--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/Double.java	2011-09-20 09:20:28.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/Double.java	2011-09-20 09:20:28.000000000 -0700
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
          * 7.19.6.1; however, the output of this method is more
          * tightly specified.
          */
-        if (!FpUtils.isFinite(d) )
+        if (!isFinite(d) )
             // For infinity and NaN, use the decimal output.
             return Double.toString(d);
         else {
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
      * @return  {@code true} if the value of the argument is NaN;
      *          {@code false} otherwise.
      */
-    static public boolean isNaN(double v) {
+    public static boolean isNaN(double v) {
         return (v != v);
     }
 
@@ -560,11 +560,25 @@
      * @return  {@code true} if the value of the argument is positive
      *          infinity or negative infinity; {@code false} otherwise.
      */
-    static public boolean isInfinite(double v) {
+    public static boolean isInfinite(double v) {
         return (v == POSITIVE_INFINITY) || (v == NEGATIVE_INFINITY);
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if the argument is a finite floating-point
+     * value; returns {@code false} otherwise (for NaN and infinity
+     * arguments).
+     *
+     * @param d the {@code double} value to be tested
+     * @return {@code true} if the argument is a finite
+     * floating-point value, {@code false} otherwise.
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static boolean isFinite(double d) {
+        return Math.abs(d) <= DoubleConsts.MAX_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * The value of the Double.
      *
      * @serial