--- a/src/share/vm/services/gcNotifier.cpp	Fri Aug 02 03:06:19 2013 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/services/gcNotifier.cpp	Fri Aug 02 08:32:05 2013 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 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
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@
     NotificationMark nm(request);
     Handle objGcInfo = createGcInfo(request->gcManager, request->gcStatInfo, THREAD);
 
-    Handle objName = java_lang_String::create_from_platform_dependent_str(request->gcManager->name(), CHECK);
-    Handle objAction = java_lang_String::create_from_platform_dependent_str(request->gcAction, CHECK);
-    Handle objCause = java_lang_String::create_from_platform_dependent_str(request->gcCause, CHECK);
+    Handle objName = java_lang_String::create_from_str(request->gcManager->name(), CHECK);
+    Handle objAction = java_lang_String::create_from_str(request->gcAction, CHECK);
+    Handle objCause = java_lang_String::create_from_str(request->gcCause, CHECK);
 
     Klass* k = Management::sun_management_GarbageCollectorImpl_klass(CHECK);
     instanceKlassHandle gc_mbean_klass(THREAD, k);

--- a/src/share/vm/services/management.cpp	Fri Aug 02 03:06:19 2013 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/services/management.cpp	Fri Aug 02 08:32:05 2013 -0700
@@ -1831,13 +1831,13 @@
  private:
   objArrayHandle _names_strings;
   char **_names_chars;
-  typeArrayOop _times;
+  typeArrayHandle _times;
   int _names_len;
   int _times_len;
   int _count;
 
  public:
-  ThreadTimesClosure(objArrayHandle names, typeArrayOop times);
+  ThreadTimesClosure(objArrayHandle names, typeArrayHandle times);
   ~ThreadTimesClosure();
   virtual void do_thread(Thread* thread);
   void do_unlocked();
@@ -1845,9 +1845,9 @@
 };
 
 ThreadTimesClosure::ThreadTimesClosure(objArrayHandle names,
-                                       typeArrayOop times) {
+                                       typeArrayHandle times) {
   assert(names() != NULL, "names was NULL");
-  assert(times != NULL, "times was NULL");
+  assert(times() != NULL, "times was NULL");
   _names_strings = names;
   _names_len = names->length();
   _names_chars = NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char*, _names_len, mtInternal);
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@
   typeArrayOop ta = typeArrayOop(JNIHandles::resolve_non_null(times));
   typeArrayHandle times_ah(THREAD, ta);
 
-  ThreadTimesClosure ttc(names_ah, times_ah());
+  ThreadTimesClosure ttc(names_ah, times_ah);
   {
     MutexLockerEx ml(Threads_lock);
     Threads::threads_do(&ttc);

--- a/test/runtime/8000968/Test8000968.sh	Fri Aug 02 03:06:19 2013 -0700
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,99 +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 Test8000968.sh
-# @bug 8000968
-# @summary NPG: UseCompressedKlassPointers asserts with ObjectAlignmentInBytes=32
-# @run shell Test8000968.sh
-#
-
-if [ "${TESTJAVA}" = "" ]
-then
-  PARENT=`dirname \`which java\``
-  TESTJAVA=`dirname ${PARENT}`
-  printf "TESTJAVA not set, selecting " ${TESTJAVA}
-  printf "  If this is incorrect, try setting the variable manually.\n"
-fi
-
-
-# set platform-dependent variables
-OS=`uname -s`
-case "$OS" in
-  Windows_* )
-    FS="\\"
-    NULL=NUL
-    ;;
-  * )
-    FS="/"
-    NULL=/dev/null
-    ;;
-esac
-
-JAVA=${TESTJAVA}${FS}bin${FS}java
-
-#
-# See if platform has 64 bit java.
-#
-${JAVA} ${TESTVMOPTS} -d64 -version 2>&1 | grep -i "does not support" > ${NULL}
-if [ "$?" != "1" ]
-then
-  printf "Platform is 32 bit, does not support -XX:ObjectAlignmentInBytes= option.\n"
-  printf "Passed.\n"
-  exit 0
-fi
-
-#
-# Test -XX:ObjectAlignmentInBytes with -XX:+UseCompressedKlassPointers -XX:+UseCompressedOops.
-#
-${JAVA} ${TESTVMOPTS} -d64 -XX:+UseCompressedKlassPointers -XX:+UseCompressedOops -XX:ObjectAlignmentInBytes=16 -version 2>&1 > ${NULL}
-if [ "$?" != "0" ]
-then
-  printf "FAILED: -XX:ObjectAlignmentInBytes=16 option did not work.\n"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-${JAVA} ${TESTVMOPTS} -d64 -XX:+UseCompressedKlassPointers -XX:+UseCompressedOops -XX:ObjectAlignmentInBytes=32 -version 2>&1 > ${NULL}
-if [ "$?" != "0" ]
-then
-  printf "FAILED: -XX:ObjectAlignmentInBytes=32 option did not work.\n"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-${JAVA} ${TESTVMOPTS} -d64 -XX:+UseCompressedKlassPointers -XX:+UseCompressedOops -XX:ObjectAlignmentInBytes=64 -version 2>&1 > ${NULL}
-if [ "$?" != "0" ]
-then
-  printf "FAILED: -XX:ObjectAlignmentInBytes=64 option did not work.\n"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-${JAVA} ${TESTVMOPTS} -d64 -XX:+UseCompressedKlassPointers -XX:+UseCompressedOops -XX:ObjectAlignmentInBytes=128 -version 2>&1 > ${NULL}
-if [ "$?" != "0" ]
-then
-  printf "FAILED: -XX:ObjectAlignmentInBytes=128 option did not work.\n"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-
-printf "Passed.\n"
-exit 0

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/runtime/CompressedOops/CompressedKlassPointerAndOops.java	Fri Aug 02 08:32:05 2013 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * 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 8000968
+ * @key regression
+ * @summary NPG: UseCompressedKlassPointers asserts with ObjectAlignmentInBytes=32
+ * @library /testlibrary
+ */
+
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.*;
+
+public class CompressedKlassPointerAndOops {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+
+        if (!Platform.is64bit()) {
+            // Can't test this on 32 bit, just pass
+            System.out.println("Skipping test on 32bit");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        runWithAlignment(16);
+        runWithAlignment(32);
+        runWithAlignment(64);
+        runWithAlignment(128);
+    }
+
+    private static void runWithAlignment(int alignment) throws Exception {
+        ProcessBuilder pb;
+        OutputAnalyzer output;
+
+        pb = ProcessTools.createJavaProcessBuilder(
+            "-XX:+UseCompressedKlassPointers",
+            "-XX:+UseCompressedOops",
+            "-XX:ObjectAlignmentInBytes=" + alignment,
+            "-version");
+
+        output = new OutputAnalyzer(pb.start());
+        output.shouldHaveExitValue(0);
+    }
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzerReportingTest.java	Fri Aug 02 08:32:05 2013 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * 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 reporting functionality,
+ *     such as printing additional diagnostic info
+ *     (exit code, stdout, stderr, command line, etc.)
+ * @library /testlibrary
+ */
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.OutputAnalyzer;
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.ProcessTools;
+
+
+public class OutputAnalyzerReportingTest {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        // Create the output analyzer under test
+        String stdout = "aaaaaa";
+        String stderr = "bbbbbb";
+        OutputAnalyzer output = new OutputAnalyzer(stdout, stderr);
+
+        // Expected summary values should be the same for all cases,
+        // since the outputAnalyzer object is the same
+        String expectedExitValue = "-1";
+        String expectedSummary =
+                " stdout: [" + stdout + "];\n" +
+                " stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n" +
+                " exitValue = " + expectedExitValue + "\n";
+
+
+        DiagnosticSummaryTestRunner testRunner =
+                new DiagnosticSummaryTestRunner();
+
+        // should have exit value
+        testRunner.init(expectedSummary);
+        int unexpectedExitValue = 2;
+        try {
+            output.shouldHaveExitValue(unexpectedExitValue);
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) { }
+        testRunner.closeAndCheckResults();
+
+        // should not contain
+        testRunner.init(expectedSummary);
+        try {
+            output.shouldNotContain(stdout);
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) { }
+        testRunner.closeAndCheckResults();
+
+        // should contain
+        testRunner.init(expectedSummary);
+        try {
+            output.shouldContain("unexpected-stuff");
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) { }
+        testRunner.closeAndCheckResults();
+
+        // should not match
+        testRunner.init(expectedSummary);
+        try {
+            output.shouldNotMatch("[a]");
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) { }
+        testRunner.closeAndCheckResults();
+
+        // should match
+        testRunner.init(expectedSummary);
+        try {
+            output.shouldMatch("[qwerty]");
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) { }
+        testRunner.closeAndCheckResults();
+
+    }
+
+    private static class DiagnosticSummaryTestRunner {
+        private ByteArrayOutputStream byteStream =
+                new ByteArrayOutputStream(10000);
+
+        private String expectedSummary = "";
+        private PrintStream errStream;
+
+
+        public void init(String expectedSummary) {
+            this.expectedSummary = expectedSummary;
+            byteStream.reset();
+            errStream = new PrintStream(byteStream);
+            System.setErr(errStream);
+        }
+
+        public void closeAndCheckResults() {
+            // check results
+            errStream.close();
+            String stdErrStr = byteStream.toString();
+            if (!stdErrStr.contains(expectedSummary)) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("The output does not contain "
+                    + "the diagnostic message, or the message is incorrect");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}

--- a/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzer.java	Fri Aug 02 03:06:19 2013 -0700
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzer.java	Fri Aug 02 08:32:05 2013 -0700
@@ -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 \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 \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");
       }
   }
 
@@ -235,23 +247,45 @@
   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");
       }
   }
 
   /**
-   * Verifiy the exit value of the process
+   * Verify the exit value of the process
    *
    * @param expectedExitValue Expected exit value from process
    * @throws RuntimeException If the exit value from the process did not match the expected value
    */
   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)
    *

--- a/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/ProcessTools.java	Fri Aug 02 03:06:19 2013 -0700
+++ b/test/testlibrary/com/oracle/java/testlibrary/ProcessTools.java	Fri Aug 02 08:32:05 2013 -0700
@@ -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;
 
@@ -107,6 +108,22 @@
   }
 
   /**
+   * 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
@@ -132,8 +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()]));
-
   }
 
 }