6984705: JSR 292 method handle creation should not go through JNI
Summary: remove assembly code for JDK 7 chained method handles
Reviewed-by: jrose, twisti, mhaupt, forax
Contributed-by: NJohn Rose &lt;john.r.rose@oracle.com&gt;, Christian Thalinger &lt;christian.thalinger@oracle.com&gt;, Michael Haupt <michael.haupt@oracle.com>

Summary: On Mac OS X, align system property "os.arch" with Apple legacy JDKs.  Also, improve os.name string matching by using .contains() method instead of .startsWith(). This fix spans multiple repositories.
Reviewed-by: dcubed, phh, ohair, katleman

Reviewed-by: smarks

Reviewed-by: darcy, jrose

Summary: API code changes and javadoc changes following JSR 292 Public Review comments, through PFD
Reviewed-by: never

7032850: MethodHandle.invokeGeneric throws unspecified RuntimeException if parameterized method is called
Summary: Implement invocation corner cases, including correct type conversions and interface type enforcement.
Reviewed-by: never

Summary: Integrate JDK code with JVM-supplied ricochet frames.
Reviewed-by: never, twisti

Summary: rename invokeGeneric to invoke
Reviewed-by: never, twisti

Summary: JVM bug 6817525 requires changes to some JDK unit tests; update test invocation flags and "Indify" snapshot
Reviewed-by: kvn, twisti

Summary: package and class renaming only; delete unused methods and classes; add @since tags; no code changes
Reviewed-by: twisti

Summary: remove NoAccessException, replace it by ReflectiveOperationException subtypes; adjust javadoc of exceptions
Reviewed-by: twisti

Summary: misc. EG changes and polishes (excluding 7013417)
Reviewed-by: twisti

6979327: method handle invocation should use casts instead of type parameters to specify return type
Summary: Change result type parameters to result type casts.  (Also, replace private placeholder class InvokeDynamic.)
Reviewed-by: twisti

Reviewed-by: twisti

Summary: JDK changes which run atop the corresponding JVM hook
Reviewed-by: never, twisti