8371503: RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST do not work for some tests

[sendaoYan]

Hi all,

This pull request contains a backport of commit 34f24131 from the openjdk/jdk repository.

The commit being backported was authored by SendaoYan on 15 Dec 2025 and was reviewed by Leonid Mesnik and David Holmes.

Thanks!

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• JDK-8371503: RETAIN_IMAGE_AFTER_TEST do not work for some tests (Bug - P4 - Approved)

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This backport pull request has now been updated with issue from the original commit.

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[sendaoYan]

Change has been verified locally on linux-x64. This clean backport PR will make all the docker tests receive -Djdk.test.docker.retain.image property correctly.

Verify command:

j -Djdk.test.docker.image.name=jdk-build -Djdk.test.docker.image.version=11 -conc:20 $(git status -s | awk '{print $NF}' | sed "/ockerTestUtils.java/d" | xargs)

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[sendaoYan]

/approval request Clean backport to fix bug which try to make all the docker tests receive -Djdk.test.docker.retain.image property correctly. Change has been verified locally on linux-x64. Test-fix only, no risk.

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8371503: The approval request has been created successfully.

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[sendaoYan]

/approval request Clean backport to fix bug which try to make all the docker tests receive -Djdk.test.docker.retain.image property correctly. Change has been verified locally on linux-x64. Test-fix only, no risk.

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@sendaoYan
8371503: The approval request was already up to date.