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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * 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).
+ *
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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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+ */
+
+/**
+ * @test TestAlwaysPretouch
+ * @key gc
+ * @requires vm.gc.Epsilon
+ * @summary Basic sanity test for Epsilon
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseEpsilonGC TestEpsilonEnabled
+ */
+
+import jdk.test.lib.Platform;
+import java.lang.management.GarbageCollectorMXBean;
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+
+public class TestEpsilonEnabled {
+  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+    if (!isEpsilonEnabled()) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("Debug builds should have Epsilon enabled");
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static boolean isEpsilonEnabled() {
+    for (GarbageCollectorMXBean bean : ManagementFactory.getGarbageCollectorMXBeans()) {
+      if (bean.getName().contains("Epsilon")) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+}