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+++ new/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/jmx/TestRecordingSettingsInvalid.java	2018-04-09 18:48:12.747284330 +0200
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+/*
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+
+package jdk.jfr.jmx;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import jdk.management.jfr.FlightRecorderMXBean;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @key jfr
+ * @summary Verify exception when setting invalid settings.
+ * @library /test/lib /test/jdk
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.jmx.TestRecordingSettingsInvalid
+ */
+public class TestRecordingSettingsInvalid {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        Map<String, String> settings = new HashMap<>();
+        settings.put(null, "true");
+        settings.put("java.exception_throw#stackTrace", null);
+        settings.put("java.exception_throw#threshold", "not-a-number");
+        settings.put("os.information#period", "4 x");
+
+        // TODO: No exception for these settings. Not sure how much validation can be done on settings.
+        //settings.put("java.exception_throw#enabled", "maybe");
+        //settings.put("os.information#period", "-4 s");
+        //settings.put("java.exception_throw#thread", "");
+        //settings.put("", "true");
+        //settings.put("os.information#what", "4 ms");
+        //settings.put("#", "4 what");
+        //settings.put("java.exception_throw#", "true");
+        //settings.put("java.exception_throwenabled", "false");
+
+        FlightRecorderMXBean bean = JmxHelper.getFlighteRecorderMXBean();
+
+        for (String key : settings.keySet()) {
+            System.out.printf("settings: %s=%s%n", key, settings.get(key));
+            Map<String, String> temp = new HashMap<String, String>();
+            temp.put(key, settings.get(key));
+            long recId = -1;
+            try {
+                recId = bean.newRecording();
+                bean.setRecordingSettings(recId, temp);
+                bean.startRecording(recId);
+                bean.stopRecording(recId);
+                Asserts.fail("Missing exception");
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                System.out.println("Got expected exception: " + e.getMessage());
+            } finally {
+                bean.closeRecording(recId);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}