--- a/jdk/src/java.base/unix/classes/sun/nio/fs/UnixNativeDispatcher.java	Wed Apr 13 15:05:50 2016 +0200
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/unix/classes/sun/nio/fs/UnixNativeDispatcher.java	Wed Apr 13 14:29:25 2016 +0100
@@ -296,6 +296,23 @@
     private static native void stat0(long pathAddress, UnixFileAttributes attrs)
         throws UnixException;
 
+
+    /**
+     * stat(const char* path, struct stat* buf)
+     *
+     * @return st_mode (file type and mode) or 0 if an error occurs.
+     */
+    static int stat(UnixPath path) {
+        NativeBuffer buffer = copyToNativeBuffer(path);
+        try {
+            return stat1(buffer.address());
+        } finally {
+            buffer.release();
+        }
+    }
+    private static native int stat1(long pathAddress);
+
+
     /**
      * lstat(const char* path, struct stat* buf)
      */
@@ -459,6 +476,22 @@
     private static native void access0(long pathAddress, int amode) throws UnixException;
 
     /**
+     * access(constant char* path, F_OK)
+     *
+     * @return true if the file exists, false otherwise
+     */
+    static boolean exists(UnixPath path) {
+        NativeBuffer buffer = copyToNativeBuffer(path);
+        try {
+            return exists0(buffer.address());
+        } finally {
+            buffer.release();
+        }
+    }
+    private static native boolean exists0(long pathAddress);
+
+
+    /**
      * struct passwd *getpwuid(uid_t uid);
      *
      * @return  passwd->pw_name