--- a/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/VM.java	Wed Sep 10 14:29:32 2008 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/VM.java	Wed Sep 10 18:23:32 2008 -0700
@@ -621,6 +621,11 @@
     return bytes;
   }
 
+  /** Returns true if this is a isBigEndian, false otherwise */
+  public boolean isBigEndian() {
+    return isBigEndian;
+  }
+
   /** Returns true if this is a "core" build, false if either C1 or C2
       is present */
   public boolean isCore() {