--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/sharedRuntime_x86_64.cpp	Thu Jan 27 13:42:28 2011 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/sharedRuntime_x86_64.cpp	Thu Jan 27 16:11:27 2011 -0800
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@
     in_sig_bt[i++] = bt;  // Collect remaining bits of signature
     out_sig_bt[total_c_args++] = bt;
     if( bt == T_OBJECT) {
-      symbolOop s = ss.as_symbol_or_null();
+      Symbol* s = ss.as_symbol_or_null();   // symbol is created
       if (s == vmSymbols::java_lang_String()) {
         total_strings++;
         out_sig_bt[total_c_args-1] = T_ADDRESS;