Bug ID: JDK-8008687 MethodHandle code: allow static and invokespecial calls to interface methods

JDK-8008687 : MethodHandle code: allow static and invokespecial calls to interface methods

Type: Bug
Component: core-libs
Sub-Component: java.lang.invoke
Affected Version: 8

Priority: P2
Status: Closed
Resolution: Fixed
OS: generic
CPU: generic

Submitted: 2013-02-21
Updated: 2013-10-01
Resolved: 2013-05-13

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JDK 8
8 b91Fixed

Related Reports

Blocks :	JDK-8012556 - Implement lambda methods on interfaces as static
Blocks :	JDK-8006140 - Javac NPE compiling Lambda expression on initialization expression of static field in interface
Blocks :	JDK-8008409 - Implement lambda methods on interfaces as static/private
Duplicate :	JDK-8012688 - java assert in j.l.invoke.MemberName for interface statics
Relates :	JDK-8006267 - InterfaceMethod_ref should allow invokestatic and invokespecial

Description

JVM spec will be updated to allow these calls.  MethodHandle code: MemberName, ... must have its assertions updated accordingly.

Comments

John Rose has a fix as part of his method handle work. Bharadwaj will work with John to separate and push.

07-05-2013

Bharadwaj, you are working this issue, so I'm assigning this to you.

15-03-2013