--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/methodOop.hpp	Thu Jan 27 13:42:28 2011 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/methodOop.hpp	Thu Jan 27 16:11:27 2011 -0800
@@ -161,17 +161,17 @@
   void set_access_flags(AccessFlags flags)       { _access_flags = flags; }
 
   // name
-  symbolOop name() const                         { return _constants->symbol_at(name_index()); }
+  Symbol* name() const                           { return _constants->symbol_at(name_index()); }
   int name_index() const                         { return constMethod()->name_index();         }
   void set_name_index(int index)                 { constMethod()->set_name_index(index);       }
 
   // signature
-  symbolOop signature() const                    { return _constants->symbol_at(signature_index()); }
+  Symbol* signature() const                      { return _constants->symbol_at(signature_index()); }
   int signature_index() const                    { return constMethod()->signature_index();         }
   void set_signature_index(int index)            { constMethod()->set_signature_index(index);       }
 
   // generics support
-  symbolOop generic_signature() const            { int idx = generic_signature_index(); return ((idx != 0) ? _constants->symbol_at(idx) : (symbolOop)NULL); }
+  Symbol* generic_signature() const              { int idx = generic_signature_index(); return ((idx != 0) ? _constants->symbol_at(idx) : (Symbol*)NULL); }
   int generic_signature_index() const            { return constMethod()->generic_signature_index(); }
   void set_generic_signature_index(int index)    { constMethod()->set_generic_signature_index(index); }
 
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@
   char* name_and_sig_as_C_string(char* buf, int size);
 
   // Static routine in the situations we don't have a methodOop
-  static char* name_and_sig_as_C_string(Klass* klass, symbolOop method_name, symbolOop signature);
-  static char* name_and_sig_as_C_string(Klass* klass, symbolOop method_name, symbolOop signature, char* buf, int size);
+  static char* name_and_sig_as_C_string(Klass* klass, Symbol* method_name, Symbol* signature);
+  static char* name_and_sig_as_C_string(Klass* klass, Symbol* method_name, Symbol* signature, char* buf, int size);
 
   Bytecodes::Code java_code_at(int bci) const {
     return Bytecodes::java_code_at(this, bcp_from(bci));
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
   klassOop method_holder() const                 { return _constants->pool_holder(); }
 
   void compute_size_of_parameters(Thread *thread); // word size of parameters (receiver if any + arguments)
-  symbolOop klass_name() const;                  // returns the name of the method holder
+  Symbol* klass_name() const;                    // returns the name of the method holder
   BasicType result_type() const;                 // type of the method result
   int result_type_index() const;                 // type index of the method result
   bool is_returning_oop() const                  { BasicType r = result_type(); return (r == T_OBJECT || r == T_ARRAY); }
@@ -564,15 +564,15 @@
   // JSR 292 support
   bool is_method_handle_invoke() const              { return access_flags().is_method_handle_invoke(); }
   static bool is_method_handle_invoke_name(vmSymbols::SID name_sid);
-  static bool is_method_handle_invoke_name(symbolOop name) {
+  static bool is_method_handle_invoke_name(Symbol* name) {
     return is_method_handle_invoke_name(vmSymbols::find_sid(name));
   }
   // Tests if this method is an internal adapter frame from the
   // MethodHandleCompiler.
   bool is_method_handle_adapter() const;
   static methodHandle make_invoke_method(KlassHandle holder,
-                                         symbolHandle name, //invokeExact or invokeGeneric
-                                         symbolHandle signature, //anything at all
+                                         Symbol* name, //invokeExact or invokeGeneric
+                                         Symbol* signature, //anything at all
                                          Handle method_type,
                                          TRAPS);
   // these operate only on invoke methods: