*** old/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MemberName.java	Fri May 10 08:54:00 2013
--- new/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MemberName.java	Fri May 10 08:53:59 2013

*** 234,243 ****
--- 234,245 ----
          } else if (isMethod()) {
              assert(staticIsConsistent());
              assert(MethodHandleNatives.refKindIsMethod(refKind));
              if (clazz.isInterface())
                  assert(refKind == REF_invokeInterface ||
+                        refKind == REF_invokeStatic    ||
+                        refKind == REF_invokeSpecial   ||
                         refKind == REF_invokeVirtual && isObjectPublicMethod());
          } else {
              assert(false);
          }
          return true;

*** 266,276 ****
--- 268,278 ----
          case REF_newInvokeSpecial:
              // Looked up a virtual, can get (e.g.) final String.hashCode.
              assert(refKind == REF_invokeSpecial) : this;
              return true;
          }
!         assert(false) : this+" != "+MethodHandleNatives.refKindName((byte)originalRefKind);
          return true;
      }
      private boolean staticIsConsistent() {
          byte refKind = getReferenceKind();
          return MethodHandleNatives.refKindIsStatic(refKind) == isStatic() || getModifiers() == 0;

*** 483,500 ****
--- 485,507 ----
          assert(isResolved() && this.clazz != null);
          this.name = m.getName();
          if (this.type == null)
              this.type = new Object[] { m.getReturnType(), m.getParameterTypes() };
          if (wantSpecial) {
+             assert(!isAbstract()) : this;
              if (getReferenceKind() == REF_invokeVirtual)
                  changeReferenceKind(REF_invokeSpecial, REF_invokeVirtual);
+             else if (getReferenceKind() == REF_invokeInterface)
+                 // invokeSpecial on a default method
+                 changeReferenceKind(REF_invokeSpecial, REF_invokeInterface);
          }
      }
      public MemberName asSpecial() {
          switch (getReferenceKind()) {
          case REF_invokeSpecial:     return this;
          case REF_invokeVirtual:     return clone().changeReferenceKind(REF_invokeSpecial, REF_invokeVirtual);
+         case REF_invokeInterface:   return clone().changeReferenceKind(REF_invokeSpecial, REF_invokeInterface);
          case REF_newInvokeSpecial:  return clone().changeReferenceKind(REF_invokeSpecial, REF_newInvokeSpecial);
          }
          throw new IllegalArgumentException(this.toString());
      }
      public MemberName asConstructor() {