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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
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+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.event.gc.collection;
+
+import static jdk.test.lib.Asserts.assertTrue;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.Events;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.GCHelper;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm -Xlog:gc*=debug -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:-UseFastUnorderedTimeStamps jdk.jfr.event.gc.collection.TestGCGarbageCollectionEvent
+ */
+public class TestGCGarbageCollectionEvent {
+
+    private final static String EVENT_NAME = GCHelper.event_garbage_collection;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        Recording recording = new Recording();
+        recording.enable(EVENT_NAME).withThreshold(Duration.ofMillis(0));
+        recording.start();
+        System.gc();
+        recording.stop();
+
+        boolean isAnyFound = false;
+        for (RecordedEvent event : Events.fromRecording(recording)) {
+            if (!EVENT_NAME.equals(event.getEventType().getName())) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            System.out.println("Event: " + event);
+            isAnyFound = true;
+
+            long longestPause = Events.assertField(event, "longestPause").atLeast(0L).getValue();
+            Events.assertField(event, "sumOfPauses").atLeast(longestPause);
+        }
+        assertTrue(isAnyFound, "No matching event found");
+    }
+}