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+/*
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.event.gc.configuration;
+
+import static jdk.test.lib.Asserts.assertGreaterThanOrEqual;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.EventNames;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.EventVerifier;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.Events;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @key jfr
+ * @requires (vm.gc == "Parallel" | vm.gc == null)
+ *           & vm.opt.ExplicitGCInvokesConcurrent != true
+ * @library /test/lib /test/jdk
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:-UseFastUnorderedTimeStamps -XX:+UseParallelGC -XX:+UseParallelOldGC -XX:ParallelGCThreads=3 -XX:ConcGCThreads=2 -XX:+UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads -XX:-ExplicitGCInvokesConcurrent -XX:-DisableExplicitGC -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=800 -XX:GCTimeRatio=19 jdk.jfr.event.gc.configuration.TestGCConfigurationEvent
+ */
+public class TestGCConfigurationEvent {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        Recording recording = new Recording();
+        recording.enable(EventNames.GCConfiguration);
+        recording.start();
+        recording.stop();
+        List<RecordedEvent> events = Events.fromRecording(recording);
+        assertGreaterThanOrEqual(events.size(), 1, "Expected at least 1 event");
+        GCConfigurationEventVerifier verifier = new GCConfigurationEventVerifier(events.get(0));
+        verifier.verify();
+    }
+}
+
+class GCConfigurationEventVerifier extends EventVerifier {
+    public GCConfigurationEventVerifier(RecordedEvent event) {
+        super(event);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void verify() throws Exception {
+        verifyYoungGCIs("ParallelScavenge");
+        verifyOldGCIs("ParallelOld");
+        verifyParallelGCThreadsIs(3);
+        verifyConcurrentGCThreadsIs(2);
+        verifyUsesDynamicGCThreadsIs(true);
+        verifyIsExplicitGCConcurrentIs(false);
+        verifyIsExplicitGCDisabledIs(false);
+        verifyPauseTargetIs(800);
+        verifyGCTimeRatioIs(19);
+    }
+
+    private void verifyYoungGCIs(String expected) throws Exception {
+        verifyEquals("youngCollector", expected);
+    }
+
+    private void verifyOldGCIs(String expected) throws Exception {
+        verifyEquals("oldCollector", expected);
+    }
+
+    private void verifyParallelGCThreadsIs(int expected) throws Exception {
+        verifyEquals("parallelGCThreads", expected);
+    }
+
+    private void verifyConcurrentGCThreadsIs(int expected) throws Exception {
+        verifyEquals("concurrentGCThreads", expected);
+    }
+
+    private void verifyUsesDynamicGCThreadsIs(boolean expected) throws Exception {
+        verifyEquals("usesDynamicGCThreads", expected);
+    }
+
+    private void verifyIsExplicitGCConcurrentIs(boolean expected) throws Exception {
+        verifyEquals("isExplicitGCConcurrent", expected);
+    }
+
+    private void verifyIsExplicitGCDisabledIs(boolean expected) throws Exception {
+        verifyEquals("isExplicitGCDisabled", expected);
+    }
+
+    private void verifyPauseTargetIs(long expected) throws Exception {
+        verifyEquals("pauseTarget", expected);
+    }
+
+    private void verifyGCTimeRatioIs(int expected) throws Exception {
+        verifyEquals("gcTimeRatio", expected);
+    }
+}