FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.7.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-b147)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 21.0-b17, mixed mode)


FULL OS VERSION :
ALL (OS independent issue).

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When grabbing GarbageCollectorMXBean from the ManagementFactory, it is NOW possible (in Java 7) to cast the underlying bean implementation into a NotificationBroadcaster and add a NotificationListener.  Doing this causes the JVM to report on GC events after they're done.  In the JVM, GCNotifier::pushNotification puts the "raw" GCStatInfo data (containing start/end ticks) onto the request queue.  GCNotifier::sendNotification constructs GcInfo from this data WITHOUT converting the ticks to millis.  When the listener gets access to the GcInfo object, a call to getDuration() returns elapsed ticks vs. elapsed millis (contrary to comments in the source code).

This all constrasts the notion of calling GarbageCollectorMXBean.getLastGcInfo, which under the covers DOES convert the ticks to millis prior to returning the object.


THE PROBLEM WAS REPRODUCIBLE WITH -Xint FLAG: Did not try

THE PROBLEM WAS REPRODUCIBLE WITH -server FLAG: Did not try

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Use the provided source code.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
Actual results:

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PS Scavenge : 993
PS Scavenge : 765
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REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        NotificationListener nl = new NotificationListener()
        {
            @Override
            public void handleNotification(Notification notification, Object name)
            {
                CompositeData cd = (CompositeData) notification.getUserData();
                cd = (CompositeData) cd.get("gcInfo");
                GcInfo gcInfo = GcInfo.from(cd);
                long ticksNotMillis = gcInfo.getDuration();
                System.out.append(String.valueOf(name)).append(" : ");
                System.out.append(Long.toString(ticksNotMillis)).append("\n");
            }
        };

        List<GarbageCollectorMXBean> list = ManagementFactory.getGarbageCollectorMXBeans();

        for (GarbageCollectorMXBean bean : list)
            ((NotificationBroadcaster) bean).addNotificationListener(nl, null, bean.getName());

        // Force garbage collection

        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();

        for (;;)
        {
            long now = System.currentTimeMillis();

            if (now - start > 5000)
                break;

            byte[] bytes = new byte[1048576];
        }
    }

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