# HG changeset patch
# User jmasa
# Date 1304112981 25200
# Node ID df0a92a7e30bf0e7e6e368dd5d2c187c60e15534
# Parent  c6033dad9fd3847f0ac17e36741e111b9df15636# Parent  286c498ae0d4a66cf07b4b6e1efb99c99acf662b
Merge

diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/cpu/sparc/vm/methodHandles_sparc.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/methodHandles_sparc.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/methodHandles_sparc.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
       if (ek == _invokespecial_mh) {
         // Must load & check the first argument before entering the target method.
         __ load_method_handle_vmslots(O0_argslot, G3_method_handle, O1_scratch);
-        __ ld_ptr(__ argument_address(O0_argslot), G3_method_handle);
+        __ ld_ptr(__ argument_address(O0_argslot, -1), G3_method_handle);
         __ null_check(G3_method_handle);
         __ verify_oop(G3_method_handle);
       }
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -3293,8 +3293,6 @@
                              /*virtual*/ false, /*vfinal*/ false, /*indy*/ true);
   __ mov(SP, O5_savedSP);  // record SP that we wanted the callee to restore
 
-  __ verify_oop(G5_callsite);
-
   // profile this call
   __ profile_call(O4);
 
@@ -3307,8 +3305,10 @@
   __ sll(Rret, LogBytesPerWord, Rret);
   __ ld_ptr(Rtemp, Rret, Rret);  // get return address
 
+  __ verify_oop(G5_callsite);
   __ load_heap_oop(G5_callsite, __ delayed_value(java_lang_invoke_CallSite::target_offset_in_bytes, Rscratch), G3_method_handle);
   __ null_check(G3_method_handle);
+  __ verify_oop(G3_method_handle);
 
   // Adjust Rret first so Llast_SP can be same as Rret
   __ add(Rret, -frame::pc_return_offset, O7);
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/cpu/x86/vm/templateTable_x86_32.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/x86/vm/templateTable_x86_32.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/vm/templateTable_x86_32.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
 
   Label L_done, L_throw_exception;
   const Register con_klass_temp = rcx;  // same as Rcache
-  __ movptr(con_klass_temp, Address(rax, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes()));
+  __ load_klass(con_klass_temp, rax);
   __ cmpptr(con_klass_temp, ExternalAddress((address)Universe::systemObjArrayKlassObj_addr()));
   __ jcc(Assembler::notEqual, L_done);
   __ cmpl(Address(rax, arrayOopDesc::length_offset_in_bytes()), 0);
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
 
   // Load the exception from the system-array which wraps it:
   __ bind(L_throw_exception);
-  __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, arrayOopDesc::base_offset_in_bytes(T_OBJECT)));
+  __ load_heap_oop(rax, Address(rax, arrayOopDesc::base_offset_in_bytes(T_OBJECT)));
   __ jump(ExternalAddress(Interpreter::throw_exception_entry()));
 
   __ bind(L_done);
@@ -946,9 +946,9 @@
   __ jcc(Assembler::zero, is_null);
 
   // Move subklass into EBX
-  __ movptr(rbx, Address(rax, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes()));
+  __ load_klass(rbx, rax);
   // Move superklass into EAX
-  __ movptr(rax, Address(rdx, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes()));
+  __ load_klass(rax, rdx);
   __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, sizeof(oopDesc) + objArrayKlass::element_klass_offset_in_bytes()));
   // Compress array+index*wordSize+12 into a single register.  Frees ECX.
   __ lea(rdx, element_address);
@@ -2001,7 +2001,7 @@
   if (_desc->bytecode() == Bytecodes::_return_register_finalizer) {
     assert(state == vtos, "only valid state");
     __ movptr(rax, aaddress(0));
-    __ movptr(rdi, Address(rax, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes()));
+    __ load_klass(rdi, rax);
     __ movl(rdi, Address(rdi, Klass::access_flags_offset_in_bytes() + sizeof(oopDesc)));
     __ testl(rdi, JVM_ACC_HAS_FINALIZER);
     Label skip_register_finalizer;
@@ -2948,7 +2948,7 @@
   // get receiver klass
   __ null_check(recv, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes());
   // Keep recv in rcx for callee expects it there
-  __ movptr(rax, Address(recv, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes()));
+  __ load_klass(rax, recv);
   __ verify_oop(rax);
 
   // profile this call
@@ -3028,7 +3028,7 @@
 
   // Get receiver klass into rdx - also a null check
   __ restore_locals();  // restore rdi
-  __ movptr(rdx, Address(rcx, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes()));
+  __ load_klass(rdx, rcx);
   __ verify_oop(rdx);
 
   // profile this call
@@ -3083,6 +3083,7 @@
 
 void TemplateTable::invokedynamic(int byte_no) {
   transition(vtos, vtos);
+  assert(byte_no == f1_oop, "use this argument");
 
   if (!EnableInvokeDynamic) {
     // We should not encounter this bytecode if !EnableInvokeDynamic.
@@ -3095,7 +3096,6 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  assert(byte_no == f1_oop, "use this argument");
   prepare_invoke(rax, rbx, byte_no);
 
   // rax: CallSite object (f1)
@@ -3106,14 +3106,14 @@
   Register rax_callsite      = rax;
   Register rcx_method_handle = rcx;
 
-  if (ProfileInterpreter) {
-    // %%% should make a type profile for any invokedynamic that takes a ref argument
-    // profile this call
-    __ profile_call(rsi);
-  }
-
-  __ movptr(rcx_method_handle, Address(rax_callsite, __ delayed_value(java_lang_invoke_CallSite::target_offset_in_bytes, rcx)));
+  // %%% should make a type profile for any invokedynamic that takes a ref argument
+  // profile this call
+  __ profile_call(rsi);
+
+  __ verify_oop(rax_callsite);
+  __ load_heap_oop(rcx_method_handle, Address(rax_callsite, __ delayed_value(java_lang_invoke_CallSite::target_offset_in_bytes, rdx)));
   __ null_check(rcx_method_handle);
+  __ verify_oop(rcx_method_handle);
   __ prepare_to_jump_from_interpreted();
   __ jump_to_method_handle_entry(rcx_method_handle, rdx);
 }
@@ -3258,7 +3258,7 @@
                 (int32_t)markOopDesc::prototype()); // header
       __ pop(rcx);   // get saved klass back in the register.
     }
-    __ movptr(Address(rax, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes()), rcx);  // klass
+    __ store_klass(rax, rcx);  // klass
 
     {
       SkipIfEqual skip_if(_masm, &DTraceAllocProbes, 0);
@@ -3333,7 +3333,7 @@
   __ movptr(rax, Address(rcx, rbx, Address::times_ptr, sizeof(constantPoolOopDesc)));
 
   __ bind(resolved);
-  __ movptr(rbx, Address(rdx, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes()));
+  __ load_klass(rbx, rdx);
 
   // Generate subtype check.  Blows ECX.  Resets EDI.  Object in EDX.
   // Superklass in EAX.  Subklass in EBX.
@@ -3376,12 +3376,12 @@
   __ push(atos);
   call_VM(rax, CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, InterpreterRuntime::quicken_io_cc) );
   __ pop_ptr(rdx);
-  __ movptr(rdx, Address(rdx, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes()));
+  __ load_klass(rdx, rdx);
   __ jmp(resolved);
 
   // Get superklass in EAX and subklass in EDX
   __ bind(quicked);
-  __ movptr(rdx, Address(rax, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes()));
+  __ load_klass(rdx, rax);
   __ movptr(rax, Address(rcx, rbx, Address::times_ptr, sizeof(constantPoolOopDesc)));
 
   __ bind(resolved);
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/cpu/x86/vm/templateTable_x86_64.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/x86/vm/templateTable_x86_64.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/vm/templateTable_x86_64.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
   Label L_done, L_throw_exception;
   const Register con_klass_temp = rcx;  // same as cache
   const Register array_klass_temp = rdx;  // same as index
-  __ movptr(con_klass_temp, Address(rax, oopDesc::klass_offset_in_bytes()));
+  __ load_klass(con_klass_temp, rax);
   __ lea(array_klass_temp, ExternalAddress((address)Universe::systemObjArrayKlassObj_addr()));
   __ cmpptr(con_klass_temp, Address(array_klass_temp, 0));
   __ jcc(Assembler::notEqual, L_done);
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
 
   // Load the exception from the system-array which wraps it:
   __ bind(L_throw_exception);
-  __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, arrayOopDesc::base_offset_in_bytes(T_OBJECT)));
+  __ load_heap_oop(rax, Address(rax, arrayOopDesc::base_offset_in_bytes(T_OBJECT)));
   __ jump(ExternalAddress(Interpreter::throw_exception_entry()));
 
   __ bind(L_done);
@@ -3137,7 +3137,6 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  assert(byte_no == f1_oop, "use this argument");
   prepare_invoke(rax, rbx, byte_no);
 
   // rax: CallSite object (f1)
@@ -3148,14 +3147,14 @@
   Register rax_callsite      = rax;
   Register rcx_method_handle = rcx;
 
-  if (ProfileInterpreter) {
-    // %%% should make a type profile for any invokedynamic that takes a ref argument
-    // profile this call
-    __ profile_call(r13);
-  }
-
-  __ load_heap_oop(rcx_method_handle, Address(rax_callsite, __ delayed_value(java_lang_invoke_CallSite::target_offset_in_bytes, rcx)));
+  // %%% should make a type profile for any invokedynamic that takes a ref argument
+  // profile this call
+  __ profile_call(r13);
+
+  __ verify_oop(rax_callsite);
+  __ load_heap_oop(rcx_method_handle, Address(rax_callsite, __ delayed_value(java_lang_invoke_CallSite::target_offset_in_bytes, rdx)));
   __ null_check(rcx_method_handle);
+  __ verify_oop(rcx_method_handle);
   __ prepare_to_jump_from_interpreted();
   __ jump_to_method_handle_entry(rcx_method_handle, rdx);
 }
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/cpu/x86/vm/vm_version_x86.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/x86/vm/vm_version_x86.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/vm/vm_version_x86.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -441,12 +441,25 @@
       }
     }
 
-    // On family 21 processors default is no sw prefetch
-    if ( cpu_family() == 21 ) {
+    // some defaults for AMD family 15h
+    if ( cpu_family() == 0x15 ) {
+      // On family 15h processors default is no sw prefetch
       if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(AllocatePrefetchStyle)) {
         AllocatePrefetchStyle = 0;
       }
+      // Also, if some other prefetch style is specified, default instruction type is PREFETCHW
+      if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(AllocatePrefetchInstr)) {
+        AllocatePrefetchInstr = 3;
+      }
+      // On family 15h processors use XMM and UnalignedLoadStores for Array Copy
+      if( FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseXMMForArrayCopy) ) {
+        UseXMMForArrayCopy = true;
+      }
+      if( FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseUnalignedLoadStores) && UseXMMForArrayCopy ) {
+        UseUnalignedLoadStores = true;
+      }
     }
+
   }
 
   if( is_intel() ) { // Intel cpus specific settings
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/ci/bcEscapeAnalyzer.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/bcEscapeAnalyzer.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/bcEscapeAnalyzer.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -232,14 +232,7 @@
   }
 
   // compute size of arguments
-  int arg_size = target->arg_size();
-  if (code == Bytecodes::_invokedynamic) {
-    assert(!target->is_static(), "receiver explicit in method");
-    arg_size--;  // implicit, not really on stack
-  }
-  if (!target->is_loaded() && code == Bytecodes::_invokestatic) {
-    arg_size--;
-  }
+  int arg_size = target->invoke_arg_size(code);
   int arg_base = MAX2(state._stack_height - arg_size, 0);
 
   // direct recursive calls are skipped if they can be bound statically without introducing
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@
   assert(bc == Bytecodes::_invokedynamic, "must be invokedynamic");
 
   bool is_resolved = cpool->cache()->main_entry_at(index)->is_resolved(bc);
-  if (is_resolved && (oop) cpool->cache()->secondary_entry_at(index)->f1() == NULL)
+  if (is_resolved && cpool->cache()->secondary_entry_at(index)->is_f1_null())
     // FIXME: code generation could allow for null (unlinked) call site
     is_resolved = false;
 
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@
 
   // Get the invoker methodOop from the constant pool.
   oop f1_value = cpool->cache()->main_entry_at(index)->f1();
-  methodOop signature_invoker = methodOop(f1_value);
+  methodOop signature_invoker = (methodOop) f1_value;
   assert(signature_invoker != NULL && signature_invoker->is_method() && signature_invoker->is_method_handle_invoke(),
          "correct result from LinkResolver::resolve_invokedynamic");
 
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/ci/ciMethod.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethod.hpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethod.hpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -127,7 +127,24 @@
   ciSignature* signature() const                 { return _signature; }
   ciType*      return_type() const               { return _signature->return_type(); }
   int          arg_size_no_receiver() const      { return _signature->size(); }
-  int          arg_size() const                  { return _signature->size() + (_flags.is_static() ? 0 : 1); }
+  // Can only be used on loaded ciMethods
+  int          arg_size() const                  {
+    check_is_loaded();
+    return _signature->size() + (_flags.is_static() ? 0 : 1);
+  }
+  // Report the number of elements on stack when invoking this method.
+  // This is different than the regular arg_size because invokdynamic
+  // has an implicit receiver.
+  int invoke_arg_size(Bytecodes::Code code) const {
+    int arg_size = _signature->size();
+    // Add a receiver argument, maybe:
+    if (code != Bytecodes::_invokestatic &&
+        code != Bytecodes::_invokedynamic) {
+      arg_size++;
+    }
+    return arg_size;
+  }
+
 
   // Method code and related information.
   address code()                                 { if (_code == NULL) load_code(); return _code; }
@@ -276,9 +293,9 @@
   void print_short_name(outputStream* st = tty);
 
   methodOop get_method_handle_target() {
-    klassOop receiver_limit_oop = NULL;
-    int flags = 0;
-    return MethodHandles::decode_method(get_oop(), receiver_limit_oop, flags);
+    KlassHandle receiver_limit; int flags = 0;
+    methodHandle m = MethodHandles::decode_method(get_oop(), receiver_limit, flags);
+    return m();
   }
 };
 
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/ci/ciObject.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciObject.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciObject.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -194,6 +194,16 @@
 // ciObject::should_be_constant()
 bool ciObject::should_be_constant() {
   if (ScavengeRootsInCode >= 2)  return true;  // force everybody to be a constant
+  if (!JavaObjectsInPerm && !is_null_object()) {
+    // We want Strings and Classes to be embeddable by default since
+    // they used to be in the perm world.  Not all Strings used to be
+    // embeddable but there's no easy way to distinguish the interned
+    // from the regulars ones so just treat them all that way.
+    ciEnv* env = CURRENT_ENV;
+    if (klass() == env->String_klass() || klass() == env->Class_klass()) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
   return handle() == NULL || !is_scavengable();
 }
 
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/memory/genOopClosures.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/memory/genOopClosures.hpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/genOopClosures.hpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2001, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2001, 2011, 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
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
  protected:
   template <class T> inline void do_oop_work(T* p) {
     oop obj = oopDesc::load_decode_heap_oop(p);
-    guarantee(obj->is_oop_or_null(), "invalid oop");
+    guarantee(obj->is_oop_or_null(), err_msg("invalid oop: " INTPTR_FORMAT, obj));
   }
  public:
   virtual void do_oop(oop* p);
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/oops/cpCacheOop.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/oops/cpCacheOop.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/oops/cpCacheOop.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
   void* result = Atomic::cmpxchg_ptr(f1, f1_addr, NULL);
   bool success = (result == NULL);
   if (success) {
-    update_barrier_set(f1_addr, f1);
+    update_barrier_set((void*) f1_addr, f1);
   }
 }
 
@@ -275,21 +275,23 @@
   return (int) bsm_cache_index;
 }
 
-void ConstantPoolCacheEntry::set_dynamic_call(Handle call_site,
-                                              methodHandle signature_invoker) {
+void ConstantPoolCacheEntry::set_dynamic_call(Handle call_site, methodHandle signature_invoker) {
   assert(is_secondary_entry(), "");
+  // NOTE: it's important that all other values are set before f1 is
+  // set since some users short circuit on f1 being set
+  // (i.e. non-null) and that may result in uninitialized values for
+  // other racing threads (e.g. flags).
   int param_size = signature_invoker->size_of_parameters();
   assert(param_size >= 1, "method argument size must include MH.this");
-  param_size -= 1;              // do not count MH.this; it is not stacked for invokedynamic
-  if (Atomic::cmpxchg_ptr(call_site(), &_f1, NULL) == NULL) {
-    // racing threads might be trying to install their own favorites
-    set_f1(call_site());
-  }
+  param_size -= 1;  // do not count MH.this; it is not stacked for invokedynamic
   bool is_final = true;
   assert(signature_invoker->is_final_method(), "is_final");
-  set_flags(as_flags(as_TosState(signature_invoker->result_type()), is_final, false, false, false, true) | param_size);
+  int flags = as_flags(as_TosState(signature_invoker->result_type()), is_final, false, false, false, true) | param_size;
+  assert(_flags == 0 || _flags == flags, "flags should be the same");
+  set_flags(flags);
   // do not do set_bytecode on a secondary CP cache entry
   //set_bytecode_1(Bytecodes::_invokedynamic);
+  set_f1_if_null_atomic(call_site());  // This must be the last one to set (see NOTE above)!
 }
 
 
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/opto/escape.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/escape.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/escape.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -1437,7 +1437,10 @@
 
   // Update the memory inputs of MemNodes with the value we computed
   // in Phase 2 and move stores memory users to corresponding memory slices.
-#ifdef ASSERT
+
+  // Disable memory split verification code until the fix for 6984348.
+  // Currently it produces false negative results since it does not cover all cases.
+#if 0 // ifdef ASSERT
   visited.Reset();
   Node_Stack old_mems(arena, _compile->unique() >> 2);
 #endif
@@ -1447,7 +1450,7 @@
       Node *n = ptnode_adr(i)->_node;
       assert(n != NULL, "sanity");
       if (n->is_Mem()) {
-#ifdef ASSERT
+#if 0 // ifdef ASSERT
         Node* old_mem = n->in(MemNode::Memory);
         if (!visited.test_set(old_mem->_idx)) {
           old_mems.push(old_mem, old_mem->outcnt());
@@ -1469,13 +1472,13 @@
       }
     }
   }
-#ifdef ASSERT
+#if 0 // ifdef ASSERT
   // Verify that memory was split correctly
   while (old_mems.is_nonempty()) {
     Node* old_mem = old_mems.node();
     uint  old_cnt = old_mems.index();
     old_mems.pop();
-    assert(old_cnt = old_mem->outcnt(), "old mem could be lost");
+    assert(old_cnt == old_mem->outcnt(), "old mem could be lost");
   }
 #endif
 }
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/opto/graphKit.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/graphKit.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/graphKit.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -1033,14 +1033,10 @@
       iter.reset_to_bci(bci());
       iter.next();
       ciMethod* method = iter.get_method(ignore);
-      inputs = method->arg_size_no_receiver();
-      // Add a receiver argument, maybe:
-      if (code != Bytecodes::_invokestatic &&
-          code != Bytecodes::_invokedynamic)
-        inputs += 1;
       // (Do not use ciMethod::arg_size(), because
       // it might be an unloaded method, which doesn't
       // know whether it is static or not.)
+      inputs = method->invoke_arg_size(code);
       int size = method->return_type()->size();
       depth = size - inputs;
     }
@@ -2957,8 +2953,7 @@
 
 //---------------------------set_output_for_allocation-------------------------
 Node* GraphKit::set_output_for_allocation(AllocateNode* alloc,
-                                          const TypeOopPtr* oop_type,
-                                          bool raw_mem_only) {
+                                          const TypeOopPtr* oop_type) {
   int rawidx = Compile::AliasIdxRaw;
   alloc->set_req( TypeFunc::FramePtr, frameptr() );
   add_safepoint_edges(alloc);
@@ -2982,7 +2977,7 @@
                                                  rawoop)->as_Initialize();
   assert(alloc->initialization() == init,  "2-way macro link must work");
   assert(init ->allocation()     == alloc, "2-way macro link must work");
-  if (ReduceFieldZeroing && !raw_mem_only) {
+  {
     // Extract memory strands which may participate in the new object's
     // initialization, and source them from the new InitializeNode.
     // This will allow us to observe initializations when they occur,
@@ -3043,11 +3038,9 @@
 // the type to a constant.
 // The optional arguments are for specialized use by intrinsics:
 //  - If 'extra_slow_test' if not null is an extra condition for the slow-path.
-//  - If 'raw_mem_only', do not cast the result to an oop.
 //  - If 'return_size_val', report the the total object size to the caller.
 Node* GraphKit::new_instance(Node* klass_node,
                              Node* extra_slow_test,
-                             bool raw_mem_only, // affect only raw memory
                              Node* *return_size_val) {
   // Compute size in doublewords
   // The size is always an integral number of doublewords, represented
@@ -3118,7 +3111,7 @@
                      size, klass_node,
                      initial_slow_test);
 
-  return set_output_for_allocation(alloc, oop_type, raw_mem_only);
+  return set_output_for_allocation(alloc, oop_type);
 }
 
 //-------------------------------new_array-------------------------------------
@@ -3128,7 +3121,6 @@
 Node* GraphKit::new_array(Node* klass_node,     // array klass (maybe variable)
                           Node* length,         // number of array elements
                           int   nargs,          // number of arguments to push back for uncommon trap
-                          bool raw_mem_only,    // affect only raw memory
                           Node* *return_size_val) {
   jint  layout_con = Klass::_lh_neutral_value;
   Node* layout_val = get_layout_helper(klass_node, layout_con);
@@ -3273,7 +3265,7 @@
     ary_type = ary_type->is_aryptr()->cast_to_size(length_type);
   }
 
-  Node* javaoop = set_output_for_allocation(alloc, ary_type, raw_mem_only);
+  Node* javaoop = set_output_for_allocation(alloc, ary_type);
 
   // Cast length on remaining path to be as narrow as possible
   if (map()->find_edge(length) >= 0) {
@@ -3462,9 +3454,22 @@
 
   // Get the alias_index for raw card-mark memory
   int adr_type = Compile::AliasIdxRaw;
+  Node*   zero = __ ConI(0); // Dirty card value
+  BasicType bt = T_BYTE;
+
+  if (UseCondCardMark) {
+    // The classic GC reference write barrier is typically implemented
+    // as a store into the global card mark table.  Unfortunately
+    // unconditional stores can result in false sharing and excessive
+    // coherence traffic as well as false transactional aborts.
+    // UseCondCardMark enables MP "polite" conditional card mark
+    // stores.  In theory we could relax the load from ctrl() to
+    // no_ctrl, but that doesn't buy much latitude.
+    Node* card_val = __ load( __ ctrl(), card_adr, TypeInt::BYTE, bt, adr_type);
+    __ if_then(card_val, BoolTest::ne, zero);
+  }
+
   // Smash zero into card
-  Node*   zero = __ ConI(0);
-  BasicType bt = T_BYTE;
   if( !UseConcMarkSweepGC ) {
     __ store(__ ctrl(), card_adr, zero, bt, adr_type);
   } else {
@@ -3472,6 +3477,10 @@
     __ storeCM(__ ctrl(), card_adr, zero, oop_store, adr_idx, bt, adr_type);
   }
 
+  if (UseCondCardMark) {
+    __ end_if();
+  }
+
   // Final sync IdealKit and GraphKit.
   final_sync(ideal);
 }
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/opto/graphKit.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/graphKit.hpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/graphKit.hpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -773,15 +773,13 @@
 
   // implementation of object creation
   Node* set_output_for_allocation(AllocateNode* alloc,
-                                  const TypeOopPtr* oop_type,
-                                  bool raw_mem_only);
+                                  const TypeOopPtr* oop_type);
   Node* get_layout_helper(Node* klass_node, jint& constant_value);
   Node* new_instance(Node* klass_node,
                      Node* slow_test = NULL,
-                     bool raw_mem_only = false,
                      Node* *return_size_val = NULL);
   Node* new_array(Node* klass_node, Node* count_val, int nargs,
-                  bool raw_mem_only = false, Node* *return_size_val = NULL);
+                  Node* *return_size_val = NULL);
 
   // Handy for making control flow
   IfNode* create_and_map_if(Node* ctrl, Node* tst, float prob, float cnt) {
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/opto/library_call.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/library_call.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/library_call.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -3527,8 +3527,7 @@
       Node* orig_tail = _gvn.transform( new(C, 3) SubINode(orig_length, start) );
       Node* moved = generate_min_max(vmIntrinsics::_min, orig_tail, length);
 
-      const bool raw_mem_only = true;
-      newcopy = new_array(klass_node, length, 0, raw_mem_only);
+      newcopy = new_array(klass_node, length, 0);
 
       // Generate a direct call to the right arraycopy function(s).
       // We know the copy is disjoint but we might not know if the
@@ -4325,8 +4324,6 @@
 
     const TypePtr* raw_adr_type = TypeRawPtr::BOTTOM;
     int raw_adr_idx = Compile::AliasIdxRaw;
-    const bool raw_mem_only = true;
-
 
     Node* array_ctl = generate_array_guard(obj_klass, (RegionNode*)NULL);
     if (array_ctl != NULL) {
@@ -4335,8 +4332,7 @@
       set_control(array_ctl);
       Node* obj_length = load_array_length(obj);
       Node* obj_size  = NULL;
-      Node* alloc_obj = new_array(obj_klass, obj_length, 0,
-                                  raw_mem_only, &obj_size);
+      Node* alloc_obj = new_array(obj_klass, obj_length, 0, &obj_size);
 
       if (!use_ReduceInitialCardMarks()) {
         // If it is an oop array, it requires very special treatment,
@@ -4408,7 +4404,7 @@
       // It's an instance, and it passed the slow-path tests.
       PreserveJVMState pjvms(this);
       Node* obj_size  = NULL;
-      Node* alloc_obj = new_instance(obj_klass, NULL, raw_mem_only, &obj_size);
+      Node* alloc_obj = new_instance(obj_klass, NULL, &obj_size);
 
       copy_to_clone(obj, alloc_obj, obj_size, false, !use_ReduceInitialCardMarks());
 
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/opto/loopopts.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/loopopts.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/loopopts.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -2262,6 +2262,9 @@
 //                  stmt1
 //                    |
 //                    v
+//               loop predicate
+//                    |
+//                    v
 //                  stmt2 clone
 //                    |
 //                    v
@@ -2272,9 +2275,6 @@
 //         :  false   true
 //         :  |       |
 //         :  |       v
-//         :  | loop predicate
-//         :  |       |
-//         :  |       v
 //         :  |    newloop<-----+
 //         :  |        |        |
 //         :  |     stmt3 clone |
@@ -2330,7 +2330,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  Node* entry = head->in(LoopNode::EntryControl);
   int dd = dom_depth(head);
 
   // Step 1: find cut point
@@ -2627,8 +2626,6 @@
 
   // Backedge of the surviving new_head (the clone) is original last_peel
   _igvn.hash_delete(new_head_clone);
-  Node* new_entry = move_loop_predicates(entry, new_head_clone->in(LoopNode::EntryControl));
-  new_head_clone->set_req(LoopNode::EntryControl, new_entry);
   new_head_clone->set_req(LoopNode::LoopBackControl, last_peel);
   _igvn._worklist.push(new_head_clone);
 
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/opto/macro.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/macro.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/macro.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -221,9 +221,16 @@
     Node *shift = p2x->unique_out();
     Node *addp = shift->unique_out();
     for (DUIterator_Last jmin, j = addp->last_outs(jmin); j >= jmin; --j) {
-      Node *st = addp->last_out(j);
-      assert(st->is_Store(), "store required");
-      _igvn.replace_node(st, st->in(MemNode::Memory));
+      Node *mem = addp->last_out(j);
+      if (UseCondCardMark && mem->is_Load()) {
+        assert(mem->Opcode() == Op_LoadB, "unexpected code shape");
+        // The load is checking if the card has been written so
+        // replace it with zero to fold the test.
+        _igvn.replace_node(mem, intcon(0));
+        continue;
+      }
+      assert(mem->is_Store(), "store required");
+      _igvn.replace_node(mem, mem->in(MemNode::Memory));
     }
   } else {
     // G1 pre/post barriers
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/opto/memnode.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/memnode.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/memnode.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -1259,15 +1259,18 @@
     return NULL; // Wait stable graph
   }
   uint cnt = mem->req();
-  for( uint i = 1; i < cnt; i++ ) {
+  for (uint i = 1; i < cnt; i++) {
+    Node* rc = region->in(i);
+    if (rc == NULL || phase->type(rc) == Type::TOP)
+      return NULL; // Wait stable graph
     Node *in = mem->in(i);
-    if( in == NULL ) {
+    if (in == NULL) {
       return NULL; // Wait stable graph
     }
   }
   // Check for loop invariant.
   if (cnt == 3) {
-    for( uint i = 1; i < cnt; i++ ) {
+    for (uint i = 1; i < cnt; i++) {
       Node *in = mem->in(i);
       Node* m = MemNode::optimize_memory_chain(in, addr_t, phase);
       if (m == mem) {
@@ -1281,38 +1284,37 @@
 
   // Do nothing here if Identity will find a value
   // (to avoid infinite chain of value phis generation).
-  if ( !phase->eqv(this, this->Identity(phase)) )
+  if (!phase->eqv(this, this->Identity(phase)))
     return NULL;
 
   // Skip the split if the region dominates some control edge of the address.
-  if (cnt == 3 && !MemNode::all_controls_dominate(address, region))
+  if (!MemNode::all_controls_dominate(address, region))
     return NULL;
 
   const Type* this_type = this->bottom_type();
   int this_index  = phase->C->get_alias_index(addr_t);
   int this_offset = addr_t->offset();
   int this_iid    = addr_t->is_oopptr()->instance_id();
-  int wins = 0;
   PhaseIterGVN *igvn = phase->is_IterGVN();
   Node *phi = new (igvn->C, region->req()) PhiNode(region, this_type, NULL, this_iid, this_index, this_offset);
-  for( uint i = 1; i < region->req(); i++ ) {
+  for (uint i = 1; i < region->req(); i++) {
     Node *x;
     Node* the_clone = NULL;
-    if( region->in(i) == phase->C->top() ) {
+    if (region->in(i) == phase->C->top()) {
       x = phase->C->top();      // Dead path?  Use a dead data op
     } else {
       x = this->clone();        // Else clone up the data op
       the_clone = x;            // Remember for possible deletion.
       // Alter data node to use pre-phi inputs
-      if( this->in(0) == region ) {
-        x->set_req( 0, region->in(i) );
+      if (this->in(0) == region) {
+        x->set_req(0, region->in(i));
       } else {
-        x->set_req( 0, NULL );
+        x->set_req(0, NULL);
       }
-      for( uint j = 1; j < this->req(); j++ ) {
+      for (uint j = 1; j < this->req(); j++) {
         Node *in = this->in(j);
-        if( in->is_Phi() && in->in(0) == region )
-          x->set_req( j, in->in(i) ); // Use pre-Phi input for the clone
+        if (in->is_Phi() && in->in(0) == region)
+          x->set_req(j, in->in(i)); // Use pre-Phi input for the clone
       }
     }
     // Check for a 'win' on some paths
@@ -1321,12 +1323,11 @@
     bool singleton = t->singleton();
 
     // See comments in PhaseIdealLoop::split_thru_phi().
-    if( singleton && t == Type::TOP ) {
+    if (singleton && t == Type::TOP) {
       singleton &= region->is_Loop() && (i != LoopNode::EntryControl);
     }
 
-    if( singleton ) {
-      wins++;
+    if (singleton) {
       x = igvn->makecon(t);
     } else {
       // We now call Identity to try to simplify the cloned node.
@@ -1340,13 +1341,11 @@
       // igvn->type(x) is set to x->Value() already.
       x->raise_bottom_type(t);
       Node *y = x->Identity(igvn);
-      if( y != x ) {
-        wins++;
+      if (y != x) {
         x = y;
       } else {
         y = igvn->hash_find(x);
-        if( y ) {
-          wins++;
+        if (y) {
           x = y;
         } else {
           // Else x is a new node we are keeping
@@ -1360,13 +1359,9 @@
       igvn->remove_dead_node(the_clone);
     phi->set_req(i, x);
   }
-  if( wins > 0 ) {
-    // Record Phi
-    igvn->register_new_node_with_optimizer(phi);
-    return phi;
-  }
-  igvn->remove_dead_node(phi);
-  return NULL;
+  // Record Phi
+  igvn->register_new_node_with_optimizer(phi);
+  return phi;
 }
 
 //------------------------------Ideal------------------------------------------
@@ -1677,14 +1672,15 @@
   // If we are loading from a freshly-allocated object, produce a zero,
   // if the load is provably beyond the header of the object.
   // (Also allow a variable load from a fresh array to produce zero.)
-  if (ReduceFieldZeroing) {
+  const TypeOopPtr *tinst = tp->isa_oopptr();
+  bool is_instance = (tinst != NULL) && tinst->is_known_instance_field();
+  if (ReduceFieldZeroing || is_instance) {
     Node* value = can_see_stored_value(mem,phase);
     if (value != NULL && value->is_Con())
       return value->bottom_type();
   }
 
-  const TypeOopPtr *tinst = tp->isa_oopptr();
-  if (tinst != NULL && tinst->is_known_instance_field()) {
+  if (is_instance) {
     // If we have an instance type and our memory input is the
     // programs's initial memory state, there is no matching store,
     // so just return a zero of the appropriate type
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/opto/stringopts.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/stringopts.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/stringopts.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -1172,16 +1172,16 @@
 
 Node* PhaseStringOpts::copy_string(GraphKit& kit, Node* str, Node* char_array, Node* start) {
   Node* string = str;
-  Node* offset = kit.make_load(NULL,
+  Node* offset = kit.make_load(kit.control(),
                                kit.basic_plus_adr(string, string, java_lang_String::offset_offset_in_bytes()),
                                TypeInt::INT, T_INT, offset_field_idx);
-  Node* count = kit.make_load(NULL,
+  Node* count = kit.make_load(kit.control(),
                               kit.basic_plus_adr(string, string, java_lang_String::count_offset_in_bytes()),
                               TypeInt::INT, T_INT, count_field_idx);
   const TypeAryPtr*  value_type = TypeAryPtr::make(TypePtr::NotNull,
                                                    TypeAry::make(TypeInt::CHAR,TypeInt::POS),
                                                    ciTypeArrayKlass::make(T_CHAR), true, 0);
-  Node* value = kit.make_load(NULL,
+  Node* value = kit.make_load(kit.control(),
                               kit.basic_plus_adr(string, string, java_lang_String::value_offset_in_bytes()),
                               value_type, T_OBJECT, value_field_idx);
 
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@
         }
         //         Node* offset = kit.make_load(NULL, kit.basic_plus_adr(arg, arg, offset_offset),
         //                                      TypeInt::INT, T_INT, offset_field_idx);
-        Node* count = kit.make_load(NULL, kit.basic_plus_adr(arg, arg, java_lang_String::count_offset_in_bytes()),
+        Node* count = kit.make_load(kit.control(), kit.basic_plus_adr(arg, arg, java_lang_String::count_offset_in_bytes()),
                                     TypeInt::INT, T_INT, count_field_idx);
         length = __ AddI(length, count);
         string_sizes->init_req(argi, NULL);
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/prims/methodHandleWalk.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandleWalk.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandleWalk.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -82,10 +82,8 @@
 
 void MethodHandleChain::set_last_method(oop target, TRAPS) {
   _is_last = true;
-  klassOop receiver_limit_oop = NULL;
-  int flags = 0;
-  methodOop m = MethodHandles::decode_method(target, receiver_limit_oop, flags);
-  _last_method = methodHandle(THREAD, m);
+  KlassHandle receiver_limit; int flags = 0;
+  _last_method = MethodHandles::decode_method(target, receiver_limit, flags);
   if ((flags & MethodHandles::_dmf_has_receiver) == 0)
     _last_invoke = Bytecodes::_invokestatic;
   else if ((flags & MethodHandles::_dmf_does_dispatch) == 0)
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@
 // and local, like parse a data structure.  For speed, such methods work on plain
 // oops, not handles.  Trapping methods uniformly operate on handles.
 
-methodOop MethodHandles::decode_vmtarget(oop vmtarget, int vmindex, oop mtype,
-                                         klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
-  if (vmtarget == NULL)  return NULL;
+methodHandle MethodHandles::decode_vmtarget(oop vmtarget, int vmindex, oop mtype,
+                                            KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
+  if (vmtarget == NULL)  return methodHandle();
   assert(methodOopDesc::nonvirtual_vtable_index < 0, "encoding");
   if (vmindex < 0) {
     // this DMH performs no dispatch; it is directly bound to a methodOop
@@ -198,20 +198,20 @@
 // MemberName and DirectMethodHandle have the same linkage to the JVM internals.
 // (MemberName is the non-operational name used for queries and setup.)
 
-methodOop MethodHandles::decode_DirectMethodHandle(oop mh, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
+methodHandle MethodHandles::decode_DirectMethodHandle(oop mh, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
   oop vmtarget = java_lang_invoke_DirectMethodHandle::vmtarget(mh);
   int vmindex  = java_lang_invoke_DirectMethodHandle::vmindex(mh);
   oop mtype    = java_lang_invoke_DirectMethodHandle::type(mh);
   return decode_vmtarget(vmtarget, vmindex, mtype, receiver_limit_result, decode_flags_result);
 }
 
-methodOop MethodHandles::decode_BoundMethodHandle(oop mh, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
+methodHandle MethodHandles::decode_BoundMethodHandle(oop mh, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
   assert(java_lang_invoke_BoundMethodHandle::is_instance(mh), "");
   assert(mh->klass() != SystemDictionary::AdapterMethodHandle_klass(), "");
   for (oop bmh = mh;;) {
     // Bound MHs can be stacked to bind several arguments.
     oop target = java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle::vmtarget(bmh);
-    if (target == NULL)  return NULL;
+    if (target == NULL)  return methodHandle();
     decode_flags_result |= MethodHandles::_dmf_binds_argument;
     klassOop tk = target->klass();
     if (tk == SystemDictionary::BoundMethodHandle_klass()) {
@@ -236,14 +236,14 @@
   }
 }
 
-methodOop MethodHandles::decode_AdapterMethodHandle(oop mh, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
+methodHandle MethodHandles::decode_AdapterMethodHandle(oop mh, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
   assert(mh->klass() == SystemDictionary::AdapterMethodHandle_klass(), "");
   for (oop amh = mh;;) {
     // Adapter MHs can be stacked to convert several arguments.
     int conv_op = adapter_conversion_op(java_lang_invoke_AdapterMethodHandle::conversion(amh));
     decode_flags_result |= (_dmf_adapter_lsb << conv_op) & _DMF_ADAPTER_MASK;
     oop target = java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle::vmtarget(amh);
-    if (target == NULL)  return NULL;
+    if (target == NULL)  return methodHandle();
     klassOop tk = target->klass();
     if (tk == SystemDictionary::AdapterMethodHandle_klass()) {
       amh = target;
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@
   }
 }
 
-methodOop MethodHandles::decode_MethodHandle(oop mh, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
-  if (mh == NULL)  return NULL;
+methodHandle MethodHandles::decode_MethodHandle(oop mh, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
+  if (mh == NULL)  return methodHandle();
   klassOop mhk = mh->klass();
   assert(java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle::is_subclass(mhk), "must be a MethodHandle");
   if (mhk == SystemDictionary::DirectMethodHandle_klass()) {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
     return decode_BoundMethodHandle(mh, receiver_limit_result, decode_flags_result);
   } else {
     assert(false, "cannot parse this MH");
-    return NULL;              // random MH?
+    return methodHandle();  // random MH?
   }
 }
 
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@
 
 // A trusted party is handing us a cookie to determine a method.
 // Let's boil it down to the method oop they really want.
-methodOop MethodHandles::decode_method(oop x, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
+methodHandle MethodHandles::decode_method(oop x, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
   decode_flags_result = 0;
-  receiver_limit_result = NULL;
+  receiver_limit_result = KlassHandle();
   klassOop xk = x->klass();
   if (xk == Universe::methodKlassObj()) {
     return decode_methodOop((methodOop) x, decode_flags_result);
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
     assert(!x->is_method(), "already checked");
     assert(!java_lang_invoke_MemberName::is_instance(x), "already checked");
   }
-  return NULL;
+  return methodHandle();
 }
 
 
@@ -389,11 +389,10 @@
     int offset = instanceKlass::cast(k)->offset_from_fields(slot);
     init_MemberName(mname_oop, k, accessFlags_from(mods), offset);
   } else {
-    int decode_flags = 0; klassOop receiver_limit = NULL;
-    methodOop m = MethodHandles::decode_method(target_oop,
-                                               receiver_limit, decode_flags);
+    KlassHandle receiver_limit; int decode_flags = 0;
+    methodHandle m = MethodHandles::decode_method(target_oop, receiver_limit, decode_flags);
     bool do_dispatch = ((decode_flags & MethodHandles::_dmf_does_dispatch) != 0);
-    init_MemberName(mname_oop, m, do_dispatch);
+    init_MemberName(mname_oop, m(), do_dispatch);
   }
 }
 
@@ -423,13 +422,14 @@
 }
 
 
-methodOop MethodHandles::decode_MemberName(oop mname, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
+methodHandle MethodHandles::decode_MemberName(oop mname, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result) {
+  methodHandle empty;
   int flags  = java_lang_invoke_MemberName::flags(mname);
-  if ((flags & (IS_METHOD | IS_CONSTRUCTOR)) == 0)  return NULL;  // not invocable
+  if ((flags & (IS_METHOD | IS_CONSTRUCTOR)) == 0)  return empty;  // not invocable
   oop vmtarget = java_lang_invoke_MemberName::vmtarget(mname);
   int vmindex  = java_lang_invoke_MemberName::vmindex(mname);
-  if (vmindex == VM_INDEX_UNINITIALIZED)  return NULL; // not resolved
-  methodOop m = decode_vmtarget(vmtarget, vmindex, NULL, receiver_limit_result, decode_flags_result);
+  if (vmindex == VM_INDEX_UNINITIALIZED)  return empty;  // not resolved
+  methodHandle m = decode_vmtarget(vmtarget, vmindex, NULL, receiver_limit_result, decode_flags_result);
   oop clazz = java_lang_invoke_MemberName::clazz(mname);
   if (clazz != NULL && java_lang_Class::is_instance(clazz)) {
     klassOop klass = java_lang_Class::as_klassOop(clazz);
@@ -439,9 +439,7 @@
 }
 
 // convert the external string or reflective type to an internal signature
-Symbol* MethodHandles::convert_to_signature(oop type_str,
-                                            bool polymorphic,
-                                            TRAPS) {
+Symbol* MethodHandles::convert_to_signature(oop type_str, bool polymorphic, TRAPS) {
   if (java_lang_invoke_MethodType::is_instance(type_str)) {
     return java_lang_invoke_MethodType::as_signature(type_str, polymorphic, CHECK_NULL);
   } else if (java_lang_Class::is_instance(type_str)) {
@@ -474,48 +472,48 @@
 #endif
   if (java_lang_invoke_MemberName::vmindex(mname()) != VM_INDEX_UNINITIALIZED)
     return;  // already resolved
-  oop defc_oop = java_lang_invoke_MemberName::clazz(mname());
-  oop name_str = java_lang_invoke_MemberName::name(mname());
-  oop type_str = java_lang_invoke_MemberName::type(mname());
-  int flags    = java_lang_invoke_MemberName::flags(mname());
+  Handle defc_oop(THREAD, java_lang_invoke_MemberName::clazz(mname()));
+  Handle name_str(THREAD, java_lang_invoke_MemberName::name( mname()));
+  Handle type_str(THREAD, java_lang_invoke_MemberName::type( mname()));
+  int    flags    =       java_lang_invoke_MemberName::flags(mname());
 
-  if (defc_oop == NULL || name_str == NULL || type_str == NULL) {
+  if (defc_oop.is_null() || name_str.is_null() || type_str.is_null()) {
     THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_IllegalArgumentException(), "nothing to resolve");
   }
-  klassOop defc_klassOop = java_lang_Class::as_klassOop(defc_oop);
-  defc_oop = NULL;  // safety
-  if (defc_klassOop == NULL)  return;  // a primitive; no resolution possible
-  if (!Klass::cast(defc_klassOop)->oop_is_instance()) {
-    if (!Klass::cast(defc_klassOop)->oop_is_array())  return;
-    defc_klassOop = SystemDictionary::Object_klass();
+
+  instanceKlassHandle defc;
+  {
+    klassOop defc_klassOop = java_lang_Class::as_klassOop(defc_oop());
+    if (defc_klassOop == NULL)  return;  // a primitive; no resolution possible
+    if (!Klass::cast(defc_klassOop)->oop_is_instance()) {
+      if (!Klass::cast(defc_klassOop)->oop_is_array())  return;
+      defc_klassOop = SystemDictionary::Object_klass();
+    }
+    defc = instanceKlassHandle(THREAD, defc_klassOop);
   }
-  instanceKlassHandle defc(THREAD, defc_klassOop);
-  defc_klassOop = NULL;  // safety
   if (defc.is_null()) {
     THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_InternalError(), "primitive class");
   }
-  defc->link_class(CHECK);
+  defc->link_class(CHECK);  // possible safepoint
 
   // convert the external string name to an internal symbol
-  TempNewSymbol name = java_lang_String::as_symbol_or_null(name_str);
+  TempNewSymbol name = java_lang_String::as_symbol_or_null(name_str());
   if (name == NULL)  return;  // no such name
-  name_str = NULL;  // safety
 
   Handle polymorphic_method_type;
   bool polymorphic_signature = false;
   if ((flags & ALL_KINDS) == IS_METHOD &&
       (defc() == SystemDictionary::MethodHandle_klass() &&
-       methodOopDesc::is_method_handle_invoke_name(name)))
+       methodOopDesc::is_method_handle_invoke_name(name))) {
     polymorphic_signature = true;
+  }
 
   // convert the external string or reflective type to an internal signature
-  TempNewSymbol type = convert_to_signature(type_str, polymorphic_signature, CHECK);
-  if (java_lang_invoke_MethodType::is_instance(type_str) && polymorphic_signature) {
-    polymorphic_method_type = Handle(THREAD, type_str);  //preserve exactly
+  TempNewSymbol type = convert_to_signature(type_str(), polymorphic_signature, CHECK);
+  if (java_lang_invoke_MethodType::is_instance(type_str()) && polymorphic_signature) {
+    polymorphic_method_type = type_str;  // preserve exactly
   }
-
   if (type == NULL)  return;  // no such signature exists in the VM
-  type_str = NULL; // safety
 
   // Time to do the lookup.
   switch (flags & ALL_KINDS) {
@@ -560,8 +558,8 @@
       java_lang_invoke_MemberName::set_vmtarget(mname(), vmtarget);
       java_lang_invoke_MemberName::set_vmindex(mname(),  vmindex);
       java_lang_invoke_MemberName::set_modifiers(mname(), mods);
-      DEBUG_ONLY(int junk; klassOop junk2);
-      assert(decode_MemberName(mname(), junk2, junk) == result.resolved_method()(),
+      DEBUG_ONLY(KlassHandle junk1; int junk2);
+      assert(decode_MemberName(mname(), junk1, junk2) == result.resolved_method(),
              "properly stored for later decoding");
       return;
     }
@@ -589,8 +587,8 @@
       java_lang_invoke_MemberName::set_vmtarget(mname(), vmtarget);
       java_lang_invoke_MemberName::set_vmindex(mname(),  vmindex);
       java_lang_invoke_MemberName::set_modifiers(mname(), mods);
-      DEBUG_ONLY(int junk; klassOop junk2);
-      assert(decode_MemberName(mname(), junk2, junk) == result.resolved_method()(),
+      DEBUG_ONLY(KlassHandle junk1; int junk2);
+      assert(decode_MemberName(mname(), junk1, junk2) == result.resolved_method(),
              "properly stored for later decoding");
       return;
     }
@@ -677,16 +675,14 @@
   case IS_METHOD:
   case IS_CONSTRUCTOR:
     {
-      klassOop receiver_limit = NULL;
-      int      decode_flags   = 0;
-      methodHandle m(THREAD, decode_vmtarget(vmtarget, vmindex, NULL,
-                                             receiver_limit, decode_flags));
+      KlassHandle receiver_limit; int decode_flags = 0;
+      methodHandle m = decode_vmtarget(vmtarget, vmindex, NULL, receiver_limit, decode_flags);
       if (m.is_null())  break;
       if (!have_defc) {
         klassOop defc = m->method_holder();
-        if (receiver_limit != NULL && receiver_limit != defc
-            && Klass::cast(receiver_limit)->is_subtype_of(defc))
-          defc = receiver_limit;
+        if (receiver_limit.not_null() && receiver_limit() != defc
+            && Klass::cast(receiver_limit())->is_subtype_of(defc))
+          defc = receiver_limit();
         java_lang_invoke_MemberName::set_clazz(mname(), Klass::cast(defc)->java_mirror());
       }
       if (!have_name) {
@@ -884,10 +880,9 @@
   // - AMH can have methodOop for static invoke with bound receiver
   // - DMH can have methodOop for static invoke (on variable receiver)
   // - DMH can have klassOop for dispatched (non-static) invoke
-  klassOop receiver_limit = NULL;
-  int decode_flags = 0;
-  methodOop m = decode_MethodHandle(mh(), receiver_limit, decode_flags);
-  if (m == NULL)  return NULL;
+  KlassHandle receiver_limit; int decode_flags = 0;
+  methodHandle m = decode_MethodHandle(mh(), receiver_limit, decode_flags);
+  if (m.is_null())  return NULL;
   switch (format) {
   case ETF_REFLECT_METHOD:
     // same as jni_ToReflectedMethod:
@@ -903,10 +898,10 @@
       if (SystemDictionary::MemberName_klass() == NULL)  break;
       instanceKlassHandle mname_klass(THREAD, SystemDictionary::MemberName_klass());
       mname_klass->initialize(CHECK_NULL);
-      Handle mname = mname_klass->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NULL);
+      Handle mname = mname_klass->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NULL);  // possible safepoint
       java_lang_invoke_MemberName::set_vmindex(mname(), VM_INDEX_UNINITIALIZED);
       bool do_dispatch = ((decode_flags & MethodHandles::_dmf_does_dispatch) != 0);
-      init_MemberName(mname(), m, do_dispatch);
+      init_MemberName(mname(), m(), do_dispatch);
       expand_MemberName(mname, 0, CHECK_NULL);
       return mname();
     }
@@ -1459,8 +1454,8 @@
   // that links the interpreter calls to the method.  We need the same
   // bits, and will use the same calling sequence code.
 
-  int vmindex = methodOopDesc::garbage_vtable_index;
-  oop vmtarget = NULL;
+  int    vmindex = methodOopDesc::garbage_vtable_index;
+  Handle vmtarget;
 
   instanceKlass::cast(m->method_holder())->link_class(CHECK);
 
@@ -1478,7 +1473,7 @@
   } else if (!do_dispatch || m->can_be_statically_bound()) {
     // We are simulating an invokestatic or invokespecial instruction.
     // Set up the method pointer, just like ConstantPoolCacheEntry::set_method().
-    vmtarget = m();
+    vmtarget = m;
     // this does not help dispatch, but it will make it possible to parse this MH:
     vmindex  = methodOopDesc::nonvirtual_vtable_index;
     assert(vmindex < 0, "(>=0) == do_dispatch");
@@ -1490,7 +1485,7 @@
       // For a DMH, it is done now, when the handle is created.
       Klass* k = Klass::cast(m->method_holder());
       if (k->should_be_initialized()) {
-        k->initialize(CHECK);
+        k->initialize(CHECK);  // possible safepoint
       }
     }
   } else {
@@ -1504,10 +1499,10 @@
 
   if (me == NULL) { THROW(vmSymbols::java_lang_InternalError()); }
 
-  java_lang_invoke_DirectMethodHandle::set_vmtarget(mh(), vmtarget);
-  java_lang_invoke_DirectMethodHandle::set_vmindex(mh(),  vmindex);
-  DEBUG_ONLY(int flags; klassOop rlimit);
-  assert(MethodHandles::decode_method(mh(), rlimit, flags) == m(),
+  java_lang_invoke_DirectMethodHandle::set_vmtarget(mh(), vmtarget());
+  java_lang_invoke_DirectMethodHandle::set_vmindex( mh(), vmindex);
+  DEBUG_ONLY(KlassHandle rlimit; int flags);
+  assert(MethodHandles::decode_method(mh(), rlimit, flags) == m,
          "properly stored for later decoding");
   DEBUG_ONLY(bool actual_do_dispatch = ((flags & _dmf_does_dispatch) != 0));
   assert(!(actual_do_dispatch && !do_dispatch),
@@ -1523,10 +1518,13 @@
                                                            methodHandle m,
                                                            TRAPS) {
   // Verify type.
-  oop receiver = java_lang_invoke_BoundMethodHandle::argument(mh());
+  KlassHandle bound_recv_type;
+  {
+    oop receiver = java_lang_invoke_BoundMethodHandle::argument(mh());
+    if (receiver != NULL)
+      bound_recv_type = KlassHandle(THREAD, receiver->klass());
+  }
   Handle mtype(THREAD, java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle::type(mh()));
-  KlassHandle bound_recv_type;
-  if (receiver != NULL)  bound_recv_type = KlassHandle(THREAD, receiver->klass());
   verify_method_type(m, mtype, true, bound_recv_type, CHECK);
 
   int receiver_pos = m->size_of_parameters() - 1;
@@ -1573,8 +1571,8 @@
 
   java_lang_invoke_BoundMethodHandle::set_vmtarget(mh(), m());
 
-  DEBUG_ONLY(int junk; klassOop junk2);
-  assert(MethodHandles::decode_method(mh(), junk2, junk) == m(), "properly stored for later decoding");
+  DEBUG_ONLY(KlassHandle junk1; int junk2);
+  assert(MethodHandles::decode_method(mh(), junk1, junk2) == m, "properly stored for later decoding");
   assert(decode_MethodHandle_stack_pushes(mh()) == 1, "BMH pushes one stack slot");
 
   // Done!
@@ -1682,8 +1680,11 @@
   }
 
   // Get bound type and required slots.
-  oop ptype_oop = java_lang_invoke_MethodType::ptype(java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle::type(target()), argnum);
-  BasicType ptype = java_lang_Class::as_BasicType(ptype_oop);
+  BasicType ptype;
+  {
+    oop ptype_oop = java_lang_invoke_MethodType::ptype(java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle::type(target()), argnum);
+    ptype = java_lang_Class::as_BasicType(ptype_oop);
+  }
   int slots_pushed = type2size[ptype];
 
   // If (a) the target is a direct non-dispatched method handle,
@@ -1694,13 +1695,12 @@
   if (OptimizeMethodHandles &&
       target->klass() == SystemDictionary::DirectMethodHandle_klass() &&
       (argnum == 0 || java_lang_invoke_DirectMethodHandle::vmindex(target()) < 0)) {
-    int decode_flags = 0; klassOop receiver_limit_oop = NULL;
-    methodHandle m(THREAD, decode_method(target(), receiver_limit_oop, decode_flags));
+    KlassHandle receiver_limit; int decode_flags = 0;
+    methodHandle m = decode_method(target(), receiver_limit, decode_flags);
     if (m.is_null()) { THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_InternalError(), "DMH failed to decode"); }
     DEBUG_ONLY(int m_vmslots = m->size_of_parameters() - slots_pushed); // pos. of 1st arg.
     assert(java_lang_invoke_BoundMethodHandle::vmslots(mh()) == m_vmslots, "type w/ m sig");
     if (argnum == 0 && (decode_flags & _dmf_has_receiver) != 0) {
-      KlassHandle receiver_limit(THREAD, receiver_limit_oop);
       init_BoundMethodHandle_with_receiver(mh, m,
                                            receiver_limit, decode_flags,
                                            CHECK);
@@ -2019,7 +2019,6 @@
 }
 
 void MethodHandles::init_AdapterMethodHandle(Handle mh, Handle target, int argnum, TRAPS) {
-  oop  argument   = java_lang_invoke_AdapterMethodHandle::argument(mh());
   int  argslot    = java_lang_invoke_AdapterMethodHandle::vmargslot(mh());
   jint conversion = java_lang_invoke_AdapterMethodHandle::conversion(mh());
   jint conv_op    = adapter_conversion_op(conversion);
@@ -2215,18 +2214,14 @@
 
   // which method are we really talking about?
   if (target_jh == NULL) { THROW(vmSymbols::java_lang_InternalError()); }
-  oop target_oop = JNIHandles::resolve_non_null(target_jh);
-  if (java_lang_invoke_MemberName::is_instance(target_oop) &&
-      java_lang_invoke_MemberName::vmindex(target_oop) == VM_INDEX_UNINITIALIZED) {
-    Handle mname(THREAD, target_oop);
-    MethodHandles::resolve_MemberName(mname, CHECK);
-    target_oop = mname(); // in case of GC
+  Handle target(THREAD, JNIHandles::resolve_non_null(target_jh));
+  if (java_lang_invoke_MemberName::is_instance(target()) &&
+      java_lang_invoke_MemberName::vmindex(target()) == VM_INDEX_UNINITIALIZED) {
+    MethodHandles::resolve_MemberName(target, CHECK);
   }
 
-  int decode_flags = 0; klassOop receiver_limit = NULL;
-  methodHandle m(THREAD,
-                 MethodHandles::decode_method(target_oop,
-                                              receiver_limit, decode_flags));
+  KlassHandle receiver_limit; int decode_flags = 0;
+  methodHandle m = MethodHandles::decode_method(target(), receiver_limit, decode_flags);
   if (m.is_null()) { THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_InternalError(), "no such method"); }
 
   // The trusted Java code that calls this method should already have performed
@@ -2284,12 +2279,8 @@
     // Target object is a reflective method.  (%%% Do we need this alternate path?)
     Untested("init_BMH of non-MH");
     if (argnum != 0) { THROW(vmSymbols::java_lang_InternalError()); }
-    int decode_flags = 0; klassOop receiver_limit_oop = NULL;
-    methodHandle m(THREAD,
-                   MethodHandles::decode_method(target(),
-                                                receiver_limit_oop,
-                                                decode_flags));
-    KlassHandle receiver_limit(THREAD, receiver_limit_oop);
+    KlassHandle receiver_limit; int decode_flags = 0;
+    methodHandle m = MethodHandles::decode_method(target(), receiver_limit, decode_flags);
     MethodHandles::init_BoundMethodHandle_with_receiver(mh, m,
                                                        receiver_limit,
                                                        decode_flags,
@@ -2424,12 +2415,12 @@
 #ifndef PRODUCT
   if (which >= 0 && which < con_value_count) {
     int con = con_values[which];
-    objArrayOop box = (objArrayOop) JNIHandles::resolve(box_jh);
-    if (box != NULL && box->klass() == Universe::objectArrayKlassObj() && box->length() > 0) {
+    objArrayHandle box(THREAD, (objArrayOop) JNIHandles::resolve(box_jh));
+    if (box.not_null() && box->klass() == Universe::objectArrayKlassObj() && box->length() > 0) {
       const char* str = &con_names[0];
       for (int i = 0; i < which; i++)
         str += strlen(str) + 1;   // skip name and null
-      oop name = java_lang_String::create_oop_from_str(str, CHECK_0);
+      oop name = java_lang_String::create_oop_from_str(str, CHECK_0);  // possible safepoint
       box->obj_at_put(0, name);
     }
     return con;
@@ -2486,10 +2477,10 @@
                                jclass clazz_jh, jstring name_jh, jstring sig_jh,
                                int mflags, jclass caller_jh, jint skip, jobjectArray results_jh)) {
   if (clazz_jh == NULL || results_jh == NULL)  return -1;
-  klassOop k_oop = java_lang_Class::as_klassOop(JNIHandles::resolve_non_null(clazz_jh));
+  KlassHandle k(THREAD, java_lang_Class::as_klassOop(JNIHandles::resolve_non_null(clazz_jh)));
 
-  objArrayOop results = (objArrayOop) JNIHandles::resolve(results_jh);
-  if (results == NULL || !results->is_objArray())       return -1;
+  objArrayHandle results(THREAD, (objArrayOop) JNIHandles::resolve(results_jh));
+  if (results.is_null() || !results->is_objArray())  return -1;
 
   TempNewSymbol name = NULL;
   TempNewSymbol sig = NULL;
@@ -2502,20 +2493,20 @@
     if (sig == NULL)  return 0; // a match is not possible
   }
 
-  klassOop caller = NULL;
+  KlassHandle caller;
   if (caller_jh != NULL) {
     oop caller_oop = JNIHandles::resolve_non_null(caller_jh);
     if (!java_lang_Class::is_instance(caller_oop))  return -1;
-    caller = java_lang_Class::as_klassOop(caller_oop);
+    caller = KlassHandle(THREAD, java_lang_Class::as_klassOop(caller_oop));
   }
 
-  if (name != NULL && sig != NULL && results != NULL) {
+  if (name != NULL && sig != NULL && results.not_null()) {
     // try a direct resolve
     // %%% TO DO
   }
 
-  int res = MethodHandles::find_MemberNames(k_oop, name, sig, mflags,
-                                            caller, skip, results);
+  int res = MethodHandles::find_MemberNames(k(), name, sig, mflags,
+                                            caller(), skip, results());
   // TO DO: expand at least some of the MemberNames, to avoid massive callbacks
   return res;
 }
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.hpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.hpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@
   static inline address from_interpreted_entry(EntryKind ek);
 
   // helpers for decode_method.
-  static methodOop decode_methodOop(methodOop m, int& decode_flags_result);
-  static methodOop decode_vmtarget(oop vmtarget, int vmindex, oop mtype, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
-  static methodOop decode_MemberName(oop mname, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
-  static methodOop decode_MethodHandle(oop mh, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
-  static methodOop decode_DirectMethodHandle(oop mh, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
-  static methodOop decode_BoundMethodHandle(oop mh, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
-  static methodOop decode_AdapterMethodHandle(oop mh, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
+  static methodOop    decode_methodOop(methodOop m, int& decode_flags_result);
+  static methodHandle decode_vmtarget(oop vmtarget, int vmindex, oop mtype, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
+  static methodHandle decode_MemberName(oop mname, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
+  static methodHandle decode_MethodHandle(oop mh, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
+  static methodHandle decode_DirectMethodHandle(oop mh, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
+  static methodHandle decode_BoundMethodHandle(oop mh, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
+  static methodHandle decode_AdapterMethodHandle(oop mh, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
 
   // Find out how many stack slots an mh pushes or pops.
   // The result is *not* reported as a multiple of stack_move_unit();
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
     _dmf_adapter_lsb    = 0x20,
     _DMF_ADAPTER_MASK   = (_dmf_adapter_lsb << CONV_OP_LIMIT) - _dmf_adapter_lsb
   };
-  static methodOop decode_method(oop x, klassOop& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
+  static methodHandle decode_method(oop x, KlassHandle& receiver_limit_result, int& decode_flags_result);
   enum {
     // format of query to getConstant:
     GC_JVM_PUSH_LIMIT = 0,
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@
   product(bool, UseSSE42Intrinsics, false,                                  \
           "SSE4.2 versions of intrinsics")                                  \
                                                                             \
+  product(bool, UseCondCardMark, false,                                     \
+          "Check for already marked card before updating card table")       \
+                                                                            \
   develop(bool, TraceCallFixup, false,                                      \
           "traces all call fixups")                                         \
                                                                             \
diff -r c6033dad9fd3 -r df0a92a7e30b src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp	Fri Apr 29 12:33:39 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp	Fri Apr 29 14:36:21 2011 -0700
@@ -1721,14 +1721,14 @@
         targetArity = ArgumentCount(target->signature()).size();
       }
     }
-    klassOop kignore; int dmf_flags = 0;
-    methodOop actual_method = MethodHandles::decode_method(actual, kignore, dmf_flags);
+    KlassHandle kignore; int dmf_flags = 0;
+    methodHandle actual_method = MethodHandles::decode_method(actual, kignore, dmf_flags);
     if ((dmf_flags & ~(MethodHandles::_dmf_has_receiver |
                        MethodHandles::_dmf_does_dispatch |
                        MethodHandles::_dmf_from_interface)) != 0)
-      actual_method = NULL;  // MH does extra binds, drops, etc.
+      actual_method = methodHandle();  // MH does extra binds, drops, etc.
     bool has_receiver = ((dmf_flags & MethodHandles::_dmf_has_receiver) != 0);
-    if (actual_method != NULL) {
+    if (actual_method.not_null()) {
       mhName = actual_method->signature()->as_C_string();
       mhArity = ArgumentCount(actual_method->signature()).size();
       if (!actual_method->is_static())  mhArity += 1;