@
             if (popframe002.popFdone) { // popping has been done
                 out.println("TEST FAILED: frame with popFrameCls.run() was popped");
                 popframe002.totRes = FAILED;
-            }
-            else {
+            } else {
                 synchronized(readi) {
                     readi.notify(); // notify the main thread
                 }
             }
-            if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                    "): inside run()");
             try {
-// pause here and get the main thread a chance to run
+                // pause here and get the main thread a chance to run
                 synchronized (popframe002.barrier) {}
                 compl = false;
             } catch (Exception e) {
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe002/popframe002.cpp	Wed Dec 19 20:53:30 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe002/popframe002.cpp	Wed Dec 19 14:08:08 2018 -0800
@@ -102,13 +102,10 @@
     }
 
     switch (t_case) {
-/* NULL pointer to the thread in debug mode */
+    /* NULL pointer to the thread*/
     case 1:
         printf("\nInvoke PopFrame() with NULL pointer to a thread...\n");
         fflush(stdout);
-        // fallthrough
-/* NULL pointer to the thread */
-    case 0:
         set_watch_ev(1); /* watch JVMTI events */
         err = (jvmti->PopFrame(NULL)); /* explode the bomb */
         if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_INVALID_THREAD) {
@@ -118,13 +115,10 @@
             tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
         }
         break;
-/* invalid thread in debug mode */
-    case 3:
+    /* invalid thread */
+    case 2:
         printf("\nInvoke PopFrame() for an invalid thread...\n");
         fflush(stdout);
-        // fallthrough
-/* invalid thread */
-    case 2:
         set_watch_ev(1); /* watch JVMTI events */
         err = (jvmti->PopFrame(cls)); /* explode the bomb */
         set_watch_ev(0); /* ignore again JVMTI events */
@@ -135,13 +129,10 @@
             tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
         }
         break;
-/* non suspended thread in debug mode */
-    case 5:
+    /* non suspended thread */
+    case 3:
         printf("\nInvoke PopFrame() for a non suspended thread...\n");
         fflush(stdout);
-        // fallthrough
-/* non suspended thread */
-    case 4:
         set_watch_ev(1); /* watch JVMTI events */
         err = (jvmti->PopFrame(frameThr)); /* explode the bomb */
         set_watch_ev(0); /* ignore again JVMTI events */
@@ -152,6 +143,9 @@
             tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
         }
         break;
+    default:
+        printf("\nTEST ERROR: unexpected case: %lld\n", (long long)t_case);
+
     }
 
     if (gen_ev) {
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe003.java	Wed Dec 19 20:53:30 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe003.java	Wed Dec 19 14:08:08 2018 -0800
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
     public static final int FAILED = 2;
     static final int JCK_STATUS_BASE = 95;
 
-    public static boolean DEBUG_MODE = false;
     private popframe003p popFrameClsThr;
 
     static {
@@ -55,9 +54,9 @@
         }
     }
 
-    native static int doPopFrame(int vrb, popframe003p popFrameClsThr);
-    native static int suspThread(int vrb, popframe003p popFrameClsThr);
-    native static int resThread(int vrb, popframe003p popFrameClsThr);
+    native static int doPopFrame(popframe003p popFrameClsThr);
+    native static int suspThread(popframe003p popFrameClsThr);
+    native static int resThread(popframe003p popFrameClsThr);
 
     public static void main(String[] argv) {
         argv = nsk.share.jvmti.JVMTITest.commonInit(argv);
@@ -72,12 +71,7 @@
     private int runIt(String argv[], PrintStream out) {
         int retValue = 0;
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < argv.length; i++) {
-            if (argv[i].equals("-v")) // verbose mode
-                DEBUG_MODE = true;
-        }
-
-        popFrameClsThr = new popframe003p("Tested Thread", out, DEBUG_MODE);
+        popFrameClsThr = new popframe003p("Tested Thread", out);
         // start the child thread
         popFrameClsThr.start();
         popFrameClsThr.startingBarrier.waitFor();
@@ -85,36 +79,27 @@
         synchronized (popFrameClsThr.barrier) {
         }
 
-        if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-            out.println("Going to suspend the thread...");
-            retValue = suspThread(1, popFrameClsThr);
-        } else
-            retValue = suspThread(0, popFrameClsThr);
+        out.println("Going to suspend the thread...");
+        retValue = suspThread(popFrameClsThr);
         if (retValue != PASSED) {
             out.println("TEST: failed to suspend thread");
             return FAILED;
         }
 
         // pop the frame
-        if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-            out.println("Going to pop a frame...");
-            retValue = doPopFrame(1, popFrameClsThr);
-        } else
-            retValue = doPopFrame(0, popFrameClsThr);
+        out.println("Going to pop a frame...");
+        retValue = doPopFrame(popFrameClsThr);
 
         popFrameClsThr.popFrameHasBeenDone();
 
         if (retValue != PASSED) {
             out.println("TEST: failed to pop frame");
-            resThread(0, popFrameClsThr);
+            resThread(popFrameClsThr);
             return FAILED;
         }
 
-        if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-            out.println("Going to resume the thread...");
-            retValue = resThread(1, popFrameClsThr);
-        } else
-            retValue = resThread(0, popFrameClsThr);
+        out.println("Going to resume the thread...");
+        retValue = resThread(popFrameClsThr);
         if (retValue != PASSED) {
             out.println("TEST: failed to resume thread");
             return FAILED;
@@ -147,10 +132,10 @@
                 "\t\tbooleanPubStatGlFld=" + popframe003p.booleanPubStatGlFld + "\texpected: true\n" +
                 "\t\tstrPubStatGlFld=\"" + popframe003p.strPubStatGlFld + "\"\texpected: \"sttc glbl fld\"");
             return FAILED;
+        } else {
+            out.println("Check #6 PASSED: changes for the static fields of a class,\n" +
+                    "\twhich have been made in the popped frame's method, remained\n");
         }
-        else if (DEBUG_MODE)
-            out.println("Check #6 PASSED: changes for the static fields of a class,\n" +
-                "\twhich have been made in the popped frame's method, remained\n");
 
         return popframe003p.totRes;
     }
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe003/popframe003.cpp	Wed Dec 19 20:53:30 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe003/popframe003.cpp	Wed Dec 19 14:08:08 2018 -0800
@@ -77,53 +77,42 @@
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe003_suspThread(JNIEnv *env,
-        jclass cls, jint vrb, jobject susThr) {
-    jvmtiError err;
-
+Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe003_suspThread(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jobject susThr) {
     if (!caps.can_pop_frame || !caps.can_suspend) {
         return PASSED;
     }
 
-    if (vrb == 1)
-        printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke SuspendThread()\n");
-    err = jvmti->SuspendThread(susThr);
+    printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke SuspendThread()\n");
+    jvmtiError err = jvmti->SuspendThread(susThr);
     if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
         printf("%s: Failed to call SuspendThread(): error=%d: %s\n",
             __FILE__, err, TranslateError(err));
         return JNI_ERR;
     }
-    if (vrb == 1)
-        printf("<<<<<<<< SuspendThread() is successfully done\n");
+    printf("<<<<<<<< SuspendThread() is successfully done\n");
     return PASSED;
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe003_resThread(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jint vrb,
-        jobject susThr) {
-    jvmtiError err;
-
+Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe003_resThread(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jobject susThr) {
     if (!caps.can_pop_frame || !caps.can_suspend) {
         return PASSED;
     }
 
-    if (vrb == 1)
-        printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke ResumeThread()\n");
-    err = jvmti->ResumeThread(susThr);
+    printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke ResumeThread()\n");
+    jvmtiError err = jvmti->ResumeThread(susThr);
     if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
         printf("%s: Failed to call ResumeThread(): error=%d: %s\n",
             __FILE__, err, TranslateError(err));
         return JNI_ERR;
     }
-    if (vrb == 1)
-        printf("<<<<<<<< ResumeThread() is successfully done\n");
+    printf("<<<<<<<< ResumeThread() is successfully done\n");
     return PASSED;
 }
 
 
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe003_doPopFrame(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jint vrb,
-        jobject frameThr) {
+Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe003_doPopFrame(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jobject frameThr) {
     jvmtiError err;
 
     if (!caps.can_pop_frame || !caps.can_suspend) {
@@ -146,8 +135,7 @@
         tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
     }
 
-    if (vrb == 1)
-        printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke PopFrame()\n");
+    printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke PopFrame()\n");
     set_watch_ev(1); /* watch JVMTI events */
 
     err = jvmti->PopFrame(frameThr);
@@ -157,16 +145,18 @@
         printf("\tFor more info about this error see the JVMTI spec.\n");
         tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
     }
-    else if (vrb == 1)
+    else {
         printf("Check #1 PASSED: PopFrame() is successfully done\n");
+    }
 
     set_watch_ev(0); /* ignore again JVMTI events */
     if (gen_ev) {
         printf("TEST FAILED: %d JVMTI events were generated by the function PopFrame()\n",
             gen_ev);
         tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
-    } else if (vrb == 1)
+    } else {
         printf("Check #2 PASSED: No JVMTI events were generated by the function PopFrame()\n");
+    }
 
     return(tot_result);
 }
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe003p.java	Wed Dec 19 20:53:30 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe003p.java	Wed Dec 19 14:08:08 2018 -0800
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     static final int FAILED = 2;
 
     private PrintStream out;
-    private boolean DEBUG_MODE;
 
     public static volatile int totRes = PASSED;
     public static Object barrier = new Object();
@@ -76,10 +75,9 @@
 
     private popFrameCls popframeCls;
 
-    popframe003p(String name, PrintStream out, boolean verbose) {
+    popframe003p(String name, PrintStream out) {
         super(name);
         this.out = out;
-        DEBUG_MODE = verbose;
         startingBarrier = new Wicket();
         popframeCls = new popFrameCls();
     }
@@ -124,10 +122,11 @@
                 "\t\tbooleanPubGlFld=" + booleanPubGlFld + "\texpected: true\n" +
                 "\t\tstrPubGlFld=\"" + strPubGlFld + "\"\texpected: null\n");
             totRes = FAILED;
-        } else if (DEBUG_MODE)
+        } else {
             out.println("Check #5 PASSED: changes for the instance fields of a class,\n" +
-                "\twhich have been made in the popped frame's method, remained\n" +
-                "popframe003p (" + this + "): exiting...");
+                    "\twhich have been made in the popped frame's method, remained\n" +
+                    "popframe003p (" + this + "): exiting...");
+        }
     }
 
     class popFrameCls {
@@ -149,9 +148,7 @@
             boolean compl = true;
 
             if (popFrameHasBeenDone) { // popping has been done
-                if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                    out.println("popframe003p (" + this +
-                        "): enter activeMeth() after popping");
+                out.println("popframe003p (" + this + "): enter activeMeth() after popping");
                 /* check that any changes for the arguments,
                  * which occurred in the called method, remain
                  */
@@ -162,9 +159,10 @@
                         "\tcurrent argument values: i=" + i + " l=" + l +
                         " d=" + d + " c='" + c + "'\n");
                     totRes = FAILED;
-                } else if (DEBUG_MODE)
+                } else {
                     out.println("Check #3 PASSED: changes for the arguments of " +
-                        "the popped frame's method, remained\n");
+                            "the popped frame's method, remained\n");
+                }
                 /* check that any changes for the class fields,
                  * which occurred in the called method, remain
                  */
@@ -185,10 +183,11 @@
                         "\t\tbooleanPubFld=" + booleanPubFld + "\texpected: false\n" +
                         "\t\tstrPubFld=\"" + strPubFld + "\"\texpected: \"static fld\"\n");
                     totRes = FAILED;
-                } else if (DEBUG_MODE)
+                } else {
                     out.println("Check #4 PASSED: changes for the fields of an inner class,\n" +
-                        "\twhich have been made in the popped frame's method, remained\n" +
-                        "popframe003p (" + this + "): exiting...\n");
+                            "\twhich have been made in the popped frame's method, remained\n" +
+                            "popframe003p (" + this + "): exiting...\n");
+                }
 
                 return;
             }
@@ -248,13 +247,9 @@
             try {
                 // notify the main thread about readiness
                 synchronized (barrier) {
-                    if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                        out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                            "): notifying main thread");
+                    out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): notifying main thread");
                     startingBarrier.unlock();
-                    if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                        out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                            "): inside activeMethod()");
+                    out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): inside activeMethod()");
                 }
                 // loop until the main thread pops us
                 int ii = 0;
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe004.java	Wed Dec 19 20:53:30 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe004.java	Wed Dec 19 14:08:08 2018 -0800
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import java.io.*;
 
 /**
- * This test checks that a method's frame can be popped by the JVMTI
+ * This test checks that a method's frame can not be popped by the JVMTI
  * function <code>PopFrame()</code>:
  * <li>with intermediate native frames, and a thread, from which
  * the PopFrame() was called, is different than the current thread
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
     public static final int FAILED = 2;
     static final int JCK_STATUS_BASE = 95;
 
-    static boolean DEBUG_MODE = false;
     static volatile boolean popFdone = false;
     static volatile boolean popF2done = false;
     static volatile int totRes = PASSED;
@@ -60,8 +59,8 @@
         }
     }
 
-    native void nativeMeth(int vrb, popFrameCls popFrameClsThr);
-    native static int doPopFrame(int t_case, Thread popFrameClsThr);
+    native void nativeMeth(popFrameCls popFrameClsThr);
+    native static int doPopFrame(boolean otherThread, Thread popFrameClsThr);
     native static int getResult();
 
     public static void main(String[] argv) {
@@ -78,29 +77,22 @@
         int retValue = 0;
 
         this.out = out;
-        for (int i = 0; i < argv.length; i++) {
-            if (argv[i].equals("-v")) // verbose mode
-                DEBUG_MODE = true;
-        }
 
         PipedInputStream pipeIn = new PipedInputStream();
         popFrameClsThr = new popFrameCls(pipeIn);
         synchronized (barrier) { // force a child thread to pause
             popFrameClsThr.start(); // start a separate thread
-// wait until the thread will enter into a necessary method
+            // wait until the thread will enter into a necessary method
             try {
                 int _byte = pipeIn.read();
             } catch (IOException e) {
                 out.println("TEST FAILED: reading from a pipe: caught " + e);
                 return FAILED;
             }
-// pop the frame
+            // pop the frame
             if (popFrameClsThr.isAlive()) {
-                if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-                    out.println("Going to pop the frame...");
-                    retValue=doPopFrame(1, popFrameClsThr);
-                } else
-                    retValue=doPopFrame(0, popFrameClsThr);
+                out.println("Going to pop the frame on other thread...");
+                retValue = doPopFrame(true, popFrameClsThr);
                 popFdone = true;
                 if (retValue != PASSED)
                     return FAILED;
@@ -125,23 +117,17 @@
             totRes = FAILED;
         }
 
-        if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-            out.println("Going to pop the native frame...");
-            totRes=doPopFrame(5, Thread.currentThread());
-        } else
-            totRes=doPopFrame(4, Thread.currentThread());
-
+        out.println("Going to pop the native frame on the current thread...");
+        totRes = doPopFrame(false, Thread.currentThread());
         if (totRes != PASSED)
             return FAILED;
         else return getResult();
     }
 
     class popFrameCls extends Thread {
-        private PipedInputStream pipeIn;
         private PipedOutputStream pipeOut;
 
         popFrameCls(PipedInputStream pipeIn) {
-            this.pipeIn = pipeIn;
             try {
                 pipeOut = new PipedOutputStream(pipeIn);
             } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -152,63 +138,31 @@
         }
 
         public void run() {
-            if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                nativeMeth(1, popFrameClsThr);
-            else nativeMeth(0, popFrameClsThr);
-            if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                    "): exiting...");
+            nativeMeth(popFrameClsThr);
+            out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): exiting...");
         }
 
         public void activeMethod() {
             int retVal = FAILED;
             boolean compl = true;
 
-            if (popframe004.popFdone) { // popping has been done
-                if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                    out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                        "): enter activeMethod() after popping");
-// test case #2: popping from the current thread
-                if (!popframe004.popF2done) {
-                    popframe004.popF2done = true;
-                    if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-                        out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                        "): going to pop a frame from the current thread...");
-                        retVal = doPopFrame(3, popFrameClsThr);
-                    } else
-                        retVal = doPopFrame(2, popFrameClsThr);
-                    if (retVal != PASSED)
-                        popframe004.totRes = FAILED;
-                }
-                if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                    out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                        "): leaving activeMethod()...");
-                return;
-            }
             try {
                 pipeOut.write(123); // notify the main thread
-                if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                    out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                        "): inside activeMethod()");
-// pause here until the main thread suspends us
+                out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): inside activeMethod()");
+                // pause here until the main thread suspends us
                 synchronized (popframe004.barrier) {
                     while (true) {
-                        if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                            out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                                "): looping...");
+                        out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): looping...");
                         if (popframe004.popFdone) { // popping has been done
                             // popping has not to be done due to native frame
-                            if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                                out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                                    "): exiting activeMethod()...");
+                            out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): exiting activeMethod()...");
                             compl = false;
                             return;
                         }
                     }
                 }
             } catch (Exception e) {
-                out.println("FAILURE: popFrameCls (" + this +
-                "): caught " + e);
+                out.println("FAILURE: popFrameCls (" + this + "): caught " + e);
                 popframe004.totRes = FAILED;
                 compl = false;
             } finally {
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe004/TestDescription.java	Wed Dec 19 20:53:30 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe004/TestDescription.java	Wed Dec 19 14:08:08 2018 -0800
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * VM Testbase keywords: [quick, jpda, jvmti, noras]
  * VM Testbase readme:
  * DESCRIPTION
- *     This test checks that a method's frame can be popped by
+ *     This test checks that a method's frame can not be popped by
  *     the JVMTI function PopFrame():
  *      - with intermediate native frames, and a thread, from which
  *        the PopFrame() was called, is different than the current thread;
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe004/popframe004.cpp	Wed Dec 19 20:53:30 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe004/popframe004.cpp	Wed Dec 19 14:08:08 2018 -0800
@@ -77,68 +77,64 @@
     jvmti->RawMonitorExit(watch_ev_monitor);
 }
 
-int suspThread(jint vrb, jobject susThr) {
-    jvmtiError err;
-
+int suspThread(jobject susThr) {
     if (!caps.can_pop_frame || !caps.can_suspend) {
         return PASSED;
     }
 
-    if (vrb == 1) {
-        printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke SuspendThread()\n");
-        fflush(stdout);
-    }
-    err = jvmti->SuspendThread(susThr);
+    printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke SuspendThread()\n");
+    fflush(stdout);
+
+    jvmtiError err = jvmti->SuspendThread(susThr);
     if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
         printf("%s: Failed to call SuspendThread(): error=%d: %s\n",
             __FILE__, err, TranslateError(err));
         return JNI_ERR;
     }
-    if (vrb == 1) {
-        printf("<<<<<<<< SuspendThread() is successfully done\n");
-        fflush(stdout);
-    }
+    printf("<<<<<<<< SuspendThread() is successfully done\n");
+    fflush(stdout);
+
     return PASSED;
 }
 
-int resThread(jint vrb, jobject susThr) {
+int resThread(jobject susThr) {
+    if (!caps.can_pop_frame || !caps.can_suspend) {
+        return PASSED;
+    }
+
+    printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke ResumeThread()\n");
+    fflush(stdout);
+
+    jvmtiError err = jvmti->ResumeThread(susThr);
+    if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
+        printf("%s: Failed to call ResumeThread(): error=%d: %s\n",
+            __FILE__, err, TranslateError(err));
+        return JNI_ERR;
+    }
+
+    printf("<<<<<<<< ResumeThread() is successfully done\n");
+    fflush(stdout);
+
+    return PASSED;
+}
+
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe004_doPopFrame(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jboolean otherThread,
+        jobject frameThr) {
     jvmtiError err;
 
+    if (popDone) {
+        return PASSED;
+    }
+
     if (!caps.can_pop_frame || !caps.can_suspend) {
         return PASSED;
     }
 
-    if (vrb == 1) {
-        printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke ResumeThread()\n");
-        fflush(stdout);
-    }
-    err = jvmti->ResumeThread(susThr);
-    if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
-        printf("%s: Failed to call ResumeThread(): error=%d: %s\n",
-            __FILE__, err, TranslateError(err));
-        return JNI_ERR;
-    }
-    if (vrb == 1) {
-        printf("<<<<<<<< ResumeThread() is successfully done\n");
-        fflush(stdout);
+    if (otherThread) { /* we are in a different thread */
+        if (suspThread(frameThr) != PASSED)
+            return STATUS_FAILED;
     }
-    return PASSED;
-}
-
-JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe004_doPopFrame(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jint t_case,
-        jobject frameThr) {
-    jvmtiError err;
-
-    if (popDone) return PASSED;
-
-    if (!caps.can_pop_frame || !caps.can_suspend) {
-        return PASSED;
-    }
-
-    if (t_case <= 1) /* we are in a different thread */
-        if (suspThread(t_case, frameThr) != PASSED)
-            return STATUS_FAILED;
 
     err = jvmti->SetEventNotificationMode(JVMTI_ENABLE,
         JVMTI_EVENT_METHOD_EXIT, frameThr);
@@ -156,26 +152,29 @@
         tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
     }
 
-    if (t_case & 1) {
-        printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke PopFrame()\n");
-        fflush(stdout);
-    }
+    printf(">>>>>>>> Invoke PopFrame()\n");
+    fflush(stdout);
     set_watch_ev(1); /* watch JVMTI events */
 
     err = jvmti->PopFrame(frameThr);
-    if (err == JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
-        printf("Check #%d FAILED: PopFrame() was unexpectedly done\n", t_case);
+    switch (err) {
+    case JVMTI_ERROR_NONE:
+        printf("Check FAILED: PopFrame() was unexpectedly done\n");
         tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
-    } else if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NO_MORE_FRAMES &&
-               err != JVMTI_ERROR_OPAQUE_FRAME) {
-        printf("Check #%d FAILED: PopFrame() returned unexpected error %d: %s\n",
-            t_case, err, TranslateError(err));
+        break;
+    case JVMTI_ERROR_NO_MORE_FRAMES:
+    case JVMTI_ERROR_OPAQUE_FRAME:
+    case JVMTI_ERROR_THREAD_NOT_SUSPENDED:
+        printf("Check PASSED: PopFrame() failed as expected with %d: %s\n",
+            err, TranslateError(err));
+        fflush(stdout);
+        break;
+    default:
+        printf("Check FAILED: PopFrame() returned unexpected error %d: %s\n",
+            err, TranslateError(err));
         printf("\tFor more info about this error please refer to the JVMTI spec.\n");
         tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
-    } else if (t_case & 1) {
-        printf("Check #%d PASSED: PopFrame() failed as expected with %d: %s\n",
-            t_case, err, TranslateError(err));
-        fflush(stdout);
+        break;
     }
 
     set_watch_ev(0); /* ignore again JVMTI events */
@@ -183,15 +182,16 @@
         printf("TEST FAILED: %d JVMTI events were generated by the function PopFrame()\n",
             gen_ev);
         tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
-    } else if (t_case & 1) {
-        printf("Check #%d PASSED: No JVMTI events were generated by the function PopFrame()\n",
-            t_case+1);
+    } else {
+        printf("Check PASSED: No JVMTI events were generated by the function PopFrame()\n");
         fflush(stdout);
     }
 
-    if (t_case <= 1) /* we are in a different thread */
-        return resThread(t_case, frameThr);
-    else popDone = 1; /* stop looping */
+    if (otherThread) { /* we are in a different thread */
+        return resThread(frameThr);
+    } else {
+        popDone = 1; /* stop looping */
+    }
     return PASSED;
 }
 
@@ -276,8 +276,7 @@
     return (tot_result);
 }
 
-void nativeMeth2(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jint vrb,
-        jobject frameThr) {
+void nativeMeth2(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jobject frameThr) {
     jclass cls = env->GetObjectClass(frameThr);
     jmethodID mid = NULL;
 
@@ -287,21 +286,16 @@
         tot_result = STATUS_FAILED;
         return;
     }
-    if (vrb == 1) {
-        printf("nativeMeth2(): calling the Java activeMethod()\n");
-        fflush(stdout);
-    }
+    printf("nativeMeth2(): calling the Java activeMethod()\n");
+    fflush(stdout);
     env->CallVoidMethod(frameThr, mid);
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
-Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe004_nativeMeth(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jint vrb,
-        jobject frameThr) {
-    if (vrb == 1) {
-        printf("nativeMeth(): calling the native nativeMeth2()\n");
-        fflush(stdout);
-    }
-    nativeMeth2(env, obj, vrb, frameThr);
+Java_nsk_jvmti_PopFrame_popframe004_nativeMeth(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jobject frameThr) {
+    printf("nativeMeth(): calling the native nativeMeth2()\n");
+    fflush(stdout);
+    nativeMeth2(env, obj, frameThr);
 }
 
 }
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe005.java	Wed Dec 19 20:53:30 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/PopFrame/popframe005.java	Wed Dec 19 14:08:08 2018 -0800
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 public class popframe005 {
     static final int WAIT_TIME = 2000;
 
-    static boolean DEBUG_MODE = false;
     static volatile int testedStep = 0; /* 0- action no yet started
                                            1- a frame is to be popped
                                            2- checking monitors state
@@ -78,19 +77,15 @@
         Object lockObj[] = new Object[2];
 
         this.out = out;
-        for (int i = 0; i < argv.length; i++) {
-            if (argv[i].equals("-v")) // verbose mode
-                DEBUG_MODE = true;
-        }
 
         lockObj[0] = new Object();
         lockObj[1] = new Object();
 
-        startGuarantee = new Wicket("startGuarantee", 1, (DEBUG_MODE ? System.out : null));
-        finishGuarantee = new Wicket("finishGuarantee", 1, (DEBUG_MODE ? System.out : null));
+        startGuarantee = new Wicket("startGuarantee", 1, System.out);
+        finishGuarantee = new Wicket("finishGuarantee", 1, System.out);
 
         allThreadsStoppedGuarantee =
-            new Wicket("allThreadsStoppedGuarantee", 3, (DEBUG_MODE ? System.out : null));
+            new Wicket("allThreadsStoppedGuarantee", 3, System.out);
 
         // start a thread whose top frame is to be popped
         popFrameClsThr = new popFrameCls("Tested Thread", lockObj);
@@ -109,20 +104,16 @@
         // pause until the first thread exit notification-block
         allThreadsStoppedGuarantee.waitFor();
         synchronized (allThreadsStoppedBarrier) {
-            if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-                out.println("Passed barrier in main thread");
-                out.flush();
-            }
+            out.println("Passed barrier in main thread");
+            out.flush();
         }
 
         /////////////////////// popping a frame ////////////////////////
         testedStep = 1;
 
-        if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-            out.println("State transition: testedStep: 0->1");
-            out.println("Going to pop the frame...");
-            out.flush();
-        }
+        out.println("State transition: testedStep: 0->1");
+        out.println("Going to pop the frame...");
+        out.flush();
 
         boolean retValue = doPopFrame(popFrameClsThr);
 
@@ -133,10 +124,8 @@
         ///////////////////// check monitors state /////////////////////
         testedStep = 2;
 
-        if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-            out.println("State transition: testedStep: 1->2");
-            out.flush();
-        }
+        out.println("State transition: testedStep: 1->2");
+        out.flush();
 
         if (!popFrameClsThr.isAlive()) {
             out.println("TEST FAILURE: thread with the method's popped frame is dead");
@@ -146,8 +135,7 @@
         try {
             objWaiterThr2.join(WAIT_TIME);
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                out.println("Joining the objWaiterThr2's thread: caught " + e);
+            out.println("Joining the objWaiterThr2's thread: caught " + e);
         }
 
         if (objWaiterThr2.isAlive()) { // objWaiterThr2 should be dead
@@ -158,10 +146,8 @@
         try {
             objWaiterThr1.join(WAIT_TIME);
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-                out.println("Joining the objWaiterThr1's thread: caught " + e);
-                out.flush();
-            }
+            out.println("Joining the objWaiterThr1's thread: caught " + e);
+            out.flush();
         }
         if (!objWaiterThr1.isAlive()) { // objWaiterThr2 should be alive
             out.println("TEST FAILED: Lock acquired by a frame, different from the popped one,\n"
@@ -172,10 +158,8 @@
         /////////////////////// finish the test ///////////////////////
         testedStep = 3;
 
-        if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-            out.println("State transition: testedStep: 2->3");
-            out.flush();
-        }
+        out.println("State transition: testedStep: 2->3");
+        out.flush();
 
         finishGuarantee.unlock();
 
@@ -209,29 +193,22 @@
             synchronized(lockObj[0]) {
                 activeMethod();
             }
-            if (DEBUG_MODE)
-                out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                    "): exiting..."); out.flush();
+            out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): exiting...");
+            out.flush();
         }
 
         public void activeMethod() {
             boolean compl = true;
 
             if (popframe005.testedStep != 0) { // popping has been done
-                if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-                    out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                        "): enter activeMethod() after popping");
-                    out.flush();
-                }
+                out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): enter activeMethod() after popping");
+                out.flush();
 
                 // wait for checking monitors state by the main thread
                 finishGuarantee.waitFor();
 
-                if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-                    out.println("popFrameCls (" + this +
-                        "): leaving activeMethod()");
-                    out.flush();
-                }
+                out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): leaving activeMethod()");
+                out.flush();
 
                 return;
             }
@@ -239,10 +216,8 @@
             try {
                 synchronized(lockObj[1]) {
                     synchronized(allThreadsStoppedBarrier) {
-                        if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-                            out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): inside activeMethod()");
-                            out.flush();
-                        }
+                        out.println("popFrameCls (" + this + "): inside activeMethod()");
+                        out.flush();
 
                         // notify the main thread
                         startGuarantee.unlock();
@@ -301,12 +276,10 @@
         public void run() {
             // notify the main thread
             synchronized(allThreadsStoppedBarrier) {
-                if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-                    out.println("objWaiter(" + this +
-                            "): waiting for a lockObj" + objIdent +
-                            "'s monitor; testedStep=" + testedStep);
-                    out.flush();
-                }
+                out.println("objWaiter(" + this +
+                        "): waiting for a lockObj" + objIdent +
+                        "'s monitor; testedStep=" + testedStep);
+                out.flush();
 
                 allThreadsStoppedGuarantee.unlock();
             }
@@ -317,17 +290,15 @@
                         out.println("TEST FAILED: the lockObj" + objIdent +
                             "'s monitor became free too early");
                         result = Consts.TEST_FAILED;
-                    } else if (DEBUG_MODE) {
+                    } else {
                         out.println("Check PASSED: objWaiter(" + this +
                             "): enter the lockObj" + objIdent + "'s monitor");
                         out.flush();
                     }
                 }
 
-                if (DEBUG_MODE) {
-                    out.println("objWaiter (" + this + "): exiting...");
-                    out.flush();
-                }
+                out.println("objWaiter (" + this + "): exiting...");
+                out.flush();
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 out.println("TEST FAILURE: objWaiter (" + this + "): caught " + e);
             }