--- a/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Wed Oct 08 01:45:41 2014 +0100
+++ b/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Wed Oct 08 12:39:26 2014 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2011, 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
@@ -179,6 +179,14 @@
 
 void LinkResolver::lookup_method_in_klasses(methodHandle& result, KlassHandle klass, Symbol* name, Symbol* signature, TRAPS) {
   methodOop result_oop = klass->uncached_lookup_method(name, signature);
+
+  //JDK 6 does not support default methods, but this code ported from JDK8 to keep code consistent for all JDK.
+  if (klass->oop_is_array()) {
+    // Only consider klass and super klass for arrays
+    result = methodHandle(THREAD, result_oop);
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (EnableInvokeDynamic && result_oop != NULL) {
     switch (result_oop->intrinsic_id()) {
     case vmIntrinsics::_invokeExact:
@@ -349,7 +357,7 @@
   // 2. lookup method in resolved klass and its super klasses
   lookup_method_in_klasses(resolved_method, resolved_klass, method_name, method_signature, CHECK);
 
-  if (resolved_method.is_null()) { // not found in the class hierarchy
+  if (resolved_method.is_null() && !resolved_klass->oop_is_array()) { // not found in the class hierarchy
     // 3. lookup method in all the interfaces implemented by the resolved klass
     lookup_method_in_interfaces(resolved_method, resolved_klass, method_name, method_signature, CHECK);
 
@@ -436,17 +444,18 @@
   // lookup method in this interface or its super, java.lang.Object
   lookup_instance_method_in_klasses(resolved_method, resolved_klass, method_name, method_signature, CHECK);
 
-  if (resolved_method.is_null()) {
+  if (resolved_method.is_null() && !resolved_klass->oop_is_array()) {
     // lookup method in all the super-interfaces
     lookup_method_in_interfaces(resolved_method, resolved_klass, method_name, method_signature, CHECK);
-    if (resolved_method.is_null()) {
-      // no method found
-      ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
-      THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_NoSuchMethodError(),
-                methodOopDesc::name_and_sig_as_C_string(Klass::cast(resolved_klass()),
-                                                        method_name,
-                                                        method_signature));
-    }
+  }
+
+  if (resolved_method.is_null()) {
+    // no method found
+    ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
+    THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_NoSuchMethodError(),
+              methodOopDesc::name_and_sig_as_C_string(Klass::cast(resolved_klass()),
+                                                      method_name,
+                                                      method_signature));
   }
 
   if (check_access) {
@@ -536,7 +545,7 @@
 
   // Resolve instance field
   fieldDescriptor fd; // find_field initializes fd if found
-  KlassHandle sel_klass(THREAD, instanceKlass::cast(resolved_klass())->find_field(field, sig, &fd));
+  KlassHandle sel_klass(THREAD, resolved_klass->find_field(field, sig, &fd));
   // check if field exists; i.e., if a klass containing the field def has been selected
   if (sel_klass.is_null()){
     ResourceMark rm(THREAD);

--- a/src/share/vm/oops/arrayKlass.cpp	Wed Oct 08 01:45:41 2014 +0100
+++ b/src/share/vm/oops/arrayKlass.cpp	Wed Oct 08 12:39:26 2014 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, 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
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@
   return NULL;
 }
 
+// find field according to JVM spec 5.4.3.2, returns the klass in which the field is defined
+klassOop arrayKlass::find_field(Symbol* name, Symbol* sig, fieldDescriptor* fd) const {
+  // There are no fields in an array klass but look to the super class (Object)
+  assert(super(), "super klass must be present");
+  return Klass::cast(super())->find_field(name, sig, fd);
+}
+
 methodOop arrayKlass::uncached_lookup_method(Symbol* name, Symbol* signature) const {
   // There are no methods in an array klass but the super class (Object) has some
   assert(super(), "super klass must be present");

--- a/src/share/vm/oops/arrayKlass.hpp	Wed Oct 08 01:45:41 2014 +0100
+++ b/src/share/vm/oops/arrayKlass.hpp	Wed Oct 08 12:39:26 2014 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2011, 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
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include "oops/klassOop.hpp"
 #include "oops/klassVtable.hpp"
 
+class fieldDescriptor;
+
 // arrayKlass is the abstract baseclass for all array classes
 
 class arrayKlass: public Klass {
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@
   virtual oop multi_allocate(int rank, jint* sizes, TRAPS);
   objArrayOop allocate_arrayArray(int n, int length, TRAPS);
 
+  // find field according to JVM spec 5.4.3.2, returns the klass in which the field is defined
+  klassOop find_field(Symbol* name, Symbol* sig, fieldDescriptor* fd) const;
+
   // Lookup operations
   methodOop uncached_lookup_method(Symbol* name, Symbol* signature) const;
 

--- a/src/share/vm/oops/klass.cpp	Wed Oct 08 01:45:41 2014 +0100
+++ b/src/share/vm/oops/klass.cpp	Wed Oct 08 12:39:26 2014 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2011, 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
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@
   return is_subclass_of(k);
 }
 
+klassOop Klass::find_field(Symbol* name, Symbol* sig, fieldDescriptor* fd) const {
+#ifdef ASSERT
+  tty->print_cr("Error: find_field called on a klass oop."
+                " Likely error: reflection method does not correctly"
+                " wrap return value in a mirror object.");
+#endif
+  ShouldNotReachHere();
+  return NULL;
+}
 
 methodOop Klass::uncached_lookup_method(Symbol* name, Symbol* signature) const {
 #ifdef ASSERT

--- a/src/share/vm/oops/klass.hpp	Wed Oct 08 01:45:41 2014 +0100
+++ b/src/share/vm/oops/klass.hpp	Wed Oct 08 12:39:26 2014 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2011, 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
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 class klassVtable;
 class KlassHandle;
 class OrderAccess;
+class fieldDescriptor;
 
 // Holder (or cage) for the C++ vtable of each kind of Klass.
 // We want to tightly constrain the location of the C++ vtable in the overall layout.
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@
   virtual void initialize(TRAPS);
   // lookup operation for MethodLookupCache
   friend class MethodLookupCache;
+  virtual klassOop find_field(Symbol* name, Symbol* signature, fieldDescriptor* fd) const;
   virtual methodOop uncached_lookup_method(Symbol* name, Symbol* signature) const;
  public:
   methodOop lookup_method(Symbol* name, Symbol* signature) const {