diff -r d3c946e7f127 -r 5c7b6f4ce0a1 hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp	Thu Mar 19 09:13:24 2009 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp	Fri Mar 20 23:19:36 2009 -0700
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
 class SystemDictionary : AllStatic {
   friend class VMStructs;
   friend class CompactingPermGenGen;
+  friend class SystemDictionaryHandles;
   NOT_PRODUCT(friend class instanceKlassKlass;)
 
  public:
@@ -595,3 +596,18 @@
   static bool _has_loadClassInternal;
   static bool _has_checkPackageAccess;
 };
+
+// Cf. vmSymbols vs. vmSymbolHandles
+class SystemDictionaryHandles : AllStatic {
+public:
+  #define WK_KLASS_HANDLE_DECLARE(name, ignore_symbol, option) \
+    static KlassHandle name() { \
+      SystemDictionary::name(); \
+      klassOop* loc = &SystemDictionary::_well_known_klasses[SystemDictionary::WK_KLASS_ENUM_NAME(name)]; \
+      return KlassHandle(loc, true); \
+    }
+  WK_KLASSES_DO(WK_KLASS_HANDLE_DECLARE);
+  #undef WK_KLASS_HANDLE_DECLARE
+
+  static KlassHandle box_klass(BasicType t);
+};