[8u-dev] Request for approval: 8133924: NPE may be thrown when xsltc select a non-existing node after JDK-8062518

[Aleksej Efimov]

Hi,

Please, help to review and approve JDK-8133924 backport to JDK8. The 
source fix is identical to JDK9 changes, but there was no test added for 
this issue in JDK9.

The existing 
jdk/test/javax/xml/jaxp/transform/8062518/XSLTFunctionsTest.java test 
was modified to test the reported problem in JDK8 and it is a subject of 
review:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~aefimov/8133924/8/00

No regression tests failures were observed for the proposed fix in JDK8 
+ the fix is in JDK9 for 3 months already.

With Best Regards,
Aleksej

JBS:
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8133924

JDK9 changeset:
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/jaxp/rev/7c045de70a66

JDK9 Review thread:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2015-August/034969.html