--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/resolutionErrors.cpp	Mon May 05 20:17:19 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/resolutionErrors.cpp	Mon May 05 19:53:00 2014 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2005, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 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
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@
 
 // add new entry to the table
 void ResolutionErrorTable::add_entry(int index, unsigned int hash,
-                                     constantPoolHandle pool, int cp_index, Symbol* error)
+                                     constantPoolHandle pool, int cp_index,
+                                     Symbol* error, Symbol* message)
 {
   assert_locked_or_safepoint(SystemDictionary_lock);
   assert(!pool.is_null() && error != NULL, "adding NULL obj");
 
-  ResolutionErrorEntry* entry = new_entry(hash, pool(), cp_index, error);
+  ResolutionErrorEntry* entry = new_entry(hash, pool(), cp_index, error, message);
   add_entry(index, entry);
 }
 
@@ -58,19 +59,26 @@
 }
 
 void ResolutionErrorEntry::set_error(Symbol* e) {
-  assert(e == NULL || _error == NULL, "cannot reset error");
+  assert(e != NULL, "must set a value");
   _error = e;
-  if (_error != NULL) _error->increment_refcount();
+  _error->increment_refcount();
+}
+
+void ResolutionErrorEntry::set_message(Symbol* c) {
+  assert(c != NULL, "must set a value");
+  _message = c;
+  _message->increment_refcount();
 }
 
 // create new error entry
 ResolutionErrorEntry* ResolutionErrorTable::new_entry(int hash, ConstantPool* pool,
-                                                      int cp_index, Symbol* error)
+                                                      int cp_index, Symbol* error,
+                                                      Symbol* message)
 {
   ResolutionErrorEntry* entry = (ResolutionErrorEntry*)Hashtable<ConstantPool*, mtClass>::new_entry(hash, pool);
   entry->set_cp_index(cp_index);
-  NOT_PRODUCT(entry->set_error(NULL);)
   entry->set_error(error);
+  entry->set_message(message);
 
   return entry;
 }
@@ -79,6 +87,7 @@
   // decrement error refcount
   assert(entry->error() != NULL, "error should be set");
   entry->error()->decrement_refcount();
+  entry->message()->decrement_refcount();
   Hashtable<ConstantPool*, mtClass>::free_entry(entry);
 }
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/resolutionErrors.hpp	Mon May 05 20:17:19 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/resolutionErrors.hpp	Mon May 05 19:53:00 2014 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2005, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 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
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 public:
   ResolutionErrorTable(int table_size);
 
-  ResolutionErrorEntry* new_entry(int hash, ConstantPool* pool, int cp_index, Symbol* error);
+  ResolutionErrorEntry* new_entry(int hash, ConstantPool* pool, int cp_index,
+                                  Symbol* error, Symbol* message);
   void free_entry(ResolutionErrorEntry *entry);
 
   ResolutionErrorEntry* bucket(int i) {
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
   }
 
   void add_entry(int index, unsigned int hash,
-                 constantPoolHandle pool, int which, Symbol* error);
+                 constantPoolHandle pool, int which, Symbol* error, Symbol* message);
 
 
   // find error given the constant pool and constant pool index
@@ -79,10 +80,10 @@
  private:
   int               _cp_index;
   Symbol*           _error;
+  Symbol*           _message;
 
  public:
-  ConstantPool*      pool() const               { return (ConstantPool*)literal(); }
-  ConstantPool**   pool_addr()                { return (ConstantPool**)literal_addr(); }
+  ConstantPool*      pool() const               { return literal(); }
 
   int                cp_index() const           { return _cp_index; }
   void               set_cp_index(int cp_index) { _cp_index = cp_index; }
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@
   Symbol*            error() const              { return _error; }
   void               set_error(Symbol* e);
 
+  Symbol*            message() const            { return _message; }
+  void               set_message(Symbol* c);
+
   ResolutionErrorEntry* next() const {
     return (ResolutionErrorEntry*)HashtableEntry<ConstantPool*, mtClass>::next();
   }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp	Mon May 05 20:17:19 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp	Mon May 05 19:53:00 2014 -0400
@@ -172,12 +172,14 @@
   if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION || klass == NULL) {
     KlassHandle k_h(THREAD, klass);
     // can return a null klass
-    klass = handle_resolution_exception(class_name, class_loader, protection_domain, throw_error, k_h, THREAD);
+    klass = handle_resolution_exception(class_name, throw_error, k_h, THREAD);
   }
   return klass;
 }
 
-Klass* SystemDictionary::handle_resolution_exception(Symbol* class_name, Handle class_loader, Handle protection_domain, bool throw_error, KlassHandle klass_h, TRAPS) {
+Klass* SystemDictionary::handle_resolution_exception(Symbol* class_name,
+                                                     bool throw_error,
+                                                     KlassHandle klass_h, TRAPS) {
   if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
     // If we have a pending exception we forward it to the caller, unless throw_error is true,
     // in which case we have to check whether the pending exception is a ClassNotFoundException,
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@
   }
   if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION || superk_h() == NULL) {
     // can null superk
-    superk_h = KlassHandle(THREAD, handle_resolution_exception(class_name, class_loader, protection_domain, true, superk_h, THREAD));
+    superk_h = KlassHandle(THREAD, handle_resolution_exception(class_name, true, superk_h, THREAD));
   }
 
   return superk_h();
@@ -2119,12 +2121,13 @@
 
 // Add entry to resolution error table to record the error when the first
 // attempt to resolve a reference to a class has failed.
-void SystemDictionary::add_resolution_error(constantPoolHandle pool, int which, Symbol* error) {
+void SystemDictionary::add_resolution_error(constantPoolHandle pool, int which,
+                                            Symbol* error, Symbol* message) {
   unsigned int hash = resolution_errors()->compute_hash(pool, which);
   int index = resolution_errors()->hash_to_index(hash);
   {
     MutexLocker ml(SystemDictionary_lock, Thread::current());
-    resolution_errors()->add_entry(index, hash, pool, which, error);
+    resolution_errors()->add_entry(index, hash, pool, which, error, message);
   }
 }
 
@@ -2134,13 +2137,19 @@
 }
 
 // Lookup resolution error table. Returns error if found, otherwise NULL.
-Symbol* SystemDictionary::find_resolution_error(constantPoolHandle pool, int which) {
+Symbol* SystemDictionary::find_resolution_error(constantPoolHandle pool, int which,
+                                                Symbol** message) {
   unsigned int hash = resolution_errors()->compute_hash(pool, which);
   int index = resolution_errors()->hash_to_index(hash);
   {
     MutexLocker ml(SystemDictionary_lock, Thread::current());
     ResolutionErrorEntry* entry = resolution_errors()->find_entry(index, hash, pool, which);
-    return (entry != NULL) ? entry->error() : (Symbol*)NULL;
+    if (entry != NULL) {
+      *message = entry->message();
+      return entry->error();
+    } else {
+      return NULL;
+    }
   }
 }
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp	Mon May 05 20:17:19 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp	Mon May 05 19:53:00 2014 -0400
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
   static Klass* resolve_or_fail(Symbol* class_name, bool throw_error, TRAPS);
 private:
   // handle error translation for resolve_or_null results
-  static Klass* handle_resolution_exception(Symbol* class_name, Handle class_loader, Handle protection_domain, bool throw_error, KlassHandle klass_h, TRAPS);
+  static Klass* handle_resolution_exception(Symbol* class_name, bool throw_error, KlassHandle klass_h, TRAPS);
 
 public:
 
@@ -531,9 +531,11 @@
 
   // Record the error when the first attempt to resolve a reference from a constant
   // pool entry to a class fails.
-  static void add_resolution_error(constantPoolHandle pool, int which, Symbol* error);
+  static void add_resolution_error(constantPoolHandle pool, int which, Symbol* error,
+                                   Symbol* message);
   static void delete_resolution_error(ConstantPool* pool);
-  static Symbol* find_resolution_error(constantPoolHandle pool, int which);
+  static Symbol* find_resolution_error(constantPoolHandle pool, int which,
+                                       Symbol** message);
 
  private:
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.cpp	Mon May 05 20:17:19 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.cpp	Mon May 05 19:53:00 2014 -0400
@@ -223,14 +223,14 @@
 
 
   // The original attempt to resolve this constant pool entry failed so find the
-  // original error and throw it again (JVMS 5.4.3).
+  // class of the original error and throw another error of the same class (JVMS 5.4.3).
+  // If there is a detail message, pass that detail message to the error constructor.
+  // The JVMS does not strictly require us to duplicate the same detail message,
+  // or any internal exception fields such as cause or stacktrace.  But since the
+  // detail message is often a class name or other literal string, we will repeat it if
+  // we can find it in the symbol table.
   if (in_error) {
-    Symbol* error = SystemDictionary::find_resolution_error(this_cp, which);
-    guarantee(error != (Symbol*)NULL, "tag mismatch with resolution error table");
-    ResourceMark rm;
-    // exception text will be the class name
-    const char* className = this_cp->unresolved_klass_at(which)->as_C_string();
-    THROW_MSG_0(error, className);
+    throw_resolution_error(this_cp, which, CHECK_0);
   }
 
   if (do_resolve) {
@@ -250,11 +250,6 @@
     // Failed to resolve class. We must record the errors so that subsequent attempts
     // to resolve this constant pool entry fail with the same error (JVMS 5.4.3).
     if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
-      ResourceMark rm;
-      Symbol* error = PENDING_EXCEPTION->klass()->name();
-
-      bool throw_orig_error = false;
-      {
         MonitorLockerEx ml(this_cp->lock());
 
         // some other thread has beaten us and has resolved the class.
@@ -264,32 +259,9 @@
           return entry.get_klass();
         }
 
-        if (!PENDING_EXCEPTION->
-              is_a(SystemDictionary::LinkageError_klass())) {
-          // Just throw the exception and don't prevent these classes from
-          // being loaded due to virtual machine errors like StackOverflow
-          // and OutOfMemoryError, etc, or if the thread was hit by stop()
-          // Needs clarification to section 5.4.3 of the VM spec (see 6308271)
-        }
-        else if (!this_cp->tag_at(which).is_unresolved_klass_in_error()) {
-          SystemDictionary::add_resolution_error(this_cp, which, error);
-          this_cp->tag_at_put(which, JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClassInError);
-        } else {
-          // some other thread has put the class in error state.
-          error = SystemDictionary::find_resolution_error(this_cp, which);
-          assert(error != NULL, "checking");
-          throw_orig_error = true;
-        }
-      } // unlocked
-
-      if (throw_orig_error) {
-        CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
-        ResourceMark rm;
-        const char* className = this_cp->unresolved_klass_at(which)->as_C_string();
-        THROW_MSG_0(error, className);
-      }
-
-      return 0;
+        // The tag could have changed to in-error before the lock but we have to
+        // handle that here for the class case.
+        save_and_throw_exception(this_cp, which, constantTag(JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClass), CHECK_0);
     }
 
     if (TraceClassResolution && !k()->oop_is_array()) {
@@ -587,16 +559,55 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-// If resolution for MethodHandle or MethodType fails, save the exception
+Symbol* ConstantPool::exception_message(constantPoolHandle this_cp, int which, constantTag tag, oop pending_exception) {
+  // Dig out the detailed message to reuse if possible
+  Symbol* message = NULL;
+  oop detailed_message = java_lang_Throwable::message(pending_exception);
+  if (detailed_message != NULL) {
+     message = java_lang_String::as_symbol_or_null(detailed_message);
+     if (message != NULL) {
+       return message;
+     }
+  }
+
+  // Return specific message for the tag
+  switch (tag.value()) {
+  case JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClass:
+    // return the class name in the error message
+    message = this_cp->unresolved_klass_at(which);
+    break;
+  case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandle:
+    // return the method handle name in the error message
+    message = this_cp->method_handle_name_ref_at(which);
+    break;
+  case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodType:
+    // return the method type signature in the error message
+    message = this_cp->method_type_signature_at(which);
+    break;
+  default:
+    ShouldNotReachHere();
+  }
+
+  return message;
+}
+
+void ConstantPool::throw_resolution_error(constantPoolHandle this_cp, int which, TRAPS) {
+  Symbol* message = NULL;
+  Symbol* error = SystemDictionary::find_resolution_error(this_cp, which, &message);
+  assert(error != NULL && message != NULL, "checking");
+  CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
+  ResourceMark rm;
+  THROW_MSG(error, message->as_C_string());
+}
+
+// If resolution for Class, MethodHandle or MethodType fails, save the exception
 // in the resolution error table, so that the same exception is thrown again.
 void ConstantPool::save_and_throw_exception(constantPoolHandle this_cp, int which,
-                                     int tag, TRAPS) {
-  ResourceMark rm;
+                                            constantTag tag, TRAPS) {
+  assert(this_cp->lock()->is_locked(), "constant pool lock should be held");
   Symbol* error = PENDING_EXCEPTION->klass()->name();
-  MonitorLockerEx ml(this_cp->lock());  // lock cpool to change tag.
 
-  int error_tag = (tag == JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandle) ?
-           JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandleInError : JVM_CONSTANT_MethodTypeInError;
+  int error_tag = tag.error_value();
 
   if (!PENDING_EXCEPTION->
     is_a(SystemDictionary::LinkageError_klass())) {
@@ -604,20 +615,21 @@
     // being loaded due to virtual machine errors like StackOverflow
     // and OutOfMemoryError, etc, or if the thread was hit by stop()
     // Needs clarification to section 5.4.3 of the VM spec (see 6308271)
-
   } else if (this_cp->tag_at(which).value() != error_tag) {
-    SystemDictionary::add_resolution_error(this_cp, which, error);
+    Symbol* message = exception_message(this_cp, which, tag, PENDING_EXCEPTION);
+    SystemDictionary::add_resolution_error(this_cp, which, error, message);
     this_cp->tag_at_put(which, error_tag);
   } else {
-    // some other thread has put the class in error state.
-    error = SystemDictionary::find_resolution_error(this_cp, which);
-    assert(error != NULL, "checking");
-    CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
-    THROW_MSG(error, "");
+    // some other thread put this in error state
+    throw_resolution_error(this_cp, which, CHECK);
   }
+
+  // This exits with some pending exception
+  assert(HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "should not be cleared");
 }
 
 
+
 // Called to resolve constants in the constant pool and return an oop.
 // Some constant pool entries cache their resolved oop. This is also
 // called to create oops from constants to use in arguments for invokedynamic
@@ -645,9 +657,9 @@
 
   jvalue prim_value;  // temp used only in a few cases below
 
-  int tag_value = this_cp->tag_at(index).value();
+  constantTag tag = this_cp->tag_at(index);
 
-  switch (tag_value) {
+  switch (tag.value()) {
 
   case JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClass:
   case JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClassInError:
@@ -672,10 +684,7 @@
   case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandleInError:
   case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodTypeInError:
     {
-      Symbol* error = SystemDictionary::find_resolution_error(this_cp, index);
-      guarantee(error != (Symbol*)NULL, "tag mismatch with resolution error table");
-      ResourceMark rm;
-      THROW_MSG_0(error, "");
+      throw_resolution_error(this_cp, index, CHECK_NULL);
       break;
     }
 
@@ -699,7 +708,8 @@
                                                                    THREAD);
       result_oop = value();
       if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
-        save_and_throw_exception(this_cp, index, tag_value, CHECK_NULL);
+        MonitorLockerEx ml(this_cp->lock());  // lock cpool to change tag.
+        save_and_throw_exception(this_cp, index, tag, CHECK_NULL);
       }
       break;
     }
@@ -715,7 +725,8 @@
       Handle value = SystemDictionary::find_method_handle_type(signature, klass, THREAD);
       result_oop = value();
       if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
-        save_and_throw_exception(this_cp, index, tag_value, CHECK_NULL);
+        MonitorLockerEx ml(this_cp->lock());  // lock cpool to change tag.
+        save_and_throw_exception(this_cp, index, tag, CHECK_NULL);
       }
       break;
     }
@@ -746,7 +757,7 @@
 
   default:
     DEBUG_ONLY( tty->print_cr("*** %p: tag at CP[%d/%d] = %d",
-                              this_cp(), index, cache_index, tag_value) );
+                              this_cp(), index, cache_index, tag.value()));
     assert(false, "unexpected constant tag");
     break;
   }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.hpp	Mon May 05 20:17:19 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.hpp	Mon May 05 19:53:00 2014 -0400
@@ -823,9 +823,13 @@
   static void resolve_string_constants_impl(constantPoolHandle this_cp, TRAPS);
 
   static oop resolve_constant_at_impl(constantPoolHandle this_cp, int index, int cache_index, TRAPS);
-  static void save_and_throw_exception(constantPoolHandle this_cp, int which, int tag_value, TRAPS);
   static oop resolve_bootstrap_specifier_at_impl(constantPoolHandle this_cp, int index, TRAPS);
 
+  // Exception handling
+  static void throw_resolution_error(constantPoolHandle this_cp, int which, TRAPS);
+  static Symbol* exception_message(constantPoolHandle this_cp, int which, constantTag tag, oop pending_exception);
+  static void save_and_throw_exception(constantPoolHandle this_cp, int which, constantTag tag, TRAPS);
+
  public:
   // Merging ConstantPool* support:
   bool compare_entry_to(int index1, constantPoolHandle cp2, int index2, TRAPS);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/constantTag.cpp	Mon May 05 20:17:19 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/constantTag.cpp	Mon May 05 19:53:00 2014 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 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
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@
 }
 
 
+jbyte constantTag::error_value() const {
+  switch (_tag) {
+  case JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClass:
+    return JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClassInError;
+  case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandle:
+    return JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandleInError;
+  case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodType:
+    return JVM_CONSTANT_MethodTypeInError;
+  default:
+    ShouldNotReachHere();
+    return JVM_CONSTANT_Invalid;
+  }
+}
+
 const char* constantTag::internal_name() const {
   switch (_tag) {
     case JVM_CONSTANT_Invalid :

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/constantTag.hpp	Mon May 05 20:17:19 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/constantTag.hpp	Mon May 05 19:53:00 2014 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 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
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
   }
 
   jbyte value() const                { return _tag; }
+  jbyte error_value() const;
   jbyte non_error_value() const;
 
   BasicType basic_type() const;        // if used with ldc, what kind of value gets pushed?

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/test/runtime/ClassResolutionFail/Property.java	Mon May 05 19:53:00 2014 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+// Class PropertySuper is not found.
+
+public class Property extends PropertySuper {
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/test/runtime/ClassResolutionFail/PropertySuper.java	Mon May 05 19:53:00 2014 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+// Class PropertySuper should be removed.
+
+public class PropertySuper {
+  PropertySuper() { System.out.println("remove me for NoClassDefFoundError"); }
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/test/runtime/ClassResolutionFail/TestClassResolutionFail.java	Mon May 05 19:53:00 2014 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * 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 TestClassResolutionFail
+ * @bug 8023697
+ * @summary This tests that failed class resolution doesn't report different class name in detail message for the first and subsequent times
+ */
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+public class TestClassResolutionFail {
+    static String message;
+    public static void test1() throws RuntimeException {
+        try {
+            Property p = new Property();
+        } catch (LinkageError e) {
+            message = e.getMessage();
+        }
+        try {
+            Property p = new Property();
+        } catch (LinkageError e) {
+            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
+            if (!e.getMessage().equals(message)) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Wrong message: " + message + " != " + e.getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    public static void main(java.lang.String[] unused) throws Exception {
+        // Remove PropertySuper class
+        String testClasses = System.getProperty("test.classes", ".");
+        File f = new File(testClasses + File.separator + "PropertySuper.class");
+        f.delete();
+        test1();
+    }
+}
+