diff -r fd16c54261b3 -r 489c9b5090e2 hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/oop.inline2.hpp
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+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/oop.inline2.hpp	Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 2007 +0000
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
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+ */
+
+// Implementation of all inlined member functions defined in oop.hpp
+// We need a separate file to avoid circular references
+
+// Separate this out to break dependency.
+inline bool oopDesc::is_perm() const {
+  return Universe::heap()->is_in_permanent(this);
+}
+
+// Check for NULL also.
+inline bool oopDesc::is_perm_or_null() const {
+  return this == NULL || is_perm();
+}