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+/*
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+
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+import jdk.test.lib.Platform;
+import sun.hotspot.WhiteBox;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @summary Verifies that Platform::isTieredSupported returns correct value.
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
+ *          java.management
+ * @build sun.hotspot.WhiteBox
+ * @run main ClassFileInstaller sun.hotspot.WhiteBox
+ *                              sun.hotspot.WhiteBox$WhiteBoxPermission
+ * @run main/othervm -Xbootclasspath/a:. -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions
+ *                   -XX:+WhiteBoxAPI -XX:+TieredCompilation
+ *                   TestPlatformIsTieredSupported
+ */
+public class TestPlatformIsTieredSupported {
+    public static void main(String args[]) {
+        WhiteBox whiteBox = WhiteBox.getWhiteBox();
+        boolean tieredCompilation = whiteBox.getBooleanVMFlag(
+                "TieredCompilation");
+        Asserts.assertEQ(Platform.isTieredSupported(), tieredCompilation,
+                "Platform::isTieredSupported should report the same value as "
+                        + "TieredCompilation flag's value when "
+                        + "+TieredCompilation was explicitly passed to JVM.");
+    }
+}