diff -r fae5b41ec06c -r b5cb9a07591a hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.cpp	Thu Jun 25 13:23:36 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.cpp	Thu Jun 25 18:25:19 2015 +0200
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 #include "precompiled.hpp"
 #include "classfile/classLoader.hpp"
+#include "classfile/imageDecompressor.hpp"
+#include "classfile/imageFile.hpp"
 #include "classfile/javaAssertions.hpp"
 #include "classfile/javaClasses.inline.hpp"
 #include "classfile/stringTable.hpp"
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@
 #include "utilities/copy.hpp"
 #include "utilities/defaultStream.hpp"
 #include "utilities/dtrace.hpp"
+#include "utilities/endian.hpp"
 #include "utilities/events.hpp"
 #include "utilities/histogram.hpp"
 #include "utilities/macros.hpp"
@@ -3665,3 +3668,244 @@
   info->is_attachable = AttachListener::is_attach_supported();
 }
 JVM_END
+
+// jdk.internal.jimage /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+
+// Java entry to open an image file for sharing.
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+JVM_ENTRY(jlong,
+JVM_ImageOpen(JNIEnv *env, const char *nativePath, jboolean big_endian)) {
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_ImageOpen");
+  // Open image file for reading.
+  ImageFileReader* reader = ImageFileReader::open(nativePath, big_endian != JNI_FALSE);
+  // Return image ID as a jlong.
+  return ImageFileReader::readerToID(reader);
+}
+JVM_END
+
+// Java entry for closing a shared image file.
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+JVM_ENTRY(void,
+JVM_ImageClose(JNIEnv *env, jlong id)) {
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_ImageClose");
+  // Convert image ID to image reader structure.
+  ImageFileReader* reader = ImageFileReader::idToReader(id);
+  // If valid reader the close.
+  if (reader != NULL) {
+    ImageFileReader::close(reader);
+  }
+}
+JVM_END
+
+// Java entry for accessing the base address of the image index.
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+JVM_ENTRY(jlong,
+JVM_ImageGetIndexAddress(JNIEnv *env, jlong id)) {
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_ImageGetIndexAddress");
+  // Convert image ID to image reader structure.
+  ImageFileReader* reader = ImageFileReader::idToReader(id);
+  // If valid reader return index base address (as jlong) else zero.
+  return  reader != NULL ? (jlong)reader->get_index_address() : 0L;
+}
+JVM_END
+
+// Java entry for accessing the base address of the image data.
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+JVM_ENTRY(jlong,
+JVM_ImageGetDataAddress(JNIEnv *env, jlong id)) {
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_ImageGetDataAddress");
+  // Convert image ID to image reader structure.
+  ImageFileReader* reader = ImageFileReader::idToReader(id);
+  // If valid reader return data base address (as jlong) else zero.
+  return MemoryMapImage && reader != NULL ? (jlong)reader->get_data_address() : 0L;
+}
+JVM_END
+
+// Java entry for reading an uncompressed resource from the image.
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+JVM_ENTRY(jboolean,
+JVM_ImageRead(JNIEnv *env, jlong id, jlong offset,
+              unsigned char* uncompressedAddress, jlong uncompressed_size)) {
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_ImageRead");
+  // Convert image ID to image reader structure.
+  ImageFileReader* reader = ImageFileReader::idToReader(id);\
+  // If not a valid reader the fail the read.
+  if (reader == NULL) return false;
+  // Get the file offset of resource data.
+  u8 file_offset = reader->get_index_size() + offset;
+  // Check validity of arguments.
+  if (offset < 0 ||
+      uncompressed_size < 0 ||
+      file_offset > reader->file_size() - uncompressed_size) {
+      return false;
+  }
+  // Read file content into buffer.
+  return (jboolean)reader->read_at((u1*)uncompressedAddress, uncompressed_size,
+                                   file_offset);
+}
+JVM_END
+
+// Java entry for reading a compressed resource from the image.
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+JVM_ENTRY(jboolean,
+JVM_ImageReadCompressed(JNIEnv *env,
+                    jlong id, jlong offset,
+                    unsigned char* compressedAddress, jlong compressed_size,
+                    unsigned char* uncompressedAddress, jlong uncompressed_size)) {
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_ImageReadCompressed");
+  // Convert image ID to image reader structure.
+  ImageFileReader* reader = ImageFileReader::idToReader(id);
+  // If not a valid reader the fail the read.
+  if (reader == NULL) return false;
+  // Get the file offset of resource data.
+  u8 file_offset = reader->get_index_size() + offset;
+  // Check validity of arguments.
+  if (offset < 0 ||
+      compressed_size < 0 ||
+      uncompressed_size < 0 ||
+      file_offset > reader->file_size() - compressed_size) {
+      return false;
+  }
+
+  // Read file content into buffer.
+  bool is_read = reader->read_at(compressedAddress, compressed_size,
+                                 file_offset);
+  // If successfully read then decompress.
+  if (is_read) {
+    const ImageStrings strings = reader->get_strings();
+    ImageDecompressor::decompress_resource(compressedAddress, uncompressedAddress,
+    uncompressed_size, &strings, true);
+  }
+  return (jboolean)is_read;
+}
+JVM_END
+
+// Java entry for retrieving UTF-8 bytes from image string table.
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+JVM_ENTRY(const char*, JVM_ImageGetStringBytes(JNIEnv *env, jlong id, jint offset)) {
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_ImageGetStringBytes");
+  // Convert image ID to image reader structure.
+  ImageFileReader* reader = ImageFileReader::idToReader(id);
+  // Fail if not valid reader.
+  if (reader == NULL) return NULL;
+  // Manage image string table.
+  ImageStrings strings = reader->get_strings();
+  // Retrieve string adrress from table.
+  const char* data = strings.get(offset);
+  return data;
+}
+JVM_END
+
+// Utility function to copy location information into a jlong array.
+// WARNING: This function is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+static void image_expand_location(JNIEnv *env, jlong* rawAttributes, ImageLocation& location) {
+  // Copy attributes from location.
+  for (int kind = ImageLocation::ATTRIBUTE_END + 1;
+           kind < ImageLocation::ATTRIBUTE_COUNT;
+           kind++) {
+    rawAttributes[kind] = location.get_attribute(kind);
+  }
+}
+
+// Java entry for retrieving location attributes for attribute offset.
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+JVM_ENTRY(jlong*, JVM_ImageGetAttributes(JNIEnv *env, jlong* rawAttributes, jlong id, jint offset)) {
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_ImageGetAttributes");
+  // Convert image ID to image reader structure.
+  ImageFileReader* reader = ImageFileReader::idToReader(id);
+  // Fail if not valid reader.
+  if (reader == NULL) return NULL;
+  // Retrieve first byte address of resource's location attribute stream.
+  u1* data = reader->get_location_offset_data(offset);
+  // Fail if not valid offset.
+  if (data == NULL) return NULL;
+  // Expand stream into array.
+  ImageLocation location(data);
+  image_expand_location(env, rawAttributes, location);
+  return rawAttributes;
+}
+JVM_END
+
+// Java entry for retrieving location attributes count for attribute offset.
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+JVM_ENTRY(jsize, JVM_ImageGetAttributesCount(JNIEnv *env)) {
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_ImageGetAttributesCount");
+  return ImageLocation::ATTRIBUTE_COUNT;
+}
+JVM_END
+
+// Java entry for retrieving location attributes for named resource.
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+JVM_ENTRY(jlong*,
+JVM_ImageFindAttributes(JNIEnv *env, jlong* rawAttributes, jbyte* rawBytes, jsize size, jlong id)) {
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_ImageFindAttributes");
+  // Mark for temporary buffers.
+  ResourceMark rm;
+  // Convert image ID to image reader structure.
+  ImageFileReader* reader = ImageFileReader::idToReader(id);
+  // Fail if not valid reader.
+  if (reader == NULL) return NULL;
+  // Convert byte array to a cstring.
+  char* path = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY(char, size + 1);
+  memcpy(path, rawBytes, size);
+  path[size] = '\0';
+  // Locate resource location data.
+  ImageLocation location;
+  bool found = reader->find_location(path, location);
+  // Resource not found.
+  if (!found) return NULL;
+  // Expand stream into array.
+  image_expand_location(env, rawAttributes, location);
+  return rawAttributes;
+}
+JVM_END
+
+// Java entry for retrieving all the attribute stream offsets from an image.
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+JVM_ENTRY(jint*, JVM_ImageAttributeOffsets(JNIEnv *env, jint* rawOffsets, unsigned int length, jlong id)) {
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_ImageAttributeOffsets");
+  // Convert image ID to image reader structure.
+  ImageFileReader* reader = ImageFileReader::idToReader(id);
+  // Fail if not valid reader.
+  if (reader == NULL) return NULL;
+  // Determine endian for reader.
+  Endian* endian = reader->endian();
+  // Get base address of attribute stream offsets table.
+  u4* offsets_table = reader->offsets_table();
+  // Allocate int array result.
+  // Copy values to result (converting endian.)
+  for (u4 i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+    rawOffsets[i] = endian->get(offsets_table[i]);
+  }
+  return rawOffsets;
+}
+JVM_END
+
+// Java entry for retrieving all the attribute stream offsets length from an image.
+// WARNING: This API is experimental and temporary during JDK 9 development
+// cycle. It will not be supported in the eventual JDK 9 release.
+JVM_ENTRY(unsigned int, JVM_ImageAttributeOffsetsLength(JNIEnv *env, jlong id)) {
+  JVMWrapper("JVM_ImageAttributeOffsetsLength");
+  // Convert image ID to image reader structure.
+  ImageFileReader* reader = ImageFileReader::idToReader(id);
+  // Fail if not valid reader.
+  if (reader == NULL) return 0;
+  // Get perfect hash table length.
+  u4 length = reader->table_length();
+  return (jint) length;
+}
+JVM_END