The Java SE 8u212 Advanced Platform, available for Java SE Subscription customers, is based on the current Java SE 8u212 release. This release is also available for legacy Java SE Suite, Java SE Advanced, and Java SE Support and when directed by support to be used as part of another Oracle product.
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The following sections summarize changes made in all Java SE 8u212 Advanced BPR. Bug fixes and any other changes are listed below in date order, most current BPR first. Note that bug fixes in previous BPR are also included in the current BPR.
To determine the version of your JDK software, use the following command:
java -version
Please note that fixes in 8u212 b34 are included in 8u221-b32.
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Category | Subcategory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8208666 | client-libs | 2d | Missing glyphs from custom made font when rendering on Graphics2D |
| 8178870 | hotspot | jvmti | instrumentation.retransformClasses cause coredump |
| 8155951 | hotspot | jvmti | VM crash in nsk/jvmti/RedefineClasses/StressRedefine: assert failed: Corrupted constant pool |
| 8151066 | hotspot | jvmti | assert(0 <= i && i < length()) failed: index out of bounds |
| 8221986 (Confidential) |
javafx | build | Intermittent FX Hudson build failure on Windows: cannot execute gperf |
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Category | Subcategory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8218674 | client-libs | javax.swing | HTML Tooltip with "img src=" on component doesn't show |
| 8223233 (Confidential) |
install | install | 8u 211 32 bit MSI uninstalls Java 8u211 64 bit, which is above the security baseline |
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Category | Subcategory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8204060 | javafx | graphics | [Canvas] Add API in GraphicsContext to control image smoothing |
| 8221263 | client-libs | 2d | [TEST_BUG] RemotePrinterStatusRefresh test is hard to use |
| 8153732 | client-libs | 2d | Windows remote printer changes do not reflect in lookupPrintServices() |
| 8221412 | client-libs | 2d | lookupPrintServices() does not always update the list of Windows remote printers |
| 8212202 | client-libs | 2d | [Windows] Exception if no printers are installed. |
| 8194653 | core-libs | java.lang | Deadlock involving FileSystems.getDefault and System.loadLibrary call |
| 8219410 (Confidential) |
javafx | graphics | [GraphicsContext] Backport doc changes |
Please note that fixes from prior BPR (8u202 b34) are included in this version.
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Category | Subcategory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8221355 | hotspot | compiler | Performance regression after JDK-8155635 backport into 8u |