--- a/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp	Thu Nov 29 13:55:49 2012 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileParser.cpp	Fri Nov 30 12:01:34 2012 -0800
@@ -2949,7 +2949,7 @@
 
 
 instanceKlassHandle ClassFileParser::parseClassFile(Symbol* name,
-                                                    Handle class_loader,
+                                                    ClassLoaderData* loader_data,
                                                     Handle protection_domain,
                                                     KlassHandle host_klass,
                                                     GrowableArray<Handle>* cp_patches,
@@ -2963,7 +2963,7 @@
   // original class bytes.
   unsigned char *cached_class_file_bytes = NULL;
   jint cached_class_file_length;
-  ClassLoaderData* loader_data = ClassLoaderData::class_loader_data(class_loader());
+  Handle class_loader(THREAD, loader_data->class_loader());
   bool has_default_methods = false;
   ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
 
@@ -3004,7 +3004,7 @@
     unsigned char* ptr = cfs->buffer();
     unsigned char* end_ptr = cfs->buffer() + cfs->length();
 
-    JvmtiExport::post_class_file_load_hook(name, class_loader, protection_domain,
+    JvmtiExport::post_class_file_load_hook(name, class_loader(), protection_domain,
                                            &ptr, &end_ptr,
                                            &cached_class_file_bytes,
                                            &cached_class_file_length);
@@ -4003,8 +4003,7 @@
   assert(k->size_helper() > 0, "layout_helper is initialized");
   if ((!RegisterFinalizersAtInit && k->has_finalizer())
       || k->is_abstract() || k->is_interface()
-      || (k->name() == vmSymbols::java_lang_Class()
-          && k->class_loader_data()->is_the_null_class_loader_data())
+      || (k->name() == vmSymbols::java_lang_Class() && k->class_loader() == NULL)
       || k->size_helper() >= FastAllocateSizeLimit) {
     // Forbid fast-path allocation.
     jint lh = Klass::instance_layout_helper(k->size_helper(), true);