This test was fixed recently by 7076523 to fix an NPE when running in Solaris 10. Here's another one (this duplicates on sc11b1901.us.oracle.com).

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TEST: java/net/NetworkInterface/NetParamsTest.java
JDK under test: (/tmp/jprt/T1/091042.ab23780/testproduct/solaris_sparcv9_5.10-product)
java version "1.8.0-internal"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0-internal-201108140910.ab23780.tl-b00)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 22.0-b01, mixed mode)

ACTION: build -- Passed. Build successful
REASON: Named class compiled on demand
TIME:   0.026 seconds
messages:
command: build NetParamsTest
reason: Named class compiled on demand
elapsed time (seconds): 0.026

ACTION: compile -- Passed. Compilation successful
REASON: .class file out of date or does not exist
TIME:   0.025 seconds
messages:
command: compile /tmp/jprt/T1/091042.ab23780/source/jdk/test/java/net/NetworkInterface/NetParamsTest.java
reason: .class file out of date or does not exist
elapsed time (seconds): 0.025

ACTION: main -- Failed. Execution failed: `main' threw exception: java.net.SocketException: Invalid argument
REASON: Assumed action based on file name: run main NetParamsTest 
TIME:   0.005 seconds
messages:
command: main NetParamsTest
reason: Assumed action based on file name: run main NetParamsTest 
elapsed time (seconds): 0.005
STDOUT:
sppp0 : 
	Status:  UP
STDERR:
java.net.SocketException: Invalid argument
	at java.net.NetworkInterface.getMacAddr0(Native Method)
	at java.net.NetworkInterface.getHardwareAddress(NetworkInterface.java:440)
	at NetParamsTest.printIF(NetParamsTest.java:36)
	at NetParamsTest.main(NetParamsTest.java:71)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:473)
	at com.sun.javatest.regtest.MainAction$SameVMRunnable.run(MainAction.java:680)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)

JavaTest Message: Test threw exception: java.net.SocketException
JavaTest Message: shutting down test


TEST RESULT: Failed. Execution failed: `main' threw exception: java.net.SocketException: Invalid argument
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