--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp	Tue Mar 26 15:20:05 2013 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp	Wed Mar 27 14:10:59 2013 -0400
@@ -2185,10 +2185,9 @@
 // Make sure all class components (including arrays) in the given
 // signature will be resolved to the same class in both loaders.
 // Returns the name of the type that failed a loader constraint check, or
-// NULL if no constraint failed. The returned C string needs cleaning up
-// with a ResourceMark in the caller.  No exception except OOME is thrown.
+// NULL if no constraint failed.  No exception except OOME is thrown.
 // Arrays are not added to the loader constraint table, their elements are.
-char* SystemDictionary::check_signature_loaders(Symbol* signature,
+Symbol* SystemDictionary::check_signature_loaders(Symbol* signature,
                                                Handle loader1, Handle loader2,
                                                bool is_method, TRAPS)  {
   // Nothing to do if loaders are the same.
@@ -2196,14 +2195,12 @@
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
   SignatureStream sig_strm(signature, is_method);
   while (!sig_strm.is_done()) {
     if (sig_strm.is_object()) {
-      Symbol* s = sig_strm.as_symbol(CHECK_NULL);
-      Symbol*  sig  = s;
+      Symbol* sig = sig_strm.as_symbol(CHECK_NULL);
       if (!add_loader_constraint(sig, loader1, loader2, THREAD)) {
-        return sig->as_C_string();
+        return sig;
       }
     }
     sig_strm.next();

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp	Tue Mar 26 15:20:05 2013 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp	Wed Mar 27 14:10:59 2013 -0400
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@
   // Check class loader constraints
   static bool add_loader_constraint(Symbol* name, Handle loader1,
                                     Handle loader2, TRAPS);
-  static char* check_signature_loaders(Symbol* signature, Handle loader1,
-                                       Handle loader2, bool is_method, TRAPS);
+  static Symbol* check_signature_loaders(Symbol* signature, Handle loader1,
+                                         Handle loader2, bool is_method, TRAPS);
 
   // JSR 292
   // find a java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle.invoke* method for a given signature

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Tue Mar 26 15:20:05 2013 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Wed Mar 27 14:10:59 2013 -0400
@@ -458,25 +458,27 @@
     Handle class_loader (THREAD, resolved_method->method_holder()->class_loader());
     {
       ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
-      char* failed_type_name =
+      Symbol* failed_type_symbol =
         SystemDictionary::check_signature_loaders(method_signature, loader,
                                                   class_loader, true, CHECK);
-      if (failed_type_name != NULL) {
+      if (failed_type_symbol != NULL) {
         const char* msg = "loader constraint violation: when resolving method"
           " \"%s\" the class loader (instance of %s) of the current class, %s,"
-          " and the class loader (instance of %s) for resolved class, %s, have"
+          " and the class loader (instance of %s) for the method's defining class, %s, have"
           " different Class objects for the type %s used in the signature";
         char* sig = Method::name_and_sig_as_C_string(resolved_klass(),method_name,method_signature);
         const char* loader1 = SystemDictionary::loader_name(loader());
         char* current = InstanceKlass::cast(current_klass())->name()->as_C_string();
         const char* loader2 = SystemDictionary::loader_name(class_loader());
-        char* resolved = InstanceKlass::cast(resolved_klass())->name()->as_C_string();
+        char* target = InstanceKlass::cast(resolved_method->method_holder())
+                       ->name()->as_C_string();
+        char* failed_type_name = failed_type_symbol->as_C_string();
         size_t buflen = strlen(msg) + strlen(sig) + strlen(loader1) +
-          strlen(current) + strlen(loader2) + strlen(resolved) +
-          strlen(failed_type_name);
+          strlen(current) + strlen(loader2) + strlen(target) +
+          strlen(failed_type_name) + 1;
         char* buf = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY_IN_THREAD(THREAD, char, buflen);
         jio_snprintf(buf, buflen, msg, sig, loader1, current, loader2,
-                     resolved, failed_type_name);
+                     target, failed_type_name);
         THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_LinkageError(), buf);
       }
     }
@@ -520,26 +522,28 @@
     Handle class_loader (THREAD, resolved_method->method_holder()->class_loader());
     {
       ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
-      char* failed_type_name =
+      Symbol* failed_type_symbol =
         SystemDictionary::check_signature_loaders(method_signature, loader,
                                                   class_loader, true, CHECK);
-      if (failed_type_name != NULL) {
+      if (failed_type_symbol != NULL) {
         const char* msg = "loader constraint violation: when resolving "
           "interface method \"%s\" the class loader (instance of %s) of the "
           "current class, %s, and the class loader (instance of %s) for "
-          "resolved class, %s, have different Class objects for the type %s "
+          "the method's defining class, %s, have different Class objects for the type %s "
           "used in the signature";
         char* sig = Method::name_and_sig_as_C_string(resolved_klass(),method_name,method_signature);
         const char* loader1 = SystemDictionary::loader_name(loader());
         char* current = InstanceKlass::cast(current_klass())->name()->as_C_string();
         const char* loader2 = SystemDictionary::loader_name(class_loader());
-        char* resolved = InstanceKlass::cast(resolved_klass())->name()->as_C_string();
+        char* target = InstanceKlass::cast(resolved_method->method_holder())
+                       ->name()->as_C_string();
+        char* failed_type_name = failed_type_symbol->as_C_string();
         size_t buflen = strlen(msg) + strlen(sig) + strlen(loader1) +
-          strlen(current) + strlen(loader2) + strlen(resolved) +
-          strlen(failed_type_name);
+          strlen(current) + strlen(loader2) + strlen(target) +
+          strlen(failed_type_name) + 1;
         char* buf = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY_IN_THREAD(THREAD, char, buflen);
         jio_snprintf(buf, buflen, msg, sig, loader1, current, loader2,
-                     resolved, failed_type_name);
+                     target, failed_type_name);
         THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_LinkageError(), buf);
       }
     }
@@ -642,12 +646,12 @@
     Symbol*  signature_ref  = pool->signature_ref_at(index);
     {
       ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
-      char* failed_type_name =
+      Symbol* failed_type_symbol =
         SystemDictionary::check_signature_loaders(signature_ref,
                                                   ref_loader, sel_loader,
                                                   false,
                                                   CHECK);
-      if (failed_type_name != NULL) {
+      if (failed_type_symbol != NULL) {
         const char* msg = "loader constraint violation: when resolving field"
           " \"%s\" the class loader (instance of %s) of the referring class, "
           "%s, and the class loader (instance of %s) for the field's resolved "
@@ -656,8 +660,9 @@
         const char* loader1 = SystemDictionary::loader_name(ref_loader());
         char* sel = InstanceKlass::cast(sel_klass())->name()->as_C_string();
         const char* loader2 = SystemDictionary::loader_name(sel_loader());
+        char* failed_type_name = failed_type_symbol->as_C_string();
         size_t buflen = strlen(msg) + strlen(field_name) + strlen(loader1) +
-          strlen(sel) + strlen(loader2) + strlen(failed_type_name);
+          strlen(sel) + strlen(loader2) + strlen(failed_type_name) + 1;
         char* buf = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY_IN_THREAD(THREAD, char, buflen);
         jio_snprintf(buf, buflen, msg, field_name, loader1, sel, loader2,
                      failed_type_name);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klassVtable.cpp	Tue Mar 26 15:20:05 2013 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klassVtable.cpp	Wed Mar 27 14:10:59 2013 -0400
@@ -327,11 +327,11 @@
 
           if (target_loader() != super_loader()) {
             ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
-            char* failed_type_name =
+            Symbol* failed_type_symbol =
               SystemDictionary::check_signature_loaders(signature, target_loader,
                                                         super_loader, true,
                                                         CHECK_(false));
-            if (failed_type_name != NULL) {
+            if (failed_type_symbol != NULL) {
               const char* msg = "loader constraint violation: when resolving "
                 "overridden method \"%s\" the class loader (instance"
                 " of %s) of the current class, %s, and its superclass loader "
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@
               const char* loader1 = SystemDictionary::loader_name(target_loader());
               char* current = _klass->name()->as_C_string();
               const char* loader2 = SystemDictionary::loader_name(super_loader());
+              char* failed_type_name = failed_type_symbol->as_C_string();
               size_t buflen = strlen(msg) + strlen(sig) + strlen(loader1) +
                 strlen(current) + strlen(loader2) + strlen(failed_type_name);
               char* buf = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY_IN_THREAD(THREAD, char, buflen);
@@ -787,12 +788,12 @@
         Handle method_holder_loader (THREAD, target->method_holder()->class_loader());
         if (method_holder_loader() != interface_loader()) {
           ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
-          char* failed_type_name =
+          Symbol* failed_type_symbol =
             SystemDictionary::check_signature_loaders(method_signature,
                                                       method_holder_loader,
                                                       interface_loader,
                                                       true, CHECK);
-          if (failed_type_name != NULL) {
+          if (failed_type_symbol != NULL) {
             const char* msg = "loader constraint violation in interface "
               "itable initialization: when resolving method \"%s\" the class"
               " loader (instance of %s) of the current class, %s, "
@@ -804,6 +805,7 @@
             char* current = klass->name()->as_C_string();
             const char* loader2 = SystemDictionary::loader_name(interface_loader());
             char* iface = InstanceKlass::cast(interf_h())->name()->as_C_string();
+            char* failed_type_name = failed_type_symbol->as_C_string();
             size_t buflen = strlen(msg) + strlen(sig) + strlen(loader1) +
               strlen(current) + strlen(loader2) + strlen(iface) +
               strlen(failed_type_name);