8027571: fatal error: meet not symmetric Summary: meet of one constant array and one exact array not symmetric. Reviewed-by: kvn

8028064: tiered may collect wrong receiver type at virtual call Summary: when unique callee is known at compile time, recorded class may be wrong Reviewed-by: kvn, iveresov

8028536: Test cases to cover type system fixes pushed with 8024070 Summary: extra test cases for type speculation Reviewed-by: kvn

8029305: add type tag to AbstractCompiler Reviewed-by: iveresov, kvn

8031199: _MSC_VER is only defined on _WIN32 Reviewed-by: kvn, iveresov

8029233: Update copyright year to match last edit in jdk8 hotspot repository for 2013 Summary: Copyright year updated for files modified during 2013 Reviewed-by: twisti, iveresov

8030633: nsk/jvmti/RedefineClasses/StressRedefine failed invalid method ordering length on Solaris Summary: A method with no declared methods was getting an AME overpass method with the latest change. The method_ordering array was not updated for the new methods. Reviewed-by: dcubed, acorn, dsamersoff, lfoltan, hseigel

8027804: JCK resolveMethod test fails expecting AbstractMethodError Summary: Create AME overpass methods and fix method search logic Reviewed-by: kamg, acorn, lfoltan, coleenp

8029383: assert(counter_changed) failed: failed dependencies, but counter didn't change Summary: no call to SystemDictionary::notice_modification() when class is defined through Unsafe.defineAnonymousClass() can caused missed dependency change. Reviewed-by: kvn, twisti

8029351: assert(bt != T_OBJECT) failed: Guard is incorrect in VM:defmeth Summary: replace test condition with reference to the proper predicate, encode folk wisdom into an assert Reviewed-by: twisti, coleenp