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+++ new/test/compiler/c1/TestArrayCopyToFromObject.java	2016-06-27 20:15:51.589291806 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. 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).
+ *
+ * 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
+ * @bug 8159431
+ * @summary C1-generated code for System.arraycopy() does not throw an ArrayStoreException if 'dst' is no a "proper" array (i.e., it is java.lang.Object)
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions -XX:+TieredCompilation -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1 -Xcomp -XX:-UseCompressedClassPointers -XX:CompileOnly=TestArrayCopyToFromObject.test TestArrayCopyToFromObject
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions -XX:+TieredCompilation -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1 -Xcomp -XX:+UseCompressedClassPointers -XX:CompileOnly=TestArrayCopyToFromObject.test TestArrayCopyToFromObject
+ */
+public class TestArrayCopyToFromObject {
+
+    public void test(Object aArray[]) {
+        Object a = new Object();
+
+        try {
+            System.arraycopy(aArray, 0, a, 0, 1);
+            throw new RuntimeException ("FAILED: Expected ArrayStoreException " +
+                                        "(due to destination not being an array) " +
+                                        "was not thrown");
+        } catch (ArrayStoreException e) {
+            System.out.println("PASSED: Expected ArrayStoreException was thrown");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            System.arraycopy(a, 0, aArray, 0, 1);
+            throw new RuntimeException ("FAILED: Expected ArrayStoreException " +
+                                        "(due to source not being an array) " +
+                                        "was not thrown");
+        } catch (ArrayStoreException e) {
+            System.out.println("PASSED: Expected ArrayStoreException was thrown");
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) {
+        System.out.println("TestArrayCopyToFromObject");
+        Object aArray[] = new Object[10];
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+            aArray[i] = new Object();
+        }
+        new TestArrayCopyToFromObject().test(aArray);
+    }
+}