--- a/src/share/vm/utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp	Fri Apr 12 11:24:56 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/share/vm/utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp	Fri Apr 12 14:05:42 2013 +0200
@@ -419,6 +419,24 @@
   return align_size_up(offset, HeapWordsPerLong);
 }
 
+// Clamp an address to be within a specific page
+// 1. If addr is on the page it is returned as is
+// 2. If addr is above the page_address the start of the *next* page will be returned
+// 3. Otherwise, if addr is below the page_address the start of the page will be returned
+inline address clamp_address_in_page(address addr, address page_address, intptr_t page_size) {
+  if (align_size_down(intptr_t(addr), page_size) == align_size_down(intptr_t(page_address), page_size)) {
+    // address is in the specified page, just return it as is
+    return addr;
+  } else if (addr > page_address) {
+    // address is above specified page, return start of next page
+    return (address)align_size_down(intptr_t(page_address), page_size) + page_size;
+  } else {
+    // address is below specified page, return start of page
+    return (address)align_size_down(intptr_t(page_address), page_size);
+  }
+}
+
+
 // The expected size in bytes of a cache line, used to pad data structures.
 #define DEFAULT_CACHE_LINE_SIZE 64
 
@@ -827,6 +845,10 @@
   return comp_level == CompLevel_highest_tier;
 }
 
+inline bool is_compile(int comp_level) {
+  return is_c1_compile(comp_level) || is_c2_compile(comp_level);
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // 'Forward' declarations of frequently used classes
 // (in order to reduce interface dependencies & reduce
@@ -1296,4 +1318,15 @@
   return *(void**)addr;
 }
 
+
+#ifndef PRODUCT
+
+// For unit testing only
+class GlobalDefinitions {
+public:
+  static void test_globals();
+};
+
+#endif // PRODUCT
+
 #endif // SHARE_VM_UTILITIES_GLOBALDEFINITIONS_HPP