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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2012, 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
+ * 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 Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "precompiled.hpp"
+#include "prims/jvmtiUtil.hpp"
+#include "runtime/handles.hpp"
+#include "runtime/handles.inline.hpp"
+#include "runtime/interfaceSupport.hpp"
+#include "runtime/vm_operations.hpp"
+#include "utilities/exceptions.hpp"
+
+//
+// class JvmtiUtil
+//
+
+ResourceArea* JvmtiUtil::_single_threaded_resource_area = NULL;
+
+ResourceArea* JvmtiUtil::single_threaded_resource_area() {
+  if (_single_threaded_resource_area == NULL) {
+    // lazily create the single threaded resource area
+    // pick a size which is not a standard since the pools don't exist yet
+    _single_threaded_resource_area = new (mtInternal) ResourceArea(Chunk::non_pool_size);
+  }
+  return _single_threaded_resource_area;
+}