--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Long.java	Fri Jan 25 16:13:32 2013 -0800
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Long.java	Fri Jan 25 16:13:39 2013 -0800
@@ -1540,6 +1540,47 @@
             ((i >>> 16) & 0xffff0000L) | (i >>> 48);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds two {@code long} values together as per the + operator.
+     *
+     * @param a the first operand
+     * @param b the second operand
+     * @return the sum of {@code a} and {@code b}
+     * @see java.util.function.BinaryOperator
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static long sum(long a, long b) {
+        return a + b;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the greater of two {@code long} values
+     * as if by calling {@link Math#max(long, long) Math.max}.
+     *
+     * @param a the first operand
+     * @param b the second operand
+     * @return the greater of {@code a} and {@code b}
+     * @see java.util.function.BinaryOperator
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static long max(long a, long b) {
+        return Math.max(a, b);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the smaller of two {@code long} values
+     * as if by calling {@link Math#min(long, long) Math.min}.
+     *
+     * @param a the first operand
+     * @param b the second operand
+     * @return the smaller of {@code a} and {@code b}
+     * @see java.util.function.BinaryOperator
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static long min(long a, long b) {
+        return Math.min(a, b);
+    }
+
     /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability */
     @Native private static final long serialVersionUID = 4290774380558885855L;
 }