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

[harold seigel]

Thanks Karen!

Harold

On 9/22/2015 12:48 PM, Karen Kinnear wrote:
> Reviewed. Looks good.
>
> thanks,
> Karen
>
> On Sep 17, 2015, at 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/
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>> 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.
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>> This scenario will be tested by JCK-9.  So there's no regression test in this webrev.
>>
>> Thanks, Harold