The clhsdb "symbol" command is used to print the hotspot Symbol at a certain address. We should add a test for it. The following approach should work:
Use "class java.lang.Thread" to get the address of the InstanceKlass for java.lang.Thread:
hsdb> class java.lang.Thread
java/lang/Thread @0x0000000800024398
Use "inspect" of that address to dump all the fields of the java.lang.Thread InstanceKlass:
hsdb> inspect 0x0000000800024398
Type is InstanceKlass (size of 480)
juint Klass::_super_check_offset: 64
...
Symbol* Klass::_name: Symbol @ 0x0000000800471120
AccessFlags Klass::_access_flags: 52428833
markWord Klass::_prototype_header: 1
...
One of the fields is a Symbol instance, and the address is given. Use "symbol" on that address:
hsdb> symbol 0x0000000800471120
#java/lang/Thread
Confirm that that symbol is for the name of the class we used the "class" command on.
An additional benefit of this test is that is also tests the "class" and "inspect" commands, which we currently don't have any testing for.