--- a/hotspot/test/compiler/c2/cr7200264/TestDriver.java	Wed Jul 05 23:10:03 2017 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/test/compiler/c2/cr7200264/TestDriver.java	Wed Apr 12 19:28:47 2017 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
 import jdk.test.lib.process.OutputAnalyzer;
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@
     }
 
     private List<String> executeApplication() throws Throwable {
-        OutputAnalyzer outputAnalyzer = ProcessTools.executeTestJvmAllArgs(
+        OutputAnalyzer outputAnalyzer = ProcessTools.executeTestJvm(
             "-Xbatch",
             "-XX:-TieredCompilation",
             "-XX:+PrintCompilation",

--- a/hotspot/test/compiler/compilercontrol/share/scenario/Executor.java	Wed Jul 05 23:10:03 2017 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/test/compiler/compilercontrol/share/scenario/Executor.java	Wed Apr 12 19:28:47 2017 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 import compiler.compilercontrol.share.actions.BaseAction;
 import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+import jdk.test.lib.management.InputArguments;
 import jdk.test.lib.process.OutputAnalyzer;
 import jdk.test.lib.process.ProcessTools;
 import jdk.test.lib.dcmd.CommandExecutor;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
 import java.net.ServerSocket;
 import java.net.Socket;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -97,9 +99,13 @@
                 // Start separate thread to connect with test VM
                 new Thread(() -> connectTestVM(serverSocket)).start();
             }
-            // Start test VM
-            output = ProcessTools.executeTestJvmAllArgs(
-                    vmOptions.toArray(new String[vmOptions.size()]));
+            // Start a test VM using vm flags from @run and from vm options
+            String[] vmInputArgs = InputArguments.getVmInputArgs();
+            String[] cmds = Arrays.copyOf(vmInputArgs,
+                    vmInputArgs.length + vmOptions.size());
+            System.arraycopy(vmOptions.toArray(), 0, cmds, vmInputArgs.length,
+                    vmOptions.size());
+            output = ProcessTools.executeTestJvm(cmds);
         } catch (Throwable thr) {
             throw new Error("Execution failed: " + thr.getMessage(), thr);
         }

--- a/hotspot/test/compiler/jvmci/compilerToVM/DebugOutputTest.java	Wed Jul 05 23:10:03 2017 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/test/compiler/jvmci/compilerToVM/DebugOutputTest.java	Wed Apr 12 19:28:47 2017 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  * @modules jdk.internal.vm.ci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot
  * @build jdk.internal.vm.ci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.CompilerToVMHelper
- * @run main/othervm compiler.jvmci.compilerToVM.DebugOutputTest
+ * @run driver compiler.jvmci.compilerToVM.DebugOutputTest
  */
 
- // as soon as CODETOOLS-7901589 fixed, '@run main/othervm' should be replaced w/ '@run driver'
-
 package compiler.jvmci.compilerToVM;
 
 import jdk.test.lib.process.OutputAnalyzer;
@@ -42,8 +40,11 @@
 import jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.CompilerToVMHelper;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 
 public class DebugOutputTest {
+    private static final String VM_CI_MODULE = "jdk.internal.vm.ci";
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         new DebugOutputTest().test();
     }
@@ -53,10 +54,18 @@
             System.out.println(testCase);
             OutputAnalyzer oa;
             try {
-                oa = ProcessTools.executeTestJvmAllArgs(
+                Path patch = Paths.get(System.getProperty("test.patch.path"));
+                Path jvmciPath = patch.resolve(VM_CI_MODULE).toAbsolutePath();
+                if (!jvmciPath.toFile().exists()) {
+                    throw new Error("TESTBUG: patch for " + VM_CI_MODULE + " : "
+                            + jvmciPath.toString() + " does not exist");
+                }
+                oa = ProcessTools.executeTestJvm(
                         "-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions",
                         "-XX:+EnableJVMCI",
-                        "-Xbootclasspath/a:.",
+                        "--add-exports", "java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                        "--add-exports", "jdk.internal.vm.ci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                        "--patch-module", VM_CI_MODULE + "=" + jvmciPath.toString(),
                         DebugOutputTest.Worker.class.getName(),
                         testCase.name());
                } catch (Throwable e) {