[8u-dev] Request for approval: 8042804: Support invoking Hotspot tests from top level

[Mikael Vidstedt]

Requesting approval for the backport of JDK-8042804. The fix was pushed 
to 9 in May and the fix for 8 is the very same:

Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8042804
Review: 
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/build-dev/2014-May/012595.html
9 changeset: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/rev/2be489f272fc

Cheers,
Mikael