diff -r 4ebc2e2fb97c -r 71c04702a3d5 src/hotspot/share/memory/oopFactory.cpp
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+/*
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+
+#include "precompiled.hpp"
+#include "classfile/javaClasses.hpp"
+#include "classfile/symbolTable.hpp"
+#include "classfile/systemDictionary.hpp"
+#include "classfile/vmSymbols.hpp"
+#include "gc/shared/collectedHeap.inline.hpp"
+#include "memory/oopFactory.hpp"
+#include "memory/resourceArea.hpp"
+#include "memory/universe.inline.hpp"
+#include "oops/instanceKlass.hpp"
+#include "oops/instanceOop.hpp"
+#include "oops/objArrayOop.hpp"
+#include "oops/oop.inline.hpp"
+
+
+typeArrayOop oopFactory::new_charArray(const char* utf8_str, TRAPS) {
+  int length = utf8_str == NULL ? 0 : UTF8::unicode_length(utf8_str);
+  typeArrayOop result = new_charArray(length, CHECK_NULL);
+  if (length > 0) {
+    UTF8::convert_to_unicode(utf8_str, result->char_at_addr(0), length);
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+typeArrayOop oopFactory::new_tenured_charArray(int length, TRAPS) {
+  return TypeArrayKlass::cast(Universe::charArrayKlassObj())->allocate(length, THREAD);
+}
+
+typeArrayOop oopFactory::new_typeArray(BasicType type, int length, TRAPS) {
+  Klass* type_asKlassOop = Universe::typeArrayKlassObj(type);
+  TypeArrayKlass* type_asArrayKlass = TypeArrayKlass::cast(type_asKlassOop);
+  typeArrayOop result = type_asArrayKlass->allocate(length, THREAD);
+  return result;
+}
+
+// Create a Java array that points to Symbol.
+// As far as Java code is concerned, a Symbol array is either an array of
+// int or long depending on pointer size.  Only stack trace elements in Throwable use
+// this.  They cast Symbol* into this type.
+typeArrayOop oopFactory::new_symbolArray(int length, TRAPS) {
+  BasicType type = LP64_ONLY(T_LONG) NOT_LP64(T_INT);
+  Klass* type_asKlassOop = Universe::typeArrayKlassObj(type);
+  TypeArrayKlass* type_asArrayKlass = TypeArrayKlass::cast(type_asKlassOop);
+  typeArrayOop result = type_asArrayKlass->allocate(length, THREAD);
+  return result;
+}
+
+typeArrayOop oopFactory::new_typeArray_nozero(BasicType type, int length, TRAPS) {
+  Klass* type_asKlassOop = Universe::typeArrayKlassObj(type);
+  TypeArrayKlass* type_asArrayKlass = TypeArrayKlass::cast(type_asKlassOop);
+  typeArrayOop result = type_asArrayKlass->allocate_common(length, false, THREAD);
+  return result;
+}
+
+
+objArrayOop oopFactory::new_objArray(Klass* klass, int length, TRAPS) {
+  assert(klass->is_klass(), "must be instance class");
+  if (klass->is_array_klass()) {
+    return ArrayKlass::cast(klass)->allocate_arrayArray(1, length, THREAD);
+  } else {
+    return InstanceKlass::cast(klass)->allocate_objArray(1, length, THREAD);
+  }
+}
+
+objArrayHandle oopFactory::new_objArray_handle(Klass* klass, int length, TRAPS) {
+  objArrayOop obj = new_objArray(klass, length, CHECK_(objArrayHandle()));
+  return objArrayHandle(THREAD, obj);
+}
+
+typeArrayHandle oopFactory::new_byteArray_handle(int length, TRAPS) {
+  typeArrayOop obj = new_byteArray(length, CHECK_(typeArrayHandle()));
+  return typeArrayHandle(THREAD, obj);
+}