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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009 D.E. Shaw.  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
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 6912517
+ * @summary JIT bug compiles out (and stops running) code that needs to be run.  Causes NPE.
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xbatch -XX:CompileThreshold=100 -XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions -XX:-UseCompressedOops Test
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Highlights a bug with the JIT compiler.
+ * @author Matt Bruce m b r u c e __\at/__ g m a i l DOT c o m
+ */
+public class Test implements Runnable
+{
+    private final Thread myThread;
+    private Thread       myInitialThread;
+    private boolean      myShouldCheckThreads;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets up the running thread, and starts it.
+     */
+    public Test(int id)
+    {
+        myThread = new Thread(this);
+        myThread.setName("Runner: " + id);
+        myThread.start();
+        myShouldCheckThreads = false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param shouldCheckThreads the shouldCheckThreads to set
+     */
+    public void setShouldCheckThreads(boolean shouldCheckThreads)
+    {
+        myShouldCheckThreads = shouldCheckThreads;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Starts up the two threads with enough delay between them for JIT to
+     * kick in.
+     * @param args
+     * @throws InterruptedException
+     */
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException
+    {
+        // let this run for a bit, so the "run" below is JITTed.
+        for (int id = 0; id < 20; id++) {
+            System.out.println("Starting thread: " + id);
+            Test bug = new Test(id);
+            bug.setShouldCheckThreads(true);
+            Thread.sleep(2500);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see java.lang.Runnable#run()
+     */
+    public void run()
+    {
+        long runNumber = 0;
+        while (true) {
+            // run hot for a little while, give JIT time to kick in to this loop.
+            // then run less hot.
+            if (runNumber > 15000) {
+                try {
+                    Thread.sleep(5);
+                }
+                catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                    e.printStackTrace();
+                }
+            }
+            runNumber++;
+            ensureProperCallingThread();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void ensureProperCallingThread()
+    {
+        // this should never be null.  but with the JIT bug, it will be.
+        // JIT BUG IS HERE ==>>>>>
+        if (myShouldCheckThreads) {
+            if (myInitialThread == null) {
+                myInitialThread = Thread.currentThread();
+            }
+            else if (myInitialThread != Thread.currentThread()) {
+                System.out.println("Not working: " + myInitialThread.getName());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}