--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/spi/LocaleServiceProvider.java	Mon Nov 02 14:57:04 2015 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/spi/LocaleServiceProvider.java	Mon Nov 02 08:46:19 2015 -0800
@@ -123,25 +123,27 @@
  * <ul>
  * <li> "CLDR": A provider based on Unicode Consortium's
  * <a href="http://cldr.unicode.org/">CLDR Project</a>.
- * <li> "JRE": represents the locale sensitive services that is compatible
- * with the prior JDK releases (same with JDK8's "JRE").
+ * <li> "COMPAT": represents the locale sensitive services that is compatible
+ * with the prior JDK releases up to JDK8 (same as JDK8's "JRE").
  * <li> "SPI": represents the locale sensitive services implementing the subclasses of
  * this {@code LocaleServiceProvider} class.
  * <li> "HOST": A provider that reflects the user's custom settings in the
  * underlying operating system. This provider may not be available, depending
  * on the Java Runtime Environment implementation.
+ * <li> "JRE": represents a synonym to "COMPAT". This name
+ * is deprecated and will be removed in the future release of JDK.
  * </ul>
  * <p>
  * For example, if the following is specified in the property:
  * <pre>
- * java.locale.providers=SPI,CLDR,JRE
+ * java.locale.providers=SPI,CLDR,COMPAT
  * </pre>
  * the locale sensitive services in the SPI providers are looked up first. If the
  * desired locale sensitive service is not available, then the runtime looks for CLDR,
- * JRE in that order.
+ * COMPAT in that order.
  * <p>
- * The default order for looking up the preferred locale providers is "CLDR,JRE",
- * so specifying "CLDR,JRE" is identical to the default behavior. Applications which
+ * The default order for looking up the preferred locale providers is "CLDR,COMPAT",
+ * so specifying "CLDR,COMPAT" is identical to the default behavior. Applications which
  * require implementations of the locale sensitive services must explicitly specify
  * "SPI" in order for the Java runtime to load them from the classpath.
  *

--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/util/locale/provider/LocaleProviderAdapter.java	Mon Nov 02 14:57:04 2015 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/util/locale/provider/LocaleProviderAdapter.java	Mon Nov 02 08:46:19 2015 -0800
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@
         if (order != null && order.length() != 0) {
             String[] types = order.split(",");
             for (String type : types) {
+                type = type.trim().toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT);
+                if (type.equals("COMPAT")) {
+                    type = "JRE";
+                }
                 try {
                     Type aType = Type.valueOf(type.trim().toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT));
                     if (!typeList.contains(aType)) {

--- a/jdk/test/java/util/Locale/LocaleProviders.sh	Mon Nov 02 14:57:04 2015 +0100
+++ b/jdk/test/java/util/Locale/LocaleProviders.sh	Mon Nov 02 08:46:19 2015 -0800
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2012, 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
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #
 # @test
 # @bug 6336885 7196799 7197573 7198834 8000245 8000615 8001440 8008577
-#      8010666 8013086 8013233 8013903 8015960 8028771
+#      8010666 8013086 8013233 8013903 8015960 8028771 8062006
 # @summary tests for "java.locale.providers" system property
 # @compile -XDignore.symbol.file LocaleProviders.java
 # @run shell/timeout=600 LocaleProviders.sh
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 if [ "${DEFLANG}" != "en" ] && [ "${DEFFMTLANG}" != "en" ]; then
   PARAM2=en
   PARAM3=US
-elif [ "${DEFLANG}" != "ja" ] && [ "${DEFFMTLANG}" != "ja" ]; then 
+elif [ "${DEFLANG}" != "ja" ] && [ "${DEFFMTLANG}" != "ja" ]; then
   PARAM2=ja
   PARAM3=JP
 else
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@
 PARAM3=US
 SPICLASSES=
 runTest
+PREFLIST=SPI,COMPAT
+runTest
 
 # testing the order, variaton #1. This assumes en_GB DateFormat data are available both in JRE & CLDR
 METHODNAME=adapterTest
@@ -209,6 +211,8 @@
 PARAM3=GB
 SPICLASSES=
 runTest
+PREFLIST=CLDR,COMPAT
+runTest
 
 # testing the order, variaton #2. This assumes en_GB DateFormat data are available both in JRE & CLDR
 METHODNAME=adapterTest
@@ -218,6 +222,8 @@
 PARAM3=GB
 SPICLASSES=
 runTest
+PREFLIST=COMPAT,CLDR
+runTest
 
 # testing the order, variaton #3 for non-existent locale in JRE assuming "haw" is not in JRE.
 METHODNAME=adapterTest
@@ -227,6 +233,8 @@
 PARAM3=
 SPICLASSES=
 runTest
+PREFLIST=COMPAT,CLDR
+runTest
 
 # testing the order, variaton #4 for the bug 7196799. CLDR's "zh" data should be used in "zh_CN"
 METHODNAME=adapterTest
@@ -275,6 +283,8 @@
 PARAM3=
 SPICLASSES=${SPIDIR}
 runTest
+PREFLIST=COMPAT
+runTest
 
 # testing 8000615 fix.
 METHODNAME=tzNameTest
@@ -284,6 +294,8 @@
 PARAM3=
 SPICLASSES=${SPIDIR}
 runTest
+PREFLIST=COMPAT
+runTest
 
 # testing 8001440 fix.
 METHODNAME=bug8001440Test
@@ -314,6 +326,8 @@
 PARAM3=
 SPICLASSES=${SPIDIR}
 runTest
+PREFLIST=COMPAT,SPI
+runTest
 
 # testing 8013903 fix. (Windows only)
 METHODNAME=bug8013903Test
@@ -323,12 +337,9 @@
 PARAM3=
 SPICLASSES=
 runTest
-METHODNAME=bug8013903Test
 PREFLIST=HOST
-PARAM1=
-PARAM2=
-PARAM3=
-SPICLASSES=
+runTest
+PREFLIST=HOST,COMPAT
 runTest
 
 # testing 8027289 fix, if the platform format default is zh_CN
@@ -342,12 +353,10 @@
   PARAM3=
   SPICLASSES=
   runTest
-  METHODNAME=bug8027289Test
+  PREFLIST=COMPAT,HOST
+  runTest
   PREFLIST=HOST
   PARAM1=00A5
-  PARAM2=
-  PARAM3=
-  SPICLASSES=
   runTest
 fi