The following JCK8-b12 testcase:
  api/java_lang/invoke/MethodHandles/Lookup/index.html#ExceptionsTests[findVirtualNSME]
fails under JDK8-b52 when '-esa' option is specified:
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Expected exception java.lang.NoSuchMethodException was not thrown by testcase "findVirtualNSME"
"java.lang.AssertionError" was thrown instead
java.lang.AssertionError
at java.lang.invoke.MemberName.referenceKindIsConsistent(MemberName.java:233)
at java.lang.invoke.MemberName.setFlags(MemberName.java:312)
at java.lang.invoke.MemberName.init(MemberName.java:455)
at java.lang.invoke.MemberName.<init>(MemberName.java:635)
at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.resolveOrFail(MethodHandles.java:1031)
at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.findVirtual(MethodHandles.java:652)
at javasoft.sqe.tests.api.java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.ExceptionsTests.findVirtualNSME(ExceptionsTests.java:564)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:474)
at com.sun.tck.lib.tgf.Util.invokeMethod(Util.java:352)
at com.sun.tck.lib.tgf.Runner.invokeTestCase(Runner.java:276)
at com.sun.tck.lib.tgf.Runner.performRunWithData(Runner.java:246)
at com.sun.tck.lib.tgf.Runner.getDataAndRun(Runner.java:185)
at com.sun.tck.lib.tgf.Runner.executeTestMethods(Runner.java:130)
at com.sun.tck.lib.tgf.Runner.run(Runner.java:116)
at com.sun.tck.lib.tgf.Runner.execute(Runner.java:108)
at com.sun.tck.lib.tgf.TGFTest.run(TGFTest.java:58)
at com.sun.tck.lib.tgf.TGFTest.run(TGFTest.java:64)
at javasoft.sqe.tests.api.java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.ExceptionsTests.main(ExceptionsTests.java:59)
Testcase "findVirtualNSME" failed with arguments [class javasoft.sqe.tests.api.java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.TestCls, <init>, ()int]
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The failure is not reproducible without '-esa' option.