--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/ComparableTimSort.java	Thu Feb 12 10:28:14 2015 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/ComparableTimSort.java	Thu Feb 12 10:34:35 2015 -0500
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
          */
         int stackLen = (len <    120  ?  5 :
                         len <   1542  ? 10 :
-                        len < 119151  ? 24 : 40);
+                        len < 119151  ? 24 : 49);
         runBase = new int[stackLen];
         runLen = new int[stackLen];
     }

--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/TimSort.java	Thu Feb 12 10:28:14 2015 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/TimSort.java	Thu Feb 12 10:34:35 2015 -0500
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
          */
         int stackLen = (len <    120  ?  5 :
                         len <   1542  ? 10 :
-                        len < 119151  ? 24 : 40);
+                        len < 119151  ? 24 : 49);
         runBase = new int[stackLen];
         runLen = new int[stackLen];
     }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/java/util/Arrays/TimSortStackSize2.java	Thu Feb 12 10:34:35 2015 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/*
+ * 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 8072909
+ * @run main/othervm TimSortStackSize2 67108864
+ * not for regular execution on all platforms:
+ * run main/othervm -Xmx8g TimSortStackSize2 1073741824
+ * run main/othervm -Xmx32g TimSortStackSize2 2147483644
+ * @summary Test TimSort stack size on big arrays
+ */
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class TimSortStackSize2 {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        int lengthOfTest = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
+        boolean passed = true;
+        try {
+            Arrays.sort(new TimSortStackSize2(lengthOfTest).createArray(),
+                new Comparator<Object>() {
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                    public int compare(Object first, Object second) {
+                        return ((Comparable<Object>)first).compareTo(second);
+                    }
+                });
+            System.out.println("TimSort OK");
+        } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e){
+            System.out.println("TimSort broken");
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            passed = false;
+        }
+        try {
+            Arrays.sort(new TimSortStackSize2(lengthOfTest).createArray());
+            System.out.println("ComparableTimSort OK");
+        } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e){
+            System.out.println("ComparableTimSort broken:");
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            passed = false;
+        }
+        if ( !passed ){
+            throw new RuntimeException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static final int MIN_MERGE = 32;
+    private final int minRun;
+    private final int length;
+    private final List<Long> runs = new ArrayList<Long>();
+
+    public TimSortStackSize2(int len) {
+        this.length = len;
+        minRun = minRunLength(len);
+        fillRunsJDKWorstCase();
+    }
+
+    private static int minRunLength(int n) {
+        assert n >= 0;
+        int r = 0;      // Becomes 1 if any 1 bits are shifted off
+        while (n >= MIN_MERGE) {
+            r |= (n & 1);
+            n >>= 1;
+        }
+        return n + r;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a sequence x_1, ..., x_n of run lengths to <code>runs</code> such that:<br>
+     * 1. X = x_1 + ... + x_n <br>
+     * 2. x_j >= minRun for all j <br>
+     * 3. x_1 + ... + x_{j-2}  <  x_j  <  x_1 + ... + x_{j-1} for all j <br>
+     * These conditions guarantee that TimSort merges all x_j's one by one
+     * (resulting in X) using only merges on the second-to-last element.
+     * @param X  The sum of the sequence that should be added to runs.
+     */
+    private void generateJDKWrongElem(long X) {
+        for(long newTotal; X >= 2*minRun+1; X = newTotal) {
+            //Default strategy
+            newTotal = X/2 + 1;
+            //Specialized strategies
+            if(3*minRun+3 <= X && X <= 4*minRun+1) {
+                // add x_1=MIN+1, x_2=MIN, x_3=X-newTotal  to runs
+                newTotal = 2*minRun+1;
+            } else if(5*minRun+5 <= X && X <= 6*minRun+5) {
+                // add x_1=MIN+1, x_2=MIN, x_3=MIN+2, x_4=X-newTotal  to runs
+                newTotal = 3*minRun+3;
+            } else if(8*minRun+9 <= X && X <= 10*minRun+9) {
+                // add x_1=MIN+1, x_2=MIN, x_3=MIN+2, x_4=2MIN+2, x_5=X-newTotal  to runs
+                newTotal = 5*minRun+5;
+            } else if(13*minRun+15 <= X && X <= 16*minRun+17) {
+                // add x_1=MIN+1, x_2=MIN, x_3=MIN+2, x_4=2MIN+2, x_5=3MIN+4, x_6=X-newTotal  to runs
+                newTotal = 8*minRun+9;
+            }
+            runs.add(0, X-newTotal);
+        }
+        runs.add(0, X);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fills <code>runs</code> with a sequence of run lengths of the form<br>
+     * Y_n     x_{n,1}   x_{n,2}   ... x_{n,l_n} <br>
+     * Y_{n-1} x_{n-1,1} x_{n-1,2} ... x_{n-1,l_{n-1}} <br>
+     * ... <br>
+     * Y_1     x_{1,1}   x_{1,2}   ... x_{1,l_1}<br>
+     * The Y_i's are chosen to satisfy the invariant throughout execution,
+     * but the x_{i,j}'s are merged (by <code>TimSort.mergeCollapse</code>)
+     * into an X_i that violates the invariant.
+     * X is the sum of all run lengths that will be added to <code>runs</code>.
+     */
+    private void fillRunsJDKWorstCase() {
+        long runningTotal = 0;
+        long Y = minRun + 4;
+        long X = minRun;
+
+        while(runningTotal+Y+X <= length) {
+            runningTotal += X + Y;
+            generateJDKWrongElem(X);
+            runs.add(0,Y);
+
+            // X_{i+1} = Y_i + x_{i,1} + 1, since runs.get(1) = x_{i,1}
+            X = Y + runs.get(1) + 1;
+
+            // Y_{i+1} = X_{i+1} + Y_i + 1
+            Y += X + 1;
+        }
+
+        if(runningTotal + X <= length) {
+            runningTotal += X;
+            generateJDKWrongElem(X);
+        }
+
+        runs.add(length-runningTotal);
+    }
+
+    private Integer[] createArray() {
+        Integer[] a = new Integer[length];
+        Arrays.fill(a, 0);
+        int endRun = -1;
+        for(long len : runs)
+            a[endRun+=len] = 1;
+        a[length-1]=0;
+        return a;
+    }
+
+}