--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.cpp	Fri May 03 15:35:30 2013 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.cpp	Mon May 06 13:53:13 2013 -0700
@@ -832,7 +832,9 @@
   assert(entry != NULL, "interpreter entry must be non-null");
   // Sets both _i2i_entry and _from_interpreted_entry
   set_interpreter_entry(entry);
-  if (is_native() && !is_method_handle_intrinsic()) {
+
+  // Don't overwrite already registered native entries.
+  if (is_native() && !has_native_function()) {
     set_native_function(
       SharedRuntime::native_method_throw_unsatisfied_link_error_entry(),
       !native_bind_event_is_interesting);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Fri May 03 15:35:30 2013 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Mon May 06 13:53:13 2013 -0700
@@ -1298,6 +1298,28 @@
 }
 JVM_END
 
+/**
+ * Throws a java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException unconditionally.
+ * This is required by the specification of MethodHandle.invoke if
+ * invoked directly.
+ */
+JVM_ENTRY(jobject, MH_invoke_UOE(JNIEnv* env, jobject mh, jobjectArray args)) {
+  THROW_MSG_NULL(vmSymbols::java_lang_UnsupportedOperationException(), "MethodHandle.invoke cannot be invoked reflectively");
+  return NULL;
+}
+JVM_END
+
+/**
+ * Throws a java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException unconditionally.
+ * This is required by the specification of MethodHandle.invokeExact if
+ * invoked directly.
+ */
+JVM_ENTRY(jobject, MH_invokeExact_UOE(JNIEnv* env, jobject mh, jobjectArray args)) {
+  THROW_MSG_NULL(vmSymbols::java_lang_UnsupportedOperationException(), "MethodHandle.invokeExact cannot be invoked reflectively");
+  return NULL;
+}
+JVM_END
+
 /// JVM_RegisterMethodHandleMethods
 
 #undef CS  // Solaris builds complain
@@ -1317,7 +1339,7 @@
 #define FN_PTR(f) CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(void*, &f)
 
 // These are the native methods on java.lang.invoke.MethodHandleNatives.
-static JNINativeMethod required_methods_JDK8[] = {
+static JNINativeMethod MHN_methods[] = {
   {CC"init",                      CC"("MEM""OBJ")V",                     FN_PTR(MHN_init_Mem)},
   {CC"expand",                    CC"("MEM")V",                          FN_PTR(MHN_expand_Mem)},
   {CC"resolve",                   CC"("MEM""CLS")"MEM,                   FN_PTR(MHN_resolve_Mem)},
@@ -1335,8 +1357,28 @@
   {CC"getMemberVMInfo",           CC"("MEM")"OBJ,                        FN_PTR(MHN_getMemberVMInfo)}
 };
 
-// This one function is exported, used by NativeLookup.
+static JNINativeMethod MH_methods[] = {
+  // UnsupportedOperationException throwers
+  {CC"invoke",                    CC"(["OBJ")"OBJ,                       FN_PTR(MH_invoke_UOE)},
+  {CC"invokeExact",               CC"(["OBJ")"OBJ,                       FN_PTR(MH_invokeExact_UOE)}
+};
 
+/**
+ * Helper method to register native methods.
+ */
+static bool register_natives(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, const JNINativeMethod* methods, jint nMethods) {
+  int status = env->RegisterNatives(clazz, methods, nMethods);
+  if (status != JNI_OK || env->ExceptionOccurred()) {
+    warning("JSR 292 method handle code is mismatched to this JVM.  Disabling support.");
+    env->ExceptionClear();
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * This one function is exported, used by NativeLookup.
+ */
 JVM_ENTRY(void, JVM_RegisterMethodHandleMethods(JNIEnv *env, jclass MHN_class)) {
   if (!EnableInvokeDynamic) {
     warning("JSR 292 is disabled in this JVM.  Use -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+EnableInvokeDynamic to enable.");
@@ -1354,16 +1396,14 @@
     MH_class = (jclass) JNIHandles::make_local(env, mirror);
   }
 
-  int status;
-
   if (enable_MH) {
     ThreadToNativeFromVM ttnfv(thread);
 
-    status = env->RegisterNatives(MHN_class, required_methods_JDK8, sizeof(required_methods_JDK8)/sizeof(JNINativeMethod));
-    if (status != JNI_OK || env->ExceptionOccurred()) {
-      warning("JSR 292 method handle code is mismatched to this JVM.  Disabling support.");
-      enable_MH = false;
-      env->ExceptionClear();
+    if (enable_MH) {
+      enable_MH = register_natives(env, MHN_class, MHN_methods, sizeof(MHN_methods)/sizeof(JNINativeMethod));
+    }
+    if (enable_MH) {
+      enable_MH = register_natives(env, MH_class, MH_methods, sizeof(MH_methods)/sizeof(JNINativeMethod));
     }
   }
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/nativeLookup.cpp	Fri May 03 15:35:30 2013 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/nativeLookup.cpp	Mon May 06 13:53:13 2013 -0700
@@ -383,10 +383,7 @@
 
 address NativeLookup::lookup(methodHandle method, bool& in_base_library, TRAPS) {
   if (!method->has_native_function()) {
-    address entry =
-        method->intrinsic_id() == vmIntrinsics::_invokeGeneric ?
-            SharedRuntime::native_method_throw_unsupported_operation_exception_entry() :
-            lookup_base(method, in_base_library, CHECK_NULL);
+    address entry = lookup_base(method, in_base_library, CHECK_NULL);
     method->set_native_function(entry,
       Method::native_bind_event_is_interesting);
     // -verbose:jni printing

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp	Fri May 03 15:35:30 2013 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp	Mon May 06 13:53:13 2013 -0700
@@ -883,15 +883,23 @@
 }
 
 
-JNI_ENTRY(void, throw_unsatisfied_link_error(JNIEnv* env, ...))
+/**
+ * Throws an java/lang/UnsatisfiedLinkError.  The address of this method is
+ * installed in the native function entry of all native Java methods before
+ * they get linked to their actual native methods.
+ *
+ * \note
+ * This method actually never gets called!  The reason is because
+ * the interpreter's native entries call NativeLookup::lookup() which
+ * throws the exception when the lookup fails.  The exception is then
+ * caught and forwarded on the return from NativeLookup::lookup() call
+ * before the call to the native function.  This might change in the future.
+ */
+JNI_ENTRY(void*, throw_unsatisfied_link_error(JNIEnv* env, ...))
 {
-  THROW(vmSymbols::java_lang_UnsatisfiedLinkError());
-}
-JNI_END
-
-JNI_ENTRY(void, throw_unsupported_operation_exception(JNIEnv* env, ...))
-{
-  THROW(vmSymbols::java_lang_UnsupportedOperationException());
+  // We return a bad value here to make sure that the exception is
+  // forwarded before we look at the return value.
+  THROW_(vmSymbols::java_lang_UnsatisfiedLinkError(), (void*)badJNIHandle);
 }
 JNI_END
 
@@ -899,10 +907,6 @@
   return CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, &throw_unsatisfied_link_error);
 }
 
-address SharedRuntime::native_method_throw_unsupported_operation_exception_entry() {
-  return CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, &throw_unsupported_operation_exception);
-}
-
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT
 JRT_ENTRY(intptr_t, SharedRuntime::trace_bytecode(JavaThread* thread, intptr_t preserve_this_value, intptr_t tos, intptr_t tos2))