Please approve this change for 8u20. bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8034176 jdk9 changeset: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/jdk/rev/9d1b29b0ab73 review thread: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/serviceability-dev/2014-February/014158.html Thanks, /Staffan