--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/elfFile.cpp	Wed Jan 11 17:58:26 2012 -0500
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/elfFile.cpp	Tue Jan 17 13:08:52 2012 -0500
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   m_string_tables = NULL;
   m_symbol_tables = NULL;
   m_next = NULL;
-  m_status = Decoder::no_error;
+  m_status = NullDecoder::no_error;
 
   int len = strlen(filepath) + 1;
   m_filepath = (const char*)os::malloc(len * sizeof(char));
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
     if (m_file != NULL) {
       load_tables();
     } else {
-      m_status = Decoder::file_not_found;
+      m_status = NullDecoder::file_not_found;
     }
   } else {
-    m_status = Decoder::out_of_memory;
+    m_status = NullDecoder::out_of_memory;
   }
 }
 
@@ -96,41 +96,41 @@
 
 bool ElfFile::load_tables() {
   assert(m_file, "file not open");
-  assert(m_status == Decoder::no_error, "already in error");
+  assert(!NullDecoder::is_error(m_status), "already in error");
 
   // read elf file header
   if (fread(&m_elfHdr, sizeof(m_elfHdr), 1, m_file) != 1) {
-    m_status = Decoder::file_invalid;
+    m_status = NullDecoder::file_invalid;
     return false;
   }
 
   if (!is_elf_file(m_elfHdr)) {
-    m_status = Decoder::file_invalid;
+    m_status = NullDecoder::file_invalid;
     return false;
   }
 
   // walk elf file's section headers, and load string tables
   Elf_Shdr shdr;
   if (!fseek(m_file, m_elfHdr.e_shoff, SEEK_SET)) {
-    if (m_status != Decoder::no_error) return false;
+    if (NullDecoder::is_error(m_status)) return false;
 
     for (int index = 0; index < m_elfHdr.e_shnum; index ++) {
       if (fread((void*)&shdr, sizeof(Elf_Shdr), 1, m_file) != 1) {
-        m_status = Decoder::file_invalid;
+        m_status = NullDecoder::file_invalid;
         return false;
       }
       // string table
       if (shdr.sh_type == SHT_STRTAB) {
         ElfStringTable* table = new (std::nothrow) ElfStringTable(m_file, shdr, index);
         if (table == NULL) {
-          m_status = Decoder::out_of_memory;
+          m_status = NullDecoder::out_of_memory;
           return false;
         }
         add_string_table(table);
       } else if (shdr.sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB || shdr.sh_type == SHT_DYNSYM) {
         ElfSymbolTable* table = new (std::nothrow) ElfSymbolTable(m_file, shdr);
         if (table == NULL) {
-          m_status = Decoder::out_of_memory;
+          m_status = NullDecoder::out_of_memory;
           return false;
         }
         add_symbol_table(table);
@@ -140,32 +140,33 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-const char* ElfFile::decode(address addr, int* offset) {
+bool ElfFile::decode(address addr, char* buf, int buflen, int* offset) {
   // something already went wrong, just give up
-  if (m_status != Decoder::no_error) {
-    return NULL;
+  if (NullDecoder::is_error(m_status)) {
+    return false;
   }
-
   ElfSymbolTable* symbol_table = m_symbol_tables;
   int string_table_index;
   int pos_in_string_table;
   int off = INT_MAX;
   bool found_symbol = false;
   while (symbol_table != NULL) {
-    if (Decoder::no_error == symbol_table->lookup(addr, &string_table_index, &pos_in_string_table, &off)) {
+    if (symbol_table->lookup(addr, &string_table_index, &pos_in_string_table, &off)) {
       found_symbol = true;
     }
     symbol_table = symbol_table->m_next;
   }
-  if (!found_symbol) return NULL;
+  if (!found_symbol) return false;
 
   ElfStringTable* string_table = get_string_table(string_table_index);
+
   if (string_table == NULL) {
-    m_status = Decoder::file_invalid;
-    return NULL;
+    m_status = NullDecoder::file_invalid;
+    return false;
   }
   if (offset) *offset = off;
-  return string_table->string_at(pos_in_string_table);
+
+  return string_table->string_at(pos_in_string_table, buf, buflen);
 }