[8u40] Request for approval: JDK-8039915 : Wrong NumberFormat.format() HALF_UP rounding when last digit exactly at rounding position greater than 5

[olivier.lagneau at oracle.com]

Please approve backport of JDK-8039915 to 8u40.

Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8039915

jdk9 webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~olagneau/8039915/webrev.03/

jdk9 review thread:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2014-October/028956.html
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2014-September/028583.html

jdk8 webrev+patch: 
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~olagneau/8039915/8u-dev/webrev.00/

Changes apply cleanly to jdk8u-dev after path reshuffling from modular 
source code layout.

Thanks,
Olivier