[7u-dev] Request for approval for CR 8020675 - invalid jar file in the bootclasspath could lead to jvm fatal error

[Andreas Eriksson]

Hi,

I'd like approval for backporting JDK-8020675 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8020675> - invalid jar file in 
the bootclasspath could lead to jvm fatal error.
Backport reviewed by Calvin Cheung.

Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~aeriksso/8020675/webrev.01/
Review thread: 
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-runtime-dev/2014-November/013094.html
JDK8 changeset: 
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/hotspot/rev/7e7dd25666da#l1.157

Regards,
Andreas