--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/InputStream.java	Tue Dec 16 04:58:34 2014 +0000
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/InputStream.java	Tue Dec 16 12:43:36 2014 +0000
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 package java.io;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 /**
  * This abstract class is the superclass of all classes representing
  * an input stream of bytes.
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@
     // use when skipping.
     private static final int MAX_SKIP_BUFFER_SIZE = 2048;
 
+    private static final int TRANSFER_BUFFER_SIZE = 8192;
+
     /**
      * Reads the next byte of data from the input stream. The value byte is
      * returned as an <code>int</code> in the range <code>0</code> to
@@ -364,4 +368,40 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reads all bytes from this input stream and writes the bytes to the
+     * given output stream in the order that they are read. On return, this
+     * input stream will be at end of stream. This method does not close either
+     * stream.
+     * <p>
+     * This method may block indefinitely reading from the input stream, or
+     * writing to the output stream. The behavior for the case where the input
+     * and/or output stream is <i>asynchronously closed</i>, or the thread
+     * interrupted during the transfer, is highly input and output stream
+     * specific, and therefore not specified.
+     * <p>
+     * If an I/O error occurs reading from the input stream or writing to the
+     * output stream, then it may do so after some bytes have been read or
+     * written. Consequently the input stream may not be at end of stream and
+     * one, or both, streams may be in an inconsistent state. It is strongly
+     * recommended that both streams be promptly closed if an I/O error occurs.
+     *
+     * @param  out the output stream, non-null
+     * @return the number of bytes transferred
+     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs when reading or writing
+     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code out} is {@code null}
+     *
+     * @since 1.9
+     */
+    public long transferTo(OutputStream out) throws IOException {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(out, "out");
+        long transferred = 0;
+        byte[] buffer = new byte[TRANSFER_BUFFER_SIZE];
+        int read;
+        while ((read = this.read(buffer, 0, TRANSFER_BUFFER_SIZE)) >= 0) {
+            out.write(buffer, 0, read);
+            transferred += read;
+        }
+        return transferred;
+    }
 }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/java/io/InputStream/TransferTo.java	Tue Dec 16 12:43:36 2014 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.FilterInputStream;
+import java.io.FilterOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import static java.lang.String.format;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8066867
+ * @summary tests whether java.io.InputStream.transferTo conforms to its
+ *          contract defined in the javadoc
+ */
+public class TransferTo {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
+        ifOutIsNullThenNpeIsThrown();
+        ifExceptionInInputNeitherStreamIsClosed();
+        ifExceptionInOutputNeitherStreamIsClosed();
+        onReturnNeitherStreamIsClosed();
+        onReturnInputIsAtEnd();
+        contents();
+    }
+
+    private static void ifOutIsNullThenNpeIsThrown() throws IOException {
+        try (InputStream in = input()) {
+            assertThrowsNPE(() -> in.transferTo(null), "out");
+        }
+
+        try (InputStream in = input((byte) 1)) {
+            assertThrowsNPE(() -> in.transferTo(null), "out");
+        }
+
+        try (InputStream in = input((byte) 1, (byte) 2)) {
+            assertThrowsNPE(() -> in.transferTo(null), "out");
+        }
+
+        InputStream in = null;
+        try {
+            InputStream fin = in = new ThrowingInputStream();
+            // null check should precede everything else:
+            // InputStream shouldn't be touched if OutputStream is null
+            assertThrowsNPE(() -> fin.transferTo(null), "out");
+        } finally {
+            if (in != null)
+                try {
+                    in.close();
+                } catch (IOException ignored) { }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void ifExceptionInInputNeitherStreamIsClosed()
+            throws IOException {
+        transferToThenCheckIfAnyClosed(input(0, new byte[]{1, 2, 3}), output());
+        transferToThenCheckIfAnyClosed(input(1, new byte[]{1, 2, 3}), output());
+        transferToThenCheckIfAnyClosed(input(2, new byte[]{1, 2, 3}), output());
+    }
+
+    private static void ifExceptionInOutputNeitherStreamIsClosed()
+            throws IOException {
+        transferToThenCheckIfAnyClosed(input(new byte[]{1, 2, 3}), output(0));
+        transferToThenCheckIfAnyClosed(input(new byte[]{1, 2, 3}), output(1));
+        transferToThenCheckIfAnyClosed(input(new byte[]{1, 2, 3}), output(2));
+    }
+
+    private static void transferToThenCheckIfAnyClosed(InputStream input,
+                                                       OutputStream output)
+            throws IOException {
+        try (CloseLoggingInputStream in = new CloseLoggingInputStream(input);
+             CloseLoggingOutputStream out =
+                     new CloseLoggingOutputStream(output)) {
+            boolean thrown = false;
+            try {
+                in.transferTo(out);
+            } catch (IOException ignored) {
+                thrown = true;
+            }
+            if (!thrown)
+                throw new AssertionError();
+
+            if (in.wasClosed() || out.wasClosed()) {
+                throw new AssertionError();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void onReturnNeitherStreamIsClosed()
+            throws IOException {
+        try (CloseLoggingInputStream in =
+                     new CloseLoggingInputStream(input(new byte[]{1, 2, 3}));
+             CloseLoggingOutputStream out =
+                     new CloseLoggingOutputStream(output())) {
+
+            in.transferTo(out);
+
+            if (in.wasClosed() || out.wasClosed()) {
+                throw new AssertionError();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void onReturnInputIsAtEnd() throws IOException {
+        try (InputStream in = input(new byte[]{1, 2, 3});
+             OutputStream out = output()) {
+
+            in.transferTo(out);
+
+            if (in.read() != -1) {
+                throw new AssertionError();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void contents() throws IOException {
+        checkTransferredContents(new byte[0]);
+        checkTransferredContents(createRandomBytes(1024, 4096));
+        // to span through several batches
+        checkTransferredContents(createRandomBytes(16384, 16384));
+    }
+
+    private static void checkTransferredContents(byte[] bytes)
+            throws IOException {
+        try (InputStream in = input(bytes);
+             ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream()) {
+            in.transferTo(out);
+
+            byte[] outBytes = out.toByteArray();
+            if (!Arrays.equals(bytes, outBytes)) {
+                throw new AssertionError(
+                        format("bytes.length=%s, outBytes.length=%s",
+                                bytes.length, outBytes.length));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] createRandomBytes(int min, int maxRandomAdditive) {
+        Random rnd = new Random();
+        byte[] bytes = new byte[min + rnd.nextInt(maxRandomAdditive)];
+        rnd.nextBytes(bytes);
+        return bytes;
+    }
+
+    private static OutputStream output() {
+        return output(-1);
+    }
+
+    private static OutputStream output(int exceptionPosition) {
+        return new OutputStream() {
+
+            int pos;
+
+            @Override
+            public void write(int b) throws IOException {
+                if (pos++ == exceptionPosition)
+                    throw new IOException();
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static InputStream input(byte... bytes) {
+        return input(-1, bytes);
+    }
+
+    private static InputStream input(int exceptionPosition, byte... bytes) {
+        return new InputStream() {
+
+            int pos;
+
+            @Override
+            public int read() throws IOException {
+                if (pos == exceptionPosition) {
+                    // because of the pesky IOException swallowing in
+                    // java.io.InputStream.read(byte[], int, int)
+                    // pos++;
+                    throw new IOException();
+                }
+
+                if (pos >= bytes.length)
+                    return -1;
+                return bytes[pos++] & 0xff;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static class ThrowingInputStream extends InputStream {
+
+        boolean closed;
+
+        @Override
+        public int read(byte[] b) throws IOException {
+            throw new IOException();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException {
+            throw new IOException();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public long skip(long n) throws IOException {
+            throw new IOException();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int available() throws IOException {
+            throw new IOException();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() throws IOException {
+            if (!closed) {
+                closed = true;
+                throw new IOException();
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void reset() throws IOException {
+            throw new IOException();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int read() throws IOException {
+            throw new IOException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class CloseLoggingInputStream extends FilterInputStream {
+
+        boolean closed;
+
+        CloseLoggingInputStream(InputStream in) {
+            super(in);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() throws IOException {
+            closed = true;
+            super.close();
+        }
+
+        boolean wasClosed() {
+            return closed;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class CloseLoggingOutputStream extends FilterOutputStream {
+
+        boolean closed;
+
+        CloseLoggingOutputStream(OutputStream out) {
+            super(out);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() throws IOException {
+            closed = true;
+            super.close();
+        }
+
+        boolean wasClosed() {
+            return closed;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public interface Thrower {
+        public void run() throws Throwable;
+    }
+
+    public static void assertThrowsNPE(Thrower thrower, String message) {
+        assertThrows(thrower, NullPointerException.class, message);
+    }
+
+    public static <T extends Throwable> void assertThrows(Thrower thrower,
+                                                          Class<T> throwable,
+                                                          String message) {
+        Throwable thrown;
+        try {
+            thrower.run();
+            thrown = null;
+        } catch (Throwable caught) {
+            thrown = caught;
+        }
+
+        if (!throwable.isInstance(thrown)) {
+            String caught = thrown == null ?
+                    "nothing" : thrown.getClass().getCanonicalName();
+            throw new AssertionError(
+                    format("Expected to catch %s, but caught %s",
+                            throwable, caught), thrown);
+        }
+
+        if (thrown != null && !message.equals(thrown.getMessage())) {
+            throw new AssertionError(
+                    format("Expected exception message to be '%s', but it's '%s'",
+                            message, thrown.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+}