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+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/jimage/NativeImageBuffer.java	Tue Sep 12 19:03:39 2017 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2016, 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.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+package jdk.internal.jimage;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+/**
+ * @implNote This class needs to maintain JDK 8 source compatibility.
+ *
+ * It is used internally in the JDK to implement jimage/jrtfs access,
+ * but also compiled and delivered as part of the jrtfs.jar to support access
+ * to the jimage file provided by the shipped JDK by tools running on JDK 8.
+ */
+class NativeImageBuffer {
+    static {
+        java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(
+                new java.security.PrivilegedAction<Void>() {
+                    public Void run() {
+                        System.loadLibrary("jimage");
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                });
+    }
+
+    native static ByteBuffer getNativeMap(String imagePath);
+}