--- a/jdk/test/lib/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzerTest.java	Fri Nov 28 16:56:45 2014 +0100
+++ b/jdk/test/lib/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzerTest.java	Mon Dec 01 09:49:44 2014 +0100
@@ -112,8 +112,10 @@
         }
 
         String stdoutPattern = "[a]";
+        String stdoutByLinePattern = "a*";
         String stderrPattern = "[b]";
         String nonExistingPattern = "[c]";
+        String byLinePattern = "[ab]*";
 
         // Should match
         try {
@@ -148,6 +150,19 @@
             // expected
         }
 
+        if (output.shouldMatchByLine(byLinePattern) != 1) {
+            throw new Exception("shouldMatchByLine() should find one line");
+        }
+        try {
+            output.shouldMatchByLine(nonExistingPattern);
+            throw new Exception("shouldMatchByLine() failed to throw exception");
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+            // expected
+        }
+        if (output.stdoutShouldMatchByLine(stdoutByLinePattern) != 1) {
+            throw new Exception("stdoutShouldMatchByLine() should find one line");
+        }
+
         // Should not match
         try {
             output.shouldNotMatch(nonExistingPattern);

--- a/jdk/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzer.java	Fri Nov 28 16:56:45 2014 +0100
+++ b/jdk/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzer.java	Mon Dec 01 09:49:44 2014 +0100
@@ -25,13 +25,9 @@
 
 import static jdk.testlibrary.Asserts.*;
 
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -414,8 +410,12 @@
      * @return Contents of the output buffer as list of strings
      */
     public List<String> asLines() {
+        return asLines(getOutput());
+    }
+
+    private List<String> asLines(String buffer) {
         List<String> l = new ArrayList<>();
-        String[] a = getOutput().split(Utils.NEW_LINE);
+        String[] a = buffer.split(Utils.NEW_LINE);
         for (String string : a) {
             l.add(string);
         }
@@ -445,6 +445,13 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * @see #stdoutShouldMatchByLine(String, String, String)
+     */
+    public int stdoutShouldMatchByLine(String pattern) {
+        return stdoutShouldMatchByLine(null, null, pattern);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @see #shouldMatchByLine(String, String, String)
      */
     public int shouldMatchByLineFrom(String from, String pattern) {
@@ -474,7 +481,30 @@
      * @return Count of lines which match the {@code pattern}
      */
     public int shouldMatchByLine(String from, String to, String pattern) {
-        List<String> lines = asLines();
+        return shouldMatchByLine(getOutput(), from, to, pattern);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verify that the stdout contents of output buffer matches the
+     * {@code pattern} line by line. The whole stdout could be matched or
+     * just a subset of it.
+     *
+     * @param from
+     *            The line from where stdout will be matched.
+     *            Set {@code from} to null for matching from the first line.
+     * @param to
+     *            The line until where stdout will be matched.
+     *            Set {@code to} to null for matching until the last line.
+     * @param pattern
+     *            Matching pattern
+     * @return Count of lines which match the {@code pattern}
+     */
+    public int stdoutShouldMatchByLine(String from, String to, String pattern) {
+        return shouldMatchByLine(getStdout(), from, to, pattern);
+    }
+
+    private int shouldMatchByLine(String buffer, String from, String to, String pattern) {
+        List<String> lines = asLines(buffer);
 
         int fromIndex = 0;
         if (from != null) {
@@ -500,4 +530,5 @@
 
         return matchedCount;
     }
+
 }

--- a/jdk/test/sun/tools/jps/JpsHelper.java	Fri Nov 28 16:56:45 2014 +0100
+++ b/jdk/test/sun/tools/jps/JpsHelper.java	Mon Dec 01 09:49:44 2014 +0100
@@ -168,10 +168,8 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Verify jps output contains pids and programs' name information.
-     * The function will discard any lines that come before the first line with pid.
-     * This can happen if the JVM outputs a warning message for some reason
-     * before running jps.
+     * Verify jps stdout contains only pids and programs' name information.
+     * jps stderr may contain VM warning messages which will be ignored.
      *
      * The output can look like:
      * 35536 Jps
@@ -180,8 +178,10 @@
      */
     public static void verifyJpsOutput(OutputAnalyzer output, String regex) throws Exception {
         output.shouldHaveExitValue(0);
-        int matchedCount = output.shouldMatchByLineFrom(regex, regex);
+        int matchedCount = output.stdoutShouldMatchByLine(regex);
         assertGreaterThan(matchedCount , 0, "Found no lines matching pattern: " + regex);
+        output.stderrShouldNotMatch("[E|e]xception");
+        output.stderrShouldNotMatch("[E|e]rror");
     }
 
     /**