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+++ new/test/gc/g1/TestDeferredRSUpdate.java	2014-05-27 12:15:36.003459867 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 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).
+ *
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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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+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test TestDeferredRSUpdate
+ * @bug 8040977
+ * @summary Ensure that running with -XX:-G1DeferredRSUpdate does not crash the VM
+ * @key gc
+ * @library /testlibrary
+ */
+
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.ProcessTools;
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.OutputAnalyzer;
+
+public class TestDeferredRSUpdate {
+  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+    GCTest.main(args);
+
+    ProcessBuilder pb = ProcessTools.createJavaProcessBuilder("-XX:+UseG1GC",
+                                                              "-Xmx10M",
+                                                              // G1DeferredRSUpdate is a develop option, but we cannot limit execution of this test to only debug VMs.
+                                                              "-XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions",
+                                                              "-XX:-G1DeferredRSUpdate",
+                                                              GCTest.class.getName());
+
+    OutputAnalyzer output = new OutputAnalyzer(pb.start());
+    output.shouldHaveExitValue(0);
+  }
+
+  static class GCTest {
+    private static Object[] garbage = new Object[32];
+
+    public static void main(String [] args) {
+      System.out.println("Creating garbage");
+      // Create 128MB of garbage. This should result in at least one minor GC, with
+      // some objects copied to old gen. As references from old to young are installed,
+      // the crash due to the use before initialize occurs.
+      Object prev = null;
+      Object prevPrev = null;
+      for (int i = 0; i < 1024; i++) {
+        Object[] next = new Object[32 * 1024];
+        next[0] = prev;
+        next[1] = prevPrev;
+
+        Object[] cur = (Object[]) garbage[i % garbage.length];
+        if (cur != null) {
+          cur[0] = null;
+          cur[1] = null;
+        }
+        garbage[i % garbage.length] = next;
+
+        prevPrev = prev;
+        prev = next;
+      }
+      System.out.println("Done");
+    }
+  }
+}