--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/exceptions.hpp	Sat Sep 10 17:29:02 2011 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/exceptions.hpp	Sun Sep 11 14:48:24 2011 -0700
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 // include hierachy reasons).
 
 class ThreadShadow: public CHeapObj {
+  friend class VMStructs;
+
  protected:
   oop  _pending_exception;                       // Thread has gc actions.
   const char* _exception_file;                   // file information for exception (debugging only)