Following bugs need to be backported to jdk7u-dev to correct issues where SO_FLOW_SLA availability might not be available or where sufficient permissions are not in place.
https://jbs.oracle.com/bugs/browse/JDK-8046588 8u changeset : http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u/jdk/rev/be862163bb8d https://jbs.oracle.com/bugs/browse/JDK-8047187 8u changeset : http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u/jdk/rev/7737afaf2228review thread : http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/net-dev/2014-October/008717.html
regards, Sean.