RFR(XS) 8135265: VM fails on 'empty' interface public <init>()V method with VerifyError

[George Triantafillou]

Hi Harold,

This looks good.

-George

On 9/17/2015 10:22 AM, harold seigel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Please review this small change to fix bug 8135265.  The fix removes 
> the requirement that methods named <init> must call super() or this(), 
> in cases where the <init> methods are in interfaces. This is because 
> methods named <init> in interfaces are not constructors.
>
> Open webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~hseigel/bug_8135265/
>
> JBS Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8135265
>
> The fix was tested with JCK Lang and VM tests, the UTE quick and split 
> verifier tests, and the hotspot, and JDK vm, java/io, java/lang, and 
> java/util JTreg tests, and the test case in the bug report.
>
> This scenario will be tested by JCK-9.  So there's no regression test 
> in this webrev.
>
> Thanks, Harold