diff -r 7ba520729c40 -r ab37c47ff886 jdk/test/java/lang/String/StringContentEqualsBug.java
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+++ b/jdk/test/java/lang/String/StringContentEqualsBug.java	Fri May 17 14:41:39 2013 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 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.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8014477
+ * @summary test String.contentEquals(StringBuffer)
+ */
+public class StringContentEqualsBug {
+
+    static abstract class Task extends Thread {
+        volatile StringBuffer sb;
+        volatile Exception exception;
+
+        Task(StringBuffer sb) {
+            this.sb = sb;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+            try {
+                StringBuffer sb;
+                while ((sb = this.sb) != null) {
+                    doWith(sb);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e) {
+                exception = e;
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected abstract void doWith(StringBuffer sb);
+    }
+
+    static class Tester extends Task {
+        Tester(StringBuffer sb) {
+            super(sb);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected void doWith(StringBuffer sb) {
+            "AA".contentEquals(sb);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class Disturber extends Task {
+        Disturber(StringBuffer sb) {
+            super(sb);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected void doWith(StringBuffer sb) {
+            sb.setLength(0);
+            sb.trimToSize();
+            sb.append("AA");
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+        Task[] tasks = new Task[3];
+        (tasks[0] = new Tester(sb)).start();
+        for (int i = 1; i < tasks.length; i++) {
+            (tasks[i] = new Disturber(sb)).start();
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            // wait at most 5 seconds for any of the threads to throw exception
+            for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+                for (Task task : tasks) {
+                    if (task.exception != null) {
+                        throw task.exception;
+                    }
+                }
+                Thread.sleep(250L);
+            }
+        }
+        finally {
+            for (Task task : tasks) {
+                task.sb = null;
+                task.join();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}