RFR (S): 8211065: Private method check in linkResolver is incorrect

[Lois Foltan]

On 10/7/2018 11:10 PM, David Holmes wrote:

> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dholmes/8211065/webrev/
> bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8211065
>
> I had added a check, as part of the nestmates works, to ensure that 
> the selected and resolved methods, in the case of private methods, 
> were the same. That check was both in the wrong place and ill-formed.
>
> The check has now been deleted.
>
> A nestmate test that incorrectly expected NoSuchMethodError when a 
> private method in a subclass was deleted (but still called) has been 
> updated to expect the superclass method to be invoked.
>
> A new test was added that previously highlighted an incorrect 
> assertion within the check. Now it serves as a non-nestmate case of 
> deleting a subclass method.
>
> This will be backported to 11 as well.
>
> Thanks,
> David

Hi David,

I've looked at the latest JVM 11 spec and agree, this check should be 
removed.  Looks good.

Thanks,
Lois