diff --git a/mps/qa/function/17.c b/mps/qa/function/17.c
index 6563dbb55ab..0d7ebef76a8 100644
--- a/mps/qa/function/17.c
+++ b/mps/qa/function/17.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* 
 TEST_HEADER
- id = $HopeName$
+ id = $HopeName: MMQA_test_function!17.c(trunk.6) $
  summary = create and destroy lots of pools (interleaved)
  language = c
  link = testlib.o newfmt.o
@@ -9,38 +9,52 @@ END_HEADER
 
 #include "testlib.h"
 #include "mpscamc.h"
+#include "mpsavm.h"
 #include "newfmt.h"
 
-static void test(void) {
- mps_space_t space;
+
+#define genCOUNT (3)
+
+static mps_gen_param_s testChain[genCOUNT] = {
+  { 6000, 0.90 }, { 8000, 0.65 }, { 16000, 0.50 } };
+
+
+static void test(void)
+{
+ mps_arena_t arena;
  mps_pool_t pool;
  mps_pool_t pool1;
  mps_thr_t thread;
  mps_fmt_t format;
+ mps_chain_t chain;
 
  int p;
 
- die(mps_space_create(&space), "create");
- die(mps_thread_reg(&thread, space), "register thread");
- die(mps_fmt_create_A(&format, space, &fmtA), "create format");
+ cdie(mps_arena_create(&arena, mps_arena_class_vm(), mmqaArenaSIZE),
+      "create arena");
+ die(mps_thread_reg(&thread, arena), "register thread");
+ die(mps_fmt_create_A(&format, arena, &fmtA), "create format");
+ cdie(mps_chain_create(&chain, arena, genCOUNT, testChain), "chain_create");
 
- die(mps_pool_create(&pool1, space, mps_class_amc(), format),
-  "create pool");
+ die(mmqa_pool_create_chain(&pool1, arena, mps_class_amc(), format, chain),
+     "create pool");
 
- for (p=0; p<10000; p++) {
-  die(mps_pool_create(&pool, space, mps_class_amc(), format),
-   "create pool");
-  comment("%i", p);
-  mps_pool_destroy(pool1);
-  pool1=pool;
+ for (p = 0; p < 10000; p++) {
+   die(mmqa_pool_create_chain(&pool, arena, mps_class_amc(), format, chain),
+       "create pool");
+   comment("%i", p);
+   mps_pool_destroy(pool1);
+   pool1=pool;
  }
 
  mps_pool_destroy(pool);
+ mps_chain_destroy(chain);
  mps_fmt_destroy(format);
  mps_thread_dereg(thread);
- mps_space_destroy(space);
+ mps_arena_destroy(arena);
 }
 
+
 int main(void)
 {
  easy_tramp(test);