--- old/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/print/RasterPrinterJob.java	2016-06-17 11:49:16.652874500 +0530
+++ new/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/print/RasterPrinterJob.java	2016-06-17 11:49:15.915280800 +0530
@@ -683,7 +683,21 @@
         float iw = (float)(page.getPaper().getImageableWidth()/DPI);
         float iy = (float)(page.getPaper().getImageableY()/DPI);
         float ih = (float)(page.getPaper().getImageableHeight()/DPI);
-        if (ix < 0) ix = 0f; if (iy < 0) iy = 0f;
+
+        if (ix < 0) ix = 0; if (iy < 0) iy = 0;
+        if (iw <= 0) iw = (float)(page.getPaper().getWidth()/DPI) - (ix*2);
+
+        // If iw is still negative, it means ix is too large to print
+        // anything inside printable area if we have to leave the same margin
+        // in the right side of paper so we go back to default mpa values
+        if (iw < 0) iw = 0;
+
+        if (ih <= 0) ih = (float)(page.getPaper().getHeight()/DPI) - (iy*2);
+
+        // If ih is still negative, it means iy is too large to print
+        // anything inside printable area if we have to leave the same margin
+        // in the bottom side of paper so we go back to default mpa values
+        if (ih < 0) ih = 0;
         try {
             pageAttributes.add(new MediaPrintableArea(ix, iy, iw, ih,
                                                   MediaPrintableArea.INCH));
--- old/test/java/awt/print/PrinterJob/Margins.java	2016-06-17 11:49:20.844406800 +0530
+++ new/test/java/awt/print/PrinterJob/Margins.java	2016-06-17 11:49:20.267333500 +0530
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2007, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007, 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
@@ -23,15 +23,22 @@
 
 /**
  * @test
- * @bug 6543815
+ * @bug 6543815 6601097
  * @summary Image should be sent to printer, no exceptions thrown.
- *    The 2 printouts should have a rectangle which is the minimum
- *    possible margin.
+ *    The 3 printouts should have a rectangle which is the minimum
+ *    possible margins ie, the margins should be hardware margins
+ *    and not java default 1 inch margins.
  * @run main/manual Margins
  */
 
-import java.awt.*;
-import java.awt.print.*;
+import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;
+import java.awt.print.Printable;
+import java.awt.print.PageFormat;
+import java.awt.print.Paper;
+import java.awt.print.PrinterException;
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.awt.Color;
 
 public class Margins implements Printable {
 
@@ -59,7 +66,22 @@
            job.print();
         } catch (PrinterException e) {
         }
-   }
+
+        pageFormat = job.defaultPage();
+        paper = pageFormat.getPaper();
+        wid = paper.getWidth();
+        hgt = paper.getHeight();
+
+        paper.setImageableArea(0, -10, -wid, hgt);
+        pageFormat = job.pageDialog(pageFormat);
+        pageFormat.setPaper(paper);
+
+        job.setPrintable(new Margins(), pageFormat);
+        try {
+           job.print();
+        } catch (PrinterException e) {
+        }
+    }
 
    public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int page)
        throws PrinterException {
@@ -76,10 +98,18 @@
            throw new RuntimeException("Imageable x or y is a negative value.");
        }
 
+
        Paper paper = pf.getPaper();
        double wid = paper.getWidth();
        double hgt = paper.getHeight();
 
+       // If imageable width/height is -ve, then print was done with 1" margin
+       // ie ix=72 iy=72 iw=451 ih=697 and wid=595
+       // but with fix, we get print with hardware margin ie
+       // ix=12, iy=12, iw=571, ih=817
+       if ((wid - iw > 72) || (hgt - ih > 72)) {
+           throw new RuntimeException("Imageable width or height is negative value");
+       }
        if ((ix+iw > wid) || (iy+ih > hgt)) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Printable width or height exceeds paper width or height.");
        }