diff -r 2c3cc4b01880 -r c16ac7a2eba4 src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/consumer/EventFileStream.java
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+++ b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/internal/consumer/EventFileStream.java	Wed Oct 30 19:43:52 2019 +0100
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, 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.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * 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).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.internal.consumer;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.security.AccessControlContext;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
+import jdk.jfr.internal.consumer.Dispatcher;
+import jdk.jfr.internal.consumer.FileAccess;
+import jdk.jfr.internal.consumer.RecordingInput;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of an event stream that operates against a recording file.
+ *
+ */
+public final class EventFileStream extends AbstractEventStream {
+    private final static Comparator<? super RecordedEvent> EVENT_COMPARATOR = JdkJfrConsumer.instance().eventComparator();
+
+    private final RecordingInput input;
+
+    private ChunkParser currentParser;
+    private RecordedEvent[] cacheSorted;
+
+    public EventFileStream(AccessControlContext acc, Path path) throws IOException {
+        super(acc, false);
+        Objects.requireNonNull(path);
+        this.input = new RecordingInput(path.toFile(), FileAccess.UNPRIVILIGED);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void start() {
+        start(0);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void startAsync() {
+        startAsync(0);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        setClosed(true);
+        dispatcher().runCloseActions();
+        try {
+            input.close();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            // ignore
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void process() throws IOException {
+        Dispatcher disp = dispatcher();
+        long start = 0;
+        long end = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+        if (disp.startTime != null) {
+            start = disp.startNanos;
+        }
+        if (disp.endTime != null) {
+            end = disp.endNanos;
+        }
+
+        currentParser = new ChunkParser(input, disp.parserConfiguration);
+        while (!isClosed()) {
+            if (currentParser.getStartNanos() > end) {
+                close();
+                return;
+            }
+            disp = dispatcher();
+            disp.parserConfiguration.filterStart = start;
+            disp.parserConfiguration.filterEnd = end;
+            currentParser.updateConfiguration(disp.parserConfiguration, true);
+            currentParser.setFlushOperation(getFlushOperation());
+            if (disp.parserConfiguration.isOrdered()) {
+                processOrdered(disp);
+            } else {
+                processUnordered(disp);
+            }
+            if (isClosed() || currentParser.isLastChunk()) {
+                return;
+            }
+            currentParser = currentParser.nextChunkParser();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void processOrdered(Dispatcher c) throws IOException {
+        if (cacheSorted == null) {
+            cacheSorted = new RecordedEvent[10_000];
+        }
+        RecordedEvent event;
+        int index = 0;
+        while (true) {
+            event = currentParser.readEvent();
+            if (event == null) {
+                Arrays.sort(cacheSorted, 0, index, EVENT_COMPARATOR);
+                for (int i = 0; i < index; i++) {
+                    c.dispatch(cacheSorted[i]);
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+            if (index == cacheSorted.length) {
+                RecordedEvent[] tmp = cacheSorted;
+                cacheSorted = new RecordedEvent[2 * tmp.length];
+                System.arraycopy(tmp, 0, cacheSorted, 0, tmp.length);
+            }
+            cacheSorted[index++] = event;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void processUnordered(Dispatcher c) throws IOException {
+        while (!isClosed()) {
+            RecordedEvent event = currentParser.readEvent();
+            if (event == null) {
+                return;
+            }
+            c.dispatch(event);
+        }
+    }
+}