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+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+
+// Harden the thread interactions on the exit path.
+// Ensure workers are able to bail out safe at
+// arbitrary execution points. By using a number of
+// internal modules as load candidates, the expectation
+// is that those will be at various control flow points
+// preferrably in the C++ land.
+
+const { Worker } = require('worker_threads');
+for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+  new Worker("const modules = ['fs', 'assert', 'async_hooks'," +
+    "'buffer', 'child_process', 'net', 'http', 'https', 'os'," +
+    "'path', 'v8', 'vm'];" +
+    'modules.forEach((module) => {' +
+    'const m = require(module);' +
+    '});', { eval: true });
+}
+
+// Allow workers to go live.
+setTimeout(() => {
+  process.exit(0);
+}, 200);