[8u] Request for approval and review: 8180934 (XS): PutfieldError failed with UnsupportedClassVersionError

[Seán Coffey]

looks good. Please add the 9-na and noreg-self labels to the bug report.

Approved for jdk8u-dev.

Regards,
Sean.

On 26/05/17 15:17, Zoltán Majó wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> when backporting 8160551, I also backported a test that is relevant 
> only for class files with version >= 53. As JDK 8 supports only class 
> files with version < 53, having the test in the JDK 8u test base does 
> not make sense. This changeset proposes to remove the test.
>
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8180934
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~zmajo/8180934/webrev.00/
>
> I executed all hotspot/runtime tests with the changeset (using JDK 
> 8u122), no problems have shown up. JPRT testing is in progress.
>
> Please note that this fix is a JDK 8u-specific fix (not a backport of 
> some existing fix in JDK 9).
>
> Thank you!
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Zoltan
>