--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/javaClasses.cpp	Fri May 18 15:35:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/javaClasses.cpp	Fri May 18 09:15:08 2018 -0700
@@ -3249,17 +3249,9 @@
 
 Handle java_lang_Module::create(Handle loader, Handle module_name, TRAPS) {
   assert(Universe::is_fully_initialized(), "Need to find another solution to the reflection problem");
-
-  Symbol* name = vmSymbols::java_lang_Module();
-  Klass* k = SystemDictionary::resolve_or_fail(name, true, CHECK_NH);
-  InstanceKlass* ik = InstanceKlass::cast(k);
-  Handle jlmh = ik->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NH);
-  JavaValue result(T_VOID);
-  JavaCalls::call_special(&result, jlmh, ik,
-                          vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
+  return JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(SystemDictionary::Module_klass(),
                           vmSymbols::java_lang_module_init_signature(),
                           loader, module_name, CHECK_NH);
-  return jlmh;
 }
 
 #define MODULE_FIELDS_DO(macro) \

--- a/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	Fri May 18 15:35:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	Fri May 18 09:15:08 2018 -0700
@@ -728,24 +728,14 @@
 }
 
 Handle CompileBroker::create_thread_oop(const char* name, TRAPS) {
-  Klass* k = SystemDictionary::find(vmSymbols::java_lang_Thread(), Handle(), Handle(), CHECK_NH);
-  assert(k != NULL, "must be initialized");
-  InstanceKlass* klass = InstanceKlass::cast(k);
-  instanceHandle thread_handle = klass->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NH);
   Handle string = java_lang_String::create_from_str(name, CHECK_NH);
-
-  // Initialize thread_oop to put it into the system threadGroup
   Handle thread_group(THREAD, Universe::system_thread_group());
-  JavaValue result(T_VOID);
-  JavaCalls::call_special(&result, thread_handle,
-                       klass,
-                       vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
+  return JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(
+                       SystemDictionary::Thread_klass(),
                        vmSymbols::threadgroup_string_void_signature(),
                        thread_group,
                        string,
                        CHECK_NH);
-
-  return thread_handle;
 }
 
 

--- a/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvm.cpp	Fri May 18 15:35:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvm.cpp	Fri May 18 09:15:08 2018 -0700
@@ -1200,11 +1200,8 @@
 // and null permissions - which gives no permissions.
 oop create_dummy_access_control_context(TRAPS) {
   InstanceKlass* pd_klass = SystemDictionary::ProtectionDomain_klass();
-  Handle obj = pd_klass->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NULL);
   // Call constructor ProtectionDomain(null, null);
-  JavaValue result(T_VOID);
-  JavaCalls::call_special(&result, obj, pd_klass,
-                          vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
+  Handle obj = JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(pd_klass,
                           vmSymbols::codesource_permissioncollection_signature(),
                           Handle(), Handle(), CHECK_NULL);
 

--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.cpp	Fri May 18 15:35:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.cpp	Fri May 18 09:15:08 2018 -0700
@@ -446,31 +446,25 @@
 void os::initialize_jdk_signal_support(TRAPS) {
   if (!ReduceSignalUsage) {
     // Setup JavaThread for processing signals
-    Klass* k = SystemDictionary::resolve_or_fail(vmSymbols::java_lang_Thread(), true, CHECK);
-    InstanceKlass* ik = InstanceKlass::cast(k);
-    instanceHandle thread_oop = ik->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK);
-
     const char thread_name[] = "Signal Dispatcher";
     Handle string = java_lang_String::create_from_str(thread_name, CHECK);
 
     // Initialize thread_oop to put it into the system threadGroup
     Handle thread_group (THREAD, Universe::system_thread_group());
-    JavaValue result(T_VOID);
-    JavaCalls::call_special(&result, thread_oop,
-                           ik,
-                           vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
+    Handle thread_oop = JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(SystemDictionary::Thread_klass(),
                            vmSymbols::threadgroup_string_void_signature(),
                            thread_group,
                            string,
                            CHECK);
 
     Klass* group = SystemDictionary::ThreadGroup_klass();
+    JavaValue result(T_VOID);
     JavaCalls::call_special(&result,
                             thread_group,
                             group,
                             vmSymbols::add_method_name(),
                             vmSymbols::thread_void_signature(),
-                            thread_oop,         // ARG 1
+                            thread_oop,
                             CHECK);
 
     { MutexLocker mu(Threads_lock);

--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/serviceThread.cpp	Fri May 18 15:35:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/serviceThread.cpp	Fri May 18 09:15:08 2018 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2018, 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
@@ -39,19 +39,13 @@
 void ServiceThread::initialize() {
   EXCEPTION_MARK;
 
-  InstanceKlass* klass = SystemDictionary::Thread_klass();
-  instanceHandle thread_oop = klass->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK);
-
   const char* name = "Service Thread";
-
   Handle string = java_lang_String::create_from_str(name, CHECK);
 
   // Initialize thread_oop to put it into the system threadGroup
   Handle thread_group (THREAD, Universe::system_thread_group());
-  JavaValue result(T_VOID);
-  JavaCalls::call_special(&result, thread_oop,
-                          klass,
-                          vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
+  Handle thread_oop = JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(
+                          SystemDictionary::Thread_klass(),
                           vmSymbols::threadgroup_string_void_signature(),
                           thread_group,
                           string,

--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.cpp	Fri May 18 15:35:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/thread.cpp	Fri May 18 09:15:08 2018 -0700
@@ -1025,44 +1025,32 @@
 
 // Creates the initial ThreadGroup
 static Handle create_initial_thread_group(TRAPS) {
-  Klass* k = SystemDictionary::resolve_or_fail(vmSymbols::java_lang_ThreadGroup(), true, CHECK_NH);
-  InstanceKlass* ik = InstanceKlass::cast(k);
-
-  Handle system_instance = ik->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NH);
-  {
-    JavaValue result(T_VOID);
-    JavaCalls::call_special(&result,
-                            system_instance,
-                            ik,
-                            vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
+  Handle system_instance = JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(
+                            SystemDictionary::ThreadGroup_klass(),
                             vmSymbols::void_method_signature(),
                             CHECK_NH);
-  }
   Universe::set_system_thread_group(system_instance());
 
-  Handle main_instance = ik->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NH);
-  {
-    JavaValue result(T_VOID);
-    Handle string = java_lang_String::create_from_str("main", CHECK_NH);
-    JavaCalls::call_special(&result,
-                            main_instance,
-                            ik,
-                            vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
+  Handle string = java_lang_String::create_from_str("main", CHECK_NH);
+  Handle main_instance = JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(
+                            SystemDictionary::ThreadGroup_klass(),
                             vmSymbols::threadgroup_string_void_signature(),
                             system_instance,
                             string,
                             CHECK_NH);
-  }
   return main_instance;
 }
 
 // Creates the initial Thread
 static oop create_initial_thread(Handle thread_group, JavaThread* thread,
                                  TRAPS) {
-  Klass* k = SystemDictionary::resolve_or_fail(vmSymbols::java_lang_Thread(), true, CHECK_NULL);
-  InstanceKlass* ik = InstanceKlass::cast(k);
+  InstanceKlass* ik = SystemDictionary::Thread_klass();
+  assert(ik->is_initialized(), "must be");
   instanceHandle thread_oop = ik->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NULL);
 
+  // Cannot use JavaCalls::construct_new_instance because the java.lang.Thread
+  // constructor calls Thread.current(), which must be set here for the
+  // initial thread.
   java_lang_Thread::set_thread(thread_oop(), thread);
   java_lang_Thread::set_priority(thread_oop(), NormPriority);
   thread->set_threadObj(thread_oop());
@@ -1170,10 +1158,13 @@
   assert(thread_group.not_null(), "thread group should be specified");
   assert(threadObj() == NULL, "should only create Java thread object once");
 
-  Klass* k = SystemDictionary::resolve_or_fail(vmSymbols::java_lang_Thread(), true, CHECK);
-  InstanceKlass* ik = InstanceKlass::cast(k);
+  InstanceKlass* ik = SystemDictionary::Thread_klass();
+  assert(ik->is_initialized(), "must be");
   instanceHandle thread_oop = ik->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK);
 
+  // We are called from jni_AttachCurrentThread/jni_AttachCurrentThreadAsDaemon.
+  // We cannot use JavaCalls::construct_new_instance because the java.lang.Thread
+  // constructor calls Thread.current(), which must be set here.
   java_lang_Thread::set_thread(thread_oop(), this);
   java_lang_Thread::set_priority(thread_oop(), NormPriority);
   set_threadObj(thread_oop());
@@ -1187,8 +1178,8 @@
                             ik,
                             vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
                             vmSymbols::threadgroup_string_void_signature(),
-                            thread_group, // Argument 1
-                            name,         // Argument 2
+                            thread_group,
+                            name,
                             THREAD);
   } else {
     // Thread gets assigned name "Thread-nnn" and null target
@@ -1198,8 +1189,8 @@
                             ik,
                             vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
                             vmSymbols::threadgroup_runnable_void_signature(),
-                            thread_group, // Argument 1
-                            Handle(),     // Argument 2
+                            thread_group,
+                            Handle(),
                             THREAD);
   }
 

--- a/src/hotspot/share/services/attachListener.cpp	Fri May 18 15:35:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/services/attachListener.cpp	Fri May 18 09:15:08 2018 -0700
@@ -409,16 +409,6 @@
 // Starts the Attach Listener thread
 void AttachListener::init() {
   EXCEPTION_MARK;
-  Klass* k = SystemDictionary::resolve_or_fail(vmSymbols::java_lang_Thread(), true, THREAD);
-  if (has_init_error(THREAD)) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  InstanceKlass* klass = InstanceKlass::cast(k);
-  instanceHandle thread_oop = klass->allocate_instance_handle(THREAD);
-  if (has_init_error(THREAD)) {
-    return;
-  }
 
   const char thread_name[] = "Attach Listener";
   Handle string = java_lang_String::create_from_str(thread_name, THREAD);
@@ -428,26 +418,23 @@
 
   // Initialize thread_oop to put it into the system threadGroup
   Handle thread_group (THREAD, Universe::system_thread_group());
-  JavaValue result(T_VOID);
-  JavaCalls::call_special(&result, thread_oop,
-                       klass,
-                       vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
+  Handle thread_oop = JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(SystemDictionary::Thread_klass(),
                        vmSymbols::threadgroup_string_void_signature(),
                        thread_group,
                        string,
                        THREAD);
-
   if (has_init_error(THREAD)) {
     return;
   }
 
   Klass* group = SystemDictionary::ThreadGroup_klass();
+  JavaValue result(T_VOID);
   JavaCalls::call_special(&result,
                         thread_group,
                         group,
                         vmSymbols::add_method_name(),
                         vmSymbols::thread_void_signature(),
-                        thread_oop,             // ARG 1
+                        thread_oop,
                         THREAD);
   if (has_init_error(THREAD)) {
     return;

--- a/src/hotspot/share/services/gcNotifier.cpp	Fri May 18 15:35:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/services/gcNotifier.cpp	Fri May 18 09:15:08 2018 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2018, 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
@@ -133,32 +133,20 @@
   // The type is 'I'
   objArrayOop extra_args_array = oopFactory::new_objArray(SystemDictionary::Integer_klass(), 1, CHECK_NH);
   objArrayHandle extra_array (THREAD, extra_args_array);
-  InstanceKlass* intK = SystemDictionary::Integer_klass();
 
-  instanceHandle extra_arg_val = intK->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NH);
-
-  {
-    JavaValue res(T_VOID);
-    JavaCallArguments argsInt;
-    argsInt.push_oop(extra_arg_val);
-    argsInt.push_int(gcManager->num_gc_threads());
-
-    JavaCalls::call_special(&res,
-                            intK,
-                            vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
+  JavaCallArguments argsInt;
+  argsInt.push_int(gcManager->num_gc_threads());
+  Handle extra_arg_val = JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(
+                            SystemDictionary::Integer_klass(),
                             vmSymbols::int_void_signature(),
                             &argsInt,
                             CHECK_NH);
-  }
+
   extra_array->obj_at_put(0,extra_arg_val());
 
   InstanceKlass* gcInfoklass = Management::com_sun_management_GcInfo_klass(CHECK_NH);
 
-  Handle gcInfo_instance = gcInfoklass->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NH);
-
-  JavaValue constructor_result(T_VOID);
   JavaCallArguments constructor_args(16);
-  constructor_args.push_oop(gcInfo_instance);
   constructor_args.push_oop(getGcInfoBuilder(gcManager,THREAD));
   constructor_args.push_long(gcStatInfo->gc_index());
   constructor_args.push_long(Management::ticks_to_ms(gcStatInfo->start_time()));
@@ -167,14 +155,11 @@
   constructor_args.push_oop(usage_after_gc_ah);
   constructor_args.push_oop(extra_array);
 
-  JavaCalls::call_special(&constructor_result,
+  return JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(
                           gcInfoklass,
-                          vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
                           vmSymbols::com_sun_management_GcInfo_constructor_signature(),
                           &constructor_args,
                           CHECK_NH);
-
-  return Handle(THREAD, gcInfo_instance());
 }
 
 void GCNotifier::sendNotification(TRAPS) {

--- a/src/hotspot/share/services/management.cpp	Fri May 18 15:35:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/services/management.cpp	Fri May 18 09:15:08 2018 -0700
@@ -337,26 +337,17 @@
 // Helper function to construct a ThreadInfo object
 instanceOop Management::create_thread_info_instance(ThreadSnapshot* snapshot, TRAPS) {
   InstanceKlass* ik = Management::java_lang_management_ThreadInfo_klass(CHECK_NULL);
-
-  JavaValue result(T_VOID);
   JavaCallArguments args(14);
 
-  // First allocate a ThreadObj object and
-  // push the receiver as the first argument
-  Handle element = ik->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NULL);
-  args.push_oop(element);
-
   // initialize the arguments for the ThreadInfo constructor
   initialize_ThreadInfo_constructor_arguments(&args, snapshot, CHECK_NULL);
 
   // Call ThreadInfo constructor with no locked monitors and synchronizers
-  JavaCalls::call_special(&result,
+  Handle element = JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(
                           ik,
-                          vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
                           vmSymbols::java_lang_management_ThreadInfo_constructor_signature(),
                           &args,
                           CHECK_NULL);
-
   return (instanceOop) element();
 }
 
@@ -366,15 +357,8 @@
                                                     objArrayHandle synchronizers_array,
                                                     TRAPS) {
   InstanceKlass* ik = Management::java_lang_management_ThreadInfo_klass(CHECK_NULL);
-
-  JavaValue result(T_VOID);
   JavaCallArguments args(17);
 
-  // First allocate a ThreadObj object and
-  // push the receiver as the first argument
-  Handle element = ik->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NULL);
-  args.push_oop(element);
-
   // initialize the arguments for the ThreadInfo constructor
   initialize_ThreadInfo_constructor_arguments(&args, snapshot, CHECK_NULL);
 
@@ -384,13 +368,11 @@
   args.push_oop(synchronizers_array);
 
   // Call ThreadInfo constructor with locked monitors and synchronizers
-  JavaCalls::call_special(&result,
+  Handle element = JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(
                           ik,
-                          vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
                           vmSymbols::java_lang_management_ThreadInfo_with_locks_constructor_signature(),
                           &args,
                           CHECK_NULL);
-
   return (instanceOop) element();
 }
 

--- a/src/hotspot/share/services/memoryService.cpp	Fri May 18 15:35:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/services/memoryService.cpp	Fri May 18 09:15:08 2018 -0700
@@ -217,23 +217,17 @@
 Handle MemoryService::create_MemoryUsage_obj(MemoryUsage usage, TRAPS) {
   InstanceKlass* ik = Management::java_lang_management_MemoryUsage_klass(CHECK_NH);
 
-  instanceHandle obj = ik->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NH);
+  JavaCallArguments args(10);
+  args.push_long(usage.init_size_as_jlong());
+  args.push_long(usage.used_as_jlong());
+  args.push_long(usage.committed_as_jlong());
+  args.push_long(usage.max_size_as_jlong());
 
-  JavaValue result(T_VOID);
-  JavaCallArguments args(10);
-  args.push_oop(obj);                         // receiver
-  args.push_long(usage.init_size_as_jlong()); // Argument 1
-  args.push_long(usage.used_as_jlong());      // Argument 2
-  args.push_long(usage.committed_as_jlong()); // Argument 3
-  args.push_long(usage.max_size_as_jlong());  // Argument 4
-
-  JavaCalls::call_special(&result,
+  return JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(
                           ik,
-                          vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
                           vmSymbols::long_long_long_long_void_signature(),
                           &args,
                           CHECK_NH);
-  return obj;
 }
 
 TraceMemoryManagerStats::TraceMemoryManagerStats(GCMemoryManager* gc_memory_manager,

--- a/src/hotspot/share/utilities/exceptions.cpp	Fri May 18 15:35:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/utilities/exceptions.cpp	Fri May 18 09:15:08 2018 -0700
@@ -264,23 +264,10 @@
 
   if (!thread->has_pending_exception()) {
     assert(klass != NULL, "klass must exist");
-    // We are about to create an instance - so make sure that klass is initialized
-    InstanceKlass* ik = InstanceKlass::cast(klass);
-    ik->initialize(thread);
-    if (!thread->has_pending_exception()) {
-      // Allocate new exception
-      h_exception = ik->allocate_instance_handle(thread);
-      if (!thread->has_pending_exception()) {
-        JavaValue result(T_VOID);
-        args->set_receiver(h_exception);
-        // Call constructor
-        JavaCalls::call_special(&result, ik,
-                                vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
+    h_exception = JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(InstanceKlass::cast(klass),
                                 signature,
                                 args,
                                 thread);
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   // Check if another exception was thrown in the process, if so rethrow that one