[HBASE-23228] Allow for jdk8 specific modules on branch-1 in precommit/nightly testing

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha-1, 2.3.0, 1.6.0, 1.4.12, 2.1.8, 2.2.3
• Component/s: build, test
• Assignee: Sean Busbey
• Reporter: Sean Busbey
• Created: 29/Oct/19 13:41
• Updated: 09/Nov/19 15:23
• Resolved: 08/Nov/19 16:12

Description

At least 1 feature backport is waiting on proper handling of jdk8 activated modules for our yetus personality (HBASE-22114 tinylfu).

Implement the general handling here so that we don't have to worry about pushes to the PR branch overwriting it.

Issue Links

• is related to: HBASE-22114 Port HBASE-15560 (TinyLFU-based BlockCache) to branch-1
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #804