8009552: test/vm/verifier/TestStaticIF.java failing with hs25.0-b

Summary: Remove support for verification of class files with version 52 and above from type inference verifier.
Reviewed-by: acorn, hseigel

src/share/vm/classfile/verifier.cpp

@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 
 #define NOFAILOVER_MAJOR_VERSION                       51
 #define NONZERO_PADDING_BYTES_IN_SWITCH_MAJOR_VERSION  51
-#define STATIC_METHOD_IN_INTERFACE_MAJOR_VERSION       52
 
 // Access to external entry for VerifyClassCodes - old byte code verifier
 
@@ -2322,11 +2321,6 @@ void ClassVerifier::verify_invoke_instructions(
       types = (1 << JVM_CONSTANT_InterfaceMethodref) |
               (1 << JVM_CONSTANT_Methodref);
       break;
-    case Bytecodes::_invokestatic:
-      types = (_klass->major_version() < STATIC_METHOD_IN_INTERFACE_MAJOR_VERSION) ?
-        (1 << JVM_CONSTANT_Methodref) :
-        ((1 << JVM_CONSTANT_InterfaceMethodref) | (1 << JVM_CONSTANT_Methodref));
-      break;
     default:
       types = 1 << JVM_CONSTANT_Methodref;
   }

test/runtime/8007736/TestStaticIF.java

-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 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 8007736
- * @summary Test static interface method.
- * @run main/othervm -Xverify:all TestStaticIF
- */
-
-public class TestStaticIF implements StaticMethodInInterface {
-
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-        System.out.printf("main: %s%n", StaticMethodInInterface.get());
-    }
-}
-
-interface StaticMethodInInterface {
-
-    public static String get() {
-        return "Hello from StaticMethodInInterface.get()";
-    }
-}