--- a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Mon Nov 24 14:52:46 2014 -0800
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Fri Nov 28 11:45:56 2014 +0000
@@ -629,19 +629,19 @@
 
     /** Attribute the arguments in a method call, returning the method kind.
      */
-    KindSelector attribArgs(List<JCExpression> trees, Env<AttrContext> env, ListBuffer<Type> argtypes) {
-        boolean polykind = false;
+    KindSelector attribArgs(KindSelector initialKind, List<JCExpression> trees, Env<AttrContext> env, ListBuffer<Type> argtypes) {
+        KindSelector kind = initialKind;
         for (JCExpression arg : trees) {
             Type argtype;
             if (allowPoly && deferredAttr.isDeferred(env, arg)) {
                 argtype = deferredAttr.new DeferredType(arg, env);
-                polykind = true;
+                kind = KindSelector.of(KindSelector.POLY, kind);
             } else {
                 argtype = chk.checkNonVoid(arg, attribTree(arg, env, unknownAnyPolyInfo));
             }
             argtypes.append(argtype);
         }
-        return polykind ? KindSelector.VAL_POLY : KindSelector.VAL;
+        return kind;
     }
 
     /** Attribute a type argument list, returning a list of types.
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@
                 localEnv.info.isSelfCall = true;
 
                 // Attribute arguments, yielding list of argument types.
-                attribArgs(tree.args, localEnv, argtypesBuf);
+                KindSelector kind = attribArgs(KindSelector.MTH, tree.args, localEnv, argtypesBuf);
                 argtypes = argtypesBuf.toList();
                 typeargtypes = attribTypes(tree.typeargs, localEnv);
 
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@
                     // (this will also set the tree's type)
                     Type mpt = newMethodTemplate(resultInfo.pt, argtypes, typeargtypes);
                     checkId(tree.meth, site, sym, localEnv,
-                            new ResultInfo(KindSelector.MTH, mpt));
+                            new ResultInfo(kind, mpt));
                 }
                 // Otherwise, `site' is an error type and we do nothing
             }
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@
         } else {
             // Otherwise, we are seeing a regular method call.
             // Attribute the arguments, yielding list of argument types, ...
-            KindSelector kind = attribArgs(tree.args, localEnv, argtypesBuf);
+            KindSelector kind = attribArgs(KindSelector.VAL, tree.args, localEnv, argtypesBuf);
             argtypes = argtypesBuf.toList();
             typeargtypes = attribAnyTypes(tree.typeargs, localEnv);
 
@@ -1958,7 +1958,7 @@
         // Attribute constructor arguments.
         ListBuffer<Type> argtypesBuf = new ListBuffer<>();
         final KindSelector pkind =
-            attribArgs(tree.args, localEnv, argtypesBuf);
+            attribArgs(KindSelector.VAL, tree.args, localEnv, argtypesBuf);
         List<Type> argtypes = argtypesBuf.toList();
         List<Type> typeargtypes = attribTypes(tree.typeargs, localEnv);
 

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/generics/diamond/8065986/T8065986a.java	Fri Nov 28 11:45:56 2014 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * @test /nodynamiccopyright/
+ * @bug 8065986
+ *
+ * @summary Compiler fails to NullPointerException when calling super with Object<>()
+ * @compile/fail/ref=T8065986a.out T8065986a.java -XDrawDiagnostics
+ *
+ */
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+class T8065986a {
+    T8065986a() {
+        super(new Object<>());
+    }
+
+    T8065986a(boolean b) {
+        super(new ArrayList<>());
+    }
+
+    T8065986a(boolean b1, boolean b2) {
+        super(()->{});
+    }
+
+    T8065986a(boolean b1, boolean b2, boolean b3) {
+        super(T8065986a::m);
+    }
+
+    T8065986a(boolean cond, Object o1, Object o2) {
+        super(cond ? o1 : o2);
+    }
+
+    static void m() { }
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/generics/diamond/8065986/T8065986a.out	Fri Nov 28 11:45:56 2014 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+T8065986a.java:13:25: compiler.err.cant.apply.diamond.1: java.lang.Object, (compiler.misc.diamond.non.generic: java.lang.Object)
+T8065986a.java:17:9: compiler.err.cant.apply.symbol: kindname.constructor, Object, compiler.misc.no.args, java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Object>, kindname.class, java.lang.Object, (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)
+T8065986a.java:21:9: compiler.err.cant.apply.symbol: kindname.constructor, Object, compiler.misc.no.args, @438, kindname.class, java.lang.Object, (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)
+T8065986a.java:25:9: compiler.err.cant.apply.symbol: kindname.constructor, Object, compiler.misc.no.args, @520, kindname.class, java.lang.Object, (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)
+T8065986a.java:29:9: compiler.err.cant.apply.symbol: kindname.constructor, Object, compiler.misc.no.args, @608, kindname.class, java.lang.Object, (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)
+5 errors

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/generics/diamond/8065986/T8065986b.java	Fri Nov 28 11:45:56 2014 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * @test /nodynamiccopyright/
+ * @bug 8065986
+ *
+ * @summary Compiler fails to NullPointerException when calling super with Object<>()
+ * @compile/fail/ref=T8065986b.out T8065986b.java -XDrawDiagnostics
+ *
+ */
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+class T8065986b {
+    T8065986b() {
+        this(new Object<>());
+    }
+
+    T8065986b(boolean b) {
+        this(new ArrayList<>());
+    }
+
+    T8065986b(boolean b1, boolean b2) {
+        this(()->{});
+    }
+
+    T8065986b(boolean b1, boolean b2, boolean b3) {
+        this(T8065986b::m);
+    }
+
+    T8065986b(boolean cond, Object o1, Object o2) {
+        this(cond ? o1 : o2);
+    }
+
+    static void m() { }
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/generics/diamond/8065986/T8065986b.out	Fri Nov 28 11:45:56 2014 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+T8065986b.java:13:24: compiler.err.cant.apply.diamond.1: java.lang.Object, (compiler.misc.diamond.non.generic: java.lang.Object)
+T8065986b.java:17:9: compiler.err.cant.apply.symbols: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Object>,{(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean), (compiler.misc.no.conforming.assignment.exists: (compiler.misc.cant.apply.diamond.1: (compiler.misc.diamond: java.util.ArrayList), (compiler.misc.infer.no.conforming.instance.exists: E, java.util.ArrayList<E>, boolean)))),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean,boolean), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean,boolean,boolean), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean,java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch))}
+T8065986b.java:21:9: compiler.err.cant.apply.symbols: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, @435,{(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean), (compiler.misc.no.conforming.assignment.exists: (compiler.misc.not.a.functional.intf: boolean))),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean,boolean), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean,boolean,boolean), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean,java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch))}
+T8065986b.java:25:9: compiler.err.cant.apply.symbols: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, @516,{(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean), (compiler.misc.no.conforming.assignment.exists: (compiler.misc.not.a.functional.intf: boolean))),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean,boolean), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean,boolean,boolean), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean,java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch))}
+T8065986b.java:29:9: compiler.err.cant.apply.symbols: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, @603,{(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean), (compiler.misc.no.conforming.assignment.exists: (compiler.misc.incompatible.type.in.conditional: (compiler.misc.inconvertible.types: java.lang.Object, boolean)))),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean,boolean), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean,boolean,boolean), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch)),(compiler.misc.inapplicable.method: kindname.constructor, T8065986b, T8065986b(boolean,java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object), (compiler.misc.arg.length.mismatch))}
+5 errors