diff -r 000000000000 -r 959103a6100f test/tools/javac/lambda/TargetType60.java
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+++ b/test/tools/javac/lambda/TargetType60.java	Wed Apr 27 01:34:52 2016 +0800
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+/*
+ * @test /nodynamiccopyright/
+ * @bug 8007462
+ * @summary Fix provisional applicability for method references
+ * @compile/fail/ref=TargetType60.out -XDrawDiagnostics TargetType60.java
+ */
+class TargetType60 {
+
+    interface Sam0 {
+        void m();
+    }
+
+    interface Sam1<X> {
+        void m(X x);
+    }
+
+    interface Sam2<X,Y> {
+        void m(X x, Y y);
+    }
+
+    void m0() { }
+    void m1(String s) { }
+    void m2(String s1, String s2) { }
+
+    void m01() { }
+    void m01(String s) { }
+
+    void m012() { }
+    void m012(String s) { }
+    void m012(String s1, String s2) { }
+
+    void n0() { }
+    void n1(String s) { }
+    void n2(TargetType60 rec, String s2) { }
+
+    void n01() { }
+    void n01(String s) { }
+
+    void n012() { }
+    void n012(String s) { }
+    void n012(TargetType60 rec, String s2) { }
+
+    static String g(Sam0 s) { return null; }
+    static <U> U g(Sam1<U> s) { return null; }
+    static <U> U g(Sam2<U,String> s) { return null; }
+
+    static <U> U u(Sam1<U> s) { return null; }
+    static <U> U u(Sam2<U,String> s) { return null; }
+
+    void testBound() {
+        String s1 = g(this::m0); //ok - resolves to g(Sam0)
+        String s2 = g(this::m1); //ok - resolves to g(Sam1)
+        String s3 = g(this::m2); //ok - resolves to g(Sam2)
+        String s4 = g(this::m01);//ambiguous (g(Sam0), g(Sam1) apply)
+        String s5 = g(this::m012);//ambiguous (g(Sam0), g(Sam1), g(Sam2) apply)
+    }
+
+    static void testUnbound() {
+        TargetType60 s1 = u(TargetType60::n0); //ok - resolves to u(Sam1)
+        TargetType60 s2 = u(TargetType60::n1); //ok - resolves to u(Sam2)
+        TargetType60 s3 = u(TargetType60::n2); //none is applicable
+        TargetType60 s4 = u(TargetType60::n01);//ambiguous (u(Sam1), u(Sam2) apply)
+        TargetType60 s5 = u(TargetType60::n012);//ambiguous (u(Sam1), u(Sam2) apply)
+    }
+}