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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 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
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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
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+ * questions.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test TestAlwaysPreTouch
+ * @summary Check that Shenandoah's AlwaysPreTouch does not fire asserts
+ * @key gc
+ * @requires vm.gc.Shenandoah
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch                                  -Xmx1g TestAlwaysPreTouch
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch -XX:ConcGCThreads=2              -Xmx1g TestAlwaysPreTouch
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch -XX:ParallelGCThreads=2          -Xmx1g TestAlwaysPreTouch
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch                         -Xms128m -Xmx1g TestAlwaysPreTouch
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch                           -Xms1g -Xmx1g TestAlwaysPreTouch
+ */
+
+public class TestAlwaysPreTouch {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        // checking the initialization before entering main()
+    }
+
+}