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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.
+ *
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+ * 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
+ * @bug 8165246
+ * @summary Test has_previous_versions flag and processing during class unloading.
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
+ * @modules java.compiler
+ *          java.instrument
+ *          jdk.jartool/sun.tools.jar
+ * @run main RedefineClassHelper
+ * @run main/othervm RedefinePreviousVersions test
+ */
+
+import jdk.test.lib.process.ProcessTools;
+import jdk.test.lib.process.OutputAnalyzer;
+
+public class RedefinePreviousVersions {
+
+    public static String newB =
+                "class RedefinePreviousVersions$B {" +
+                "}";
+
+    static class B { }
+
+    public static String newRunning =
+        "class RedefinePreviousVersions$Running {" +
+        "    public static volatile boolean stop = true;" +
+        "    static void localSleep() { }" +
+        "    public static void infinite() { }" +
+        "}";
+
+    static class Running {
+        public static volatile boolean stop = false;
+        static void localSleep() {
+          try{
+            Thread.currentThread().sleep(10);//sleep for 10 ms
+          } catch(InterruptedException ie) {
+          }
+        }
+
+        public static void infinite() {
+            while (!stop) { localSleep(); }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+
+        if (args.length > 0) {
+
+            String jarFile = System.getProperty("test.src") + "/testcase.jar";
+
+            // java -javaagent:redefineagent.jar -Xlog:stuff RedefinePreviousVersions
+            ProcessBuilder pb = ProcessTools.createJavaProcessBuilder( "-javaagent:redefineagent.jar",
+               "-Xlog:redefine+class+iklass+add=trace,redefine+class+iklass+purge=trace",
+               "RedefinePreviousVersions");
+            new OutputAnalyzer(pb.start())
+              .shouldContain("Class unloading: has_previous_versions = false")
+              .shouldContain("Class unloading: has_previous_versions = true")
+              .shouldHaveExitValue(0);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Redefine a class and create some garbage
+        // Since there are no methods running, the previous version is never added to the
+        // previous_version_list and the flag _has_previous_versions should stay false
+        RedefineClassHelper.redefineClass(B.class, newB);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10 ; i++) {
+            String s = new String("some garbage");
+            System.gc();
+        }
+
+        // Start a class that has a method running
+        new Thread() {
+            public void run() {
+                Running.infinite();
+            }
+        }.start();
+
+        // Since a method of newRunning is running, this class should be added to the previous_version_list
+        // of Running, and _has_previous_versions should return true at class unloading.
+        RedefineClassHelper.redefineClass(Running.class, newRunning);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10 ; i++) {
+            String s = new String("some garbage");
+            System.gc();
+        }
+
+        // purge should clean everything up, except Xcomp it might not.
+        Running.stop = true;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10 ; i++) {
+            String s = new String("some garbage");
+            System.gc();
+        }
+    }
+}