Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~andrew/openjdk6/7161796/ Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-7161796
While backporting 7122142 (coming soon), we uncovered an issue in HotSpot where a fetch for a static field uses the class type rather than the instance type. This backport corrects the issue. Ok to push? -- Andrew :) Free Java Software Engineer Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com) PGP Key: 248BDC07 (https://keys.indymedia.org/) Fingerprint = EC5A 1F5E C0AD 1D15 8F1F 8F91 3B96 A578 248B DC07