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+/*
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.api.flightrecorder;
+
+import static jdk.test.lib.Asserts.assertEquals;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+import jdk.jfr.FlightRecorder;
+import jdk.jfr.FlightRecorderListener;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary Test Flight Recorder initialization callback is only called once
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.flightrecorder.TestRecorderInitializationCallback
+ */
+public class TestRecorderInitializationCallback {
+
+    private static class TestListener implements FlightRecorderListener {
+        private final AtomicInteger count = new AtomicInteger();
+
+        @Override
+        public void recorderInitialized(FlightRecorder recorder) {
+            count.incrementAndGet();
+            System.out.println("recorderInitialized: " + recorder + " count=" + count);
+            // Get the recorder again, should not trigger listener
+            FlightRecorder.getFlightRecorder();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        TestListener t = new TestListener();
+        FlightRecorder.addListener(t);
+        // trigger initialization
+        FlightRecorder.getFlightRecorder();
+        assertEquals(1, t.count.intValue(), "Expected 1 notification, got " + t.count);
+    }
+}