--- /dev/null	2012-10-26 10:38:27.041990198 +0200
+++ new/test/sun/misc/ThrowableTrace/ThrowableTraceTest.java	2012-11-15 11:40:42.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * @bug 8003471
+ * @test TestExceptionEvents
+ * @build ThrowableTracer
+ * @run main/othervm ThrowableTraceTest
+ */
+public class ThrowableTraceTest {
+    
+    public ThrowableTraceTest() throws Exception  {
+        ThrowableTracer t = new ThrowableTracer();
+        ThrowableTracer.enable(t);
+
+        int exceptionsToThrow = 5;
+        int errorsToThrow = 5;
+        
+        for (int i = 0; i < exceptionsToThrow; i++) {
+            try {
+                throw new Exception();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                
+            }
+        }
+        
+        for (int i = 0; i < errorsToThrow; i++) {
+            try {
+                throw new Error();
+            } catch (Error e) {
+                
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (t.getExceptions() < exceptionsToThrow) {
+            throw new Exception ("Not enough errors events generated!");
+        }
+        
+        if (t.getErrors() < errorsToThrow) {
+            throw new Exception ("Not enough errors events generated!");
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        new ThrowableTraceTest();
+    }
+}