Please tag JDK-8044172 for jdk8u: it adds two new tests and touches nothing else, thus applies cleanly, both tests pass. https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8044172 http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/jdk/rev/bfa8f331374a -- ���� Jonathan Dowland <jdowland at redhat.com> Senior Software Engineer, OpenJDK, Red Hat