--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Boolean.java	Mon Nov 12 11:12:29 2012 +0900
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Boolean.java	Tue Nov 13 20:02:48 2012 -0800
@@ -196,11 +196,24 @@
      * {@code true}; returns the integer {@code 1237} if this
      * object represents {@code false}.
      */
+    @Override
     public int hashCode() {
+        return Boolean.hashCode(value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a hash code for a {@code boolean} value; compatible with
+     * {@code Boolean.hashCode()}.
+     *
+     * @since 1.8
+     *
+     * @return a hash code value for a {@code boolean} value.
+     */
+    public static int hashCode(boolean value) {
         return value ? 1231 : 1237;
     }
 
-    /**
+   /**
      * Returns {@code true} if and only if the argument is not
      * {@code null} and is a {@code Boolean} object that
      * represents the same {@code boolean} value as this object.