--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/reflect/annotation/TypeAnnotationParser.java	Wed Jul 05 19:41:13 2017 +0200
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/reflect/annotation/TypeAnnotationParser.java	Mon May 12 14:47:55 2014 +0200
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
             if (ti.getTarget() == filter)
                 l.add(t);
         }
-        TypeAnnotation[] typeAnnotations = l.toArray(new TypeAnnotation[0]);
+        TypeAnnotation[] typeAnnotations = l.toArray(EMPTY_TYPE_ANNOTATION_ARRAY);
         return AnnotatedTypeFactory.buildAnnotatedType(type,
                                                        LocationInfo.BASE_LOCATION,
                                                        typeAnnotations,
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@
         if (bounds != null) {
             int startIndex = 0;
             AnnotatedType[] res = new AnnotatedType[bounds.length];
-            Arrays.fill(res, AnnotatedTypeFactory.EMPTY_ANNOTATED_TYPE);
 
             // Adjust bounds index
             //
@@ -276,12 +275,12 @@
                             tInfo.getCount() == typeVarIndex) {
                         l.add(t);
                     }
-                    res[i] = AnnotatedTypeFactory.buildAnnotatedType(bounds[i],
-                                                                     loc,
-                                                                     l.toArray(new TypeAnnotation[0]),
-                                                                     candidates.toArray(new TypeAnnotation[0]),
-                                                                     (AnnotatedElement)decl);
                 }
+                res[i] = AnnotatedTypeFactory.buildAnnotatedType(bounds[i],
+                        loc,
+                        l.toArray(EMPTY_TYPE_ANNOTATION_ARRAY),
+                        candidates.toArray(EMPTY_TYPE_ANNOTATION_ARRAY),
+                        (AnnotatedElement)decl);
             }
             return res;
         }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/java/lang/annotation/TypeVariableBounds.java	Mon May 12 14:47:55 2014 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 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 8038994
+ * @summary Test that getAnnotatedBounds().getType() match getBounds()
+ * @run testng TypeVariableBounds
+ */
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import org.testng.annotations.DataProvider;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import static org.testng.Assert.*;
+
+public class TypeVariableBounds {
+    @Test(dataProvider = "classData")
+    public void testClass(Class<?> c) throws Exception {
+        assertNotEquals(c.getTypeParameters().length, 0);
+
+        TypeVariable[] tv = c.getTypeParameters();
+
+        for(TypeVariable t : tv)
+            testTv(t);
+
+    }
+
+    @Test(dataProvider = "methodData")
+    public void testMethod(Class<?>c) throws Exception {
+        Method m = c.getMethod("aMethod");
+        TypeVariable[] tv = m.getTypeParameters();
+
+        for(TypeVariable t : tv)
+            testTv(t);
+
+    }
+
+    public void testTv(TypeVariable<?> tv) {
+        Type[] t = tv.getBounds();
+        AnnotatedType[] at = tv.getAnnotatedBounds();
+
+        assertEquals(t.length, at.length, Arrays.asList(t) + " and " + Arrays.asList(at) + " should be the same length");
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < t.length; i++)
+            assertSame(at[i].getType(), t[i], "T: " + t[i] + ", AT: " + at[i] + ", AT.getType(): " + at[i].getType() + "\n");
+    }
+
+    @DataProvider
+    public Object[][] classData() { return CLASS_TESTS; }
+
+    @DataProvider
+    public Object[][] methodData() { return METHOD_TESTS; }
+
+    public static final Object[][] CLASS_TESTS = {
+        { Case1.class, },
+        { Case2.class, },
+        { Case5.class, },
+        { Case6.class, },
+    };
+
+    public static final Object[][] METHOD_TESTS = {
+        { Case3.class, },
+        { Case4.class, },
+        { Case5.class, },
+        { Case6.class, },
+    };
+
+    // Class type var
+    public static class Case1<C1T1, C1T2 extends AnnotatedElement, C1T3 extends AnnotatedElement & Type & Serializable> {}
+    public static class Case2<C2T0, @TA C2T1 extends Type, C2T2 extends @TB AnnotatedElement, C2T3 extends AnnotatedElement & @TB Type & Serializable> {}
+
+    // Method type var
+    public static class Case3 { public <C3T1, C3T2 extends AnnotatedElement, C3T3 extends AnnotatedElement & Type & Serializable> void aMethod() {}}
+    public static class Case4 { public <C4T0, @TA C4T1 extends List, C4T2 extends @TB Set, C4T3 extends Set & @TB Callable & Serializable> void aMethod() {}}
+
+    // Both
+    public static class Case5 <C5CT1, C5CT2 extends Runnable> {
+        public <C5MT1,
+               C5MT2 extends AnnotatedElement,
+               C5MT3 extends AnnotatedElement & Type & Serializable,
+               C5MT4 extends C5CT2>
+                   void aMethod() {}}
+
+    public static class Case6 <@TA C6CT1, C6CT2 extends @TB Runnable> {
+        public <@TA C6MT1,
+               C6MT2 extends @TB AnnotatedElement,
+               C6MT3 extends @TB AnnotatedElement & @TB2 Type & Serializable,
+               C6MT4 extends @TB2 C6CT2>
+                   void aMethod() {}}
+
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target(ElementType.TYPE_PARAMETER)
+    public @interface TA {}
+
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target(ElementType.TYPE_USE)
+    public @interface TB {}
+
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target(ElementType.TYPE_USE)
+    public @interface TB2 {}
+}