RFR(XS) - 8011671: JCK tests on static interface methods fail under b84: Illegal type at constant pool entry 5

[Vladimir Kozlov]

What about removed test 8007736/TestStaticIF.java? Can you restore and 
modify it so it passes with this relaxed verification?

Thanks,
Vladimir

On 4/8/13 9:09 AM, Bharadwaj Yadavalli wrote:
> Please review the following change that restores an incorrect removal
> done in http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hotspot-rt/hotspot/rev/b8deb3205b51
>
> The bytecode verification of Java 8 classfiles should allow invokestatic
> to refer to static interface methods in CONSTANT_InterfaceMethodref as
> well as static class
> methods in CONSTANT_Methodref.
>
> JBS: https://jbs.oracle.com/bugs/browse/JDK-8011671
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~bharadwaj/8011671/webrev/
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bharadwaj
>