diff --git a/runtime/base/histogram-inl.h b/runtime/base/histogram-inl.h
index 812ed86..0f969b9 100644
--- a/runtime/base/histogram-inl.h
+++ b/runtime/base/histogram-inl.h
@@ -165,6 +165,23 @@
 }
 
 template <class Value>
+inline void Histogram<Value>::DumpBins(std::ostream& os) const {
+  DCHECK_GT(sample_size_, 0ull);
+  bool dumped_one = false;
+  for (size_t bin_idx = 0; bin_idx < frequency_.size(); ++bin_idx) {
+    if (frequency_[bin_idx] != 0U) {
+      if (dumped_one) {
+        // Prepend a comma if not the first bin.
+        os << ",";
+      } else {
+        dumped_one = true;
+      }
+      os << GetRange(bin_idx) << ":" << frequency_[bin_idx];
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+template <class Value>
 inline void Histogram<Value>::PrintConfidenceIntervals(std::ostream &os, double interval,
                                                        const CumulativeData& data) const {
   static constexpr size_t kFractionalDigits = 3;
@@ -249,4 +266,3 @@
 
 }  // namespace art
 #endif  // ART_RUNTIME_BASE_HISTOGRAM_INL_H_
-
diff --git a/runtime/base/histogram.h b/runtime/base/histogram.h
index 78f6e1c..c312fb2 100644
--- a/runtime/base/histogram.h
+++ b/runtime/base/histogram.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
   void PrintConfidenceIntervals(std::ostream& os, double interval,
                                 const CumulativeData& data) const;
   void PrintBins(std::ostream& os, const CumulativeData& data) const;
+  void DumpBins(std::ostream& os) const;
   Value GetRange(size_t bucket_idx) const;
   size_t GetBucketCount() const;
 
diff --git a/runtime/gc/heap.cc b/runtime/gc/heap.cc
index 83da5a8..beaf067 100644
--- a/runtime/gc/heap.cc
+++ b/runtime/gc/heap.cc
@@ -195,7 +195,17 @@
       last_time_homogeneous_space_compaction_by_oom_(NanoTime()),
       pending_collector_transition_(nullptr),
       pending_heap_trim_(nullptr),
-      use_homogeneous_space_compaction_for_oom_(use_homogeneous_space_compaction_for_oom) {
+      use_homogeneous_space_compaction_for_oom_(use_homogeneous_space_compaction_for_oom),
+      running_collection_is_blocking_(false),
+      blocking_gc_count_(0U),
+      blocking_gc_time_(0U),
+      last_update_time_gc_count_rate_histograms_(  // Round down by the window duration.
+          (NanoTime() / kGcCountRateHistogramWindowDuration) * kGcCountRateHistogramWindowDuration),
+      gc_count_last_window_(0U),
+      blocking_gc_count_last_window_(0U),
+      gc_count_rate_histogram_("gc count rate histogram", 1U, kGcCountRateMaxBucketCount),
+      blocking_gc_count_rate_histogram_("blocking gc count rate histogram", 1U,
+                                        kGcCountRateMaxBucketCount) {
   if (VLOG_IS_ON(heap) || VLOG_IS_ON(startup)) {
     LOG(INFO) << "Heap() entering";
   }
@@ -926,7 +936,6 @@
     total_duration += collector->GetCumulativeTimings().GetTotalNs();
     total_paused_time += collector->GetTotalPausedTimeNs();
     collector->DumpPerformanceInfo(os);
-    collector->ResetMeasurements();
   }
   uint64_t allocation_time =
       static_cast<uint64_t>(total_allocation_time_.LoadRelaxed()) * kTimeAdjust;
@@ -940,8 +949,8 @@
   }
   uint64_t total_objects_allocated = GetObjectsAllocatedEver();
   os << "Total number of allocations " << total_objects_allocated << "\n";
-  uint64_t total_bytes_allocated = GetBytesAllocatedEver();
-  os << "Total bytes allocated " << PrettySize(total_bytes_allocated) << "\n";
+  os << "Total bytes allocated " << PrettySize(GetBytesAllocatedEver()) << "\n";
+  os << "Total bytes freed " << PrettySize(GetBytesFreedEver()) << "\n";
   os << "Free memory " << PrettySize(GetFreeMemory()) << "\n";
   os << "Free memory until GC " << PrettySize(GetFreeMemoryUntilGC()) << "\n";
   os << "Free memory until OOME " << PrettySize(GetFreeMemoryUntilOOME()) << "\n";
@@ -956,10 +965,68 @@
     os << "Zygote space size " << PrettySize(zygote_space_->Size()) << "\n";
   }
   os << "Total mutator paused time: " << PrettyDuration(total_paused_time) << "\n";
-  os << "Total time waiting for GC to complete: " << PrettyDuration(total_wait_time_);
+  os << "Total time waiting for GC to complete: " << PrettyDuration(total_wait_time_) << "\n";
+  os << "Total GC count: " << GetGcCount() << "\n";
+  os << "Total GC time: " << PrettyDuration(GetGcTime()) << "\n";
+  os << "Total blocking GC count: " << GetBlockingGcCount() << "\n";
+  os << "Total blocking GC time: " << PrettyDuration(GetBlockingGcTime()) << "\n";
+
+  {
+    MutexLock mu(Thread::Current(), *gc_complete_lock_);
+    if (gc_count_rate_histogram_.SampleSize() > 0U) {
+      os << "Histogram of GC count per " << NsToMs(kGcCountRateHistogramWindowDuration) << " ms: ";
+      gc_count_rate_histogram_.DumpBins(os);
+      os << "\n";
+    }
+    if (blocking_gc_count_rate_histogram_.SampleSize() > 0U) {
+      os << "Histogram of blocking GC count per "
+         << NsToMs(kGcCountRateHistogramWindowDuration) << " ms: ";
+      blocking_gc_count_rate_histogram_.DumpBins(os);
+      os << "\n";
+    }
+  }
+
   BaseMutex::DumpAll(os);
 }
 
+uint64_t Heap::GetGcCount() const {
+  uint64_t gc_count = 0U;
+  for (auto& collector : garbage_collectors_) {
+    gc_count += collector->GetCumulativeTimings().GetIterations();
+  }
+  return gc_count;
+}
+
+uint64_t Heap::GetGcTime() const {
+  uint64_t gc_time = 0U;
+  for (auto& collector : garbage_collectors_) {
+    gc_time += collector->GetCumulativeTimings().GetTotalNs();
+  }
+  return gc_time;
+}
+
+uint64_t Heap::GetBlockingGcCount() const {
+  return blocking_gc_count_;
+}
+
+uint64_t Heap::GetBlockingGcTime() const {
+  return blocking_gc_time_;
+}
+
+void Heap::DumpGcCountRateHistogram(std::ostream& os) const {
+  MutexLock mu(Thread::Current(), *gc_complete_lock_);
+  if (gc_count_rate_histogram_.SampleSize() > 0U) {
+    gc_count_rate_histogram_.DumpBins(os);
+  }
+}
+
+void Heap::DumpBlockingGcCountRateHistogram(std::ostream& os) const {
+  MutexLock mu(Thread::Current(), *gc_complete_lock_);
+  if (blocking_gc_count_rate_histogram_.SampleSize() > 0U) {
+    blocking_gc_count_rate_histogram_.DumpBins(os);
+  }
+}
+
 Heap::~Heap() {
   VLOG(heap) << "Starting ~Heap()";
   STLDeleteElements(&garbage_collectors_);
@@ -2274,7 +2341,6 @@
     }
     collector_type_running_ = collector_type_;
   }
-
   if (gc_cause == kGcCauseForAlloc && runtime->HasStatsEnabled()) {
     ++runtime->GetStats()->gc_for_alloc_count;
     ++self->GetStats()->gc_for_alloc_count;
@@ -2389,11 +2455,55 @@
   collector_type_running_ = kCollectorTypeNone;
   if (gc_type != collector::kGcTypeNone) {
     last_gc_type_ = gc_type;
+
+    // Update stats.
+    ++gc_count_last_window_;
+    if (running_collection_is_blocking_) {
+      // If the currently running collection was a blocking one,
+      // increment the counters and reset the flag.
+      ++blocking_gc_count_;
+      blocking_gc_time_ += GetCurrentGcIteration()->GetDurationNs();
+      ++blocking_gc_count_last_window_;
+    }
+    // Update the gc count rate histograms if due.
+    UpdateGcCountRateHistograms();
   }
+  // Reset.
+  running_collection_is_blocking_ = false;
   // Wake anyone who may have been waiting for the GC to complete.
   gc_complete_cond_->Broadcast(self);
 }
 
+void Heap::UpdateGcCountRateHistograms() {
+  // Invariant: if the time since the last update includes more than
+  // one windows, all the GC runs (if > 0) must have happened in first
+  // window because otherwise the update must have already taken place
+  // at an earlier GC run. So, we report the non-first windows with
+  // zero counts to the histograms.
+  DCHECK_EQ(last_update_time_gc_count_rate_histograms_ % kGcCountRateHistogramWindowDuration, 0U);
+  uint64_t now = NanoTime();
+  DCHECK_GE(now, last_update_time_gc_count_rate_histograms_);
+  uint64_t time_since_last_update = now - last_update_time_gc_count_rate_histograms_;
+  uint64_t num_of_windows = time_since_last_update / kGcCountRateHistogramWindowDuration;
+  if (time_since_last_update >= kGcCountRateHistogramWindowDuration) {
+    // Record the first window.
+    gc_count_rate_histogram_.AddValue(gc_count_last_window_ - 1);  // Exclude the current run.
+    blocking_gc_count_rate_histogram_.AddValue(running_collection_is_blocking_ ?
+        blocking_gc_count_last_window_ - 1 : blocking_gc_count_last_window_);
+    // Record the other windows (with zero counts).
+    for (uint64_t i = 0; i < num_of_windows - 1; ++i) {
+      gc_count_rate_histogram_.AddValue(0);
+      blocking_gc_count_rate_histogram_.AddValue(0);
+    }
+    // Update the last update time and reset the counters.
+    last_update_time_gc_count_rate_histograms_ =
+        (now / kGcCountRateHistogramWindowDuration) * kGcCountRateHistogramWindowDuration;
+    gc_count_last_window_ = 1;  // Include the current run.
+    blocking_gc_count_last_window_ = running_collection_is_blocking_ ? 1 : 0;
+  }
+  DCHECK_EQ(last_update_time_gc_count_rate_histograms_ % kGcCountRateHistogramWindowDuration, 0U);
+}
+
 class RootMatchesObjectVisitor : public SingleRootVisitor {
  public:
   explicit RootMatchesObjectVisitor(const mirror::Object* obj) : obj_(obj) { }
@@ -3003,6 +3113,14 @@
   collector::GcType last_gc_type = collector::kGcTypeNone;
   uint64_t wait_start = NanoTime();
   while (collector_type_running_ != kCollectorTypeNone) {
+    if (self != task_processor_->GetRunningThread()) {
+      // The current thread is about to wait for a currently running
+      // collection to finish. If the waiting thread is not the heap
+      // task daemon thread, the currently running collection is
+      // considered as a blocking GC.
+      running_collection_is_blocking_ = true;
+      VLOG(gc) << "Waiting for a blocking GC " << cause;
+    }
     ATRACE_BEGIN("GC: Wait For Completion");
     // We must wait, change thread state then sleep on gc_complete_cond_;
     gc_complete_cond_->Wait(self);
@@ -3015,6 +3133,13 @@
     LOG(INFO) << "WaitForGcToComplete blocked for " << PrettyDuration(wait_time)
         << " for cause " << cause;
   }
+  if (self != task_processor_->GetRunningThread()) {
+    // The current thread is about to run a collection. If the thread
+    // is not the heap task daemon thread, it's considered as a
+    // blocking GC (i.e., blocking itself).
+    running_collection_is_blocking_ = true;
+    VLOG(gc) << "Starting a blocking GC " << cause;
+  }
   return last_gc_type;
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/gc/heap.h b/runtime/gc/heap.h
index 603cbfd..2f62798 100644
--- a/runtime/gc/heap.h
+++ b/runtime/gc/heap.h
@@ -672,6 +672,14 @@
     min_interval_homogeneous_space_compaction_by_oom_ = interval;
   }
 
+  // Helpers for android.os.Debug.getRuntimeStat().
+  uint64_t GetGcCount() const;
+  uint64_t GetGcTime() const;
+  uint64_t GetBlockingGcCount() const;
+  uint64_t GetBlockingGcTime() const;
+  void DumpGcCountRateHistogram(std::ostream& os) const;
+  void DumpBlockingGcCountRateHistogram(std::ostream& os) const;
+
  private:
   class ConcurrentGCTask;
   class CollectorTransitionTask;
@@ -873,6 +881,8 @@
       EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(Locks::mutator_lock_)
       LOCKS_EXCLUDED(Locks::heap_bitmap_lock_);
 
+  void UpdateGcCountRateHistograms() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(gc_complete_lock_);
+
   // All-known continuous spaces, where objects lie within fixed bounds.
   std::vector<space::ContinuousSpace*> continuous_spaces_;
 
@@ -1156,6 +1166,28 @@
   // Whether or not we use homogeneous space compaction to avoid OOM errors.
   bool use_homogeneous_space_compaction_for_oom_;
 
+  // True if the currently running collection has made some thread wait.
+  bool running_collection_is_blocking_ GUARDED_BY(gc_complete_lock_);
+  // The number of blocking GC runs.
+  uint64_t blocking_gc_count_;
+  // The total duration of blocking GC runs.
+  uint64_t blocking_gc_time_;
+  // The duration of the window for the GC count rate histograms.
+  static constexpr uint64_t kGcCountRateHistogramWindowDuration = MsToNs(10 * 1000);  // 10s.
+  // The last time when the GC count rate histograms were updated.
+  // This is rounded by kGcCountRateHistogramWindowDuration (a multiple of 10s).
+  uint64_t last_update_time_gc_count_rate_histograms_;
+  // The running count of GC runs in the last window.
+  uint64_t gc_count_last_window_;
+  // The running count of blocking GC runs in the last window.
+  uint64_t blocking_gc_count_last_window_;
+  // The maximum number of buckets in the GC count rate histograms.
+  static constexpr size_t kGcCountRateMaxBucketCount = 200;
+  // The histogram of the number of GC invocations per window duration.
+  Histogram<uint64_t> gc_count_rate_histogram_ GUARDED_BY(gc_complete_lock_);
+  // The histogram of the number of blocking GC invocations per window duration.
+  Histogram<uint64_t> blocking_gc_count_rate_histogram_ GUARDED_BY(gc_complete_lock_);
+
   friend class CollectorTransitionTask;
   friend class collector::GarbageCollector;
   friend class collector::MarkCompact;
diff --git a/runtime/gc/task_processor.cc b/runtime/gc/task_processor.cc
index 2ca4b3f..ef34c68 100644
--- a/runtime/gc/task_processor.cc
+++ b/runtime/gc/task_processor.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 namespace gc {
 
 TaskProcessor::TaskProcessor()
-    : lock_(new Mutex("Task processor lock", kReferenceProcessorLock)), is_running_(false) {
+    : lock_(new Mutex("Task processor lock", kReferenceProcessorLock)), is_running_(false),
+      running_thread_(nullptr) {
   // Piggyback off the reference processor lock level.
   cond_.reset(new ConditionVariable("Task processor condition", *lock_));
 }
@@ -96,15 +97,22 @@
   return is_running_;
 }
 
+Thread* TaskProcessor::GetRunningThread() const {
+  MutexLock mu(Thread::Current(), *lock_);
+  return running_thread_;
+}
+
 void TaskProcessor::Stop(Thread* self) {
   MutexLock mu(self, *lock_);
   is_running_ = false;
+  running_thread_ = nullptr;
   cond_->Broadcast(self);
 }
 
 void TaskProcessor::Start(Thread* self) {
   MutexLock mu(self, *lock_);
   is_running_ = true;
+  running_thread_ = self;
 }
 
 void TaskProcessor::RunAllTasks(Thread* self) {
diff --git a/runtime/gc/task_processor.h b/runtime/gc/task_processor.h
index 765f035..67e3a54 100644
--- a/runtime/gc/task_processor.h
+++ b/runtime/gc/task_processor.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
   bool IsRunning() const LOCKS_EXCLUDED(lock_);
   void UpdateTargetRunTime(Thread* self, HeapTask* target_time, uint64_t new_target_time)
       LOCKS_EXCLUDED(lock_);
+  Thread* GetRunningThread() const LOCKS_EXCLUDED(lock_);
 
  private:
   class CompareByTargetRunTime {
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
   bool is_running_ GUARDED_BY(lock_);
   std::unique_ptr<ConditionVariable> cond_ GUARDED_BY(lock_);
   std::multiset<HeapTask*, CompareByTargetRunTime> tasks_ GUARDED_BY(lock_);
+  Thread* running_thread_ GUARDED_BY(lock_);
 };
 
 }  // namespace gc
diff --git a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMDebug.cc b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMDebug.cc
index 2724d91..876e29a 100644
--- a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMDebug.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMDebug.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include "base/histogram-inl.h"
 #include "class_linker.h"
 #include "common_throws.h"
 #include "debugger.h"
@@ -329,6 +332,123 @@
   env->ReleasePrimitiveArrayCritical(data, arr, 0);
 }
 
+// The runtime stat names for VMDebug.getRuntimeStat().
+enum class VMDebugRuntimeStatId {
+  kArtGcGcCount = 0,
+  kArtGcGcTime,
+  kArtGcBytesAllocated,
+  kArtGcBytesFreed,
+  kArtGcBlockingGcCount,
+  kArtGcBlockingGcTime,
+  kArtGcGcCountRateHistogram,
+  kArtGcBlockingGcCountRateHistogram,
+  kNumRuntimeStats,
+};
+
+static jobject VMDebug_getRuntimeStatInternal(JNIEnv* env, jclass, jint statId) {
+  gc::Heap* heap = Runtime::Current()->GetHeap();
+  switch (static_cast<VMDebugRuntimeStatId>(statId)) {
+    case VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcGcCount: {
+      std::string output = std::to_string(heap->GetGcCount());
+      return env->NewStringUTF(output.c_str());
+    }
+    case VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcGcTime: {
+      std::string output = std::to_string(NsToMs(heap->GetGcTime()));
+      return env->NewStringUTF(output.c_str());
+    }
+    case VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcBytesAllocated: {
+      std::string output = std::to_string(heap->GetBytesAllocatedEver());
+      return env->NewStringUTF(output.c_str());
+    }
+    case VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcBytesFreed: {
+      std::string output = std::to_string(heap->GetBytesFreedEver());
+      return env->NewStringUTF(output.c_str());
+    }
+    case VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcBlockingGcCount: {
+      std::string output = std::to_string(heap->GetBlockingGcCount());
+      return env->NewStringUTF(output.c_str());
+    }
+    case VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcBlockingGcTime: {
+      std::string output = std::to_string(NsToMs(heap->GetBlockingGcTime()));
+      return env->NewStringUTF(output.c_str());
+    }
+    case VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcGcCountRateHistogram: {
+      std::ostringstream output;
+      heap->DumpGcCountRateHistogram(output);
+      return env->NewStringUTF(output.str().c_str());
+    }
+    case VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcBlockingGcCountRateHistogram: {
+      std::ostringstream output;
+      heap->DumpBlockingGcCountRateHistogram(output);
+      return env->NewStringUTF(output.str().c_str());
+    }
+    default:
+      return nullptr;
+  }
+}
+
+static bool SetRuntimeStatValue(JNIEnv* env, jobjectArray result, VMDebugRuntimeStatId id,
+                                std::string value) {
+  ScopedLocalRef<jstring> jvalue(env, env->NewStringUTF(value.c_str()));
+  if (jvalue.get() == nullptr) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  env->SetObjectArrayElement(result, static_cast<jint>(id), jvalue.get());
+  return true;
+}
+
+static jobjectArray VMDebug_getRuntimeStatsInternal(JNIEnv* env, jclass) {
+  jobjectArray result = env->NewObjectArray(
+      static_cast<jint>(VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kNumRuntimeStats),
+      WellKnownClasses::java_lang_String,
+      nullptr);
+  if (result == nullptr) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  gc::Heap* heap = Runtime::Current()->GetHeap();
+  if (!SetRuntimeStatValue(env, result, VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcGcCount,
+                           std::to_string(heap->GetGcCount()))) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  if (!SetRuntimeStatValue(env, result, VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcGcTime,
+                           std::to_string(NsToMs(heap->GetGcTime())))) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  if (!SetRuntimeStatValue(env, result, VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcBytesAllocated,
+                           std::to_string(heap->GetBytesAllocatedEver()))) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  if (!SetRuntimeStatValue(env, result, VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcBytesFreed,
+                           std::to_string(heap->GetBytesFreedEver()))) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  if (!SetRuntimeStatValue(env, result, VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcBlockingGcCount,
+                           std::to_string(heap->GetBlockingGcCount()))) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  if (!SetRuntimeStatValue(env, result, VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcBlockingGcTime,
+                           std::to_string(NsToMs(heap->GetBlockingGcTime())))) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  {
+    std::ostringstream output;
+    heap->DumpGcCountRateHistogram(output);
+    if (!SetRuntimeStatValue(env, result, VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcGcCountRateHistogram,
+                             output.str())) {
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+  }
+  {
+    std::ostringstream output;
+    heap->DumpBlockingGcCountRateHistogram(output);
+    if (!SetRuntimeStatValue(env, result, VMDebugRuntimeStatId::kArtGcBlockingGcCountRateHistogram,
+                             output.str())) {
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
 static JNINativeMethod gMethods[] = {
   NATIVE_METHOD(VMDebug, countInstancesOfClass, "(Ljava/lang/Class;Z)J"),
   NATIVE_METHOD(VMDebug, crash, "()V"),
@@ -359,6 +479,8 @@
   NATIVE_METHOD(VMDebug, stopInstructionCounting, "()V"),
   NATIVE_METHOD(VMDebug, stopMethodTracing, "()V"),
   NATIVE_METHOD(VMDebug, threadCpuTimeNanos, "!()J"),
+  NATIVE_METHOD(VMDebug, getRuntimeStatInternal, "(I)Ljava/lang/String;"),
+  NATIVE_METHOD(VMDebug, getRuntimeStatsInternal, "()[Ljava/lang/String;")
 };
 
 void register_dalvik_system_VMDebug(JNIEnv* env) {
diff --git a/test/099-vmdebug/src/Main.java b/test/099-vmdebug/src/Main.java
index 4d781c3..a8db069 100644
--- a/test/099-vmdebug/src/Main.java
+++ b/test/099-vmdebug/src/Main.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 public class Main {
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
             return;
         }
         testMethodTracing();
+        testRuntimeStat();
     }
 
     private static File createTempFile() throws Exception {
@@ -109,10 +111,108 @@
         tempFile.delete();
     }
 
+    private static void checkNumber(String s) throws Exception {
+        if (s == null) {
+            System.out.println("Got null string");
+            return;
+        }
+        long n = Long.valueOf(s);
+        if (n < 0) {
+            System.out.println("Got negative number " + n);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void checkHistogram(String s) throws Exception {
+        if (s == null || s.length() == 0) {
+            System.out.println("Got null or empty string");
+            return;
+        }
+        String[] buckets = s.split(",");
+        long last_key = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < buckets.length; ++i) {
+            String bucket = buckets[i];
+            if (bucket.length() == 0) {
+                System.out.println("Got empty bucket");
+                continue;
+            }
+            String[] kv = bucket.split(":");
+            if (kv.length != 2 || kv[0].length() == 0 || kv[1].length() == 0) {
+                System.out.println("Got bad bucket " + bucket);
+                continue;
+            }
+            long key = Long.valueOf(kv[0]);
+            long value = Long.valueOf(kv[1]);
+            if (key < 0 || value < 0) {
+                System.out.println("Got negative key or value " + bucket);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (key < last_key) {
+                System.out.println("Got decreasing key " + bucket);
+                continue;
+            }
+            last_key = key;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void testRuntimeStat() throws Exception {
+        // Invoke at least one GC and wait for 20 seconds or so so we get at
+        // least one bucket in the histograms.
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {
+          Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
+          Thread.sleep(1000L);
+        }
+        String gc_count = VMDebug.getRuntimeStat("art.gc.gc-count");
+        String gc_time = VMDebug.getRuntimeStat("art.gc.gc-time");
+        String bytes_allocated = VMDebug.getRuntimeStat("art.gc.bytes-allocated");
+        String bytes_freed = VMDebug.getRuntimeStat("art.gc.bytes-freed");
+        String blocking_gc_count = VMDebug.getRuntimeStat("art.gc.blocking-gc-count");
+        String blocking_gc_time = VMDebug.getRuntimeStat("art.gc.blocking-gc-time");
+        String gc_count_rate_histogram = VMDebug.getRuntimeStat("art.gc.gc-count-rate-histogram");
+        String blocking_gc_count_rate_histogram =
+            VMDebug.getRuntimeStat("art.gc.blocking-gc-count-rate-histogram");
+        checkNumber(gc_count);
+        checkNumber(gc_time);
+        checkNumber(bytes_allocated);
+        checkNumber(bytes_freed);
+        checkNumber(blocking_gc_count);
+        checkNumber(blocking_gc_time);
+        checkHistogram(gc_count_rate_histogram);
+        checkHistogram(blocking_gc_count_rate_histogram);
+    }
+
+    private static void testRuntimeStats() throws Exception {
+        // Invoke at least one GC and wait for 20 seconds or so so we get at
+        // least one bucket in the histograms.
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {
+          Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
+          Thread.sleep(1000L);
+        }
+        Map<String, String> map = VMDebug.getRuntimeStats();
+        String gc_count = map.get("art.gc.gc-count");
+        String gc_time = map.get("art.gc.gc-time");
+        String bytes_allocated = map.get("art.gc.bytes-allocated");
+        String bytes_freed = map.get("art.gc.bytes-freed");
+        String blocking_gc_count = map.get("art.gc.blocking-gc-count");
+        String blocking_gc_time = map.get("art.gc.blocking-gc-time");
+        String gc_count_rate_histogram = map.get("art.gc.gc-count-rate-histogram");
+        String blocking_gc_count_rate_histogram =
+            map.get("art.gc.blocking-gc-count-rate-histogram");
+        checkNumber(gc_count);
+        checkNumber(gc_time);
+        checkNumber(bytes_allocated);
+        checkNumber(bytes_freed);
+        checkNumber(blocking_gc_count);
+        checkNumber(blocking_gc_time);
+        checkHistogram(gc_count_rate_histogram);
+        checkHistogram(blocking_gc_count_rate_histogram);
+    }
+
     private static class VMDebug {
         private static final Method startMethodTracingMethod;
         private static final Method stopMethodTracingMethod;
         private static final Method getMethodTracingModeMethod;
+        private static final Method getRuntimeStatMethod;
+        private static final Method getRuntimeStatsMethod;
         static {
             try {
                 Class c = Class.forName("dalvik.system.VMDebug");
@@ -120,6 +220,8 @@
                         Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE, Boolean.TYPE, Integer.TYPE);
                 stopMethodTracingMethod = c.getDeclaredMethod("stopMethodTracing");
                 getMethodTracingModeMethod = c.getDeclaredMethod("getMethodTracingMode");
+                getRuntimeStatMethod = c.getDeclaredMethod("getRuntimeStat", String.class);
+                getRuntimeStatsMethod = c.getDeclaredMethod("getRuntimeStats");
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
             }
@@ -136,5 +238,11 @@
         public static int getMethodTracingMode() throws Exception {
             return (int) getMethodTracingModeMethod.invoke(null);
         }
+        public static String getRuntimeStat(String statName) throws Exception {
+            return (String) getRuntimeStatMethod.invoke(null, statName);
+        }
+        public static Map<String, String> getRuntimeStats() throws Exception {
+            return (Map<String, String>) getRuntimeStatsMethod.invoke(null);
+        }
     }
 }