MNEMONIC-483:Construct a test case to verify the reference breaking
diff --git a/bin/test.conf b/bin/test.conf
index 9a5813b..3f4d799 100644
--- a/bin/test.conf
+++ b/bin/test.conf
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 mvn -Dtest=DurablePersonNGTest test -pl mnemonic-core -DskipTests=false
 
 # a testcase for module "mnemonic-core" that requires 'pmalloc' memory service to pass
+mvn -Dtest=DurablePersonRefBreakNGTest test -pl mnemonic-core -DskipTests=fal
+
+# a testcase for module "mnemonic-core" that requires 'pmalloc' memory service to pass
 mvn -Dtest=NonVolatileMemAllocatorNGTest test -pl mnemonic-core -DskipTests=false
 
 # a testcase for module "mnemonic-core" that requires 'vmem' memory service to pass
diff --git a/mnemonic-core/src/test/java/org/apache/mnemonic/DurablePersonRefBreakNGTest.java b/mnemonic-core/src/test/java/org/apache/mnemonic/DurablePersonRefBreakNGTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ff5b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mnemonic-core/src/test/java/org/apache/mnemonic/DurablePersonRefBreakNGTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+/*
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+ */
+
+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.zip.CRC32;
+import java.util.zip.Checksum;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomUtils;
+import org.testng.Assert;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import sun.misc.Unsafe;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("restriction")
+public class DurablePersonRefBreakNGTest {
+    public static String uri = "./pobj_person_refbreak.dat";
+    private long cKEYCAPACITY;
+    private long pic_checksum;
+    private long fp_checksum;
+    private Random rand;
+    private Unsafe unsafe;
+
+    protected DurableBuffer<NonVolatileMemAllocator>
+    genuptBuffer(NonVolatileMemAllocator act, Checksum cs, int size) {
+        DurableBuffer<NonVolatileMemAllocator> ret = null;
+        ret = act.createBuffer(size, false);
+        if (null == ret) {
+            throw new OutOfHybridMemory("Create Durable Buffer Failed.");
+        }
+        ret.get().clear();
+        byte[] rdbytes = RandomUtils.nextBytes(size);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(rdbytes);
+        ret.get().put(rdbytes);
+        cs.update(rdbytes, 0, rdbytes.length);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    protected DurableChunk<NonVolatileMemAllocator>
+    genuptChunk(NonVolatileMemAllocator act, Checksum cs, long size) {
+        DurableChunk<NonVolatileMemAllocator> ret = null;
+        ret = act.createChunk(size, false);
+        if (null == ret) {
+            throw new OutOfHybridMemory("Create Durable Chunk Failed.");
+        }
+        byte b;
+        for (int i = 0; i < ret.getSize(); ++i) {
+            b = (byte) rand.nextInt(255);
+            unsafe.putByte(ret.get() + i, b);
+            cs.update(b);
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    protected int genRandSize() {
+        return rand.nextInt(1024 * 1024) + 1024 * 1024;
+    }
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public void setup() throws Exception {
+        rand = Utils.createRandom();
+        unsafe = Utils.getUnsafe();
+    }
+
+    @Test(expectedExceptions = { OutOfHybridMemory.class })
+    public void testGenPeople() throws OutOfHybridMemory, RetrieveDurableEntityError {
+        Random rand = Utils.createRandom();
+        NonVolatileMemAllocator act = new NonVolatileMemAllocator(Utils.getNonVolatileMemoryAllocatorService("pmalloc"),
+                1024L * 1024 * 1024, uri, true);
+        cKEYCAPACITY = act.handlerCapacity();
+        act.setBufferReclaimer(new Reclaim<ByteBuffer>() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean reclaim(ByteBuffer mres, Long sz) {
+                System.out.println(String.format("Reclaim Memory Buffer: %X  Size: %s", System.identityHashCode(mres),
+                        null == sz ? "NULL" : sz.toString()));
+                return false;
+            }
+        });
+        act.setChunkReclaimer(new Reclaim<Long>() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean reclaim(Long mres, Long sz) {
+                System.out.println(String.format("Reclaim Memory Chunk: %X  Size: %s", System.identityHashCode(mres),
+                        null == sz ? "NULL" : sz.toString()));
+                return false;
+            }
+        });
+
+        for (long i = 0; i < cKEYCAPACITY; ++i) {
+            act.setHandler(i, 0L);
+        }
+
+        Person<Integer> mother;
+        Person<Integer> person;
+
+        Checksum pic_cs = new CRC32();
+        pic_cs.reset();
+        Checksum fp_cs = new CRC32();
+        fp_cs.reset();
+
+        long keyidx = 0;
+        long val;
+
+        try {
+            while (true) {
+                // if (keyidx >= KEYCAPACITY) break;
+
+                keyidx %= cKEYCAPACITY;
+
+                System.out.printf("************ Generating People on Key %d ***********\n", keyidx);
+
+                val = act.getHandler(keyidx);
+                if (0L != val) {
+                    PersonFactory.restore(act, val, true);
+                }
+                person = PersonFactory.create(act);
+                person.setAge((short) rand.nextInt(50));
+                person.setName(String.format("Name: [%s]", UUID.randomUUID().toString()), true);
+                person.setName(String.format("Name: [%s]", UUID.randomUUID().toString()), true);
+                person.setName(String.format("Name: [%s]", UUID.randomUUID().toString()), true);
+                person.setName(String.format("Name: [%s]", UUID.randomUUID().toString()), true);
+
+                person.setPicture(genuptBuffer(act, pic_cs, genRandSize()), true);
+                person.setPreference(genuptChunk(act, fp_cs, genRandSize()), true);
+
+                act.setHandler(keyidx, person.getHandler());
+                pic_checksum = pic_cs.getValue();
+                fp_checksum = fp_cs.getValue();
+
+                for (int deep = 0; deep < rand.nextInt(100); ++deep) {
+
+                    mother = PersonFactory.create(act);
+                    mother.setAge((short) (50 + rand.nextInt(50)));
+                    mother.setName(String.format("Name: [%s]", UUID.randomUUID().toString()), true);
+                    mother.setPicture(genuptBuffer(act, pic_cs, genRandSize()), true);
+                    mother.setPreference(genuptChunk(act, fp_cs, genRandSize()), true);
+
+                    person.setMother(mother, true);
+                    pic_checksum = pic_cs.getValue();
+                    fp_checksum = fp_cs.getValue();
+
+                    person = mother;
+
+                }
+                ++keyidx;
+            }
+        } finally {
+            act.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test(dependsOnMethods = { "testGenPeople" })
+    public void testCheckPeople() throws RetrieveDurableEntityError {
+        NonVolatileMemAllocator act = new NonVolatileMemAllocator(Utils.getNonVolatileMemoryAllocatorService("pmalloc"),
+                1024 * 1024 * 8, uri, false);
+        act.setBufferReclaimer(new Reclaim<ByteBuffer>() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean reclaim(ByteBuffer mres, Long sz) {
+                System.out.println(String.format("Reclaim Memory Buffer: %X  Size: %s", System.identityHashCode(mres),
+                        null == sz ? "NULL" : sz.toString()));
+                return false;
+            }
+        });
+        act.setChunkReclaimer(new Reclaim<Long>() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean reclaim(Long mres, Long sz) {
+                System.out.println(String.format("Reclaim Memory Chunk: %X  Size: %s", System.identityHashCode(mres),
+                        null == sz ? "NULL" : sz.toString()));
+                return false;
+            }
+        });
+
+        Checksum pic_cs = new CRC32();
+        pic_cs.reset();
+        Checksum fp_cs = new CRC32();
+        fp_cs.reset();
+        long size;
+        byte[] buf;
+
+        long val;
+        for (long i = 0; i < cKEYCAPACITY; ++i) {
+            System.out.printf("----------Key %d--------------\n", i);
+            val = act.getHandler(i);
+            if (0L == val) {
+                break;
+            }
+            // autoreclaim must set false for reference breaking operation
+            Person<Integer> person = PersonFactory.restore(act, val, false);
+            Person<Integer> init_person = person;
+            while (null != person) {
+                person = person.getMother();
+            }
+            init_person.refbreak(); // intend to release all marked linked objects and depends on autoreclaim flag
+            person = init_person;
+            while (null != person) {
+                person.testOutput();
+                person.getPicture().get().clear();
+                buf = new byte[person.getPicture().get().capacity()];
+                person.getPicture().get().get(buf);
+                pic_cs.update(buf, 0, buf.length);
+                byte b;
+                for (int j = 0; j < person.getPreference().getSize(); ++j) {
+                    b = unsafe.getByte(person.getPreference().get() + j);
+                    fp_cs.update(b);
+                }
+                person = person.getMother();
+            }
+        }
+
+        act.close();
+        Assert.assertEquals(pic_cs.getValue(), pic_checksum);
+        Assert.assertEquals(fp_cs.getValue(), fp_checksum);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mnemonic-core/src/test/java/org/apache/mnemonic/Person.java b/mnemonic-core/src/test/java/org/apache/mnemonic/Person.java
index 0f52eaf..a2b92dd 100644
--- a/mnemonic-core/src/test/java/org/apache/mnemonic/Person.java
+++ b/mnemonic-core/src/test/java/org/apache/mnemonic/Person.java
@@ -83,12 +83,14 @@
   public abstract void setPreference(DurableChunk<?> mch, boolean destroy);
 
   @DurableGetter
+  @RefBreak
   public abstract Person<E> getMother() throws RetrieveDurableEntityError;
 
   @DurableSetter
   public abstract void setMother(Person<E> mother, boolean destroy) throws RetrieveDurableEntityError;
 
   @DurableGetter
+  @RefBreak
   public abstract Person<E> getFather() throws RetrieveDurableEntityError;
 
   @DurableSetter