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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2001, 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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+ * 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).
+ *
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+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
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+ */
+
+#include "precompiled.hpp"
+#include "gc/shared/collectedHeap.hpp"
+#include "unittest.hpp"
+
+TEST_VM(CollectedHeap, is_in) {
+  CollectedHeap* heap = Universe::heap();
+
+  uintptr_t epsilon = (uintptr_t) MinObjAlignment;
+  uintptr_t heap_start = (uintptr_t) heap->reserved_region().start();
+  uintptr_t heap_end = (uintptr_t) heap->reserved_region().end();
+
+  // Test that NULL is not in the heap.
+  ASSERT_FALSE(heap->is_in(NULL)) << "NULL is unexpectedly in the heap";
+
+  // Test that a pointer to before the heap start is reported as outside the heap.
+  ASSERT_GE(heap_start, ((uintptr_t) NULL + epsilon))
+          << "Sanity check - heap should not start at 0";
+
+  void* before_heap = (void*) (heap_start - epsilon);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(heap->is_in(before_heap)) << "before_heap: " << p2i(before_heap)
+          << " is unexpectedly in the heap";
+
+  // Test that a pointer to after the heap end is reported as outside the heap.
+  ASSERT_LE(heap_end, ((uintptr_t)-1 - epsilon))
+          << "Sanity check - heap should not end at the end of address space";
+
+  void* after_heap = (void*) (heap_end + epsilon);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(heap->is_in(after_heap)) << "after_heap: " << p2i(after_heap)
+          << " is unexpectedly in the heap";
+}