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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test TestRetainObjects
+ * @summary Acceptance tests: collector can deal with retained objects
+ * @key gc
+ * @requires vm.gc.Shenandoah & !vm.graal.enabled
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCMode=passive
+ *      -XX:+ShenandoahDegeneratedGC -XX:+ShenandoahVerify
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCMode=passive
+ *      -XX:-ShenandoahDegeneratedGC -XX:+ShenandoahVerify
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCMode=passive
+ *      -XX:+ShenandoahDegeneratedGC
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCMode=passive
+ *      -XX:-ShenandoahDegeneratedGC
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test TestRetainObjects
+ * @summary Acceptance tests: collector can deal with retained objects
+ * @key gc
+ * @requires vm.gc.Shenandoah & !vm.graal.enabled
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=aggressive
+ *      -XX:+ShenandoahOOMDuringEvacALot
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=aggressive
+ *      -XX:+ShenandoahAllocFailureALot
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=aggressive
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=adaptive
+ *      -XX:+ShenandoahVerify
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=adaptive
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=static
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=compact
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC
+ *      -XX:-UseTLAB -XX:+ShenandoahVerify
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test TestRetainObjects
+ * @summary Acceptance tests: collector can deal with retained objects
+ * @key gc
+ * @requires vm.gc.Shenandoah & !vm.graal.enabled
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCMode=traversal -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=aggressive
+ *      -XX:+ShenandoahOOMDuringEvacALot
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCMode=traversal -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=aggressive
+ *      -XX:+ShenandoahAllocFailureALot
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCMode=traversal -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=aggressive
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCMode=traversal
+ *      -XX:+ShenandoahVerify
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
+ *      -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:ShenandoahGCMode=traversal
+ *      TestRetainObjects
+ */
+
+public class TestRetainObjects {
+
+    static final int COUNT = 10_000_000;
+    static final int WINDOW = 10_000;
+
+    static final String[] reachable = new String[WINDOW];
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        int rIdx = 0;
+        for (int c = 0; c < COUNT; c++) {
+            reachable[rIdx] = ("LargeString" + c);
+            rIdx++;
+            if (rIdx >= WINDOW) {
+                rIdx = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}