--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/io/ObjectStreamClass.java	Wed Nov 30 10:57:51 2011 +0000
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/io/ObjectStreamClass.java	Wed Nov 30 12:42:26 2011 +0000
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     private volatile ClassDataSlot[] dataLayout;
 
     /** serialization-appropriate constructor, or null if none */
-    private Constructor cons;
+    private Constructor<?> cons;
     /** class-defined writeObject method, or null if none */
     private Method writeObjectMethod;
     /** class-defined readObject method, or null if none */
@@ -1308,9 +1308,9 @@
      * Access checks are disabled on the returned constructor (if any), since
      * the defining class may still be non-public.
      */
-    private static Constructor getExternalizableConstructor(Class<?> cl) {
+    private static Constructor<?> getExternalizableConstructor(Class<?> cl) {
         try {
-            Constructor cons = cl.getDeclaredConstructor((Class<?>[]) null);
+            Constructor<?> cons = cl.getDeclaredConstructor((Class<?>[]) null);
             cons.setAccessible(true);
             return ((cons.getModifiers() & Modifier.PUBLIC) != 0) ?
                 cons : null;
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@
      * superclass, or null if none found.  Access checks are disabled on the
      * returned constructor (if any).
      */
-    private static Constructor getSerializableConstructor(Class<?> cl) {
+    private static Constructor<?> getSerializableConstructor(Class<?> cl) {
         Class<?> initCl = cl;
         while (Serializable.class.isAssignableFrom(initCl)) {
             if ((initCl = initCl.getSuperclass()) == null) {
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@
             }
         }
         try {
-            Constructor cons = initCl.getDeclaredConstructor((Class<?>[]) null);
+            Constructor<?> cons = initCl.getDeclaredConstructor((Class<?>[]) null);
             int mods = cons.getModifiers();
             if ((mods & Modifier.PRIVATE) != 0 ||
                 ((mods & (Modifier.PUBLIC | Modifier.PROTECTED)) == 0 &&
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@
             signature = getClassSignature(field.getType());
         }
 
-        public MemberSignature(Constructor cons) {
+        public MemberSignature(Constructor<?> cons) {
             member = cons;
             name = cons.getName();
             signature = getMethodSignature(