[8u] Approval request to backport the fix made for JDK-8129740

[Srikanth]

On Tuesday 24 May 2016 07:58 PM, Seán Coffey wrote:
>
> JDK-8157142 is not a backport record of JDK-8129740. I suggest you 
> close 8157142 as duplicate of 8129740. HGupdater will create a jdk8u 
> backport record for you if you push your changeset with bug ID of 8129740.
>

My bad. Thanks for the instructions. I will implement it.
>
> Does this bring behavioural changes of interest to JDK 8u for end 
> users ? Anything needed in release note documentation ?
>

I don't think so. This is a straightforward defect fix.

Waiting for approval,
Thanks
Srikanth


> Regards,
> Sean.
> On 24/05/2016 11:14, Srikanth wrote:
>> Please approve.
>>
>> JDK9 defect: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8129740
>> JDK8 backport ticket: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8157142
>>
>> (1) The original patch does not apply as is after path shuffling.
>>
>> However, manual application of the two failed hunks in 
>> LambdaToMethod.java is straightforward
>> and does not call for any real change in code.
>>
>> (2) The file 
>> test/tools/javac/lambda/T8129740/SourceToSourceTranslationTest.java
>> required some rewriting since the ToolBox class API is different between
>> JDK9 and JDK8.
>>
>> Relevant tests have been run and are all green.
>>
>> jdk8u webrev:
>>
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sadayapalam/JDK-8157142/webrev.00/
>>
>> 8u specific reviewer approval here:
>>
>> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/compiler-dev/2016-May/010213.html
>>
>> TIA,
>> Srikanth
>