--- a/hotspot/test/TEST.groups	Mon Mar 17 20:59:19 2014 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/test/TEST.groups	Mon Mar 17 16:29:13 2014 +0100
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@
   gc/g1/TestHumongousAllocInitialMark.java \
   gc/arguments/TestG1HeapRegionSize.java \
   gc/metaspace/TestMetaspaceMemoryPool.java \
+  gc/arguments/TestDynMinHeapFreeRatio.java \
+  gc/arguments/TestDynMaxHeapFreeRatio.java \
   runtime/InternalApi/ThreadCpuTimesDeadlock.java \
   serviceability/threads/TestFalseDeadLock.java \
   compiler/tiered/NonTieredLevelsTest.java \

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/test/gc/arguments/TestDynMaxHeapFreeRatio.java	Mon Mar 17 16:29:13 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 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 TestDynMaxHeapFreeRatio
+ * @bug 8028391
+ * @summary Verify that MaxHeapFreeRatio flag is manageable
+ * @library /testlibrary
+ * @run main TestDynMaxHeapFreeRatio
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=0 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=100 TestDynMaxHeapFreeRatio
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=10 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=50 -XX:-UseAdaptiveSizePolicy TestDynMaxHeapFreeRatio
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=10 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=50 TestDynMaxHeapFreeRatio
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=51 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=52 TestDynMaxHeapFreeRatio
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=75 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=100 TestDynMaxHeapFreeRatio
+ */
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.TestDynamicVMOption;
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.DynamicVMOptionChecker;
+
+public class TestDynMaxHeapFreeRatio extends TestDynamicVMOption {
+
+    public static final String MinFreeRatioFlagName = "MinHeapFreeRatio";
+    public static final String MaxFreeRatioFlagName = "MaxHeapFreeRatio";
+
+    public TestDynMaxHeapFreeRatio() {
+        super(MaxFreeRatioFlagName);
+    }
+
+    public void test() {
+
+        int minHeapFreeValue = DynamicVMOptionChecker.getIntValue(MinFreeRatioFlagName);
+        System.out.println(MinFreeRatioFlagName + " = " + minHeapFreeValue);
+
+        testPercentageValues();
+
+        checkInvalidValue(Integer.toString(minHeapFreeValue - 1));
+        checkValidValue(Integer.toString(minHeapFreeValue));
+        checkValidValue("100");
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
+        new TestDynMaxHeapFreeRatio().test();
+    }
+
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/test/gc/arguments/TestDynMinHeapFreeRatio.java	Mon Mar 17 16:29:13 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 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 TestDynMinHeapFreeRatio
+ * @bug 8028391
+ * @summary Verify that MinHeapFreeRatio flag is manageable
+ * @library /testlibrary
+ * @run main TestDynMinHeapFreeRatio
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=0 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=100 TestDynMinHeapFreeRatio
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=10 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=50 -XX:-UseAdaptiveSizePolicy TestDynMinHeapFreeRatio
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=10 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=50 TestDynMinHeapFreeRatio
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=51 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=52 TestDynMinHeapFreeRatio
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=75 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=100 TestDynMinHeapFreeRatio
+ */
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.TestDynamicVMOption;
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.DynamicVMOptionChecker;
+
+public class TestDynMinHeapFreeRatio extends TestDynamicVMOption {
+
+    public static final String MinFreeRatioFlagName = "MinHeapFreeRatio";
+    public static final String MaxFreeRatioFlagName = "MaxHeapFreeRatio";
+
+    public TestDynMinHeapFreeRatio() {
+        super(MinFreeRatioFlagName);
+    }
+
+    public void test() {
+        int maxHeapFreeValue = DynamicVMOptionChecker.getIntValue(MaxFreeRatioFlagName);
+        System.out.println(MaxFreeRatioFlagName + " = " + maxHeapFreeValue);
+
+        testPercentageValues();
+
+        checkInvalidValue(Integer.toString(maxHeapFreeValue + 1));
+        checkValidValue(Integer.toString(maxHeapFreeValue));
+        checkValidValue("0");
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
+        new TestDynMinHeapFreeRatio().test();
+    }
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/DynamicVMOptionChecker.java	Mon Mar 17 16:29:13 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 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.
+ */
+package com.oracle.java.testlibrary;
+
+import com.sun.management.HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean;
+import com.sun.management.VMOption;
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Simple class to check writeability, invalid and valid values for VMOption
+ */
+public class DynamicVMOptionChecker {
+
+    /**
+     * Reads VM option from PlatformMXBean and parse it to integer value
+     *
+     * @param name of option
+     * @return parsed value
+     */
+    public static int getIntValue(String name) {
+
+        VMOption option = ManagementFactory.
+                getPlatformMXBean(HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.class).
+                getVMOption(name);
+
+        return Integer.parseInt(option.getValue());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets VM option value
+     *
+     * @param name of option
+     * @param value to set
+     */
+    public static void setIntValue(String name, int value) {
+        ManagementFactory.getPlatformMXBean(HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.class).setVMOption(name, Integer.toString(value));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that VM option is dynamically writable
+     *
+     * @param name
+     * @throws RuntimeException if option if not writable
+     * @return always true
+     */
+    public static boolean checkIsWritable(String name) {
+        VMOption option = ManagementFactory.
+                getPlatformMXBean(HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.class).
+                getVMOption(name);
+
+        if (!option.isWriteable()) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(name + " is not writable");
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that value cannot be set
+     *
+     * @param name of flag
+     * @param value string representation of value to set
+     * @throws RuntimeException on error - when expected exception hasn't been thrown
+     */
+    public static void checkInvalidValue(String name, String value) {
+        // should throw
+        try {
+            ManagementFactory.
+                    getPlatformMXBean(HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.class).
+                    setVMOption(name, value);
+
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        throw new RuntimeException("Expected IllegalArgumentException was not thrown, " + name + "= " + value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that value can be set
+     *
+     * @param name of flag to set
+     * @param value string representation of value to set
+     * @throws RuntimeException on error - when value in VM is not equal to origin
+     */
+    public static void checkValidValue(String name, String value) {
+        ManagementFactory.
+                getPlatformMXBean(HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.class).
+                setVMOption(name, value);
+
+        VMOption option = ManagementFactory.
+                getPlatformMXBean(HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.class).
+                getVMOption(name);
+
+        if (!option.getValue().equals(value)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Actual value of " + name + " \"" + option.getValue()
+                    + "\" not equal origin \"" + value + "\"");
+        }
+    }
+
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/TestDynamicVMOption.java	Mon Mar 17 16:29:13 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 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.
+ */
+package com.oracle.java.testlibrary;
+
+/**
+ * Simple class to check writeability, invalid and valid values for concrete VMOption
+ */
+public class TestDynamicVMOption {
+
+    private final String name;
+    private final int value;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     *
+     * @param name of VM option to test
+     */
+    public TestDynamicVMOption(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.value = DynamicVMOptionChecker.getIntValue(name);
+        System.out.println(this.name + " = " + this.value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that this value can accept valid percentage values and cannot accept invalid percentage values
+     *
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     */
+    public void testPercentageValues() {
+        checkInvalidValue(Integer.toString(Integer.MIN_VALUE));
+        checkInvalidValue(Integer.toString(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
+        checkInvalidValue("-10");
+        checkInvalidValue("190");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads VM option from PlatformMXBean and parse it to integer value
+     *
+     * @return value
+     */
+    public int getIntValue() {
+        return DynamicVMOptionChecker.getIntValue(this.name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets VM option value
+     *
+     * @param value to set
+     */
+    public void setIntValue(int value) {
+        DynamicVMOptionChecker.setIntValue(this.name, value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that this VM option is dynamically writable
+     *
+     * @throws RuntimeException if option if not writable
+     * @return true
+     */
+    public boolean checkIsWritable() throws RuntimeException {
+        return DynamicVMOptionChecker.checkIsWritable(this.name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that value for this VM option cannot be set
+     *
+     * @param value to check
+     * @throws RuntimeException on error - when expected exception hasn't been thrown
+     */
+    public void checkInvalidValue(String value) {
+        DynamicVMOptionChecker.checkInvalidValue(this.name, value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that value for this VM option can be set
+     *
+     * @param value to check
+     * @throws RuntimeException on error - when value in VM is not equal to origin
+     */
+    public void checkValidValue(String value) {
+        DynamicVMOptionChecker.checkValidValue(this.name, value);
+    }
+
+}