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+/*
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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8140450
+ * @library /lib/testlibrary
+ * @build jdk.testlibrary.*
+ * @summary Test if the getCallerClass method returns empty optional
+ * @run main CallerFromMain exec
+ */
+
+import jdk.testlibrary.ProcessTools;
+import jdk.testlibrary.OutputAnalyzer;
+
+public class CallerFromMain {
+
+    private static final StackWalker sw = StackWalker.getInstance(StackWalker.Option.RETAIN_CLASS_REFERENCE);
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        if (args.length > 0) {
+            ProcessBuilder pb = ProcessTools.createJavaProcessBuilder(true, "CallerFromMain");
+            OutputAnalyzer output = ProcessTools.executeProcess(pb);
+            System.out.println(output.getOutput());
+            output.shouldHaveExitValue(0);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // StackWalker::getCallerClass
+        // CallerFromMain::main
+        // no caller
+        try {
+            Class<?> c = sw.getCallerClass();
+            throw new RuntimeException("UOE not thrown. Caller: " + c);
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {}
+
+        // StackWalker::getCallerClass
+        // Runnable::run
+        // Thread::run
+        Thread t1 = new Thread(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                Class<?> c = sw.getCallerClass();
+                System.out.println("Call from Thread.run: " + c);
+                assertThreadClassAsCaller(c);
+            }
+        });
+        t1.setDaemon(true);
+        t1.start();
+
+        // StackWalker::getCallerClass
+        // CallerFromMain::doit
+        // Thread::run
+        Thread t2 = new Thread(CallerFromMain::doit);
+        t2.setDaemon(true);
+        t2.start();
+
+        // StackWalker::getCallerClass
+        // MyRunnable::run
+        // Thread::run
+        Thread t3 = new Thread(new MyRunnable());
+        t3.setDaemon(true);
+        t3.start();
+
+        // StackWalker::getCallerClass
+        // Runnable::run
+        // MyThread::run
+        Thread t4 = new MyThread(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                Class<?> c = sw.getCallerClass();
+                System.out.println("Call from MyThread.run: " + c);
+                if (c != MyThread.class) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Expected MyThread.class but got " + c);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        t4.setDaemon(true);
+        t4.start();
+
+        t1.join();
+        t2.join();
+        t3.join();
+        t4.join();
+    }
+
+    static class MyThread extends Thread {
+        final Runnable runnable;
+        MyThread(Runnable runnable) {
+            super("MyThread");
+            this.runnable = runnable;
+        }
+        public void run() {
+            runnable.run();
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class MyRunnable implements Runnable {
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+            Class<?> c = sw.getCallerClass();
+            System.out.println("Call from Thread::run: " + c);
+            assertThreadClassAsCaller(c);
+        }
+     }
+
+    static void doit() {
+        Class<?> c = sw.getCallerClass();
+        System.out.println("Call from CallerFromMain.doit: " + c);
+        assertThreadClassAsCaller(c);
+    }
+
+    static void assertThreadClassAsCaller(Class<?> caller) {
+        if (caller != Thread.class) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Expected Thread.class but got " + caller);
+        }
+    }
+}
+