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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 TestRegionSampling
+ * @requires vm.gc.Shenandoah
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -Xmx1g -Xms1g                                         -XX:+ShenandoahRegionSampling TestRegionSampling
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=passive      -XX:+ShenandoahRegionSampling TestRegionSampling
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=adaptive     -XX:+ShenandoahRegionSampling TestRegionSampling
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=static       -XX:+ShenandoahRegionSampling TestRegionSampling
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=compact      -XX:+ShenandoahRegionSampling TestRegionSampling
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=aggressive   -XX:+ShenandoahRegionSampling TestRegionSampling
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=traversal    -XX:+ShenandoahRegionSampling TestRegionSampling
+ *
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=passive      -XX:+ShenandoahDegeneratedGC -XX:+ShenandoahRegionSampling TestRegionSampling
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseShenandoahGC -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:ShenandoahGCHeuristics=passive      -XX:-ShenandoahDegeneratedGC -XX:+ShenandoahRegionSampling TestRegionSampling
+ */
+
+public class TestRegionSampling {
+
+    static final long TARGET_MB = Long.getLong("target", 2_000); // 2 Gb allocation
+
+    static volatile Object sink;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        long count = TARGET_MB * 1024 * 1024 / 16;
+        for (long c = 0; c < count; c++) {
+            sink = new Object();
+        }
+    }
+
+}