--- a/jdk/test/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles/CatchExceptionTest.java	Fri Sep 12 20:19:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/jdk/test/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles/CatchExceptionTest.java	Fri Sep 12 22:33:09 2014 +0400
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 public class CatchExceptionTest {
     private static final List<Class<?>> ARGS_CLASSES;
     protected static final int MAX_ARITY = Helper.MAX_ARITY - 1;
+
     static {
         Class<?> classes[] = {
                 Object.class,
@@ -52,11 +53,8 @@
                 double[].class,
                 String.class,
         };
-        List<Class<?>> list = new ArrayList<>(MAX_ARITY);
-        for (int i = 0; i < MAX_ARITY; ++i) {
-            list.add(classes[Helper.RNG.nextInt(classes.length)]);
-        }
-        ARGS_CLASSES = Collections.unmodifiableList(list);
+        ARGS_CLASSES = Collections.unmodifiableList(
+                Helper.randomClasses(classes, MAX_ARITY));
     }
 
     private final TestCase testCase;
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@
     private int dropped;
     private MethodHandle thrower;
 
-
     public CatchExceptionTest(TestCase testCase, final boolean isVararg, final int argsCount,
             final int catchDrops) {
         this.testCase = testCase;
@@ -107,37 +104,7 @@
     }
 
     private List<Class<?>> getThrowerParams(boolean isVararg, int argsCount) {
-        boolean unmodifiable = true;
-        List<Class<?>> classes;
-        classes = ARGS_CLASSES.subList(0,
-                Math.min(argsCount, (MAX_ARITY / 2) - 1));
-        int extra = 0;
-        if (argsCount >= MAX_ARITY / 2) {
-            classes = new ArrayList<>(classes);
-            unmodifiable = false;
-            extra = (int) classes.stream().filter(Helper::isDoubleCost).count();
-            int i = classes.size();
-            while (classes.size() + extra < argsCount) {
-                Class<?> aClass = ARGS_CLASSES.get(i);
-                if (Helper.isDoubleCost(aClass)) {
-                    ++extra;
-                    if (classes.size() + extra >= argsCount) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-                classes.add(aClass);
-            }
-        }
-        if (isVararg && classes.size() > 0) {
-            if (unmodifiable) {
-                classes = new ArrayList<>(classes);
-            }
-            int last = classes.size() - 1;
-            Class<?> aClass = classes.get(classes.size() - 1);
-            aClass = Array.newInstance(aClass, 2).getClass();
-            classes.set(last, aClass);
-        }
-        return classes;
+        return Helper.getParams(ARGS_CLASSES, isVararg, argsCount);
     }
 
 

--- a/jdk/test/lib/testlibrary/jsr292/com/oracle/testlibrary/jsr292/Helper.java	Fri Sep 12 20:19:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/jdk/test/lib/testlibrary/jsr292/com/oracle/testlibrary/jsr292/Helper.java	Fri Sep 12 22:33:09 2014 +0400
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     public static final long TEST_LIMIT;
     static {
         String str = System.getProperty("testLimit");
-        TEST_LIMIT = str != null ? Long.parseUnsignedLong(str) : 2_000L;
+        TEST_LIMIT = str != null ? Long.parseUnsignedLong(str) : 2000L;
         System.out.printf("-DtestLimit=%d%n", TEST_LIMIT);
     }
 
@@ -116,6 +116,48 @@
         return size <= lag ? null : calledLog.get(size - lag - 1);
     }
 
+    public static List<Class<?>> randomClasses(Class<?>[] classes, int size) {
+        List<Class<?>> result = new ArrayList<>(size);
+        for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+            result.add(classes[RNG.nextInt(classes.length)]);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static List<Class<?>> getParams(List<Class<?>> classes,
+            boolean isVararg, int argsCount) {
+        boolean unmodifiable = true;
+        List<Class<?>> result = classes.subList(0,
+                Math.min(argsCount, (MAX_ARITY / 2) - 1));
+        int extra = 0;
+        if (argsCount >= MAX_ARITY / 2) {
+            result = new ArrayList<>(result);
+            unmodifiable = false;
+            extra = (int) result.stream().filter(Helper::isDoubleCost).count();
+            int i = result.size();
+            while (result.size() + extra < argsCount) {
+                Class<?> aClass = classes.get(i);
+                if (Helper.isDoubleCost(aClass)) {
+                    ++extra;
+                    if (result.size() + extra >= argsCount) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                result.add(aClass);
+            }
+        }
+        if (isVararg && result.size() > 0) {
+            if (unmodifiable) {
+                result = new ArrayList<>(result);
+            }
+            int last = result.size() - 1;
+            Class<?> aClass = result.get(last);
+            aClass = Array.newInstance(aClass, 2).getClass();
+            result.set(last, aClass);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
     public static MethodHandle addTrailingArgs(MethodHandle target, int nargs,
             List<Class<?>> classes) {
         int targetLen = target.type().parameterCount();
@@ -230,7 +272,7 @@
         return randomArgs(params.toArray(new Class<?>[params.size()]));
     }
 
-    private static Object castToWrapper(Object value, Class<?> dst) {
+    public static Object castToWrapper(Object value, Class<?> dst) {
         Object wrap = null;
         if (value instanceof Number) {
             wrap = castToWrapperOrNull(((Number) value).longValue(), dst);
@@ -268,7 +310,7 @@
         if (dst == byte.class || dst == Byte.class) {
             return (byte) (value);
         }
-        if (dst == boolean.class || dst == boolean.class) {
+        if (dst == boolean.class || dst == Boolean.class) {
             return ((value % 29) & 1) == 0;
         }
         return null;