--- a/jvmci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/HotSpotMetaAccessProvider.java	Mon Mar 14 14:19:51 2016 +0100
+++ b/jvmci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/HotSpotMetaAccessProvider.java	Mon Mar 14 11:58:48 2016 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2016, 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
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@
         return new HotSpotSignature(runtime, signature);
     }
 
+    public HotSpotSymbol lookupSymbol(String symbol) {
+        long pointer = runtime.getCompilerToVM().lookupSymbol(symbol);
+        if (pointer == 0) {
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return new HotSpotSymbol(symbol, pointer);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@link Field} object of {@link Method#slot}.
      */