eval("function " + Array.apply(null,Array(0x10000)).join("a") + "(){}")

works fine in jdk9-dev nashorn.

Crashes with exception on jdk8u-dev nashorn:

jjs> eval("function " + Array.apply(null,Array(0x10000)).join("a") + "(){}")
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.AssertionError: Failed generating bytecode for <shell>#1:1<eval>:1
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CompilationPhase$13.transform(CompilationPhase.java:485)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CompilationPhase.apply(CompilationPhase.java:716)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:620)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.RecompilableScriptFunctionData.compileTypeSpecialization(RecompilableScriptFunctionData.java:511)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.RecompilableScriptFunctionData.getBest(RecompilableScriptFunctionData.java:685)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptFunctionData.getBestInvoker(ScriptFunctionData.java:233)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptFunction.findCallMethod(ScriptFunction.java:592)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptObject.lookup(ScriptObject.java:1855)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.linker.NashornLinker.getGuardedInvocation(NashornLinker.java:100)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.linker.NashornLinker.getGuardedInvocation(NashornLinker.java:94)
at jdk.internal.dynalink.support.CompositeTypeBasedGuardingDynamicLinker.getGuardedInvocation(CompositeTypeBasedGuardingDynamicLinker.java:176)
at jdk.internal.dynalink.support.CompositeGuardingDynamicLinker.getGuardedInvocation(CompositeGuardingDynamicLinker.java:124)
at jdk.internal.dynalink.support.LinkerServicesImpl.getGuardedInvocation(LinkerServicesImpl.java:154)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptFunction.createApplyOrCallCall(ScriptFunction.java:772)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptFunction.findCallMethod(ScriptFunction.java:583)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptObject.lookup(ScriptObject.java:1855)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.linker.NashornLinker.getGuardedInvocation(NashornLinker.java:100)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.linker.NashornLinker.getGuardedInvocation(NashornLinker.java:94)
at jdk.internal.dynalink.support.CompositeTypeBasedGuardingDynamicLinker.getGuardedInvocation(CompositeTypeBasedGuardingDynamicLinker.java:176)
at jdk.internal.dynalink.support.CompositeGuardingDynamicLinker.getGuardedInvocation(CompositeGuardingDynamicLinker.java:124)
at jdk.internal.dynalink.support.LinkerServicesImpl.getGuardedInvocation(LinkerServicesImpl.java:154)
at jdk.internal.dynalink.DynamicLinker.relink(DynamicLinker.java:234)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.scripts.Script$1$\^shell\_#1\!1\^eval\_.:program(<shell>#1:1<eval>)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptFunctionData.invoke(ScriptFunctionData.java:636)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptFunction.invoke(ScriptFunction.java:228)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptRuntime.apply(ScriptRuntime.java:393)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.Context.eval(Context.java:745)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.objects.Global.directEval(Global.java:1258)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.scripts.Script$\^shell\_.:program(<shell>:1)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptFunctionData.invoke(ScriptFunctionData.java:636)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptFunction.invoke(ScriptFunction.java:228)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.ScriptRuntime.apply(ScriptRuntime.java:393)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.Context.eval(Context.java:745)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.runtime.Context.eval(Context.java:675)
at jdk.nashorn.tools.Shell.readEvalPrint(Shell.java:442)
at jdk.nashorn.tools.Shell.run(Shell.java:161)
at jdk.nashorn.tools.Shell.main(Shell.java:136)
at jdk.nashorn.tools.Shell.main(Shell.java:112)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
at jdk.internal.org.objectweb.asm.ByteVector.putUTF8(ByteVector.java:242)
at jdk.internal.org.objectweb.asm.ClassWriter.newUTF8(ClassWriter.java:1121)
at jdk.internal.org.objectweb.asm.ClassWriter.newNameTypeItem(ClassWriter.java:1591)
at jdk.internal.org.objectweb.asm.ClassWriter.newNameType(ClassWriter.java:1574)
at jdk.internal.org.objectweb.asm.ClassWriter.newInvokeDynamicItem(ClassWriter.java:1345)
at jdk.internal.org.objectweb.asm.MethodWriter.visitInvokeDynamicInsn(MethodWriter.java:969)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.MethodEmitter.dynamicSet(MethodEmitter.java:2218)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CodeGenerator.storeFastScopeVar(CodeGenerator.java:522)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CodeGenerator.access$8000(CodeGenerator.java:180)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CodeGenerator$Store$2.enterIdentNode(CodeGenerator.java:4454)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.IdentNode.accept(IdentNode.java:136)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CodeGenerator$Store.epilogue(CodeGenerator.java:4441)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CodeGenerator$Store.store(CodeGenerator.java:4497)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CodeGenerator.loadASSIGN(CodeGenerator.java:3880)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CodeGenerator.access$800(CodeGenerator.java:180)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CodeGenerator$1.enterASSIGN(CodeGenerator.java:922)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.visitor.NodeOperatorVisitor.enterBinaryNode(NodeOperatorVisitor.java:113)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.BinaryNode.accept(BinaryNode.java:339)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CodeGenerator.loadExpression(CodeGenerator.java:860)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CodeGenerator.loadExpression(CodeGenerator.java:836)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CodeGenerator.loadAndDiscard(CodeGenerator.java:3671)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CodeGenerator.enterExpressionStatement(CodeGenerator.java:1727)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.ExpressionStatement.accept(ExpressionStatement.java:63)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.Node.accept(Node.java:261)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.Block.accept(Block.java:154)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.LexicalContextNode$Acceptor.accept(LexicalContextNode.java:57)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.Block.accept(Block.java:409)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.FunctionNode.accept(FunctionNode.java:374)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.LexicalContextNode$Acceptor.accept(LexicalContextNode.java:57)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.LexicalContextExpression.accept(LexicalContextExpression.java:47)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.FunctionNode.accept(FunctionNode.java:57)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CompilationPhase.transformFunction(CompilationPhase.java:720)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CompilationPhase.access$100(CompilationPhase.java:68)
at jdk.nashorn.internal.codegen.CompilationPhase$13.transform(CompilationPhase.java:472)
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