--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/Long.java	2012-12-05 13:04:01.267420607 -0800
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/Long.java	2012-12-05 13:04:01.095420615 -0800
@@ -1539,6 +1539,48 @@
             ((i >>> 16) & 0xffff0000L) | (i >>> 48);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds two {@code long} values together as per the + operator.
+     * Suitable for conversion as a method reference to functional interfaces such
+     * as {@code BinaryOperator<Long>} or {@code LongBinaryOperator}.
+     *
+     * @param   a   an argument.
+     * @param   b   another argument.
+     * @return  the sum of {@code a} and {@code b}.
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static long sum(long a, long b) {
+        return a + b;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the greater of two {@code long} values.
+     * Suitable for conversion as a method reference to functional interfaces such
+     * as {@code BinaryOperator<Long>} or {@code LongBinaryOperator}.
+     *
+     * @param   a   an argument.
+     * @param   b   another argument.
+     * @return  the larger of {@code a} and {@code b}.
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static long max(long a, long b) {
+        return Math.max(a, b);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the lesser of two {@code long} values.
+     * Suitable for conversion as a method reference to functional interfaces such
+     * as {@code BinaryOperator<Long>} or {@code LongBinaryOperator}.
+     *
+     * @param   a   an argument.
+     * @param   b   another argument.
+     * @return  the lesser of {@code a} and {@code b}.
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static long min(long a, long b) {
+        return Math.min(a, b);
+    }
+
     /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.0.2 for interoperability */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 4290774380558885855L;
 }