--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Fri Mar 04 19:59:04 2011 -0800
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Mon Mar 07 14:11:48 2011 +0000
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 import javax.lang.model.element.ElementVisitor;
 
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 
 /** Helper class for name resolution, used mostly by the attribution phase.
  *
@@ -896,7 +898,8 @@
                           bestSoFar,
                           allowBoxing,
                           useVarargs,
-                          operator);
+                          operator,
+                          new HashSet<TypeSymbol>());
     }
     // where
     private Symbol findMethod(Env<AttrContext> env,
@@ -909,11 +912,13 @@
                               Symbol bestSoFar,
                               boolean allowBoxing,
                               boolean useVarargs,
-                              boolean operator) {
+                              boolean operator,
+                              Set<TypeSymbol> seen) {
         for (Type ct = intype; ct.tag == CLASS || ct.tag == TYPEVAR; ct = types.supertype(ct)) {
             while (ct.tag == TYPEVAR)
                 ct = ct.getUpperBound();
             ClassSymbol c = (ClassSymbol)ct.tsym;
+            if (!seen.add(c)) return bestSoFar;
             if ((c.flags() & (ABSTRACT | INTERFACE | ENUM)) == 0)
                 abstractok = false;
             for (Scope.Entry e = c.members().lookup(name);
@@ -942,7 +947,7 @@
                     bestSoFar = findMethod(env, site, name, argtypes,
                                            typeargtypes,
                                            l.head, abstractok, bestSoFar,
-                                           allowBoxing, useVarargs, operator);
+                                           allowBoxing, useVarargs, operator, seen);
                 }
                 if (concrete != bestSoFar &&
                     concrete.kind < ERR  && bestSoFar.kind < ERR &&

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/7024568/T7024568.java	Mon Mar 07 14:11:48 2011 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/* @test
+ * @bug 7024568
+ * @summary Very long method resolution causing OOM error
+ * @compile/fail/ref=T7024568.out -XDrawDiagnostics T7024568.java
+ */
+
+class Main {
+    void test(Obj o) {
+        o.test(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, undefined);
+    }
+}
+
+interface Test {
+    public void test(int i1, int i2, int i3, int i4, int i5, int i6, int i7, int i8, String str);
+    public void test(int i1, int i2, int i3, int i4, int i5, int i6, int i7, int i8, long l);
+}
+
+interface Obj extends Test, A, B, C, D, E {}
+interface A extends Test {}
+interface B extends A, Test {}
+interface C extends A, B, Test {}
+interface D extends A, B, C, Test {}
+interface E extends A, B, C, D, Test {}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/7024568/T7024568.out	Mon Mar 07 14:11:48 2011 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+T7024568.java:32:40: compiler.err.cant.resolve.location: kindname.variable, undefined, , , (compiler.misc.location: kindname.class, Main, null)
+1 error