--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Finalizer.java	Fri Jul 24 15:28:59 2015 +0200
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Finalizer.java	Thu Jul 30 16:29:13 2015 +0300
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2015, 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
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@
         add();
     }
 
+    static ReferenceQueue<Object> getQueue() {
+        return queue;
+    }
+
     /* Invoked by VM */
     static void register(Object finalizee) {
         new Finalizer(finalizee);

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/FinalizerHistogram.java	Thu Jul 30 16:29:13 2015 +0300
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 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 java.lang.ref;
+
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+/**
+ * This FinalizerHistogram class is for GC.finalizer_info diagnostic command support.
+ * It is invoked by the VM.
+ */
+
+final class FinalizerHistogram {
+
+    private static final class Entry {
+        private int instanceCount;
+        private final String className;
+
+        int getInstanceCount() {
+            return instanceCount;
+        }
+
+        void increment() {
+            instanceCount += 1;
+        }
+
+        Entry(String className) {
+            this.className = className;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Method below is called by VM and VM expect certain
+    // entry class layout.
+
+    static Entry[] getFinalizerHistogram() {
+        Map<String, Entry> countMap = new HashMap<>();
+        ReferenceQueue<Object> queue = Finalizer.getQueue();
+        queue.forEach(r -> {
+            Object referent = r.get();
+            if (referent != null) {
+                countMap.computeIfAbsent(
+                    referent.getClass().getName(), Entry::new).increment();
+                /* Clear stack slot containing this variable, to decrease
+                   the chances of false retention with a conservative GC */
+                referent = null;
+            }
+        });
+
+        Entry fhe[] = countMap.values().toArray(new Entry[countMap.size()]);
+        Arrays.sort(fhe,
+                Comparator.comparingInt(Entry::getInstanceCount).reversed());
+        return fhe;
+    }
+}

--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java	Fri Jul 24 15:28:59 2015 +0200
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java	Thu Jul 30 16:29:13 2015 +0300
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2015, 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
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
      *    Inactive:   this
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
-    Reference next;
+    volatile Reference next;
 
     /* When active:   next element in a discovered reference list maintained by GC (or this if last)
      *     pending:   next element in the pending list (or null if last)

--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/ReferenceQueue.java	Fri Jul 24 15:28:59 2015 +0200
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/ReferenceQueue.java	Thu Jul 30 16:29:13 2015 +0300
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2015, 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
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 package java.lang.ref;
 
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
 /**
  * Reference queues, to which registered reference objects are appended by the
  * garbage collector after the appropriate reachability changes are detected.
@@ -75,13 +77,12 @@
         }
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private Reference<? extends T> reallyPoll() {       /* Must hold lock */
         Reference<? extends T> r = head;
         if (r != null) {
-            head = (r.next == r) ?
-                null :
-                r.next; // Unchecked due to the next field having a raw type in Reference
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            Reference<? extends T> rn = r.next;
+            head = (rn == r) ? null : rn;
             r.queue = NULL;
             r.next = r;
             queueLength--;
@@ -164,4 +165,32 @@
         return remove(0);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Iterate queue and invoke given action with each Reference.
+     * Suitable for diagnostic purposes.
+     * WARNING: any use of this method should make sure to not
+     * retain the referents of iterated references (in case of
+     * FinalReference(s)) so that their life is not prolonged more
+     * than necessary.
+     */
+    void forEach(Consumer<? super Reference<? extends T>> action) {
+        for (Reference<? extends T> r = head; r != null;) {
+            action.accept(r);
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            Reference<? extends T> rn = r.next;
+            if (rn == r) {
+                if (r.queue == ENQUEUED) {
+                    // still enqueued -> we reached end of chain
+                    r = null;
+                } else {
+                    // already dequeued: r.queue == NULL; ->
+                    // restart from head when overtaken by queue poller(s)
+                    r = head;
+                }
+            } else {
+                // next in chain
+                r = rn;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/java/lang/ref/FinalizerHistogramTest.java	Thu Jul 30 16:29:13 2015 +0300
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 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.
+ */
+
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary Unit test for FinalizerHistogram
+ * @run main FinalizerHistogramTest
+ */
+
+public class FinalizerHistogramTest {
+    static ReentrantLock lock = new ReentrantLock();
+    static volatile int wasInitialized = 0;
+    static volatile int wasTrapped = 0;
+    static final int objectsCount = 1000;
+
+    static class MyObject {
+        public MyObject() {
+            // Make sure object allocation/deallocation is not optimized out
+            wasInitialized += 1;
+        }
+
+        protected void finalize() {
+            // Trap the object in a finalization queue
+            wasTrapped += 1;
+            lock.lock();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] argvs) {
+        try {
+            lock.lock();
+            for(int i = 0; i < objectsCount; ++i) {
+                new MyObject();
+            }
+            System.out.println("Objects intialized: " + objectsCount);
+            System.gc();
+            while(wasTrapped < 1);
+
+            Class<?> klass = Class.forName("java.lang.ref.FinalizerHistogram");
+
+            Method m = klass.getDeclaredMethod("getFinalizerHistogram");
+            m.setAccessible(true);
+            Object entries[] = (Object[]) m.invoke(null);
+
+            Class<?> entryKlass = Class.forName("java.lang.ref.FinalizerHistogram$Entry");
+            Field name = entryKlass.getDeclaredField("className");
+            name.setAccessible(true);
+            Field count = entryKlass.getDeclaredField("instanceCount");
+            count.setAccessible(true);
+
+            System.out.println("Unreachable instances waiting for finalization");
+            System.out.println("#instances  class name");
+            System.out.println("-----------------------");
+
+            boolean found = false;
+            for (Object entry : entries) {
+                Object e = entryKlass.cast(entry);
+                System.out.printf("%10d %s\n", count.get(e), name.get(e));
+                if (((String) name.get(e)).indexOf("MyObject") != -1 ) {
+                    found = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!found) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("MyObject is not found in test output");
+            }
+
+            System.out.println("Test PASSED");
+        } catch(Exception e) {
+           System.err.println("Test failed with " + e);
+           e.printStackTrace(System.err);
+           throw new RuntimeException("Test failed");
+        } finally {
+            lock.unlock();
+        }
+    }
+}