diff -r fad2334b2906 -r 9c68699bebe5 src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp	Tue Aug 07 16:07:47 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp	Tue Aug 07 15:45:07 2018 -0700
@@ -280,12 +280,12 @@
   // Resolve a superclass or superinterface. Called from ClassFileParser,
   // parse_interfaces, resolve_instance_class_or_null, load_shared_class
   // "child_name" is the class whose super class or interface is being resolved.
-  static Klass* resolve_super_or_fail(Symbol* child_name,
-                                      Symbol* class_name,
-                                      Handle class_loader,
-                                      Handle protection_domain,
-                                      bool is_superclass,
-                                      TRAPS);
+  static InstanceKlass* resolve_super_or_fail(Symbol* child_name,
+                                              Symbol* class_name,
+                                              Handle class_loader,
+                                              Handle protection_domain,
+                                              bool is_superclass,
+                                              TRAPS);
 
   // Parse new stream. This won't update the dictionary or
   // class hierarchy, simply parse the stream. Used by JVMTI RedefineClasses.
@@ -638,7 +638,11 @@
   static SymbolPropertyTable* invoke_method_table() { return _invoke_method_table; }
 
   // Basic loading operations
-  static Klass* resolve_instance_class_or_null(Symbol* class_name, Handle class_loader, Handle protection_domain, TRAPS);
+  static InstanceKlass* resolve_instance_class_or_null_helper(Symbol* name,
+                                                              Handle class_loader,
+                                                              Handle protection_domain,
+                                                              TRAPS);
+  static InstanceKlass* resolve_instance_class_or_null(Symbol* class_name, Handle class_loader, Handle protection_domain, TRAPS);
   static Klass* resolve_array_class_or_null(Symbol* class_name, Handle class_loader, Handle protection_domain, TRAPS);
   static InstanceKlass* handle_parallel_super_load(Symbol* class_name, Symbol* supername, Handle class_loader, Handle protection_domain, Handle lockObject, TRAPS);
   // Wait on SystemDictionary_lock; unlocks lockObject before