[8u-dev] Request for approval for CR 8031059 - invokestatic: ICCE trying to invoke static method when it clashes with an abstract method inherited from an interface

[harold seigel]

Hi Sean,

This fix can wait for your sync with JDK 8.  Sorry I didn't notice this 
in your prior email.

Thanks, Harold

On 1/15/2014 12:23 PM, Seán Coffey wrote:
> Harold,
>
> as per communication [1], I'm planning to sync the jdk8 master forest 
> with the jdk8u-dev forest regularly until JDK 8 is released. I'm 
> hoping to do my first sync before the week is over. If this works for 
> you, then you don't need to take any action. If you need the fix in 8u 
> today, consider this request approved and push to jdk8u/hs-dev
>
> regards,
> Sean.
>
> [1] 
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk8u-dev/2013-December/000000.html
>
> On 15/01/14 17:11, harold seigel wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> This is a request to backport the following fix to JDK8udev. The fix 
>> was checked into JDK 8 on 10-Jan-2014 and into JDK 9 on 14-Jan-2014.  
>> The fix is the same for all three releases.
>>
>> bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8031059
>>
>> link to JDK8 changeset: 
>> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hsx25/hotspot/rev/c3f3cfd39184
>>
>> The fix was tested with JDK8u by running JCK lang and VM tests, 
>> default methods tests, and tests that reproduce the bug.  The 
>> reviewers for JDK8 were lfoltan, coleenp, and kamg.
>>
>> Thanks, Harold
>