--- a/graal/com.oracle.graal.hotspot/src/com/oracle/graal/hotspot/meta/HotSpotRuntime.java	Sat Apr 27 21:41:44 2013 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.hotspot/src/com/oracle/graal/hotspot/meta/HotSpotRuntime.java	Sat Apr 27 22:03:54 2013 +0200
@@ -674,6 +674,18 @@
             ReadNode hub = graph.add(new ReadNode(object, location, StampFactory.forKind(wordKind())));
             tool.createNullCheckGuard(hub.dependencies(), object);
             graph.replaceFixed(loadHub, hub);
+        } else if (n instanceof LoadMethodNode) {
+            LoadMethodNode loadMethodNode = (LoadMethodNode) n;
+            HotSpotResolvedJavaMethod hsMethod = (HotSpotResolvedJavaMethod) loadMethodNode.getMethod();
+            assert !hsMethod.getDeclaringClass().isInterface();
+
+            int vtableEntryOffset = hsMethod.vtableEntryOffset();
+            assert vtableEntryOffset > 0;
+            // We use LocationNode.ANY_LOCATION for the reads that access the vtable
+            // entry as HotSpot does not guarantee that this is a final value.
+            ReadNode metaspaceMethod = graph.add(new ReadNode(loadMethodNode.getHub(), ConstantLocationNode.create(LocationNode.ANY_LOCATION, wordKind, vtableEntryOffset, graph),
+                            StampFactory.forKind(wordKind())));
+            graph.replaceFixed(loadMethodNode, metaspaceMethod);
         } else if (n instanceof FixedGuardNode) {
             FixedGuardNode node = (FixedGuardNode) n;
             ValueAnchorNode newAnchor = graph.add(new ValueAnchorNode(tool.createGuard(node.condition(), node.getReason(), node.getAction(), node.isNegated())));

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.nodes/src/com/oracle/graal/nodes/extended/LoadMethodNode.java	Sat Apr 27 22:03:54 2013 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 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.
+ */
+package com.oracle.graal.nodes.extended;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+
+import com.oracle.graal.api.meta.*;
+import com.oracle.graal.nodes.*;
+import com.oracle.graal.nodes.spi.*;
+import com.oracle.graal.nodes.type.*;
+
+/**
+ * Loads a method from the virtual method table of a given hub.
+ */
+public final class LoadMethodNode extends FixedWithNextNode implements Lowerable {
+
+    @Input private ValueNode hub;
+    private final ResolvedJavaMethod method;
+
+    public ValueNode getHub() {
+        return hub;
+    }
+
+    public LoadMethodNode(ResolvedJavaMethod method, ValueNode hub, Kind kind) {
+        super(kind == Kind.Object ? StampFactory.objectNonNull() : StampFactory.forKind(kind));
+        this.hub = hub;
+        this.method = method;
+        assert !Modifier.isAbstract(method.getModifiers()) : "Cannot load abstract method from a hub";
+        assert !Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers()) : "Cannot load a static method from a hub";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void lower(LoweringTool tool, LoweringType loweringType) {
+        tool.getRuntime().lower(this, tool);
+    }
+
+    public ResolvedJavaMethod getMethod() {
+        return method;
+    }
+}