hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/dump.cpp
changeset 1 489c9b5090e2
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+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/dump.cpp	Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 2007 +0000
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2003-2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  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
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ *
+ */
+
+# include "incls/_precompiled.incl"
+# include "incls/_dump.cpp.incl"
+
+
+// Closure to set up the fingerprint field for all methods.
+
+class FingerprintMethodsClosure: public ObjectClosure {
+public:
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+    if (obj->is_method()) {
+      methodOop mobj = (methodOop)obj;
+      ResourceMark rm;
+      (new Fingerprinter(mobj))->fingerprint();
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+
+// Closure to set the hash value (String.hash field) in all of the
+// String objects in the heap.  Setting the hash value is not required.
+// However, setting the value in advance prevents the value from being
+// written later, increasing the likelihood that the shared page contain
+// the hash can be shared.
+//
+// NOTE THAT the algorithm in StringTable::hash_string() MUST MATCH the
+// algorithm in java.lang.String.hashCode().
+
+class StringHashCodeClosure: public OopClosure {
+private:
+  Thread* THREAD;
+  int hash_offset;
+public:
+  StringHashCodeClosure(Thread* t) {
+    THREAD = t;
+    hash_offset = java_lang_String::hash_offset_in_bytes();
+  }
+
+  void do_oop(oop* pobj) {
+    if (pobj != NULL) {
+      oop obj = *pobj;
+      if (obj->klass() == SystemDictionary::string_klass()) {
+
+        int hash;
+        typeArrayOop value = java_lang_String::value(obj);
+        int length = java_lang_String::length(obj);
+        if (length == 0) {
+          hash = 0;
+        } else {
+          int offset = java_lang_String::offset(obj);
+          jchar* s = value->char_at_addr(offset);
+          hash = StringTable::hash_string(s, length);
+        }
+        obj->int_field_put(hash_offset, hash);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Remove data from objects which should not appear in the shared file
+// (as it pertains only to the current JVM).
+
+class RemoveUnshareableInfoClosure : public ObjectClosure {
+public:
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+    // Zap data from the objects which is pertains only to this JVM.  We
+    // want that data recreated in new JVMs when the shared file is used.
+    if (obj->is_method()) {
+      ((methodOop)obj)->remove_unshareable_info();
+    }
+    else if (obj->is_klass()) {
+      Klass::cast((klassOop)obj)->remove_unshareable_info();
+    }
+
+    // Don't save compiler related special oops (shouldn't be any yet).
+    if (obj->is_methodData() || obj->is_compiledICHolder()) {
+      ShouldNotReachHere();
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+static bool mark_object(oop obj) {
+  if (obj != NULL &&
+      !obj->is_shared() &&
+      !obj->is_forwarded() &&
+      !obj->is_gc_marked()) {
+    obj->set_mark(markOopDesc::prototype()->set_marked());
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+// Closure:  mark objects closure.
+
+class MarkObjectsOopClosure : public OopClosure {
+public:
+  void do_oop(oop* pobj) {
+    mark_object(*pobj);
+  }
+};
+
+
+class MarkObjectsSkippingKlassesOopClosure : public OopClosure {
+public:
+  void do_oop(oop* pobj) {
+    oop obj = *pobj;
+    if (obj != NULL &&
+        !obj->is_klass()) {
+      mark_object(obj);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+static void mark_object_recursive_skipping_klasses(oop obj) {
+  mark_object(obj);
+  if (obj != NULL) {
+    MarkObjectsSkippingKlassesOopClosure mark_all;
+    obj->oop_iterate(&mark_all);
+  }
+}
+
+
+// Closure:  mark common read-only objects, excluding symbols
+
+class MarkCommonReadOnly : public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  MarkObjectsOopClosure mark_all;
+public:
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+
+    // Mark all constMethod objects.
+
+    if (obj->is_constMethod()) {
+      mark_object(obj);
+      mark_object(constMethodOop(obj)->stackmap_data());
+      // Exception tables are needed by ci code during compilation.
+      mark_object(constMethodOop(obj)->exception_table());
+    }
+
+    // Mark objects referenced by klass objects which are read-only.
+
+    else if (obj->is_klass()) {
+      Klass* k = Klass::cast((klassOop)obj);
+      mark_object(k->secondary_supers());
+
+      // The METHODS() OBJARRAYS CANNOT BE MADE READ-ONLY, even though
+      // it is never modified. Otherwise, they will be pre-marked; the
+      // GC marking phase will skip them; and by skipping them will fail
+      // to mark the methods objects referenced by the array.
+
+      if (obj->blueprint()->oop_is_instanceKlass()) {
+        instanceKlass* ik = instanceKlass::cast((klassOop)obj);
+        mark_object(ik->method_ordering());
+        mark_object(ik->local_interfaces());
+        mark_object(ik->transitive_interfaces());
+        mark_object(ik->fields());
+
+        mark_object(ik->class_annotations());
+
+        mark_object_recursive_skipping_klasses(ik->fields_annotations());
+        mark_object_recursive_skipping_klasses(ik->methods_annotations());
+        mark_object_recursive_skipping_klasses(ik->methods_parameter_annotations());
+        mark_object_recursive_skipping_klasses(ik->methods_default_annotations());
+
+        typeArrayOop inner_classes = ik->inner_classes();
+        if (inner_classes != NULL) {
+          mark_object(inner_classes);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Closure:  mark common symbols
+
+class MarkCommonSymbols : public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  MarkObjectsOopClosure mark_all;
+public:
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+
+    // Mark symbols refered to by method objects.
+
+    if (obj->is_method()) {
+      methodOop m = methodOop(obj);
+      mark_object(m->name());
+      mark_object(m->signature());
+    }
+
+    // Mark symbols referenced by klass objects which are read-only.
+
+    else if (obj->is_klass()) {
+
+      if (obj->blueprint()->oop_is_instanceKlass()) {
+        instanceKlass* ik = instanceKlass::cast((klassOop)obj);
+        mark_object(ik->name());
+        mark_object(ik->generic_signature());
+        mark_object(ik->source_file_name());
+        mark_object(ik->source_debug_extension());
+
+        typeArrayOop inner_classes = ik->inner_classes();
+        if (inner_classes != NULL) {
+          int length = inner_classes->length();
+          for (int i = 0;
+                   i < length;
+                   i += instanceKlass::inner_class_next_offset) {
+            int ioff = i + instanceKlass::inner_class_inner_name_offset;
+            int index = inner_classes->ushort_at(ioff);
+            if (index != 0) {
+              mark_object(ik->constants()->symbol_at(index));
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        ik->field_names_and_sigs_iterate(&mark_all);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Mark symbols referenced by other constantpool entries.
+
+    if (obj->is_constantPool()) {
+      constantPoolOop(obj)->shared_symbols_iterate(&mark_all);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Closure:  mark char arrays used by strings
+
+class MarkStringValues : public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  MarkObjectsOopClosure mark_all;
+public:
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+
+    // Character arrays referenced by String objects are read-only.
+
+    if (java_lang_String::is_instance(obj)) {
+      mark_object(java_lang_String::value(obj));
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+// Closure:  Check for objects left in the heap which have not been moved.
+
+class CheckRemainingObjects : public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  int count;
+
+public:
+  CheckRemainingObjects() {
+    count = 0;
+  }
+
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+    if (!obj->is_shared() &&
+        !obj->is_forwarded()) {
+      ++count;
+      if (Verbose) {
+        tty->print("Unreferenced object: ");
+        obj->print_on(tty);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  void status() {
+    tty->print_cr("%d objects no longer referenced, not shared.", count);
+  }
+};
+#endif
+
+
+// Closure:  Mark remaining objects read-write, except Strings.
+
+class MarkReadWriteObjects : public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  MarkObjectsOopClosure mark_objects;
+public:
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+
+      // The METHODS() OBJARRAYS CANNOT BE MADE READ-ONLY, even though
+      // it is never modified. Otherwise, they will be pre-marked; the
+      // GC marking phase will skip them; and by skipping them will fail
+      // to mark the methods objects referenced by the array.
+
+    if (obj->is_klass()) {
+      mark_object(obj);
+      Klass* k = klassOop(obj)->klass_part();
+      mark_object(k->java_mirror());
+      if (obj->blueprint()->oop_is_instanceKlass()) {
+        instanceKlass* ik = (instanceKlass*)k;
+        mark_object(ik->methods());
+        mark_object(ik->constants());
+      }
+      if (obj->blueprint()->oop_is_javaArray()) {
+        arrayKlass* ak = (arrayKlass*)k;
+        mark_object(ak->component_mirror());
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Mark constantPool tags and the constantPoolCache.
+
+    else if (obj->is_constantPool()) {
+      constantPoolOop pool = constantPoolOop(obj);
+      mark_object(pool->cache());
+      pool->shared_tags_iterate(&mark_objects);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Mark all method objects.
+
+    if (obj->is_method()) {
+      mark_object(obj);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Closure:  Mark String objects read-write.
+
+class MarkStringObjects : public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  MarkObjectsOopClosure mark_objects;
+public:
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+
+    // Mark String objects referenced by constant pool entries.
+
+    if (obj->is_constantPool()) {
+      constantPoolOop pool = constantPoolOop(obj);
+      pool->shared_strings_iterate(&mark_objects);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Move objects matching specified type (ie. lock_bits) to the specified
+// space.
+
+class MoveMarkedObjects : public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  OffsetTableContigSpace* _space;
+  bool _read_only;
+
+public:
+  MoveMarkedObjects(OffsetTableContigSpace* space, bool read_only) {
+    _space = space;
+    _read_only = read_only;
+  }
+
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+    if (obj->is_shared()) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (obj->is_gc_marked() && obj->forwardee() == NULL) {
+      int s = obj->size();
+      oop sh_obj = (oop)_space->allocate(s);
+      if (sh_obj == NULL) {
+        if (_read_only) {
+          warning("\nThe permanent generation read only space is not large "
+                  "enough to \npreload requested classes.  Use "
+                  "-XX:SharedReadOnlySize= to increase \nthe initial "
+                  "size of the read only space.\n");
+        } else {
+          warning("\nThe permanent generation read write space is not large "
+                  "enough to \npreload requested classes.  Use "
+                  "-XX:SharedReadWriteSize= to increase \nthe initial "
+                  "size of the read write space.\n");
+        }
+        exit(2);
+      }
+      if (PrintSharedSpaces && Verbose && WizardMode) {
+        tty->print_cr("\nMoveMarkedObjects: " PTR_FORMAT " -> " PTR_FORMAT " %s", obj, sh_obj,
+                      (_read_only ? "ro" : "rw"));
+      }
+      Copy::aligned_disjoint_words((HeapWord*)obj, (HeapWord*)sh_obj, s);
+      obj->forward_to(sh_obj);
+      if (_read_only) {
+        // Readonly objects: set hash value to self pointer and make gc_marked.
+        sh_obj->forward_to(sh_obj);
+      } else {
+        sh_obj->init_mark();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+static void mark_and_move(oop obj, MoveMarkedObjects* move) {
+  if (mark_object(obj)) move->do_object(obj);
+}
+
+enum order_policy {
+  OP_favor_startup = 0,
+  OP_balanced = 1,
+  OP_favor_runtime = 2
+};
+
+static void mark_and_move_for_policy(order_policy policy, oop obj, MoveMarkedObjects* move) {
+  if (SharedOptimizeColdStartPolicy >= policy) mark_and_move(obj, move);
+}
+
+class MarkAndMoveOrderedReadOnly : public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  MoveMarkedObjects *_move_ro;
+
+public:
+  MarkAndMoveOrderedReadOnly(MoveMarkedObjects *move_ro) : _move_ro(move_ro) {}
+
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+    if (obj->is_klass() && obj->blueprint()->oop_is_instanceKlass()) {
+      instanceKlass* ik = instanceKlass::cast((klassOop)obj);
+      int i;
+
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, ik->name(), _move_ro);
+
+      if (ik->super() != NULL) {
+        do_object(ik->super());
+      }
+
+      objArrayOop interfaces = ik->local_interfaces();
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, interfaces, _move_ro);
+      for(i = 0; i < interfaces->length(); i++) {
+        klassOop k = klassOop(interfaces->obj_at(i));
+        mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, k->klass_part()->name(), _move_ro);
+        do_object(k);
+      }
+
+      objArrayOop methods = ik->methods();
+      for(i = 0; i < methods->length(); i++) {
+        methodOop m = methodOop(methods->obj_at(i));
+        mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, m->constMethod(), _move_ro);
+        mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_runtime, m->constMethod()->exception_table(), _move_ro);
+        mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_runtime, m->constMethod()->stackmap_data(), _move_ro);
+
+        // We don't move the name symbolOop here because it may invalidate
+        // method ordering, which is dependent on the address of the name
+        // symbolOop.  It will get promoted later with the other symbols.
+        // Method name is rarely accessed during classloading anyway.
+        // mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_balanced, m->name(), _move_ro);
+
+        mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, m->signature(), _move_ro);
+      }
+
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, ik->transitive_interfaces(), _move_ro);
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, ik->fields(), _move_ro);
+
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_runtime, ik->secondary_supers(),  _move_ro);
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_runtime, ik->method_ordering(),   _move_ro);
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_runtime, ik->class_annotations(), _move_ro);
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_runtime, ik->fields_annotations(), _move_ro);
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_runtime, ik->methods_annotations(), _move_ro);
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_runtime, ik->methods_parameter_annotations(), _move_ro);
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_runtime, ik->methods_default_annotations(), _move_ro);
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_runtime, ik->inner_classes(), _move_ro);
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_runtime, ik->secondary_supers(), _move_ro);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+class MarkAndMoveOrderedReadWrite: public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  MoveMarkedObjects *_move_rw;
+
+public:
+  MarkAndMoveOrderedReadWrite(MoveMarkedObjects *move_rw) : _move_rw(move_rw) {}
+
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+    if (obj->is_klass() && obj->blueprint()->oop_is_instanceKlass()) {
+      instanceKlass* ik = instanceKlass::cast((klassOop)obj);
+      int i;
+
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, ik->as_klassOop(), _move_rw);
+
+      if (ik->super() != NULL) {
+        do_object(ik->super());
+      }
+
+      objArrayOop interfaces = ik->local_interfaces();
+      for(i = 0; i < interfaces->length(); i++) {
+        klassOop k = klassOop(interfaces->obj_at(i));
+        mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, k, _move_rw);
+        do_object(k);
+      }
+
+      objArrayOop methods = ik->methods();
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, methods, _move_rw);
+      for(i = 0; i < methods->length(); i++) {
+        methodOop m = methodOop(methods->obj_at(i));
+        mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, m, _move_rw);
+        mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, ik->constants(), _move_rw);          // idempotent
+        mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_balanced, ik->constants()->cache(), _move_rw); // idempotent
+        mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_balanced, ik->constants()->tags(), _move_rw);  // idempotent
+      }
+
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, ik->as_klassOop()->klass(), _move_rw);
+      mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_startup, ik->constants()->klass(), _move_rw);
+
+      // Although Java mirrors are marked in MarkReadWriteObjects,
+      // apparently they were never moved into shared spaces since
+      // MoveMarkedObjects skips marked instance oops.  This may
+      // be a bug in the original implementation or simply the vestige
+      // of an abandoned experiment.  Nevertheless we leave a hint
+      // here in case this capability is ever correctly implemented.
+      //
+      // mark_and_move_for_policy(OP_favor_runtime, ik->java_mirror(), _move_rw);
+    }
+  }
+
+};
+
+// Adjust references in oops to refer to shared spaces.
+
+class ResolveForwardingClosure: public OopClosure {
+public:
+  void do_oop(oop* p) {
+    oop obj = *p;
+    if (!obj->is_shared()) {
+      if (obj != NULL) {
+        oop f = obj->forwardee();
+        guarantee(f->is_shared(), "Oop doesn't refer to shared space.");
+        *p = f;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+void sort_methods(instanceKlass* ik, TRAPS) {
+  klassOop super = ik->super();
+  if (super != NULL) {
+    sort_methods(instanceKlass::cast(super), THREAD);
+  }
+
+  // The methods array must be ordered by symbolOop address. (See
+  // classFileParser.cpp where methods in a class are originally
+  // sorted.)  Since objects have just be reordered, this must be
+  // corrected.
+  methodOopDesc::sort_methods(ik->methods(),
+                              ik->methods_annotations(),
+                              ik->methods_parameter_annotations(),
+                              ik->methods_default_annotations(),
+                              true /* idempotent, slow */);
+
+  // Itable indices are calculated based on methods array order
+  // (see klassItable::compute_itable_index()).  Must reinitialize.
+  // We assume that since checkconstraints is false, this method
+  // cannot throw an exception.  An exception here would be
+  // problematic since this is the VMThread, not a JavaThread.
+  ik->itable()->initialize_itable(false, THREAD);
+}
+
+// Sort methods if the oop is an instanceKlass.
+
+class SortMethodsClosure: public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  Thread* _thread;
+
+public:
+  SortMethodsClosure(Thread* thread) : _thread(thread) {}
+
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+    // instanceKlass objects need some adjustment.
+    if (obj->blueprint()->oop_is_instanceKlass()) {
+      instanceKlass* ik = instanceKlass::cast((klassOop)obj);
+
+      sort_methods(ik, _thread);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Adjust references in oops to refer to shared spaces.
+
+class PatchOopsClosure: public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  Thread* _thread;
+  ResolveForwardingClosure resolve;
+
+public:
+  PatchOopsClosure(Thread* thread) : _thread(thread) {}
+
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+    obj->oop_iterate_header(&resolve);
+    obj->oop_iterate(&resolve);
+
+    assert(obj->klass()->is_shared(), "Klass not pointing into shared space.");
+
+    // If the object is a Java object or class which might (in the
+    // future) contain a reference to a young gen object, add it to the
+    // list.
+
+    if (obj->is_klass() || obj->is_instance()) {
+      if (obj->is_klass() ||
+          obj->is_a(SystemDictionary::class_klass()) ||
+          obj->is_a(SystemDictionary::throwable_klass())) {
+        // Do nothing
+      }
+      else if (obj->is_a(SystemDictionary::string_klass())) {
+        // immutable objects.
+      } else {
+        // someone added an object we hadn't accounted for.
+        ShouldNotReachHere();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Empty the young and old generations.
+
+class ClearSpaceClosure : public SpaceClosure {
+public:
+  void do_space(Space* s) {
+    s->clear();
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Closure for serializing initialization data out to a data area to be
+// written to the shared file.
+
+class WriteClosure : public SerializeOopClosure {
+private:
+  oop* top;
+  char* end;
+
+  void out_of_space() {
+    warning("\nThe shared miscellaneous data space is not large "
+            "enough to \npreload requested classes.  Use "
+            "-XX:SharedMiscDataSize= to increase \nthe initial "
+            "size of the miscellaneous data space.\n");
+    exit(2);
+  }
+
+
+  inline void check_space() {
+    if ((char*)top + sizeof(oop) > end) {
+      out_of_space();
+    }
+  }
+
+
+public:
+  WriteClosure(char* md_top, char* md_end) {
+    top = (oop*)md_top;
+    end = md_end;
+  }
+
+  char* get_top() { return (char*)top; }
+
+  void do_oop(oop* p) {
+    check_space();
+    oop obj = *p;
+    assert(obj->is_oop_or_null(), "invalid oop");
+    assert(obj == NULL || obj->is_shared(),
+           "Oop in shared space not pointing into shared space.");
+    *top = obj;
+    ++top;
+  }
+
+  void do_int(int* p) {
+    check_space();
+    *top = (oop)(intptr_t)*p;
+    ++top;
+  }
+
+  void do_size_t(size_t* p) {
+    check_space();
+    *top = (oop)(intptr_t)*p;
+    ++top;
+  }
+
+  void do_ptr(void** p) {
+    check_space();
+    *top = (oop)*p;
+    ++top;
+  }
+
+  void do_ptr(HeapWord** p) { do_ptr((void **) p); }
+
+  void do_tag(int tag) {
+    check_space();
+    *top = (oop)(intptr_t)tag;
+    ++top;
+  }
+
+  void do_region(u_char* start, size_t size) {
+    if ((char*)top + size > end) {
+      out_of_space();
+    }
+    assert((intptr_t)start % sizeof(oop) == 0, "bad alignment");
+    assert(size % sizeof(oop) == 0, "bad size");
+    do_tag((int)size);
+    while (size > 0) {
+      *top = *(oop*)start;
+      ++top;
+      start += sizeof(oop);
+      size -= sizeof(oop);
+    }
+  }
+
+  bool reading() const { return false; }
+};
+
+
+class ResolveConstantPoolsClosure : public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  TRAPS;
+public:
+  ResolveConstantPoolsClosure(Thread *t) {
+    __the_thread__ = t;
+  }
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+    if (obj->is_constantPool()) {
+      constantPoolOop cpool = (constantPoolOop)obj;
+      int unresolved = cpool->pre_resolve_shared_klasses(THREAD);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Print a summary of the contents of the read/write spaces to help
+// identify objects which might be able to be made read-only.  At this
+// point, the objects have been written, and we can trash them as
+// needed.
+
+static void print_contents() {
+  if (PrintSharedSpaces) {
+    GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
+    CompactingPermGenGen* gen = (CompactingPermGenGen*)gch->perm_gen();
+
+    // High level summary of the read-only space:
+
+    ClassifyObjectClosure coc;
+    tty->cr(); tty->print_cr("ReadOnly space:");
+    gen->ro_space()->object_iterate(&coc);
+    coc.print();
+
+    // High level summary of the read-write space:
+
+    coc.reset();
+    tty->cr(); tty->print_cr("ReadWrite space:");
+    gen->rw_space()->object_iterate(&coc);
+    coc.print();
+
+    // Reset counters
+
+    ClearAllocCountClosure cacc;
+    gen->ro_space()->object_iterate(&cacc);
+    gen->rw_space()->object_iterate(&cacc);
+    coc.reset();
+
+    // Lower level summary of the read-only space:
+
+    gen->ro_space()->object_iterate(&coc);
+    tty->cr(); tty->print_cr("ReadOnly space:");
+    ClassifyInstanceKlassClosure cikc;
+    gen->rw_space()->object_iterate(&cikc);
+    cikc.print();
+
+    // Reset counters
+
+    gen->ro_space()->object_iterate(&cacc);
+    gen->rw_space()->object_iterate(&cacc);
+    coc.reset();
+
+    // Lower level summary of the read-write space:
+
+    gen->rw_space()->object_iterate(&coc);
+    cikc.reset();
+    tty->cr();  tty->print_cr("ReadWrite space:");
+    gen->rw_space()->object_iterate(&cikc);
+    cikc.print();
+  }
+}
+
+
+// Patch C++ vtable pointer in klass oops.
+
+// Klass objects contain references to c++ vtables in the JVM library.
+// Fix them to point to our constructed vtables.  However, don't iterate
+// across the space while doing this, as that causes the vtables to be
+// patched, undoing our useful work.  Instead, iterate to make a list,
+// then use the list to do the fixing.
+
+class PatchKlassVtables: public ObjectClosure {
+private:
+  void*         _vtbl_ptr;
+  VirtualSpace* _md_vs;
+  GrowableArray<klassOop>* _klass_objects;
+
+public:
+
+  PatchKlassVtables(void* vtbl_ptr, VirtualSpace* md_vs) {
+    _vtbl_ptr = vtbl_ptr;
+    _md_vs = md_vs;
+    _klass_objects = new GrowableArray<klassOop>();
+  }
+
+
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+    if (obj->is_klass()) {
+      _klass_objects->append(klassOop(obj));
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void patch(void** vtbl_list, int vtbl_list_size) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < _klass_objects->length(); ++i) {
+      klassOop obj = (klassOop)_klass_objects->at(i);
+      Klass* k = obj->klass_part();
+      void* v =  *(void**)k;
+
+      int n;
+      for (n = 0; n < vtbl_list_size; ++n) {
+        *(void**)k = NULL;
+        if (vtbl_list[n] == v) {
+          *(void**)k = (void**)_vtbl_ptr +
+                                 (n * CompactingPermGenGen::num_virtuals);
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      guarantee(n < vtbl_list_size, "unable to find matching vtbl pointer");
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Populate the shared space.
+
+class VM_PopulateDumpSharedSpace: public VM_Operation {
+private:
+  GrowableArray<oop> *_class_promote_order;
+  OffsetTableContigSpace* _ro_space;
+  OffsetTableContigSpace* _rw_space;
+  VirtualSpace* _md_vs;
+  VirtualSpace* _mc_vs;
+
+public:
+  VM_PopulateDumpSharedSpace(GrowableArray<oop> *class_promote_order,
+                             OffsetTableContigSpace* ro_space,
+                             OffsetTableContigSpace* rw_space,
+                             VirtualSpace* md_vs, VirtualSpace* mc_vs) {
+    _class_promote_order = class_promote_order;
+    _ro_space = ro_space;
+    _rw_space = rw_space;
+    _md_vs = md_vs;
+    _mc_vs = mc_vs;
+  }
+
+  VMOp_Type type() const { return VMOp_PopulateDumpSharedSpace; }
+  void doit() {
+    Thread* THREAD = VMThread::vm_thread();
+    NOT_PRODUCT(SystemDictionary::verify();)
+    // The following guarantee is meant to ensure that no loader constraints
+    // exist yet, since the constraints table is not shared.  This becomes
+    // more important now that we don't re-initialize vtables/itables for
+    // shared classes at runtime, where constraints were previously created.
+    guarantee(SystemDictionary::constraints()->number_of_entries() == 0,
+              "loader constraints are not saved");
+    GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
+
+    // At this point, many classes have been loaded.
+
+    // Update all the fingerprints in the shared methods.
+
+    tty->print("Calculating fingerprints ... ");
+    FingerprintMethodsClosure fpmc;
+    gch->object_iterate(&fpmc);
+    tty->print_cr("done. ");
+
+    // Remove all references outside the heap.
+
+    tty->print("Removing unshareable information ... ");
+    RemoveUnshareableInfoClosure ruic;
+    gch->object_iterate(&ruic);
+    tty->print_cr("done. ");
+
+    // Move the objects in three passes.
+
+    MarkObjectsOopClosure mark_all;
+    MarkCommonReadOnly mark_common_ro;
+    MarkCommonSymbols mark_common_symbols;
+    MarkStringValues mark_string_values;
+    MarkReadWriteObjects mark_rw;
+    MarkStringObjects mark_strings;
+    MoveMarkedObjects move_ro(_ro_space, true);
+    MoveMarkedObjects move_rw(_rw_space, false);
+
+    // The SharedOptimizeColdStart VM option governs the new layout
+    // algorithm for promoting classes into the shared archive.
+    // The general idea is to minimize cold start time by laying
+    // out the objects in the order they are accessed at startup time.
+    // By doing this we are trying to eliminate out-of-order accesses
+    // in the shared archive.  This benefits cold startup time by making
+    // disk reads as sequential as possible during class loading and
+    // bootstrapping activities.  There may also be a small secondary
+    // effect of better "packing" of more commonly used data on a smaller
+    // number of pages, although no direct benefit has been measured from
+    // this effect.
+    //
+    // At the class level of granularity, the promotion order is dictated
+    // by the classlist file whose generation is discussed elsewhere.
+    //
+    // At smaller granularity, optimal ordering was determined by an
+    // offline analysis of object access order in the shared archive.
+    // The dbx watchpoint facility, combined with SA post-processing,
+    // was used to observe common access patterns primarily during
+    // classloading.  This information was used to craft the promotion
+    // order seen in the following closures.
+    //
+    // The observed access order is mostly governed by what happens
+    // in SystemDictionary::load_shared_class().  NOTE WELL - care
+    // should be taken when making changes to this method, because it
+    // may invalidate assumptions made about access order!
+    //
+    // (Ideally, there would be a better way to manage changes to
+    //  the access order.  Unfortunately a generic in-VM solution for
+    //  dynamically observing access order and optimizing shared
+    //  archive layout is pretty difficult.  We go with the static
+    //  analysis because the code is fairly mature at this point
+    //  and we're betting that the access order won't change much.)
+
+    MarkAndMoveOrderedReadOnly  mark_and_move_ordered_ro(&move_ro);
+    MarkAndMoveOrderedReadWrite mark_and_move_ordered_rw(&move_rw);
+
+    // Phase 1a: move commonly used read-only objects to the read-only space.
+
+    if (SharedOptimizeColdStart) {
+      tty->print("Moving pre-ordered read-only objects to shared space at " PTR_FORMAT " ... ",
+                 _ro_space->top());
+      for (int i = 0; i < _class_promote_order->length(); i++) {
+        oop obj = _class_promote_order->at(i);
+        mark_and_move_ordered_ro.do_object(obj);
+      }
+      tty->print_cr("done. ");
+    }
+
+    tty->print("Moving read-only objects to shared space at " PTR_FORMAT " ... ",
+               _ro_space->top());
+    gch->object_iterate(&mark_common_ro);
+    gch->object_iterate(&move_ro);
+    tty->print_cr("done. ");
+
+    // Phase 1b: move commonly used symbols to the read-only space.
+
+    tty->print("Moving common symbols to shared space at " PTR_FORMAT " ... ",
+               _ro_space->top());
+    gch->object_iterate(&mark_common_symbols);
+    gch->object_iterate(&move_ro);
+    tty->print_cr("done. ");
+
+    // Phase 1c: move remaining symbols to the read-only space
+    // (e.g. String initializers).
+
+    tty->print("Moving remaining symbols to shared space at " PTR_FORMAT " ... ",
+               _ro_space->top());
+    vmSymbols::oops_do(&mark_all, true);
+    gch->object_iterate(&move_ro);
+    tty->print_cr("done. ");
+
+    // Phase 1d: move String character arrays to the read-only space.
+
+    tty->print("Moving string char arrays to shared space at " PTR_FORMAT " ... ",
+               _ro_space->top());
+    gch->object_iterate(&mark_string_values);
+    gch->object_iterate(&move_ro);
+    tty->print_cr("done. ");
+
+    // Phase 2: move all remaining symbols to the read-only space.  The
+    // remaining symbols are assumed to be string initializers no longer
+    // referenced.
+
+    void* extra_symbols = _ro_space->top();
+    tty->print("Moving additional symbols to shared space at " PTR_FORMAT " ... ",
+               _ro_space->top());
+    SymbolTable::oops_do(&mark_all);
+    gch->object_iterate(&move_ro);
+    tty->print_cr("done. ");
+    tty->print_cr("Read-only space ends at " PTR_FORMAT ", %d bytes.",
+                  _ro_space->top(), _ro_space->used());
+
+    // Phase 3: move read-write objects to the read-write space, except
+    // Strings.
+
+    if (SharedOptimizeColdStart) {
+      tty->print("Moving pre-ordered read-write objects to shared space at " PTR_FORMAT " ... ",
+                 _rw_space->top());
+      for (int i = 0; i < _class_promote_order->length(); i++) {
+        oop obj = _class_promote_order->at(i);
+        mark_and_move_ordered_rw.do_object(obj);
+      }
+      tty->print_cr("done. ");
+    }
+    tty->print("Moving read-write objects to shared space at " PTR_FORMAT " ... ",
+               _rw_space->top());
+    Universe::oops_do(&mark_all, true);
+    SystemDictionary::oops_do(&mark_all);
+    oop tmp = Universe::arithmetic_exception_instance();
+    mark_object(java_lang_Throwable::message(tmp));
+    gch->object_iterate(&mark_rw);
+    gch->object_iterate(&move_rw);
+    tty->print_cr("done. ");
+
+    // Phase 4: move String objects to the read-write space.
+
+    tty->print("Moving String objects to shared space at " PTR_FORMAT " ... ",
+               _rw_space->top());
+    StringTable::oops_do(&mark_all);
+    gch->object_iterate(&mark_strings);
+    gch->object_iterate(&move_rw);
+    tty->print_cr("done. ");
+    tty->print_cr("Read-write space ends at " PTR_FORMAT ", %d bytes.",
+                  _rw_space->top(), _rw_space->used());
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    // Check: scan for objects which were not moved.
+
+    CheckRemainingObjects check_objects;
+    gch->object_iterate(&check_objects);
+    check_objects.status();
+#endif
+
+    // Resolve forwarding in objects and saved C++ structures
+    tty->print("Updating references to shared objects ... ");
+    ResolveForwardingClosure resolve;
+    Universe::oops_do(&resolve);
+    SystemDictionary::oops_do(&resolve);
+    StringTable::oops_do(&resolve);
+    SymbolTable::oops_do(&resolve);
+    vmSymbols::oops_do(&resolve);
+
+    // Set up the share data and shared code segments.
+
+    char* md_top = _md_vs->low();
+    char* md_end = _md_vs->high();
+    char* mc_top = _mc_vs->low();
+    char* mc_end = _mc_vs->high();
+
+    // Reserve space for the list of klassOops whose vtables are used
+    // for patching others as needed.
+
+    void** vtbl_list = (void**)md_top;
+    int vtbl_list_size = CompactingPermGenGen::vtbl_list_size;
+    Universe::init_self_patching_vtbl_list(vtbl_list, vtbl_list_size);
+
+    md_top += vtbl_list_size * sizeof(void*);
+    void* vtable = md_top;
+
+    // Reserve space for a new dummy vtable for klass objects in the
+    // heap.  Generate self-patching vtable entries.
+
+    CompactingPermGenGen::generate_vtable_methods(vtbl_list,
+                                                  &vtable,
+                                                  &md_top, md_end,
+                                                  &mc_top, mc_end);
+
+    // Fix (forward) all of the references in these shared objects (which
+    // are required to point ONLY to objects in the shared spaces).
+    // Also, create a list of all objects which might later contain a
+    // reference to a younger generation object.
+
+    CompactingPermGenGen* gen = (CompactingPermGenGen*)gch->perm_gen();
+    PatchOopsClosure patch(THREAD);
+    gen->ro_space()->object_iterate(&patch);
+    gen->rw_space()->object_iterate(&patch);
+
+    // Previously method sorting was done concurrently with forwarding
+    // pointer resolution in the shared spaces.  This imposed an ordering
+    // restriction in that methods were required to be promoted/patched
+    // before their holder classes.  (Because constant pool pointers in
+    // methodKlasses are required to be resolved before their holder class
+    // is visited for sorting, otherwise methods are sorted by incorrect,
+    // pre-forwarding addresses.)
+    //
+    // Now, we reorder methods as a separate step after ALL forwarding
+    // pointer resolution, so that methods can be promoted in any order
+    // with respect to their holder classes.
+
+    SortMethodsClosure sort(THREAD);
+    gen->ro_space()->object_iterate(&sort);
+    gen->rw_space()->object_iterate(&sort);
+    tty->print_cr("done. ");
+    tty->cr();
+
+    // Reorder the system dictionary.  (Moving the symbols opps affects
+    // how the hash table indices are calculated.)
+
+    SystemDictionary::reorder_dictionary();
+
+    // Empty the non-shared heap (because most of the objects were
+    // copied out, and the remainder cannot be considered valid oops).
+
+    ClearSpaceClosure csc;
+    for (int i = 0; i < gch->n_gens(); ++i) {
+      gch->get_gen(i)->space_iterate(&csc);
+    }
+    csc.do_space(gen->the_space());
+    NOT_PRODUCT(SystemDictionary::verify();)
+
+    // Copy the String table, the symbol table, and the system
+    // dictionary to the shared space in usable form.  Copy the hastable
+    // buckets first [read-write], then copy the linked lists of entries
+    // [read-only].
+
+    SymbolTable::reverse(extra_symbols);
+    NOT_PRODUCT(SymbolTable::verify());
+    SymbolTable::copy_buckets(&md_top, md_end);
+
+    StringTable::reverse();
+    NOT_PRODUCT(StringTable::verify());
+    StringTable::copy_buckets(&md_top, md_end);
+
+    SystemDictionary::reverse();
+    SystemDictionary::copy_buckets(&md_top, md_end);
+
+    ClassLoader::verify();
+    ClassLoader::copy_package_info_buckets(&md_top, md_end);
+    ClassLoader::verify();
+
+    SymbolTable::copy_table(&md_top, md_end);
+    StringTable::copy_table(&md_top, md_end);
+    SystemDictionary::copy_table(&md_top, md_end);
+    ClassLoader::verify();
+    ClassLoader::copy_package_info_table(&md_top, md_end);
+    ClassLoader::verify();
+
+    // Print debug data.
+
+    if (PrintSharedSpaces) {
+      const char* fmt = "%s space: " PTR_FORMAT " out of " PTR_FORMAT " bytes allocated at " PTR_FORMAT ".";
+      tty->print_cr(fmt, "ro", _ro_space->used(), _ro_space->capacity(),
+                    _ro_space->bottom());
+      tty->print_cr(fmt, "rw", _rw_space->used(), _rw_space->capacity(),
+                    _rw_space->bottom());
+    }
+
+    // Write the oop data to the output array.
+
+    WriteClosure wc(md_top, md_end);
+    CompactingPermGenGen::serialize_oops(&wc);
+    md_top = wc.get_top();
+
+    // Update the vtable pointers in all of the Klass objects in the
+    // heap. They should point to newly generated vtable.
+
+    PatchKlassVtables pkvt(vtable, _md_vs);
+    _rw_space->object_iterate(&pkvt);
+    pkvt.patch(vtbl_list, vtbl_list_size);
+
+    char* saved_vtbl = (char*)malloc(vtbl_list_size * sizeof(void*));
+    memmove(saved_vtbl, vtbl_list, vtbl_list_size * sizeof(void*));
+    memset(vtbl_list, 0, vtbl_list_size * sizeof(void*));
+
+    // Create and write the archive file that maps the shared spaces.
+
+    FileMapInfo* mapinfo = new FileMapInfo();
+    mapinfo->populate_header(gch->gen_policy()->max_alignment());
+
+    // Pass 1 - update file offsets in header.
+    mapinfo->write_header();
+    mapinfo->write_space(CompactingPermGenGen::ro, _ro_space, true);
+    _ro_space->set_saved_mark();
+    mapinfo->write_space(CompactingPermGenGen::rw, _rw_space, false);
+    _rw_space->set_saved_mark();
+    mapinfo->write_region(CompactingPermGenGen::md, _md_vs->low(),
+                          md_top - _md_vs->low(), SharedMiscDataSize,
+                          false, false);
+    mapinfo->write_region(CompactingPermGenGen::mc, _mc_vs->low(),
+                          mc_top - _mc_vs->low(), SharedMiscCodeSize,
+                          true, true);
+
+    // Pass 2 - write data.
+    mapinfo->open_for_write();
+    mapinfo->write_header();
+    mapinfo->write_space(CompactingPermGenGen::ro, _ro_space, true);
+    mapinfo->write_space(CompactingPermGenGen::rw, _rw_space, false);
+    mapinfo->write_region(CompactingPermGenGen::md, _md_vs->low(),
+                          md_top - _md_vs->low(), SharedMiscDataSize,
+                          false, false);
+    mapinfo->write_region(CompactingPermGenGen::mc, _mc_vs->low(),
+                          mc_top - _mc_vs->low(), SharedMiscCodeSize,
+                          true, true);
+    mapinfo->close();
+
+    // Summarize heap.
+    memmove(vtbl_list, saved_vtbl, vtbl_list_size * sizeof(void*));
+    print_contents();
+  }
+}; // class VM_PopulateDumpSharedSpace
+
+
+// Populate the shared spaces and dump to a file.
+
+jint CompactingPermGenGen::dump_shared(GrowableArray<oop>* class_promote_order, TRAPS) {
+  GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
+
+  // Calculate hash values for all of the (interned) strings to avoid
+  // writes to shared pages in the future.
+
+  tty->print("Calculating hash values for String objects .. ");
+  StringHashCodeClosure shcc(THREAD);
+  StringTable::oops_do(&shcc);
+  tty->print_cr("done. ");
+
+  CompactingPermGenGen* gen = (CompactingPermGenGen*)gch->perm_gen();
+  VM_PopulateDumpSharedSpace op(class_promote_order,
+                                gen->ro_space(), gen->rw_space(),
+                                gen->md_space(), gen->mc_space());
+  VMThread::execute(&op);
+  return JNI_OK;
+}
+
+
+class LinkClassesClosure : public ObjectClosure {
+ private:
+  Thread* THREAD;
+
+ public:
+  LinkClassesClosure(Thread* thread) : THREAD(thread) {}
+
+  void do_object(oop obj) {
+    if (obj->is_klass()) {
+      Klass* k = Klass::cast((klassOop) obj);
+      if (k->oop_is_instance()) {
+        instanceKlass* ik = (instanceKlass*) k;
+        // Link the class to cause the bytecodes to be rewritten and the
+        // cpcache to be created.
+        if (ik->get_init_state() < instanceKlass::linked) {
+          ik->link_class(THREAD);
+          guarantee(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "exception in class rewriting");
+        }
+
+        // Create String objects from string initializer symbols.
+        ik->constants()->resolve_string_constants(THREAD);
+        guarantee(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "exception resolving string constants");
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Support for a simple checksum of the contents of the class list
+// file to prevent trivial tampering. The algorithm matches that in
+// the MakeClassList program used by the J2SE build process.
+#define JSUM_SEED ((jlong)CONST64(0xcafebabebabecafe))
+static jlong
+jsum(jlong start, const char *buf, const int len)
+{
+    jlong h = start;
+    char *p = (char *)buf, *e = p + len;
+    while (p < e) {
+        char c = *p++;
+        if (c <= ' ') {
+            /* Skip spaces and control characters */
+            continue;
+        }
+        h = 31 * h + c;
+    }
+    return h;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+// Preload classes from a list, populate the shared spaces and dump to a
+// file.
+
+void GenCollectedHeap::preload_and_dump(TRAPS) {
+  TraceTime timer("Dump Shared Spaces", TraceStartupTime);
+  ResourceMark rm;
+
+  // Preload classes to be shared.
+  // Should use some hpi:: method rather than fopen() here. aB.
+  // Construct the path to the class list (in jre/lib)
+  // Walk up two directories from the location of the VM and
+  // optionally tack on "lib" (depending on platform)
+  char class_list_path[JVM_MAXPATHLEN];
+  os::jvm_path(class_list_path, sizeof(class_list_path));
+  for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+    char *end = strrchr(class_list_path, *os::file_separator());
+    if (end != NULL) *end = '\0';
+  }
+  int class_list_path_len = (int)strlen(class_list_path);
+  if (class_list_path_len >= 3) {
+    if (strcmp(class_list_path + class_list_path_len - 3, "lib") != 0) {
+      strcat(class_list_path, os::file_separator());
+      strcat(class_list_path, "lib");
+    }
+  }
+  strcat(class_list_path, os::file_separator());
+  strcat(class_list_path, "classlist");
+
+  FILE* file = fopen(class_list_path, "r");
+  if (file != NULL) {
+    jlong computed_jsum  = JSUM_SEED;
+    jlong file_jsum      = 0;
+
+    char class_name[256];
+    int class_count = 0;
+    GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
+    gch->_preloading_shared_classes = true;
+    GrowableArray<oop>* class_promote_order = new GrowableArray<oop>();
+
+    // Preload (and intern) strings which will be used later.
+
+    StringTable::intern("main", THREAD);
+    StringTable::intern("([Ljava/lang/String;)V", THREAD);
+    StringTable::intern("Ljava/lang/Class;", THREAD);
+
+    StringTable::intern("I", THREAD);   // Needed for StringBuffer persistence?
+    StringTable::intern("Z", THREAD);   // Needed for StringBuffer persistence?
+
+    // sun.io.Converters
+    static const char obj_array_sig[] = "[[Ljava/lang/Object;";
+    SymbolTable::lookup(obj_array_sig, (int)strlen(obj_array_sig), THREAD);
+
+    // java.util.HashMap
+    static const char map_entry_array_sig[] = "[Ljava/util/Map$Entry;";
+    SymbolTable::lookup(map_entry_array_sig, (int)strlen(map_entry_array_sig),
+                        THREAD);
+
+    tty->print("Loading classes to share ... ");
+    while ((fgets(class_name, sizeof class_name, file)) != NULL) {
+      if (*class_name == '#') {
+        jint fsh, fsl;
+        if (sscanf(class_name, "# %8x%8x\n", &fsh, &fsl) == 2) {
+          file_jsum = ((jlong)(fsh) << 32) | (fsl & 0xffffffff);
+        }
+
+        continue;
+      }
+      // Remove trailing newline
+      size_t name_len = strlen(class_name);
+      class_name[name_len-1] = '\0';
+
+      computed_jsum = jsum(computed_jsum, class_name, (const int)name_len - 1);
+
+      // Got a class name - load it.
+      symbolHandle class_name_symbol = oopFactory::new_symbol(class_name,
+                                                              THREAD);
+      guarantee(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "Exception creating a symbol.");
+      klassOop klass = SystemDictionary::resolve_or_null(class_name_symbol,
+                                                         THREAD);
+      guarantee(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "Exception resolving a class.");
+      if (klass != NULL) {
+        if (PrintSharedSpaces) {
+          tty->print_cr("Shared spaces preloaded: %s", class_name);
+        }
+
+
+        instanceKlass* ik = instanceKlass::cast(klass);
+
+        // Should be class load order as per -XX:+TraceClassLoadingPreorder
+        class_promote_order->append(ik->as_klassOop());
+
+        // Link the class to cause the bytecodes to be rewritten and the
+        // cpcache to be created. The linking is done as soon as classes
+        // are loaded in order that the related data structures (klass,
+        // cpCache, Sting constants) are located together.
+
+        if (ik->get_init_state() < instanceKlass::linked) {
+          ik->link_class(THREAD);
+          guarantee(!(HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION), "exception in class rewriting");
+        }
+
+        // Create String objects from string initializer symbols.
+
+        ik->constants()->resolve_string_constants(THREAD);
+
+        class_count++;
+      } else {
+        if (PrintSharedSpaces) {
+          tty->cr();
+          tty->print_cr(" Preload failed: %s", class_name);
+        }
+      }
+      file_jsum = 0; // Checksum must be on last line of file
+    }
+    if (computed_jsum != file_jsum) {
+      tty->cr();
+      tty->print_cr("Preload failed: checksum of class list was incorrect.");
+      exit(1);
+    }
+
+    tty->print_cr("done. ");
+
+    if (PrintSharedSpaces) {
+      tty->print_cr("Shared spaces: preloaded %d classes", class_count);
+    }
+
+    // Rewrite and unlink classes.
+    tty->print("Rewriting and unlinking classes ... ");
+    // Make heap parsable
+    ensure_parsability(false); // arg is actually don't care
+
+    // Link any classes which got missed.  (It's not quite clear why
+    // they got missed.)  This iteration would be unsafe if we weren't
+    // single-threaded at this point; however we can't do it on the VM
+    // thread because it requires object allocation.
+    LinkClassesClosure lcc(Thread::current());
+    object_iterate(&lcc);
+    tty->print_cr("done. ");
+
+    // Create and dump the shared spaces.
+    jint err = CompactingPermGenGen::dump_shared(class_promote_order, THREAD);
+    if (err != JNI_OK) {
+      fatal("Dumping shared spaces failed.");
+    }
+
+  } else {
+    char errmsg[JVM_MAXPATHLEN];
+    hpi::lasterror(errmsg, JVM_MAXPATHLEN);
+    tty->print_cr("Loading classlist failed: %s", errmsg);
+    exit(1);
+  }
+
+  // Since various initialization steps have been undone by this process,
+  // it is not reasonable to continue running a java process.
+  exit(0);
+}