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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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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
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+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8130399
+ * @summary Make sure -Xpatch works for java.base.
+ * @library /testlibrary
+ * @compile XpatchMain.java
+ * @run main XpatchJavaBase
+ */
+
+import jdk.test.lib.*;
+
+public class XpatchJavaBase {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        String source = "package java.lang; "                       +
+                        "public class NewClass { "                  +
+                        "    static { "                             +
+                        "        System.out.println(\"I pass!\"); " +
+                        "    } "                                    +
+                        "}";
+
+        ClassFileInstaller.writeClassToDisk("java/lang/NewClass",
+             InMemoryJavaCompiler.compile("java.lang.NewClass", source, "-Xmodule:java.base"),
+             "mods/java.base");
+
+        ProcessBuilder pb = ProcessTools.createJavaProcessBuilder("-Xpatch:java.base=mods/java.base",
+             "XpatchMain", "java.lang.NewClass");
+
+        new OutputAnalyzer(pb.start())
+            .shouldContain("I pass!")
+            .shouldHaveExitValue(0);
+    }
+}