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+++ new/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/api/recording/state/TestStateMultiple.java	2018-04-09 17:22:55.116609263 +0200
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+/*
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+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.api.recording.state;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.RecordingState;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.CommonHelper;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.VoidFunction;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary Test Recording state with concurrent recordings
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.recording.state.TestStateMultiple
+ */
+public class TestStateMultiple {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        Recording rA = new Recording();
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rA, RecordingState.NEW);
+        verifyIllegalState(() -> rA.stop(), "stop() when not started");
+
+        rA.start();
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rA, RecordingState.RUNNING);
+
+        Recording rB = new Recording();
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rA, RecordingState.RUNNING);
+        verifyIllegalState(() -> rA.start(), "double start()");
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rB, RecordingState.NEW);
+        verifyIllegalState(() -> rB.stop(), "stop() when not started");
+
+        rB.start();
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rA, RecordingState.RUNNING);
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rB, RecordingState.RUNNING);
+
+        rB.stop();
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rA, RecordingState.RUNNING);
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rB, RecordingState.STOPPED);
+        verifyIllegalState(() -> rB.start(), "start() after stop()");
+
+        rB.close();
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rA, RecordingState.RUNNING);
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rB, RecordingState.CLOSED);
+        verifyIllegalState(() -> rB.start(), "start() after close()");
+
+        rA.stop();
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rA, RecordingState.STOPPED);
+        verifyIllegalState(() -> rA.start(), "start() after stop()");
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rB, RecordingState.CLOSED);
+
+        rA.close();
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rA, RecordingState.CLOSED);
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(rB, RecordingState.CLOSED);
+        verifyIllegalState(() -> rA.stop(), "stop() after close()");
+        verifyIllegalState(() -> rB.start(), "start() after close()");
+    }
+
+    private static void verifyIllegalState(VoidFunction f, String msg) throws Throwable {
+        CommonHelper.verifyException(f, msg, IllegalStateException.class);
+    }
+}