The test 
nsk/logging/LoggingPermission/LoggingPermission/logperm002
fails since b71 when G1 and EscapeAnalysis are used. Also for 64 Compressed OOPs should be off.

The reference to variable "testString" from array "params" is null inside try/catch in the for loop (it it ok without try/catch). See sample below.

Here is sample of this issue:
/net/vmsqe.russia/export/jdk/re/7/promoted/ea/b71/binaries//solaris-amd64/bin/java -Xcomp  -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseG1GC  -XX:+DoEscapeAnalysis logperm002

Here is short version of test:
======================== logperm002.java ==================

public class logperm002 {

    final static String testString = "abracadabra";
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        String params[][] = {
            {"control", testString}
        };
        for (int i=0; i<params.length; i++) {
            try {
                System.out.println("Params :" + testString + " and " + params[i][0] + ", " + params[i][1]);
            } catch (Exception e) {}    
        }
    }
}