--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Source.java	Tue Jun 17 11:11:59 2014 -0400
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Source.java	Tue Jun 17 17:33:01 2014 +0100
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@
     public boolean allowFunctionalInterfaceMostSpecific() {
         return compareTo(JDK1_8) >= 0;
     }
+    public boolean allowPostApplicabilityVarargsAccessCheck() {
+        return compareTo(JDK1_8) >= 0;
+    }
     public static SourceVersion toSourceVersion(Source source) {
         switch(source) {
         case JDK1_2:

--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Tue Jun 17 11:11:59 2014 -0400
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Tue Jun 17 17:33:01 2014 +0100
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
     public final boolean varargsEnabled;
     public final boolean allowMethodHandles;
     public final boolean allowFunctionalInterfaceMostSpecific;
+    public final boolean checkVarargsAccessDuringResolution;
     private final boolean debugResolve;
     private final boolean compactMethodDiags;
     final EnumSet<VerboseResolutionMode> verboseResolutionMode;
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@
         Target target = Target.instance(context);
         allowMethodHandles = target.hasMethodHandles();
         allowFunctionalInterfaceMostSpecific = source.allowFunctionalInterfaceMostSpecific();
+        checkVarargsAccessDuringResolution =
+                source.allowPostApplicabilityVarargsAccessCheck();
         polymorphicSignatureScope = new Scope(syms.noSymbol);
 
         inapplicableMethodException = new InapplicableMethodException(diags);
@@ -833,7 +836,10 @@
                                     Warner warn) {
             super.argumentsAcceptable(env, deferredAttrContext, argtypes, formals, warn);
             //should we expand formals?
-            if (deferredAttrContext.phase.isVarargsRequired()) {
+            if ((!checkVarargsAccessDuringResolution ||
+                (checkVarargsAccessDuringResolution &&
+                 deferredAttrContext.mode == AttrMode.CHECK)) &&
+                deferredAttrContext.phase.isVarargsRequired()) {
                 //check varargs element type accessibility
                 varargsAccessible(env, types.elemtype(formals.last()),
                         deferredAttrContext.inferenceContext);

--- a/test/tools/javac/varargs/6313164/T6313164.java	Tue Jun 17 11:11:59 2014 -0400
+++ b/test/tools/javac/varargs/6313164/T6313164.java	Tue Jun 17 17:33:01 2014 +0100
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
 /*
  * @test /nodynamiccopyright/
- * @bug     6313164
+ * @bug     6313164 8036953
  * @author mcimadamore
  * @summary  javac generates code that fails byte code verification for the varargs feature
- * @compile/fail/ref=T6313164.out -XDrawDiagnostics T6313164.java
+ * @compile/fail/ref=T6313164Source7.out -source 7 -XDrawDiagnostics T6313164.java
+ * @compile/fail/ref=T6313164Source8AndHigher.out -XDrawDiagnostics T6313164.java
  */
 import p1.*;
 
 class T6313164 {
-    { B b = new B();
-      b.foo1(new B(), new B()); //error - A not accesible
-      b.foo2(new B(), new B()); //ok - A not accessible, but foo2(Object...) applicable
-      b.foo3(null, null); //error - A (inferred) not accesible
-      b.foo4(null, null); //error - A (inferred in 15.12.2.8 - no resolution backtrack) not accesible
-      b.foo4(new B(), new C()); //ok - A (inferred in 15.12.2.7) not accessible, but foo4(Object...) applicable
+    {
+        B b = new B();
+        b.foo1(new B(), new B()); //error - A not accessible
+        /*   7  : ok - A not accessible, but foo2(Object...) applicable
+         *   8+ : error - A not accessible
+         */
+        b.foo2(new B(), new B());
+        b.foo3(null, null); //error - A (inferred) not accessible
+        b.foo4(null, null); //error - A not accesible
+        /*   7  : ok - A not accessible, but foo4(Object...) applicable
+         *   8+ : error - A not accessible
+         */
+        b.foo4(new B(), new C());
     }
 }

--- a/test/tools/javac/varargs/6313164/T6313164.out	Tue Jun 17 11:11:59 2014 -0400
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-T6313164.java:12:8: compiler.err.cant.apply.symbol: kindname.method, foo1, p1.A[], p1.B,p1.B, kindname.class, p1.B, (compiler.misc.inaccessible.varargs.type: p1.A, kindname.class, T6313164)
-T6313164.java:14:13: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inaccessible.varargs.type: p1.A, kindname.class, T6313164)
-T6313164.java:15:13: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inaccessible.varargs.type: p1.A, kindname.class, T6313164)
-- compiler.note.unchecked.filename: B.java
-- compiler.note.unchecked.recompile
-3 errors

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/varargs/6313164/T6313164Source7.out	Tue Jun 17 17:33:01 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- compiler.warn.source.no.bootclasspath: 1.7
+T6313164.java:14:10: compiler.err.cant.apply.symbol: kindname.method, foo1, p1.A[], p1.B,p1.B, kindname.class, p1.B, (compiler.misc.inaccessible.varargs.type: p1.A, kindname.class, T6313164)
+T6313164.java:19:15: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inaccessible.varargs.type: p1.A, kindname.class, T6313164)
+T6313164.java:20:15: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inaccessible.varargs.type: p1.A, kindname.class, T6313164)
+3 errors
+1 warning

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/varargs/6313164/T6313164Source8AndHigher.out	Tue Jun 17 17:33:01 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+T6313164.java:14:15: compiler.err.cant.apply.symbol: kindname.method, foo1, p1.A[], p1.B,p1.B, kindname.class, p1.B, (compiler.misc.inaccessible.varargs.type: p1.A, kindname.class, T6313164)
+T6313164.java:18:15: compiler.err.cant.apply.symbol: kindname.method, foo2, p1.A[], p1.B,p1.B, kindname.class, p1.B, (compiler.misc.inaccessible.varargs.type: p1.A, kindname.class, T6313164)
+T6313164.java:19:15: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inaccessible.varargs.type: p1.A, kindname.class, T6313164)
+T6313164.java:20:15: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inaccessible.varargs.type: p1.A, kindname.class, T6313164)
+T6313164.java:24:15: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inaccessible.varargs.type: p1.A, kindname.class, T6313164)
+5 errors

--- a/test/tools/javac/varargs/6313164/T7175433.java	Tue Jun 17 11:11:59 2014 -0400
+++ b/test/tools/javac/varargs/6313164/T7175433.java	Tue Jun 17 17:33:01 2014 +0100
@@ -1,31 +1,8 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
- *
- * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
- * accompanied this code).
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
- * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
- * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
- * questions.
- */
-
-/*
- * @test
+ * @test /nodynamiccopyright/
  * @bug 7175433 6313164
  * @summary Inference cleanup: add helper class to handle inference variables
- *
+ * @compile/fail/ref=T7175433.out -XDrawDiagnostics T7175433.java
  */
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -34,26 +11,16 @@
 
     private class Foo { }
 
-    <Z> List<Z> m(Object... o) { T7175433.assertTrue(true); return null; }
-    <Z> List<Z> m(Foo... o) { T7175433.assertTrue(false); return null; }
+    <Z> List<Z> m(Object... o) { return null; }
+    <Z> List<Z> m(Foo... o) { return null; }
 
     Foo getFoo() { return null; }
 }
 
 public class T7175433 {
 
-    static int assertionCount;
-
-    static void assertTrue(boolean b) {
-        assertionCount++;
-        if (!b) {
-            throw new AssertionError();
-        }
-    }
-
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         Bar b = new Bar();
         b.m(b.getFoo());
-        assertTrue(assertionCount == 1);
     }
 }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/varargs/6313164/T7175433.out	Tue Jun 17 17:33:01 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+T7175433.java:24:12: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inaccessible.varargs.type: Bar.Foo, kindname.class, T7175433)
+1 error

--- a/test/tools/javac/varargs/6313164/p1/B.java	Tue Jun 17 11:11:59 2014 -0400
+++ b/test/tools/javac/varargs/6313164/p1/B.java	Tue Jun 17 17:33:01 2014 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -23,13 +23,12 @@
 
 package p1;
 
+@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 public class B extends A {
-    public B() {}
     public void foo1(A... args) { }
     public void foo2(A... args) { }
     public void foo2(Object... args) { }
     public <X extends A> void foo3(X... args) { }
     public <X extends A> void foo4(X... args) { }
     public void foo4(Object... args) { }
-
 }