--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/share/vm/oops/oop.inline2.hpp	Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 2007 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
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+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
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+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
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+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+// Implementation of all inlined member functions defined in oop.hpp
+// We need a separate file to avoid circular references
+
+// Separate this out to break dependency.
+inline bool oopDesc::is_perm() const {
+  return Universe::heap()->is_in_permanent(this);
+}
+
+// Check for NULL also.
+inline bool oopDesc::is_perm_or_null() const {
+  return this == NULL || is_perm();
+}