diff -r fec876499aae -r e79347eebbc5 hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/interpreterRuntime.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/interpreterRuntime.cpp	Sat Sep 10 00:11:04 2011 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/interpreterRuntime.cpp	Sat Sep 10 17:29:02 2011 -0700
@@ -984,11 +984,8 @@
   // check the access_flags for the field in the klass
 
   instanceKlass* ik = instanceKlass::cast(java_lang_Class::as_klassOop(cp_entry->f1()));
-  typeArrayOop fields = ik->fields();
   int index = cp_entry->field_index();
-  assert(index < fields->length(), "holders field index is out of range");
-  // bail out if field accesses are not watched
-  if ((fields->ushort_at(index) & JVM_ACC_FIELD_ACCESS_WATCHED) == 0) return;
+  if ((ik->field_access_flags(index) & JVM_ACC_FIELD_ACCESS_WATCHED) == 0) return;
 
   switch(cp_entry->flag_state()) {
     case btos:    // fall through
@@ -1021,11 +1018,9 @@
 
   // check the access_flags for the field in the klass
   instanceKlass* ik = instanceKlass::cast(k);
-  typeArrayOop fields = ik->fields();
   int index = cp_entry->field_index();
-  assert(index < fields->length(), "holders field index is out of range");
   // bail out if field modifications are not watched
-  if ((fields->ushort_at(index) & JVM_ACC_FIELD_MODIFICATION_WATCHED) == 0) return;
+  if ((ik->field_access_flags(index) & JVM_ACC_FIELD_MODIFICATION_WATCHED) == 0) return;
 
   char sig_type = '\0';