diff -r 97bd5e7151bc -r 5c956be64b9e test/tools/javac/lambda/MethodReferenceParserTest.java
--- a/test/tools/javac/lambda/MethodReferenceParserTest.java	Wed Jan 23 15:08:03 2013 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/lambda/MethodReferenceParserTest.java	Wed Jan 23 20:57:40 2013 +0000
@@ -24,14 +24,18 @@
 /*
  * @test
  * @bug 7115052
- * @bug 8003280
+ * @bug 8003280 8006694
  * @summary Add lambda tests
  *  Add parser support for method references
+ *  temporarily workaround combo tests are causing time out in several platforms
  * @library ../lib
  * @build JavacTestingAbstractThreadedTest
- * @run main MethodReferenceParserTest
+ * @run main/othervm MethodReferenceParserTest
  */
 
+// use /othervm to avoid jtreg timeout issues (CODETOOLS-7900047)
+// see JDK-8006746
+
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import javax.tools.Diagnostic;