FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_65"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_65-b17)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.65-b01, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux live-app-v02 2.6.32-200.16.1.el5uek #1 SMP Fri Aug 12 16:13:38 EDT 2-11 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Using a BufferedWriter around a com.ibm.IFSFileWriter to write to an AS400.

Works always on Java 7, but never on Java 8.

IFSFile file = new IFSFile(as400, this.getOrderExportFileName());
/** creates a file writer */
IFSFileWriter fw = new IFSFileWriter (file,true,IFSFileWriter.SHARE_NONE);
bufferedWriter = new BufferedWriter(fw);
Fails with com.ibm.as400.access.ConnectionDroppedException: Connection is not active.


REGRESSION. Last worked in version 7u79

ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION:
java version "1.8.0_65"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_65-b17)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.65-b01, mixed mode)

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Not sure unless you have an AS400 to write to :-(

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
On Java 7, the connection to the AS400's file system is established and the lines written to the Buffered Writer are written to the remote file.
ACTUAL -
On Java 8, always fails with
com.ibm.as400.access.ConnectionDroppedException: Connection is not active.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.