diff --git a/extra/java8-openjdk/JDK-8074312-hotspot.patch b/extra/java8-openjdk/JDK-8074312-hotspot.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4e3f607f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/java8-openjdk/JDK-8074312-hotspot.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -r 61edd5c7412e make/linux/Makefile
+--- a/make/linux/Makefile	Mon Mar 02 18:12:06 2015 +0000
++++ b/make/linux/Makefile	Tue Mar 03 15:58:13 2015 +0100
+@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
+ # Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6).
+ # Disable this check by setting DISABLE_HOTSPOT_OS_VERSION_CHECK=ok.
+ 
+-SUPPORTED_OS_VERSION = 2.4% 2.5% 2.6% 3%
++SUPPORTED_OS_VERSION = 2.4% 2.5% 2.6% 3% 4%
+ OS_VERSION := $(shell uname -r)
+ EMPTY_IF_NOT_SUPPORTED = $(filter $(SUPPORTED_OS_VERSION),$(OS_VERSION))
+ 
diff --git a/extra/java8-openjdk/JVM_fastdebug_build_compiled_with_GCC_5_asserts_with_widen_increases.patch b/extra/java8-openjdk/JVM_fastdebug_build_compiled_with_GCC_5_asserts_with_widen_increases.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6bd4ae98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/java8-openjdk/JVM_fastdebug_build_compiled_with_GCC_5_asserts_with_widen_increases.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+
+# HG changeset patch
+# User sgehwolf
+# Date 1430335428 25200
+# Node ID 2a55e4998f0d28c7003a8a0f43d2c7602d89f54b
+# Parent  cd8fe1a9205aedb6b5a1fc16e664412e48aee565
+8078666: JVM fastdebug build compiled with GCC 5 asserts with "widen increases"
+Summary: do the math on the unsigned type where overflows are well defined
+Reviewed-by: kvn, aph
+
+diff -r cd8fe1a9205a -r 2a55e4998f0d src/share/vm/opto/type.cpp
+--- a/src/share/vm/opto/type.cpp	Wed Jun 10 20:15:29 2015 -0400
++++ b/src/share/vm/opto/type.cpp	Wed Apr 29 12:23:48 2015 -0700
+@@ -1180,11 +1180,11 @@
+   // Certain normalizations keep us sane when comparing types.
+   // The 'SMALLINT' covers constants and also CC and its relatives.
+   if (lo <= hi) {
+-    if ((juint)(hi - lo) <= SMALLINT)  w = Type::WidenMin;
+-    if ((juint)(hi - lo) >= max_juint) w = Type::WidenMax; // TypeInt::INT
++    if (((juint)hi - lo) <= SMALLINT)  w = Type::WidenMin;
++    if (((juint)hi - lo) >= max_juint) w = Type::WidenMax; // TypeInt::INT
+   } else {
+-    if ((juint)(lo - hi) <= SMALLINT)  w = Type::WidenMin;
+-    if ((juint)(lo - hi) >= max_juint) w = Type::WidenMin; // dual TypeInt::INT
++    if (((juint)lo - hi) <= SMALLINT)  w = Type::WidenMin;
++    if (((juint)lo - hi) >= max_juint) w = Type::WidenMin; // dual TypeInt::INT
+   }
+   return w;
+ }
+@@ -1438,11 +1438,11 @@
+   // Certain normalizations keep us sane when comparing types.
+   // The 'SMALLINT' covers constants.
+   if (lo <= hi) {
+-    if ((julong)(hi - lo) <= SMALLINT)   w = Type::WidenMin;
+-    if ((julong)(hi - lo) >= max_julong) w = Type::WidenMax; // TypeLong::LONG
++    if (((julong)hi - lo) <= SMALLINT)   w = Type::WidenMin;
++    if (((julong)hi - lo) >= max_julong) w = Type::WidenMax; // TypeLong::LONG
+   } else {
+-    if ((julong)(lo - hi) <= SMALLINT)   w = Type::WidenMin;
+-    if ((julong)(lo - hi) >= max_julong) w = Type::WidenMin; // dual TypeLong::LONG
++    if (((julong)lo - hi) <= SMALLINT)   w = Type::WidenMin;
++    if (((julong)lo - hi) >= max_julong) w = Type::WidenMin; // dual TypeLong::LONG
+   }
+   return w;
+ }
+
diff --git a/extra/java8-openjdk/PKGBUILD b/extra/java8-openjdk/PKGBUILD
index 6c57bdfb1..eb6ab3316 100644
--- a/extra/java8-openjdk/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/java8-openjdk/PKGBUILD
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #  - adjust doc package to use linux-${_DOC_ARCH}-normal-zero-release instead of normal-server-release
 #  - patch for zero
 
+# Package 'openjfx' must be updated when this one is
 pkgname=('jre8-openjdk-headless' 'jre8-openjdk' 'jdk8-openjdk' 'openjdk8-src' 'openjdk8-doc')
 pkgbase=java8-openjdk
 _java_ver=8
@@ -37,7 +38,10 @@ source=(jdk8u-${_repo_ver}.tar.gz::${_url_src}/archive/${_repo_ver}.tar.gz
         jaxp-${_repo_ver}.tar.gz::${_url_src}/jaxp/archive/${_repo_ver}.tar.gz
         langtools-${_repo_ver}.tar.gz::${_url_src}/langtools/archive/${_repo_ver}.tar.gz
         nashorn-${_repo_ver}.tar.gz::${_url_src}/nashorn/archive/${_repo_ver}.tar.gz
-        zero-interpreter-fix.patch)
+        JDK-8074312-hotspot.patch
+        JVM_fastdebug_build_compiled_with_GCC_5_asserts_with_widen_increases.patch
+        zero-interpreter-fix.patch
+        rhbz1206656_fix_current_stack_pointer.patch)
 
 sha256sums=('02eab2b937ed83c4505e93f58ad0b84a4e1a69e6d0baa4d041ec09ed98f18c2d'
             '00d783dda3a7d87eb55a72febe7666c4b3297616ef3f11bbd679a05f19a81825'
@@ -47,7 +51,10 @@ sha256sums=('02eab2b937ed83c4505e93f58ad0b84a4e1a69e6d0baa4d041ec09ed98f18c2d'
             '5d6faf6c726392212659cebd93fdbf89a11b86bab60f5b220493d9d8e7ff0686'
             '3171ec4dbd96747eeb876a8fd3caf1e1e52da3dc91b63308193c914a5501d6e4'
             'ffdd0446fce7b624f2cdc80297b99eecfdf30adfee39d3b8832a78c1dc202636'
-            'ed2968406c6b05e7438a0ed7cb2b6041ddce369cbcedff11fd7563c8350e0e67')
+            '95fbd155806cac22de9e6df6f4f92ae79530f86d63cea1deaf98e607953e0b50'
+            '8df4d5d78753ebc5bc425fd1c8fe788106ac8b9d3155feb162a748a96c81cc05'
+            'ed2968406c6b05e7438a0ed7cb2b6041ddce369cbcedff11fd7563c8350e0e67'
+            '85d396e1663514390e73b0b072a5f93c51ca6e324ee0a08aa2ace599e3df83bf')
 
 case "${CARCH}" in
   'x86_64') _JARCH=amd64 ; _DOC_ARCH=x86_64 ;;
@@ -72,8 +79,15 @@ prepare() {
     ln -s ../${subrepo}-${_repo_ver} ${subrepo}
   done
 
-  cd ../hotspot-${_repo_ver}
+  cd "${srcdir}/hotspot-${_repo_ver}"
+  # https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8074312
+  patch -p1 < "${srcdir}"/JDK-8074312-hotspot.patch
+  # https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/45386
+  # https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8078666
+  patch -p1 < "${srcdir}"/JVM_fastdebug_build_compiled_with_GCC_5_asserts_with_widen_increases.patch
+
   patch -p2 -i ../zero-interpreter-fix.patch
+  patch -p2 -i ../rhbz1206656_fix_current_stack_pointer.patch
 }
 
 build() {
@@ -201,7 +215,8 @@ package_jre8-openjdk() {
   depends=("jre8-openjdk-headless=${pkgver}-${pkgrel}" 'xdg-utils' 'hicolor-icon-theme')
   optdepends=('icedtea-web: web browser plugin + Java Web Start'
               'alsa-lib: for basic sound support'
-              'gtk2: for the Gtk+ look and feel - desktop usage')
+              'gtk2: for the Gtk+ look and feel - desktop usage'
+              'java-openjfx: for JavaFX GUI components support')
   # TODO when adding IcedTea: 'giflib: for gif format support'
   # TODO when adding IcedTea: 'libpulse: for advanced sound support'
   provides=('java-runtime=8' 'java-runtime-openjdk=8')
diff --git a/extra/java8-openjdk/rhbz1206656_fix_current_stack_pointer.patch b/extra/java8-openjdk/rhbz1206656_fix_current_stack_pointer.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbefaefc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/java8-openjdk/rhbz1206656_fix_current_stack_pointer.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git a/src/os_cpu/linux_zero/vm/os_linux_zero.cpp b/src/os_cpu/linux_zero/vm/os_linux_zero.cpp
+--- jdk8/hotspot/src/os_cpu/linux_zero/vm/os_linux_zero.cpp
++++ jdk8/hotspot/src/os_cpu/linux_zero/vm/os_linux_zero.cpp
+@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
+ #include "utilities/vmError.hpp"
+ 
+ address os::current_stack_pointer() {
+-  address dummy = (address) &dummy;
+-  return dummy;
++  // return the address of the current function
++  return (address)__builtin_frame_address(0);
+ }
+ 
+ frame os::get_sender_for_C_frame(frame* fr) {