--- a/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/ConstantPool.java	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/ConstantPool.java	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@
     case JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClassInError:    return "JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClassInError";
     case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandleInError:return "JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandleInError";
     case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodTypeInError:  return "JVM_CONSTANT_MethodTypeInError";
-    case JVM_CONSTANT_Object:             return "JVM_CONSTANT_Object";
     }
     throw new InternalError("Unknown tag: " + tag);
   }

--- a/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/ClassConstants.java	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/ClassConstants.java	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2002, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2002, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
     public static final int JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClassInError   = 103;  // Error tag due to resolution error
     public static final int JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandleInError      = 104;  // Error tag due to resolution error
     public static final int JVM_CONSTANT_MethodTypeInError        = 105;  // Error tag due to resolution error
-    public static final int JVM_CONSTANT_Object                   = 106;  // Required for BoundMethodHandle arguments.
 
     // 1.5 major/minor version numbers from JVM spec. 3rd edition
     public static final short MAJOR_VERSION = 49;

--- a/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/ConstantTag.java	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/ConstantTag.java	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2001, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2001, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
   private static final int JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClassInError  = 103; // Resolution failed
   private static final int JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandleInError     = 104; // Error tag due to resolution error
   private static final int JVM_CONSTANT_MethodTypeInError       = 105; // Error tag due to resolution error
-  private static final int JVM_CONSTANT_Object                  = 106; // Required for BoundMethodHandle arguments.
 
   // JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandle subtypes //FIXME: connect these to data structure
   private static int JVM_REF_getField                = 1;
@@ -96,8 +95,6 @@
   public boolean isKlassIndex()             { return tag == JVM_CONSTANT_ClassIndex; }
   public boolean isStringIndex()            { return tag == JVM_CONSTANT_StringIndex; }
 
-  public boolean isObject()                 { return tag == JVM_CONSTANT_Object; }
-
   public boolean isKlassReference()   { return isKlassIndex() || isUnresolvedKlass(); }
   public boolean isFieldOrMethod()    { return isField() || isMethod() || isInterfaceMethod(); }
   public boolean isSymbol()           { return isUtf8(); }
@@ -123,7 +120,6 @@
     case JVM_CONSTANT_StringIndex :
     case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandle :
     case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodType :
-    case JVM_CONSTANT_Object :
       return BasicType.T_OBJECT;
     default:
       throw new InternalError("unexpected tag: " + tag);

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -340,8 +340,6 @@
 
   __ bind(notInt);
  // __ cmp(O2, JVM_CONSTANT_String);
-  __ brx(Assembler::equal, true, Assembler::pt, isString);
-  __ delayed()->cmp(O2, JVM_CONSTANT_Object);
   __ brx(Assembler::notEqual, true, Assembler::pt, notString);
   __ delayed()->ldf(FloatRegisterImpl::S, O0, O1, Ftos_f);
   __ bind(isString);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/ci/ciEnv.cpp	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -597,10 +597,6 @@
     assert (klass->is_instance_klass() || klass->is_array_klass(),
             "must be an instance or array klass ");
     return ciConstant(T_OBJECT, klass->java_mirror());
-  } else if (tag.is_object()) {
-    oop obj = cpool->object_at(index);
-    ciObject* ciobj = get_object(obj);
-    return ciConstant(T_OBJECT, ciobj);
   } else if (tag.is_method_type()) {
     // must execute Java code to link this CP entry into cache[i].f1
     ciSymbol* signature = get_symbol(cpool->method_type_signature_at(index));

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/bytecodeTracer.cpp	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/bytecodeTracer.cpp	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -335,9 +335,6 @@
     st->print_cr(" %s", constants->resolved_klass_at(i)->external_name());
   } else if (tag.is_unresolved_klass()) {
     st->print_cr(" <unresolved klass at %d>", i);
-  } else if (tag.is_object()) {
-    st->print(" <Object>");
-    print_oop(constants->object_at(i), st);
   } else if (tag.is_method_type()) {
     int i2 = constants->method_type_index_at(i);
     st->print(" <MethodType> %d", i2);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -1241,7 +1241,6 @@
 
 void LinkResolver::resolve_invokedynamic(CallInfo& result, constantPoolHandle pool, int index, TRAPS) {
   assert(EnableInvokeDynamic, "");
-  pool->set_has_invokedynamic();    // mark header to flag active call sites
 
   //resolve_pool(<resolved_klass>, method_name, method_signature, current_klass, pool, index, CHECK);
   Symbol* method_name       = pool->name_ref_at(index);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/rewriter.cpp	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/rewriter.cpp	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
         add_cp_cache_entry(i);
         break;
       case JVM_CONSTANT_String:
-      case JVM_CONSTANT_Object:
       case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandle      : // fall through
       case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodType        : // fall through
         add_resolved_references_entry(i);
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@
     address p = bcp + offset;
     int cp_index = is_wide ? Bytes::get_Java_u2(p) : (u1)(*p);
     constantTag tag = _pool->tag_at(cp_index).value();
-    if (tag.is_method_handle() || tag.is_method_type() || tag.is_string() || tag.is_object()) {
+    if (tag.is_method_handle() || tag.is_method_type() || tag.is_string()) {
       int ref_index = cp_entry_to_resolved_references(cp_index);
       if (is_wide) {
         (*bcp) = Bytecodes::_fast_aldc_w;

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.cpp	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.cpp	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -695,10 +695,6 @@
     result_oop = string_at_impl(this_oop, index, cache_index, CHECK_NULL);
     break;
 
-  case JVM_CONSTANT_Object:
-    result_oop = this_oop->object_at(index);
-    break;
-
   case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandleInError:
   case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodTypeInError:
     {
@@ -1824,8 +1820,6 @@
   st->print_cr(internal_name());
   if (flags() != 0) {
     st->print(" - flags: 0x%x", flags());
-    if (has_pseudo_string()) st->print(" has_pseudo_string");
-    if (has_invokedynamic()) st->print(" has_invokedynamic");
     if (has_preresolution()) st->print(" has_preresolution");
     if (on_stack()) st->print(" on_stack");
     st->cr();
@@ -1869,13 +1863,14 @@
       st->print(" name_and_type_index=%d", uncached_name_and_type_ref_index_at(index));
       break;
     case JVM_CONSTANT_String :
-      unresolved_string_at(index)->print_value_on(st);
+      if (is_pseudo_string_at(index)) {
+        oop anObj = pseudo_string_at(index);
+        anObj->print_value_on(st);
+        st->print(" {0x%lx}", (address)anObj);
+      } else {
+        unresolved_string_at(index)->print_value_on(st);
+      }
       break;
-    case JVM_CONSTANT_Object : {
-      oop anObj = object_at(index);
-      anObj->print_value_on(st);
-      st->print(" {0x%lx}", (address)anObj);
-      } break;
     case JVM_CONSTANT_Integer :
       st->print("%d", int_at(index));
       break;
@@ -1939,8 +1934,6 @@
 void ConstantPool::print_value_on(outputStream* st) const {
   assert(is_constantPool(), "must be constantPool");
   st->print("constant pool [%d]", length());
-  if (has_pseudo_string()) st->print("/pseudo_string");
-  if (has_invokedynamic()) st->print("/invokedynamic");
   if (has_preresolution()) st->print("/preresolution");
   if (operands() != NULL)  st->print("/operands[%d]", operands()->length());
   print_address_on(st);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.hpp	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.hpp	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -97,10 +97,8 @@
   Array<u2>*           _reference_map;
 
   enum {
-    _has_invokedynamic = 1,           // Flags
-    _has_pseudo_string = 2,
-    _has_preresolution = 4,
-    _on_stack          = 8
+    _has_preresolution = 1,           // Flags
+    _on_stack          = 2
   };
 
   int                  _flags;  // old fashioned bit twiddling
@@ -175,12 +173,6 @@
   Array<u1>* tags() const                   { return _tags; }
   Array<u2>* operands() const               { return _operands; }
 
-  bool has_invokedynamic() const            { return (_flags & _has_invokedynamic) != 0; }
-  void set_has_invokedynamic()              { _flags |= _has_invokedynamic; }
-
-  bool has_pseudo_string() const            { return (_flags & _has_pseudo_string) != 0; }
-  void set_has_pseudo_string()              { _flags |= _has_pseudo_string; }
-
   bool has_preresolution() const            { return (_flags & _has_preresolution) != 0; }
   void set_has_preresolution()              { _flags |= _has_preresolution; }
 
@@ -324,14 +316,6 @@
     resolved_references()->obj_at_put(obj_index, str);
   }
 
-  void set_object_tag_at(int which) {
-    release_tag_at_put(which, JVM_CONSTANT_Object);
-    }
-
-  void object_at_put(int which, oop obj) {
-    resolved_references()->obj_at_put(cp_to_object_index(which), obj);
-  }
-
   // For temporary use while constructing constant pool
   void string_index_at_put(int which, int string_index) {
     tag_at_put(which, JVM_CONSTANT_StringIndex);
@@ -429,12 +413,6 @@
   // Version that can be used before string oop array is created.
   oop uncached_string_at(int which, TRAPS);
 
-  oop object_at(int which) {
-    assert(tag_at(which).is_object(), "Corrupted constant pool");
-    int obj_index = cp_to_object_index(which);
-    return resolved_references()->obj_at(obj_index);
-  }
-
   // A "pseudo-string" is an non-string oop that has found is way into
   // a String entry.
   // Under EnableInvokeDynamic this can happen if the user patches a live
@@ -454,10 +432,18 @@
     return s;
   }
 
+  oop pseudo_string_at(int which) {
+    assert(tag_at(which).is_string(), "Corrupted constant pool");
+    assert(unresolved_string_at(which) == NULL, "shouldn't have symbol");
+    int obj_index = cp_to_object_index(which);
+    oop s = resolved_references()->obj_at(obj_index);
+    return s;
+  }
+
   void pseudo_string_at_put(int which, int obj_index, oop x) {
     assert(EnableInvokeDynamic, "");
-    set_has_pseudo_string();        // mark header
     assert(tag_at(which).is_string(), "Corrupted constant pool");
+    unresolved_string_at_put(which, NULL); // indicates patched string
     string_at_put(which, obj_index, x);    // this works just fine
   }
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/generateOopMap.cpp	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/generateOopMap.cpp	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -1853,7 +1853,6 @@
   if (tag.is_klass() ||
       tag.is_unresolved_klass() ||
       tag.is_string() ||
-      tag.is_object() ||
       tag.is_method_handle() ||
       tag.is_method_type()) {
     assert(bt == T_OBJECT, "Guard is incorrect");

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/constantTag.cpp	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/constantTag.cpp	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
     case JVM_CONSTANT_StringIndex :
     case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandle :
     case JVM_CONSTANT_MethodType :
-    case JVM_CONSTANT_Object :
       return T_OBJECT;
     default:
       ShouldNotReachHere();
@@ -96,8 +95,6 @@
       return "MethodType Error";
     case JVM_CONSTANT_InvokeDynamic :
       return "InvokeDynamic";
-    case JVM_CONSTANT_Object :
-      return "Object";
     case JVM_CONSTANT_Utf8 :
       return "Utf8";
     case JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClass :

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/constantTag.hpp	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/constantTag.hpp	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
   JVM_CONSTANT_UnresolvedClassInError   = 103,  // Error tag due to resolution error
   JVM_CONSTANT_MethodHandleInError      = 104,  // Error tag due to resolution error
   JVM_CONSTANT_MethodTypeInError        = 105,  // Error tag due to resolution error
-  JVM_CONSTANT_Object                   = 106,  // Required for BoundMethodHandle arguments.
-  JVM_CONSTANT_InternalMax              = 106   // Last implementation tag
+  JVM_CONSTANT_InternalMax              = 105   // Last implementation tag
 };
 
 
@@ -84,8 +83,6 @@
   bool is_klass_index() const       { return _tag == JVM_CONSTANT_ClassIndex; }
   bool is_string_index() const      { return _tag == JVM_CONSTANT_StringIndex; }
 
-  bool is_object() const            { return _tag == JVM_CONSTANT_Object; }
-
   bool is_klass_reference() const   { return is_klass_index() || is_unresolved_klass(); }
   bool is_klass_or_reference() const{ return is_klass() || is_klass_reference(); }
   bool is_field_or_method() const   { return is_field() || is_method() || is_interface_method(); }
@@ -98,7 +95,7 @@
   bool is_loadable_constant() const {
     return ((_tag >= JVM_CONSTANT_Integer && _tag <= JVM_CONSTANT_String) ||
             is_method_type() || is_method_handle() ||
-            is_unresolved_klass() || is_object());
+            is_unresolved_klass());
   }
 
   constantTag() {