--- a/test/testlibrary/ClassFileInstaller.java	Fri Jun 27 09:53:19 2014 -0700
+++ b/test/testlibrary/ClassFileInstaller.java	Wed Mar 26 13:57:31 2014 +0100
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 
             // Create the class file's package directory
             Path p = Paths.get(pathName);
-            Files.createDirectories(p.getParent());
+            if (pathName.contains("/")) {
+                Files.createDirectories(p.getParent());
+            }
             // Create the class file
             Files.copy(is, p, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
         }

--- a/test/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzerTest.java	Fri Jun 27 09:53:19 2014 -0700
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,193 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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
- * @summary Test the OutputAnalyzer utility class
- * @library /testlibrary
- */
-
-import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.OutputAnalyzer;
-
-public class OutputAnalyzerTest {
-
-  public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
-
-    String stdout = "aaaaaa";
-    String stderr = "bbbbbb";
-
-    // Regexps used for testing pattern matching of the test input
-    String stdoutPattern = "[a]";
-    String stderrPattern = "[b]";
-    String nonExistingPattern = "[c]";
-
-    OutputAnalyzer output = new OutputAnalyzer(stdout, stderr);
-
-    if (!stdout.equals(output.getStdout())) {
-      throw new Exception("getStdout() returned '" + output.getStdout() + "', expected '" + stdout + "'");
-    }
-
-    if (!stderr.equals(output.getStderr())) {
-      throw new Exception("getStderr() returned '" + output.getStderr() + "', expected '" + stderr + "'");
-    }
-
-    try {
-      output.shouldContain(stdout);
-      output.stdoutShouldContain(stdout);
-      output.shouldContain(stderr);
-      output.stderrShouldContain(stderr);
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      throw new Exception("shouldContain() failed", e);
-    }
-
-    try {
-      output.shouldContain("cccc");
-      throw new Exception("shouldContain() failed to throw exception");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      // expected
-    }
-
-    try {
-      output.stdoutShouldContain(stderr);
-      throw new Exception("stdoutShouldContain() failed to throw exception");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      // expected
-    }
-
-    try {
-      output.stderrShouldContain(stdout);
-      throw new Exception("stdoutShouldContain() failed to throw exception");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      // expected
-    }
-
-    try {
-      output.shouldNotContain("cccc");
-      output.stdoutShouldNotContain("cccc");
-      output.stderrShouldNotContain("cccc");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      throw new Exception("shouldNotContain() failed", e);
-    }
-
-    try {
-      output.shouldNotContain(stdout);
-      throw new Exception("shouldContain() failed to throw exception");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      // expected
-    }
-
-    try {
-      output.stdoutShouldNotContain(stdout);
-      throw new Exception("shouldContain() failed to throw exception");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      // expected
-    }
-
-    try {
-        output.stderrShouldNotContain(stderr);
-        throw new Exception("shouldContain() failed to throw exception");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-        // expected
-    }
-
-    // Should match
-    try {
-        output.shouldMatch(stdoutPattern);
-        output.stdoutShouldMatch(stdoutPattern);
-        output.shouldMatch(stderrPattern);
-        output.stderrShouldMatch(stderrPattern);
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-        throw new Exception("shouldMatch() failed", e);
-    }
-
-    try {
-        output.shouldMatch(nonExistingPattern);
-        throw new Exception("shouldMatch() failed to throw exception");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-        // expected
-    }
-
-    try {
-        output.stdoutShouldMatch(stderrPattern);
-        throw new Exception(
-                "stdoutShouldMatch() failed to throw exception");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-        // expected
-    }
-
-    try {
-        output.stderrShouldMatch(stdoutPattern);
-        throw new Exception(
-                "stderrShouldMatch() failed to throw exception");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-        // expected
-    }
-
-    // Should not match
-    try {
-        output.shouldNotMatch(nonExistingPattern);
-        output.stdoutShouldNotMatch(nonExistingPattern);
-        output.stderrShouldNotMatch(nonExistingPattern);
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-        throw new Exception("shouldNotMatch() failed", e);
-    }
-
-    try {
-        output.shouldNotMatch(stdoutPattern);
-        throw new Exception("shouldNotMatch() failed to throw exception");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-        // expected
-    }
-
-    try {
-        output.stdoutShouldNotMatch(stdoutPattern);
-        throw new Exception("shouldNotMatch() failed to throw exception");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-        // expected
-    }
-
-    try {
-        output.stderrShouldNotMatch(stderrPattern);
-        throw new Exception("shouldNotMatch() failed to throw exception");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-        // expected
-    }
-
-    {
-      String aaaa = "aaaa";
-      String result = output.firstMatch(aaaa);
-      if (!aaaa.equals(result)) {
-        throw new Exception("firstMatch(String) faild to match. Expected: " + aaaa + " got: " + result);
-      }
-    }
-
-    {
-      String aa = "aa";
-      String aa_grouped_aa = aa + "(" + aa + ")";
-      String result = output.firstMatch(aa_grouped_aa, 1);
-      if (!aa.equals(result)) {
-        throw new Exception("firstMatch(String, int) failed to match. Expected: " + aa + " got: " + result);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/Asserts.java	Wed Mar 26 13:57:31 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package com.oracle.java.testlibrary;
+
+/**
+ * Asserts that can be used for verifying assumptions in tests.
+ *
+ * An assertion will throw a {@link RuntimeException} if the assertion isn't
+ * valid.  All the asserts can be imported into a test by using a static
+ * import:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * {@code
+ * import static com.oracle.java.testlibrary.Asserts.*;
+ * }
+ *
+ * Always provide a message describing the assumption if the line number of the
+ * failing assertion isn't enough to understand why the assumption failed. For
+ * example, if the assertion is in a loop or in a method that is called
+ * multiple times, then the line number won't provide enough context to
+ * understand the failure.
+ * </pre>
+ */
+public class Asserts {
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #assertLessThan(T, T)}.
+     *
+     * @see #assertLessThan(T, T)
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertLT(T lhs, T rhs) {
+        assertLessThan(lhs, rhs);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #assertLessThan(T, T, String)}.
+     *
+     * @see #assertLessThan(T, T, String)
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertLT(T lhs, T rhs, String msg) {
+        assertLessThan(lhs, rhs, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #assertLessThan(T, T, String)} with a default message.
+     *
+     * @see #assertLessThan(T, T, String)
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertLessThan(T lhs, T rhs) {
+        String msg = "Expected that " + format(lhs) + " < " + format(rhs);
+        assertLessThan(lhs, rhs, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that {@code lhs} is less than {@code rhs}.
+     *
+     * @param lhs The left hand side of the comparison.
+     * @param rhs The right hand side of the comparison.
+     * @param msg A description of the assumption.
+     * @throws RuntimeException if the assertion isn't valid.
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>>void assertLessThan(T lhs, T rhs, String msg) {
+        assertTrue(compare(lhs, rhs, msg) < 0, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #assertLessThanOrEqual(T, T)}.
+     *
+     * @see #assertLessThanOrEqual(T, T)
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertLTE(T lhs, T rhs) {
+        assertLessThanOrEqual(lhs, rhs);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #assertLessThanOrEqual(T, T, String)}.
+     *
+     * @see #assertLessThanOrEqual(T, T, String)
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertLTE(T lhs, T rhs, String msg) {
+        assertLessThanOrEqual(lhs, rhs, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #assertLessThanOrEqual(T, T, String)} with a default message.
+     *
+     * @see #assertLessThanOrEqual(T, T, String)
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertLessThanOrEqual(T lhs, T rhs) {
+        String msg = "Expected that " + format(lhs) + " <= " + format(rhs);
+        assertLessThanOrEqual(lhs, rhs, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that {@code lhs} is less than or equal to {@code rhs}.
+     *
+     * @param lhs The left hand side of the comparison.
+     * @param rhs The right hand side of the comparison.
+     * @param msg A description of the assumption.
+     * @throws RuntimeException if the assertion isn't valid.
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertLessThanOrEqual(T lhs, T rhs, String msg) {
+        assertTrue(compare(lhs, rhs, msg) <= 0, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #assertEquals(T, T)}.
+     *
+     * @see #assertEquals(T, T)
+     */
+    public static void assertEQ(Object lhs, Object rhs) {
+        assertEquals(lhs, rhs);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #assertEquals(T, T, String)}.
+     *
+     * @see #assertEquals(T, T, String)
+     */
+    public static void assertEQ(Object lhs, Object rhs, String msg) {
+        assertEquals(lhs, rhs, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #assertEquals(T, T, String)} with a default message.
+     *
+     * @see #assertEquals(T, T, String)
+     */
+    public static void assertEquals(Object lhs, Object rhs) {
+        String msg = "Expected " + format(lhs) + " to equal " + format(rhs);
+        assertEquals(lhs, rhs, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that {@code lhs} is equal to {@code rhs}.
+     *
+     * @param lhs The left hand side of the comparison.
+     * @param rhs The right hand side of the comparison.
+     * @param msg A description of the assumption.
+     * @throws RuntimeException if the assertion isn't valid.
+     */
+    public static void assertEquals(Object lhs, Object rhs, String msg) {
+        if (lhs == null) {
+            if (rhs != null) {
+                error(msg);
+            }
+        } else {
+            assertTrue(lhs.equals(rhs), msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #assertGreaterThanOrEqual(T, T)}.
+     *
+     * @see #assertGreaterThanOrEqual(T, T)
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertGTE(T lhs, T rhs) {
+        assertGreaterThanOrEqual(lhs, rhs);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #assertGreaterThanOrEqual(T, T, String)}.
+     *
+     * @see #assertGreaterThanOrEqual(T, T, String)
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertGTE(T lhs, T rhs, String msg) {
+        assertGreaterThanOrEqual(lhs, rhs, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #assertGreaterThanOrEqual(T, T, String)} with a default message.
+     *
+     * @see #assertGreaterThanOrEqual(T, T, String)
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertGreaterThanOrEqual(T lhs, T rhs) {
+        String msg = "Expected that " + format(lhs) + " >= " + format(rhs);
+        assertGreaterThanOrEqual(lhs, rhs, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that {@code lhs} is greater than or equal to {@code rhs}.
+     *
+     * @param lhs The left hand side of the comparison.
+     * @param rhs The right hand side of the comparison.
+     * @param msg A description of the assumption.
+     * @throws RuntimeException if the assertion isn't valid.
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertGreaterThanOrEqual(T lhs, T rhs, String msg) {
+        assertTrue(compare(lhs, rhs, msg) >= 0, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #assertGreaterThan(T, T)}.
+     *
+     * @see #assertGreaterThan(T, T)
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertGT(T lhs, T rhs) {
+        assertGreaterThan(lhs, rhs);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #assertGreaterThan(T, T, String)}.
+     *
+     * @see #assertGreaterThan(T, T, String)
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertGT(T lhs, T rhs, String msg) {
+        assertGreaterThan(lhs, rhs, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #assertGreaterThan(T, T, String)} with a default message.
+     *
+     * @see #assertGreaterThan(T, T, String)
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertGreaterThan(T lhs, T rhs) {
+        String msg = "Expected that " + format(lhs) + " > " + format(rhs);
+        assertGreaterThan(lhs, rhs, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that {@code lhs} is greater than {@code rhs}.
+     *
+     * @param lhs The left hand side of the comparison.
+     * @param rhs The right hand side of the comparison.
+     * @param msg A description of the assumption.
+     * @throws RuntimeException if the assertion isn't valid.
+     */
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void assertGreaterThan(T lhs, T rhs, String msg) {
+        assertTrue(compare(lhs, rhs, msg) > 0, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #assertNotEquals(T, T)}.
+     *
+     * @see #assertNotEquals(T, T)
+     */
+    public static void assertNE(Object lhs, Object rhs) {
+        assertNotEquals(lhs, rhs);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #assertNotEquals(T, T, String)}.
+     *
+     * @see #assertNotEquals(T, T, String)
+     */
+    public static void assertNE(Object lhs, Object rhs, String msg) {
+        assertNotEquals(lhs, rhs, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #assertNotEquals(T, T, String)} with a default message.
+     *
+     * @see #assertNotEquals(T, T, String)
+     */
+    public static void assertNotEquals(Object lhs, Object rhs) {
+        String msg = "Expected " + format(lhs) + " to not equal " + format(rhs);
+        assertNotEquals(lhs, rhs, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that {@code lhs} is not equal to {@code rhs}.
+     *
+     * @param lhs The left hand side of the comparison.
+     * @param rhs The right hand side of the comparison.
+     * @param msg A description of the assumption.
+     * @throws RuntimeException if the assertion isn't valid.
+     */
+    public static void assertNotEquals(Object lhs, Object rhs, String msg) {
+        if (lhs == null) {
+            if (rhs == null) {
+                error(msg);
+            }
+        } else {
+            assertFalse(lhs.equals(rhs), msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #assertNull(Object, String)} with a default message.
+     *
+     * @see #assertNull(Object, String)
+     */
+    public static void assertNull(Object o) {
+        assertNull(o, "Expected " + format(o) + " to be null");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that {@code o} is null.
+     *
+     * @param o The reference assumed to be null.
+     * @param msg A description of the assumption.
+     * @throws RuntimeException if the assertion isn't valid.
+     */
+    public static void assertNull(Object o, String msg) {
+        assertEquals(o, null, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #assertNotNull(Object, String)} with a default message.
+     *
+     * @see #assertNotNull(Object, String)
+     */
+    public static void assertNotNull(Object o) {
+        assertNotNull(o, "Expected non null reference");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that {@code o} is <i>not</i> null.
+     *
+     * @param o The reference assumed <i>not</i> to be null,
+     * @param msg A description of the assumption.
+     * @throws RuntimeException if the assertion isn't valid.
+     */
+    public static void assertNotNull(Object o, String msg) {
+        assertNotEquals(o, null, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #assertFalse(boolean, String)} with a default message.
+     *
+     * @see #assertFalse(boolean, String)
+     */
+    public static void assertFalse(boolean value) {
+        assertFalse(value, "Expected value to be false");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that {@code value} is {@code false}.
+     *
+     * @param value The value assumed to be false.
+     * @param msg A description of the assumption.
+     * @throws RuntimeException if the assertion isn't valid.
+     */
+    public static void assertFalse(boolean value, String msg) {
+        assertTrue(!value, msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #assertTrue(boolean, String)} with a default message.
+     *
+     * @see #assertTrue(boolean, String)
+     */
+    public static void assertTrue(boolean value) {
+        assertTrue(value, "Expected value to be true");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that {@code value} is {@code true}.
+     *
+     * @param value The value assumed to be true.
+     * @param msg A description of the assumption.
+     * @throws RuntimeException if the assertion isn't valid.
+     */
+    public static void assertTrue(boolean value, String msg) {
+        if (!value) {
+            error(msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static <T extends Comparable<T>> int compare(T lhs, T rhs, String msg) {
+        assertNotNull(lhs, msg);
+        assertNotNull(rhs, msg);
+        return lhs.compareTo(rhs);
+    }
+
+    private static String format(Object o) {
+        return o == null? "null" : o.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static void error(String msg) {
+        throw new RuntimeException(msg);
+    }
+
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/ByteCodeLoader.java	Wed Mar 26 13:57:31 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package com.oracle.java.testlibrary;
+
+import java.security.SecureClassLoader;
+
+/**
+ * {@code ByteCodeLoader} can be used for easy loading of byte code already
+ * present in memory.
+ *
+ * {@code InMemoryCompiler} can be used for compiling source code in a string
+ * into byte code, which then can be loaded with {@code ByteCodeLoader}.
+ *
+ * @see InMemoryCompiler
+ */
+public class ByteCodeLoader extends SecureClassLoader {
+    private final String className;
+    private final byte[] byteCode;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new {@code ByteCodeLoader} ready to load a class with the
+     * given name and the given byte code.
+     *
+     * @param className The name of the class
+     * @param byteCode The byte code of the class
+     */
+    public ByteCodeLoader(String className, byte[] byteCode) {
+        this.className = className;
+        this.byteCode = byteCode;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Class<?> findClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+        if (!name.equals(className)) {
+            throw new ClassNotFoundException(name);
+        }
+
+        return defineClass(name, byteCode, 0, byteCode.length);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Utility method for creating a new {@code ByteCodeLoader} and then
+     * directly load the given byte code.
+     *
+     * @param className The name of the class
+     * @param byteCode The byte code for the class
+     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class can't be loaded
+     * @return A {@see Class} object representing the class
+     */
+    public static Class<?> load(String className, byte[] byteCode) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+        return new ByteCodeLoader(className, byteCode).loadClass(className);
+    }
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/InMemoryJavaCompiler.java	Wed Mar 26 13:57:31 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package com.oracle.java.testlibrary;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import javax.tools.ForwardingJavaFileManager;
+import javax.tools.ForwardingJavaFileManager;
+import javax.tools.FileObject;
+import javax.tools.JavaCompiler;
+import javax.tools.JavaCompiler.CompilationTask;
+import javax.tools.JavaFileManager;
+import javax.tools.JavaFileObject;
+import javax.tools.JavaFileObject.Kind;
+import javax.tools.SimpleJavaFileObject;
+import javax.tools.ToolProvider;
+
+/**
+ * {@code InMemoryJavaCompiler} can be used for compiling a {@link
+ * CharSequence} to a {@code byte[]}.
+ *
+ * The compiler will not use the file system at all, instead using a {@link
+ * ByteArrayOutputStream} for storing the byte code. For the source code, any
+ * kind of {@link CharSequence} can be used, e.g. {@link String}, {@link
+ * StringBuffer} or {@link StringBuilder}.
+ *
+ * The {@code InMemoryCompiler} can easily be used together with a {@code
+ * ByteClassLoader} to easily compile and load source code in a {@link String}:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * {@code
+ * import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.InMemoryJavaCompiler;
+ * import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.ByteClassLoader;
+ *
+ * class Example {
+ *     public static void main(String[] args) {
+ *         String className = "Foo";
+ *         String sourceCode = "public class " + className + " {" +
+ *                             "    public void bar() {" +
+ *                             "        System.out.println("Hello from bar!");" +
+ *                             "    }" +
+ *                             "}";
+ *         byte[] byteCode = InMemoryJavaCompiler.compile(className, sourceCode);
+ *         Class fooClass = ByteClassLoader.load(className, byteCode);
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ */
+public class InMemoryJavaCompiler {
+    private static class MemoryJavaFileObject extends SimpleJavaFileObject {
+        private final String className;
+        private final CharSequence sourceCode;
+        private final ByteArrayOutputStream byteCode;
+
+        public MemoryJavaFileObject(String className, CharSequence sourceCode) {
+            super(URI.create("string:///" + className.replace('.','/') + Kind.SOURCE.extension), Kind.SOURCE);
+            this.className = className;
+            this.sourceCode = sourceCode;
+            this.byteCode = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public CharSequence getCharContent(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors) {
+            return sourceCode;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public OutputStream openOutputStream() throws IOException {
+            return byteCode;
+        }
+
+        public byte[] getByteCode() {
+            return byteCode.toByteArray();
+        }
+
+        public String getClassName() {
+            return className;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class FileManagerWrapper extends ForwardingJavaFileManager {
+        private MemoryJavaFileObject file;
+
+        public FileManagerWrapper(MemoryJavaFileObject file) {
+            super(getCompiler().getStandardFileManager(null, null, null));
+            this.file = file;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public JavaFileObject getJavaFileForOutput(Location location, String className,
+                                                   Kind kind, FileObject sibling)
+            throws IOException {
+            if (!file.getClassName().equals(className)) {
+                throw new IOException("Expected class with name " + file.getClassName() +
+                                      ", but got " + className);
+            }
+            return file;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Compiles the class with the given name and source code.
+     *
+     * @param className The name of the class
+     * @param sourceCode The source code for the class with name {@code className}
+     * @throws RuntimeException if the compilation did not succeed
+     * @return The resulting byte code from the compilation
+     */
+    public static byte[] compile(String className, CharSequence sourceCode) {
+        MemoryJavaFileObject file = new MemoryJavaFileObject(className, sourceCode);
+        CompilationTask task = getCompilationTask(file);
+
+        if(!task.call()) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Could not compile " + className + " with source code " + sourceCode);
+        }
+
+        return file.getByteCode();
+    }
+
+    private static JavaCompiler getCompiler() {
+        return ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
+    }
+
+    private static CompilationTask getCompilationTask(MemoryJavaFileObject file) {
+        return getCompiler().getTask(null, new FileManagerWrapper(file), null, null, null, Arrays.asList(file));
+    }
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/InputArguments.java	Wed Mar 26 13:57:31 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package com.oracle.java.testlibrary;
+
+import java.lang.management.RuntimeMXBean;
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * This class provides access to the input arguments to the VM.
+ */
+public class InputArguments {
+    private static final List<String> args;
+
+    static {
+        RuntimeMXBean runtimeMxBean = ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean();
+        args = runtimeMxBean.getInputArguments();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if {@code arg} is an input argument to the VM.
+     *
+     * This is useful for checking boolean flags such as -XX:+UseSerialGC or
+     * -XX:-UsePerfData.
+     *
+     * @param arg The name of the argument.
+     * @return {@code true} if the given argument is an input argument,
+     *         otherwise {@code false}.
+     */
+    public static boolean contains(String arg) {
+        return args.contains(arg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if {@code prefix} is the start of an input argument to the
+     * VM.
+     *
+     * This is useful for checking if flags describing a quantity, such as
+     * -XX:+MaxMetaspaceSize=100m, is set without having to know the quantity.
+     * To check if the flag -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize is set, use
+     * {@code InputArguments.containsPrefix("-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize")}.
+     *
+     * @param prefix The start of the argument.
+     * @return {@code true} if the given argument is the start of an input
+     *         argument, otherwise {@code false}.
+     */
+    public static boolean containsPrefix(String prefix) {
+        for (String arg : args) {
+            if (arg.startsWith(prefix)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}

--- a/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/JDKToolFinder.java	Fri Jun 27 09:53:19 2014 -0700
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/JDKToolFinder.java	Wed Mar 26 13:57:31 2014 +0100
@@ -23,28 +23,84 @@
 
 package com.oracle.java.testlibrary;
 
-import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 
 public final class JDKToolFinder {
 
-  private JDKToolFinder() {
-  }
+    private JDKToolFinder() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the full path to an executable in jdk/bin based on System
+     * property {@code test.jdk} or {@code compile.jdk} (both are set by the jtreg test suite)
+     *
+     * @return Full path to an executable in jdk/bin
+     */
+    public static String getJDKTool(String tool) {
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the full path to an executable in jdk/bin based on System property
-   * test.jdk (set by jtreg test suite)
-   *
-   * @return Full path to an executable in jdk/bin
-   */
-  public static String getJDKTool(String tool) {
-    String binPath = System.getProperty("test.jdk");
-    if (binPath == null) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("System property 'test.jdk' not set. This property is normally set by jtreg. "
-          + "When running test separately, set this property using '-Dtest.jdk=/path/to/jdk'.");
+        // First try to find the executable in test.jdk
+        try {
+            return getTool(tool, "test.jdk");
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+
+        }
+
+        // Now see if it's available in compile.jdk
+        try {
+            return getTool(tool, "compile.jdk");
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to find " + tool +
+                    ", looked in test.jdk (" + System.getProperty("test.jdk") +
+                    ") and compile.jdk (" + System.getProperty("compile.jdk") + ")");
+        }
     }
 
-    binPath += File.separatorChar + "bin" + File.separatorChar + tool;
+    /**
+     * Returns the full path to an executable in jdk/bin based on System
+     * property {@code compile.jdk}
+     *
+     * @return Full path to an executable in jdk/bin
+     */
+    public static String getCompileJDKTool(String tool) {
+        try {
+            return getTool(tool, "compile.jdk");
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
 
-    return binPath;
-  }
+    /**
+     * Returns the full path to an executable in jdk/bin based on System
+     * property {@code test.jdk}
+     *
+     * @return Full path to an executable in jdk/bin
+     */
+    public static String getTestJDKTool(String tool) {
+        try {
+            return getTool(tool, "test.jdk");
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String getTool(String tool, String property) throws FileNotFoundException {
+        String jdkPath = System.getProperty(property);
+
+        if (jdkPath == null) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                    "System property '" + property + "' not set. This property is normally set by jtreg. "
+                    + "When running test separately, set this property using '-D" + property + "=/path/to/jdk'.");
+        }
+
+        Path toolName = Paths.get("bin", tool + (Platform.isWindows() ? ".exe" : ""));
+
+        Path jdkTool = Paths.get(jdkPath, toolName.toString());
+        if (!jdkTool.toFile().exists()) {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("Could not find file " + jdkTool.toAbsolutePath());
+        }
+
+        return jdkTool.toAbsolutePath().toString();
+    }
 }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/JDKToolLauncher.java	Wed Mar 26 13:57:31 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package com.oracle.java.testlibrary;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * A utility for constructing command lines for starting JDK tool processes.
+ *
+ * The JDKToolLauncher can in particular be combined with a
+ * java.lang.ProcessBuilder to easily run a JDK tool. For example, the following
+ * code run {@code jmap -heap} against a process with GC logging turned on for
+ * the {@code jmap} process:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * {@code
+ * JDKToolLauncher jmap = JDKToolLauncher.create("jmap")
+ *                                       .addVMArg("-XX:+PrintGC");
+ *                                       .addVMArg("-XX:+PrintGCDetails")
+ *                                       .addToolArg("-heap")
+ *                                       .addToolArg(pid);
+ * ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(jmap.getCommand());
+ * Process p = pb.start();
+ * }
+ * </pre>
+ */
+public class JDKToolLauncher {
+    private final String executable;
+    private final List<String> vmArgs = new ArrayList<String>();
+    private final List<String> toolArgs = new ArrayList<String>();
+
+    private JDKToolLauncher(String tool, boolean useCompilerJDK) {
+        if (useCompilerJDK) {
+            executable = JDKToolFinder.getJDKTool(tool);
+        } else {
+            executable = JDKToolFinder.getTestJDKTool(tool);
+        }
+        vmArgs.addAll(Arrays.asList(ProcessTools.getPlatformSpecificVMArgs()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new JDKToolLauncher for the specified tool. Using tools path
+     * from the compiler JDK.
+     *
+     * @param tool
+     *            The name of the tool
+     * @return A new JDKToolLauncher
+     */
+    public static JDKToolLauncher create(String tool) {
+        return new JDKToolLauncher(tool, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new JDKToolLauncher for the specified tool in the Tested JDK.
+     *
+     * @param tool
+     *            The name of the tool
+     *
+     * @return A new JDKToolLauncher
+     */
+    public static JDKToolLauncher createUsingTestJDK(String tool) {
+        return new JDKToolLauncher(tool, false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds an argument to the JVM running the tool.
+     *
+     * The JVM arguments are passed to the underlying JVM running the tool.
+     * Arguments will automatically be prepended with "-J".
+     *
+     * Any platform specific arguments required for running the tool are
+     * automatically added.
+     *
+     *
+     * @param arg
+     *            The argument to VM running the tool
+     * @return The JDKToolLauncher instance
+     */
+    public JDKToolLauncher addVMArg(String arg) {
+        vmArgs.add(arg);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds an argument to the tool.
+     *
+     * @param arg
+     *            The argument to the tool
+     * @return The JDKToolLauncher instance
+     */
+    public JDKToolLauncher addToolArg(String arg) {
+        toolArgs.add(arg);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the command that can be used for running the tool.
+     *
+     * @return An array whose elements are the arguments of the command.
+     */
+    public String[] getCommand() {
+        List<String> command = new ArrayList<String>();
+        command.add(executable);
+        // Add -J in front of all vmArgs
+        for (String arg : vmArgs) {
+            command.add("-J" + arg);
+        }
+        command.addAll(toolArgs);
+        return command.toArray(new String[command.size()]);
+    }
+}

--- a/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzer.java	Fri Jun 27 09:53:19 2014 -0700
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzer.java	Wed Mar 26 13:57:31 2014 +0100
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@
    */
   public void shouldContain(String expectedString) {
     if (!stdout.contains(expectedString) && !stderr.contains(expectedString)) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("'" + expectedString + "' missing from stdout/stderr: [" + stdout + stderr + "]\n");
+        reportDiagnosticSummary();
+        throw new RuntimeException("'" + expectedString + "' missing from stdout/stderr \n");
     }
   }
 
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@
    */
   public void stdoutShouldContain(String expectedString) {
     if (!stdout.contains(expectedString)) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("'" + expectedString + "' missing from stdout: [" + stdout + "]\n");
+        reportDiagnosticSummary();
+        throw new RuntimeException("'" + expectedString + "' missing from stdout \n");
     }
   }
 
@@ -100,7 +102,8 @@
    */
   public void stderrShouldContain(String expectedString) {
     if (!stderr.contains(expectedString)) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("'" + expectedString + "' missing from stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n");
+        reportDiagnosticSummary();
+        throw new RuntimeException("'" + expectedString + "' missing from stderr \n");
     }
   }
 
@@ -112,10 +115,12 @@
    */
   public void shouldNotContain(String notExpectedString) {
     if (stdout.contains(notExpectedString)) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("'" + notExpectedString + "' found in stdout: [" + stdout + "]\n");
+        reportDiagnosticSummary();
+        throw new RuntimeException("'" + notExpectedString + "' found in stdout \n");
     }
     if (stderr.contains(notExpectedString)) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("'" + notExpectedString + "' found in stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n");
+        reportDiagnosticSummary();
+        throw new RuntimeException("'" + notExpectedString + "' found in stderr \n");
     }
   }
 
@@ -127,7 +132,8 @@
    */
   public void stdoutShouldNotContain(String notExpectedString) {
     if (stdout.contains(notExpectedString)) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("'" + notExpectedString + "' found in stdout: [" + stdout + "]\n");
+        reportDiagnosticSummary();
+        throw new RuntimeException("'" + notExpectedString + "' found in stdout \n");
     }
   }
 
@@ -139,7 +145,8 @@
    */
   public void stderrShouldNotContain(String notExpectedString) {
     if (stderr.contains(notExpectedString)) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("'" + notExpectedString + "' found in stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n");
+        reportDiagnosticSummary();
+        throw new RuntimeException("'" + notExpectedString + "' found in stderr \n");
     }
   }
 
@@ -154,9 +161,9 @@
       Matcher stdoutMatcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stdout);
       Matcher stderrMatcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stderr);
       if (!stdoutMatcher.find() && !stderrMatcher.find()) {
+          reportDiagnosticSummary();
           throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                  + "' missing from stdout/stderr: [" + stdout + stderr
-                  + "]\n");
+                + "' missing from stdout/stderr \n");
       }
   }
 
@@ -170,8 +177,9 @@
   public void stdoutShouldMatch(String pattern) {
       Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stdout);
       if (!matcher.find()) {
+          reportDiagnosticSummary();
           throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                  + "' missing from stdout: [" + stdout + "]\n");
+                + "' missing from stdout \n");
       }
   }
 
@@ -185,8 +193,9 @@
   public void stderrShouldMatch(String pattern) {
       Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stderr);
       if (!matcher.find()) {
+          reportDiagnosticSummary();
           throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                  + "' missing from stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n");
+                + "' missing from stderr \n");
       }
   }
 
@@ -200,13 +209,15 @@
   public void shouldNotMatch(String pattern) {
       Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stdout);
       if (matcher.find()) {
+          reportDiagnosticSummary();
           throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                  + "' found in stdout: [" + stdout + "]\n");
+                  + "' found in stdout: '" + matcher.group() + "' \n");
       }
       matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stderr);
       if (matcher.find()) {
+          reportDiagnosticSummary();
           throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                  + "' found in stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n");
+                  + "' found in stderr: '" + matcher.group() + "' \n");
       }
   }
 
@@ -220,8 +231,9 @@
   public void stdoutShouldNotMatch(String pattern) {
       Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stdout);
       if (matcher.find()) {
+          reportDiagnosticSummary();
           throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                  + "' found in stdout: [" + stdout + "]\n");
+                  + "' found in stdout \n");
       }
   }
 
@@ -235,8 +247,9 @@
   public void stderrShouldNotMatch(String pattern) {
       Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stderr);
       if (matcher.find()) {
+          reportDiagnosticSummary();
           throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                  + "' found in stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n");
+                  + "' found in stderr \n");
       }
   }
 
@@ -279,10 +292,31 @@
    */
   public void shouldHaveExitValue(int expectedExitValue) {
       if (getExitValue() != expectedExitValue) {
-          throw new RuntimeException("Exit value " + getExitValue() + " , expected to get " + expectedExitValue);
+          reportDiagnosticSummary();
+          throw new RuntimeException("Expected to get exit value of ["
+                  + expectedExitValue + "]\n");
       }
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * Report summary that will help to diagnose the problem
+   * Currently includes:
+   *  - standard input produced by the process under test
+   *  - standard output
+   *  - exit code
+   *  Note: the command line is printed by the ProcessTools
+   */
+    private void reportDiagnosticSummary() {
+        String msg =
+            " stdout: [" + stdout + "];\n" +
+            " stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n" +
+            " exitValue = " + getExitValue() + "\n";
+
+        System.err.println(msg);
+    }
+
+
   /**
    * Get the contents of the output buffer (stdout and stderr)
    *

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/PerfCounter.java	Wed Mar 26 13:57:31 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package com.oracle.java.testlibrary;
+
+import sun.jvmstat.monitor.Monitor;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a performance counter in the JVM.
+ *
+ * See http://openjdk.java.net/groups/hotspot/docs/Serviceability.html#bjvmstat
+ * for more details about performance counters.
+ */
+public class PerfCounter {
+    private final Monitor monitor;
+    private final String name;
+
+    PerfCounter(Monitor monitor, String name) {
+        this.monitor = monitor;
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of this performance counter as a long.
+     *
+     * @return The long value of this performance counter
+     * @throws RuntimeException If the value of the performance counter isn't a long
+     */
+    public long longValue() {
+        Object value = monitor.getValue();
+        if (value instanceof Long) {
+            return ((Long) value).longValue();
+        }
+        throw new RuntimeException("Expected " + monitor.getName() + " to have a long value");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of the performance counter.
+     *
+     * @return The name of the performance counter.
+     */
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return name;
+    }
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/PerfCounters.java	Wed Mar 26 13:57:31 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package com.oracle.java.testlibrary;
+
+import sun.jvmstat.monitor.Monitor;
+import sun.jvmstat.monitor.MonitorException;
+import sun.jvmstat.monitor.MonitoredHost;
+import sun.jvmstat.monitor.MonitoredVm;
+import sun.jvmstat.monitor.VmIdentifier;
+
+/**
+ * PerfCounters can be used to get a performance counter from the currently
+ * executing VM.
+ *
+ * Throws a runtime exception if an error occurs while communicating with the
+ * currently executing VM.
+ */
+public class PerfCounters {
+    private final static MonitoredVm vm;
+
+    static {
+        try {
+            String pid = Integer.toString(ProcessTools.getProcessId());
+            VmIdentifier vmId = new VmIdentifier(pid);
+            MonitoredHost host = MonitoredHost.getMonitoredHost(vmId);
+            vm = host.getMonitoredVm(vmId);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Could not connect to the VM");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the performance counter with the given name.
+     *
+     * @param name The name of the performance counter.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException If no counter with the given name exists.
+     * @throws MonitorException If an error occurs while communicating with the VM.
+     * @return The performance counter with the given name.
+     */
+    public static PerfCounter findByName(String name)
+        throws MonitorException, IllegalArgumentException {
+        Monitor m = vm.findByName(name);
+        if (m == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Did not find a performance counter with name " + name);
+        }
+        return new PerfCounter(m, name);
+    }
+}

--- a/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/Platform.java	Fri Jun 27 09:53:19 2014 -0700
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/Platform.java	Wed Mar 26 13:57:31 2014 +0100
@@ -24,39 +24,80 @@
 package com.oracle.java.testlibrary;
 
 public class Platform {
-  private static final String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");
-  private static final String dataModel = System.getProperty("sun.arch.data.model");
-  private static final String vmVersion = System.getProperty("java.vm.version");
+    private static final String osName      = System.getProperty("os.name");
+    private static final String dataModel   = System.getProperty("sun.arch.data.model");
+    private static final String vmVersion   = System.getProperty("java.vm.version");
+    private static final String osArch      = System.getProperty("os.arch");
 
-  public static boolean is64bit() {
-    return dataModel.equals("64");
-  }
+    public static boolean is32bit() {
+        return dataModel.equals("32");
+    }
+
+    public static boolean is64bit() {
+        return dataModel.equals("64");
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isSolaris() {
+        return isOs("sunos");
+    }
 
-  public static boolean isSolaris() {
-    return osName.toLowerCase().startsWith("sunos");
-  }
+    public static boolean isWindows() {
+        return isOs("win");
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isOSX() {
+        return isOs("mac");
+    }
 
-  public static boolean isWindows() {
-    return osName.toLowerCase().startsWith("win");
-  }
+    public static boolean isLinux() {
+        return isOs("linux");
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isOs(String osname) {
+        return osName.toLowerCase().startsWith(osname.toLowerCase());
+    }
+
+    public static String getOsName() {
+        return osName;
+    }
 
-  public static boolean isOSX() {
-    return osName.toLowerCase().startsWith("mac");
-  }
+    public static boolean isDebugBuild() {
+        return vmVersion.toLowerCase().contains("debug");
+    }
+
+    public static String getVMVersion() {
+        return vmVersion;
+    }
 
-  public static boolean isLinux() {
-    return osName.toLowerCase().startsWith("linux");
-  }
+    // Returns true for sparc and sparcv9.
+    public static boolean isSparc() {
+        return isArch("sparc");
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isARM() {
+        return isArch("arm");
+    }
 
-  public static String getOsName() {
-    return osName;
-  }
+    public static boolean isPPC() {
+        return isArch("ppc");
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isX86() {
+        // On Linux it's 'i386', Windows 'x86'
+        return (isArch("i386") || isArch("x86"));
+    }
 
-  public static boolean isDebugBuild() {
-    return vmVersion.toLowerCase().contains("debug");
-  }
+    public static boolean isX64() {
+        // On OSX it's 'x86_64' and on other (Linux, Windows and Solaris) platforms it's 'amd64'
+        return (isArch("amd64") || isArch("x86_64"));
+    }
 
-  public static String getVMVersion() {
-    return vmVersion;
-  }
+    private static boolean isArch(String archname) {
+        return osArch.toLowerCase().startsWith(archname.toLowerCase());
+    }
+
+    public static String getOsArch() {
+        return osArch;
+    }
+
 }

--- a/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/ProcessTools.java	Fri Jun 27 09:53:19 2014 -0700
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/ProcessTools.java	Wed Mar 26 13:57:31 2014 +0100
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import sun.management.VMManagement;
 
@@ -107,15 +108,29 @@
   }
 
   /**
+   * Get the string containing input arguments passed to the VM
+   *
+   * @return arguments
+   */
+  public static String getVmInputArguments() {
+    RuntimeMXBean runtime = ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean();
+
+    List<String> args = runtime.getInputArguments();
+    StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+    for (String arg : args)
+        result.append(arg).append(' ');
+
+    return result.toString();
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Get platform specific VM arguments (e.g. -d64 on 64bit Solaris)
    *
    * @return String[] with platform specific arguments, empty if there are none
    */
   public static String[] getPlatformSpecificVMArgs() {
-    String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");
-    String dataModel = System.getProperty("sun.arch.data.model");
 
-    if (osName.equals("SunOS") && dataModel.equals("64")) {
+    if (Platform.is64bit() && Platform.isSolaris()) {
       return new String[] { "-d64" };
     }
 
@@ -134,8 +149,13 @@
     Collections.addAll(args, getPlatformSpecificVMArgs());
     Collections.addAll(args, command);
 
+    // Reporting
+    StringBuilder cmdLine = new StringBuilder();
+    for (String cmd : args)
+        cmdLine.append(cmd).append(' ');
+    System.out.println("Command line: [" + cmdLine.toString() + "]");
+
     return new ProcessBuilder(args.toArray(new String[args.size()]));
-
   }
 
 }