--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.cpp	Tue Jul 21 07:28:37 2015 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.cpp	Thu Jul 23 15:18:56 2015 -0400
@@ -1468,6 +1468,19 @@
 
 };
 
+Symbol* get_source_file_name(InstanceKlass* holder, int version) {
+  // Find the specific ik version that contains this source_file_name_index
+  // via the previous versions list, but use the current version's
+  // constant pool to look it up.  The previous version's index has been
+  // merged for the current constant pool.
+  InstanceKlass* ik = holder->get_klass_version(version);
+  // This version has been cleaned up.
+  if (ik == NULL) return NULL;
+  int source_file_name_index = ik->source_file_name_index();
+  return (source_file_name_index == 0) ?
+      (Symbol*)NULL : holder->constants()->symbol_at(source_file_name_index);
+}
+
 // Print stack trace element to resource allocated buffer
 char* java_lang_Throwable::print_stack_element_to_buffer(Handle mirror,
                                   int method_id, int version, int bci, int cpref) {
@@ -1484,17 +1497,11 @@
   char* method_name = sym->as_C_string();
   buf_len += (int)strlen(method_name);
 
-  // Use specific ik version as a holder since the mirror might
-  // refer to version that is now obsolete and no longer accessible
-  // via the previous versions list.
-  holder = holder->get_klass_version(version);
   char* source_file_name = NULL;
-  if (holder != NULL) {
-    Symbol* source = holder->source_file_name();
-    if (source != NULL) {
-      source_file_name = source->as_C_string();
-      buf_len += (int)strlen(source_file_name);
-    }
+  Symbol* source = get_source_file_name(holder, version);
+  if (source != NULL) {
+    source_file_name = source->as_C_string();
+    buf_len += (int)strlen(source_file_name);
   }
 
   // Allocate temporary buffer with extra space for formatting and line number
@@ -1909,12 +1916,7 @@
     java_lang_StackTraceElement::set_lineNumber(element(), -1);
   } else {
     // Fill in source file name and line number.
-    // Use specific ik version as a holder since the mirror might
-    // refer to version that is now obsolete and no longer accessible
-    // via the previous versions list.
-    holder = holder->get_klass_version(version);
-    assert(holder != NULL, "sanity check");
-    Symbol* source = holder->source_file_name();
+    Symbol* source = get_source_file_name(holder, version);
     if (ShowHiddenFrames && source == NULL)
       source = vmSymbols::unknown_class_name();
     oop filename = StringTable::intern(source, CHECK_0);

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/test/runtime/RedefineTests/RedefineRunningMethodsWithBacktrace.java	Thu Jul 23 15:18:56 2015 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 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 8087315
+ * @summary Get old method's stack trace elements after GC
+ * @library /testlibrary
+ * @modules java.compiler
+ *          java.instrument
+ *          jdk.jartool/sun.tools.jar
+ * @build RedefineClassHelper
+ * @run main RedefineClassHelper
+ * @run main/othervm -javaagent:redefineagent.jar RedefineRunningMethodsWithBacktrace
+ */
+
+import static jdk.test.lib.Asserts.*;
+
+public class RedefineRunningMethodsWithBacktrace {
+
+    public static String newB =
+                "class RedefineRunningMethodsWithBacktrace$B {" +
+                "   static int count1 = 0;" +
+                "   static int count2 = 0;" +
+                "   public static volatile boolean stop = false;" +
+                "  static void localSleep() { " +
+                "    try{ " +
+                "      Thread.currentThread().sleep(10);" +
+                "    } catch(InterruptedException ie) { " +
+                "    } " +
+                " } " +
+                "   public static void infinite() { " +
+                "       System.out.println(\"infinite called\");" +
+                "   }" +
+                "   public static void throwable() { " +
+                "       throw new RuntimeException(\"throwable called\");" +
+                "   }" +
+                "}";
+
+    public static String evenNewerB =
+                "class RedefineRunningMethodsWithBacktrace$B {" +
+                "   static int count1 = 0;" +
+                "   static int count2 = 0;" +
+                "   public static volatile boolean stop = false;" +
+                "  static void localSleep() { " +
+                "    try{ " +
+                "      Thread.currentThread().sleep(1);" +
+                "    } catch(InterruptedException ie) { " +
+                "    } " +
+                " } " +
+                "   public static void infinite() { }" +
+                "   public static void throwable() { " +
+                "       throw new RuntimeException(\"throwable called\");" +
+                "   }" +
+                "}";
+
+    static class B {
+        static int count1 = 0;
+        static int count2 = 0;
+        public static volatile boolean stop = false;
+        static void localSleep() {
+            try {
+                Thread.currentThread().sleep(10);//sleep for 10 ms
+            } catch(InterruptedException ie) {
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void infinite() {
+            while (!stop) { count1++; localSleep(); }
+        }
+        public static void throwable() {
+            // add some stuff to the original constant pool
+            String s1 = new String ("string1");
+            String s2 = new String ("string2");
+            String s3 = new String ("string3");
+            String s4 = new String ("string4");
+            String s5 = new String ("string5");
+            String s6 = new String ("string6");
+            String s7 = new String ("string7");
+            String s8 = new String ("string8");
+            String s9 = new String ("string9");
+            String s10 = new String ("string10");
+            String s11 = new String ("string11");
+            String s12 = new String ("string12");
+            String s13 = new String ("string13");
+            String s14 = new String ("string14");
+            String s15 = new String ("string15");
+            String s16 = new String ("string16");
+            String s17 = new String ("string17");
+            String s18 = new String ("string18");
+            String s19 = new String ("string19");
+            throw new RuntimeException("throwable called");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void touchRedefinedMethodInBacktrace(Throwable throwable) {
+        System.out.println("touchRedefinedMethodInBacktrace: ");
+        throwable.printStackTrace();  // this actually crashes with the bug in
+                                      // java_lang_StackTraceElement::create()
+
+        // Make sure that we can convert the backtrace, which is referring to
+        // the redefined method, to a  StrackTraceElement[] without crashing.
+        StackTraceElement[] stackTrace = throwable.getStackTrace();
+        for (int i = 0; i < stackTrace.length; i++) {
+            StackTraceElement frame = stackTrace[i];
+            assertNotNull(frame.getClassName(),
+              "\nTest failed: trace[" + i + "].getClassName() returned null");
+            assertNotNull(frame.getMethodName(),
+              "\nTest failed: trace[" + i + "].getMethodName() returned null");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Throwable getThrowableInB() {
+        Throwable t = null;
+        try {
+            B.throwable();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            t = e;
+            // Don't print here because Throwable will cache the constructed stacktrace
+            // e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return t;
+    }
+
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+
+        new Thread() {
+            public void run() {
+                B.infinite();
+            }
+        }.start();
+
+        Throwable t1 = getThrowableInB();
+
+        RedefineClassHelper.redefineClass(B.class, newB);
+
+        System.gc();
+
+        Throwable t2 = getThrowableInB();
+
+        B.infinite();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20 ; i++) {
+            String s = new String("some garbage");
+            System.gc();
+        }
+
+        RedefineClassHelper.redefineClass(B.class, evenNewerB);
+        System.gc();
+
+        Throwable t3 = getThrowableInB();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20 ; i++) {
+            B.infinite();
+            String s = new String("some garbage");
+            System.gc();
+        }
+
+        touchRedefinedMethodInBacktrace(t1);
+        touchRedefinedMethodInBacktrace(t2);
+        touchRedefinedMethodInBacktrace(t3);
+
+        // purge should clean everything up.
+        B.stop = true;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20 ; i++) {
+            B.infinite();
+            String s = new String("some garbage");
+            System.gc();
+        }
+    }
+}