--- /dev/null	2012-02-15 16:35:17.159381633 +0100
+++ new/test/serviceability/ParserTest.java	2012-03-21 11:03:06.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+ * @test ParserTest
+ * @summary verify that whitebox functions can be linked and executed
+ * @run compile -J-XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -J-XX:+WhiteBoxAPI ParserTest.java
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+WhiteBoxAPI ParserTest
+ */
+
+Import java.math.BigInteger;
+
+import sun.hotspot.parser.DiagnosticCommand;
+import sun.hotspot.parser.DiagnosticCommand.DiagnosticArgumentType;
+import sun.hotspot.WhiteBox;
+
+public class ParserTest {
+    WhiteBox wb;
+
+    public ParserTest() throws Exception {
+        wb = WhiteBox.getWhiteBox();
+
+        testNanoTime();
+        testJLong();
+        testBool();
+        testMemorySize();
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String... args) throws Exception  {
+         new ParserTest();
+    }
+
+    public void testNanoTime() throws Exception {
+        String name = "name";
+        DiagnosticCommand arg = new DiagnosticCommand(name,
+                "desc", DiagnosticArgumentType.NANOTIME,
+                false, "0");
+        DiagnosticCommand[] args = {arg};
+
+        BigInteger bi = new BigInteger("7");
+        //These should work
+        parse(name, bi.toString(), name + "=7ns", args);
+
+        bi = bi.multiply(BigInteger.valueOf(1000));
+        parse(name, bi.toString(), name + "=7us", args);
+
+        bi = bi.multiply(BigInteger.valueOf(1000));
+        parse(name, bi.toString(), name + "=7ms", args);
+
+        bi = bi.multiply(BigInteger.valueOf(1000));
+        parse(name, bi.toString(), name + "=7s", args);
+
+        bi = bi.multiply(BigInteger.valueOf(60));
+        parse(name, bi.toString() , name + "=7m", args);
+
+        bi = bi.multiply(BigInteger.valueOf(60));
+        parse(name, bi.toString() , name + "=7h", args);
+
+        bi = bi.multiply(BigInteger.valueOf(24));
+        parse(name, bi.toString() , name + "=7d", args);
+
+        parse(name, "0", name + "=0", args);
+
+        shouldFail(name + "=7xs", args);
+        shouldFail(name + "=7mms", args);
+        shouldFail(name + "=7f", args);
+        //Currently, only value 0 is allowed without unit
+        shouldFail(name + "=7", args);
+    }
+
+    public void testJLong() throws Exception {
+        String name = "name";
+        DiagnosticCommand arg = new DiagnosticCommand(name,
+                "desc", DiagnosticArgumentType.JLONG,
+                false, "0");
+        DiagnosticCommand[] args = {arg};
+
+        wb.parseCommandLine(name + "=10", args);
+        parse(name, "10", name + "=10", args);
+        parse(name, "-5", name + "=-5", args);
+
+        //shouldFail(name + "=12m", args); <-- should fail, doesn't
+    }
+
+    public void testBool() throws Exception {
+        String name = "name";
+        DiagnosticCommand arg = new DiagnosticCommand(name,
+                "desc", DiagnosticArgumentType.BOOLEAN,
+                false, "false");
+        DiagnosticCommand[] args = {arg};
+
+        parse(name, "true", name + "=true", args);
+        parse(name, "false", name + "=false", args);
+        parse(name, "true", name, args);
+        parse(name, "false", "", args);
+    }
+
+    public void testMemorySize() throws Exception {
+        String name = "name";
+        String defaultValue = "1024";
+        DiagnosticCommand arg = new DiagnosticCommand(name,
+                "desc", DiagnosticArgumentType.MEMORYSIZE,
+                false, defaultValue);
+        DiagnosticCommand[] args = {arg};
+
+        BigInteger bi = new BigInteger("7");
+        parse(name, bi.toString(), name + "=7b", args);
+
+        bi = bi.multiply(BigInteger.valueOf(1024));
+        parse(name, bi.toString(), name + "=7k", args);
+
+        bi = bi.multiply(BigInteger.valueOf(1024));
+        parse(name, bi.toString(), name + "=7m", args);
+
+        bi = bi.multiply(BigInteger.valueOf(1024));
+        parse(name, bi.toString(), name + "=7g", args);
+
+        parse(name, defaultValue, "", args);
+
+        //shouldFail(name + "=7gg", args); <---- should fail, doesn't
+        //shouldFail(name + "=7t", args);  <----- should fail, doesn't
+    }
+
+    public void parse(String searchName, String expectedValue,
+            String cmdLine, DiagnosticCommand[] argumentTypes) throws Exception {
+        Object[] res = wb.parseCommandLine(cmdLine, argumentTypes);
+        for (int i = 0; i < res.length-1; i++) {
+            String parsedName = (String) res[i];
+            if (searchName.equals(parsedName)) {
+                String parsedValue = (String) res[i+1];
+                if (expectedValue.equals(parsedValue)) {
+                    return;
+                } else {
+                    throw new Exception("Parsing of cmdline '" + cmdLine + "' failed!\n"
+                            + searchName + " parsed as " + parsedValue
+                            + "! Expected: " + expectedValue);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        throw new Exception(searchName + " not found as a parsed Argument!");
+    }
+
+    private void shouldFail(String argument, DiagnosticCommand[] argumentTypes) throws Exception {
+        try {
+            wb.parseCommandLine(argument, argumentTypes);
+            throw new Exception("Parser accepted argument: " + argument);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            //expected
+        }
+    }
+}