--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/Short.java	2012-12-10 15:42:27.910997955 -0800
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/Short.java	2012-12-10 15:42:27.738997948 -0800
@@ -531,6 +531,45 @@
         return ((long) x) & 0xffffL;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds two {@code short} values together as per the + operator.
+     *
+     * @param a the first operand
+     * @param b the second operand
+     * @return the sum of {@code a} and {@code b}
+     * @see java.util.function.BinaryOperator
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static short sum(short a, short b) {
+        return (short) (a + b);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the greater of two {@code short} values.
+     *
+     * @param a the first operand
+     * @param b the second operand
+     * @return the larger of {@code a} and {@code b}
+     * @see java.util.function.BinaryOperator
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static short max(short a, short b) {
+        return (a >= b) ? a : b;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the lesser of two {@code short} values.
+     *
+     * @param a the first operand
+     * @param b the second operand
+     * @return the lesser of {@code a} and {@code b}
+     * @see java.util.function.BinaryOperator
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static short min(short a, short b) {
+        return (a <= b) ? a : b;
+    }
+
     /** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.1. for interoperability */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 7515723908773894738L;
 }