--- a/graal/com.oracle.graal.compiler.common/src/com/oracle/graal/compiler/common/UnsafeAccess.java	Wed Jul 30 21:48:03 2014 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.compiler.common/src/com/oracle/graal/compiler/common/UnsafeAccess.java	Thu Jul 31 00:19:21 2014 +0200
@@ -31,22 +31,15 @@
     /**
      * An instance of {@link Unsafe} for use within Graal.
      */
-    public static final Unsafe unsafe = getUnsafe();
+    public static final Unsafe unsafe;
 
-    private static Unsafe getUnsafe() {
-        try {
-            // this will fail if Graal is not part of the boot class path
-            return Unsafe.getUnsafe();
-        } catch (SecurityException e) {
-            // nothing to do
-        }
+    static {
         try {
             Field theUnsafeInstance = Unsafe.class.getDeclaredField("theUnsafe");
             theUnsafeInstance.setAccessible(true);
-            return (Unsafe) theUnsafeInstance.get(Unsafe.class);
+            unsafe = (Unsafe) theUnsafeInstance.get(Unsafe.class);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            // currently we rely on being able to use Unsafe...
-            throw new RuntimeException("exception while trying to get Unsafe.theUnsafe via reflection:", e);
+            throw new RuntimeException("exception while trying to get Unsafe", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -55,7 +48,7 @@
      * terminated C string. The native memory buffer is allocated via
      * {@link Unsafe#allocateMemory(long)}. The caller is responsible for releasing the buffer when
      * it is no longer needed via {@link Unsafe#freeMemory(long)}.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return the native memory pointer of the C string created from {@code s}
      */
     public static long createCString(String s) {
@@ -65,7 +58,7 @@
     /**
      * Reads a {@code '\0'} terminated C string from native memory and converts it to a
      * {@link String}.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return a Java string
      */
     public static String readCString(long address) {
@@ -88,7 +81,7 @@
      * terminated C string. The caller is responsible for ensuring the buffer is at least
      * {@code s.length() + 1} bytes long. The caller is also responsible for releasing the buffer
      * when it is no longer.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return the value of {@code buf}
      */
     public static long writeCString(String s, long buf) {