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+/*
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+
+package jdk.jfr.event.gc.detailed;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordingFile;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.Events;
+
+public class PromotionFailedEvent {
+
+    private final static String EVENT_SETTINGS_FILE = System.getProperty("test.src", ".") + File.separator + "promotionfailed-testsettings.jfc";
+    private final static int BYTES_TO_ALLOCATE = 1024;
+
+    public static void test(String testName, String[] vmFlags) throws Throwable {
+        String jfr_file = testName + ".jfr";
+
+        if (!ExecuteOOMApp.execute(EVENT_SETTINGS_FILE, jfr_file, vmFlags, BYTES_TO_ALLOCATE)) {
+            System.out.println("OOM happened in the other thread(not test thread). Skip test.");
+            // Skip test, process terminates due to the OOME error in the different thread
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // This test can not always trigger the expected event.
+        // Test is ok even if no events found.
+        List<RecordedEvent> events = RecordingFile.readAllEvents(Paths.get(jfr_file));
+        for (RecordedEvent event : events) {
+            System.out.println("Event: " + event);
+            long smallestSize = Events.assertField(event, "promotionFailed.smallestSize").atLeast(1L).getValue();
+            long firstSize = Events.assertField(event, "promotionFailed.firstSize").atLeast(smallestSize).getValue();
+            long totalSize = Events.assertField(event, "promotionFailed.totalSize").atLeast(firstSize).getValue();
+            long objectCount = Events.assertField(event, "promotionFailed.objectCount").atLeast(1L).getValue();
+            Asserts.assertLessThanOrEqual(smallestSize * objectCount, totalSize, "smallestSize * objectCount <= totalSize");
+        }
+    }
+}