6961697: move nmethod constants section before instruction section
authortwisti
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:51:27 -0700
changeset 6432 d36e09b60939
parent 6431 d76212f83824
child 6434 abf40e412476
6961697: move nmethod constants section before instruction section Summary: This is a preparation for 6961690. Reviewed-by: kvn, never
hotspot/src/share/vm/asm/codeBuffer.cpp
hotspot/src/share/vm/asm/codeBuffer.hpp
hotspot/src/share/vm/code/codeBlob.cpp
hotspot/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp
hotspot/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.hpp
hotspot/src/share/vm/code/relocInfo.cpp
hotspot/src/share/vm/code/relocInfo.hpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/asm/codeBuffer.cpp	Thu Aug 26 11:05:25 2010 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/asm/codeBuffer.cpp	Fri Aug 27 01:51:27 2010 -0700
@@ -143,13 +143,6 @@
 
 void CodeBuffer::initialize_section_size(CodeSection* cs, csize_t size) {
   assert(cs != &_insts, "insts is the memory provider, not the consumer");
-#ifdef ASSERT
-  for (int n = (int)SECT_INSTS+1; n < (int)SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
-    CodeSection* prevCS = code_section(n);
-    if (prevCS == cs)  break;
-    assert(!prevCS->is_allocated(), "section allocation must be in reverse order");
-  }
-#endif
   csize_t slop = CodeSection::end_slop();  // margin between sections
   int align = cs->alignment();
   assert(is_power_of_2(align), "sanity");
@@ -199,13 +192,13 @@
     _total_start = start;
     _total_size  = end - start;
   } else {
-    #ifdef ASSERT
+#ifdef ASSERT
     // Clean out dangling pointers.
     _total_start    = badAddress;
+    _consts._start  = _consts._end  = badAddress;
     _insts._start   = _insts._end   = badAddress;
     _stubs._start   = _stubs._end   = badAddress;
-    _consts._start  = _consts._end  = badAddress;
-    #endif //ASSERT
+#endif //ASSERT
   }
 }
 
@@ -221,9 +214,9 @@
   return NULL;
 #else //PRODUCT
   switch (n) {
+  case SECT_CONSTS:            return "consts";
   case SECT_INSTS:             return "insts";
   case SECT_STUBS:             return "stubs";
-  case SECT_CONSTS:            return "consts";
   default:                     return NULL;
   }
 #endif //PRODUCT
@@ -445,12 +438,11 @@
 
   const CodeSection* prev_cs      = NULL;
   CodeSection*       prev_dest_cs = NULL;
-  for (int n = 0; n < (int)SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
+
+  for (int n = (int) SECT_FIRST; n < (int) SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
     // figure compact layout of each section
     const CodeSection* cs = code_section(n);
-    address cstart = cs->start();
-    address cend   = cs->end();
-    csize_t csize  = cend - cstart;
+    csize_t csize = cs->size();
 
     CodeSection* dest_cs = dest->code_section(n);
     if (!cs->is_empty()) {
@@ -463,7 +455,7 @@
         prev_dest_cs->_limit += padding;
       }
       #ifdef ASSERT
-      if (prev_cs != NULL && prev_cs->is_frozen() && n < SECT_CONSTS) {
+      if (prev_cs != NULL && prev_cs->is_frozen() && n < (SECT_LIMIT - 1)) {
         // Make sure the ends still match up.
         // This is important because a branch in a frozen section
         // might target code in a following section, via a Label,
@@ -492,22 +484,18 @@
   assert(dest->verify_section_allocation(), "final configuration works");
 }
 
-csize_t CodeBuffer::total_offset_of(address addr) const {
-  csize_t code_size_so_far = 0;
-  for (int n = 0; n < (int)SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
-    const CodeSection* cs = code_section(n);
-    if (!cs->is_empty()) {
-      code_size_so_far = cs->align_at_start(code_size_so_far);
+csize_t CodeBuffer::total_offset_of(CodeSection* cs) const {
+  csize_t size_so_far = 0;
+  for (int n = (int) SECT_FIRST; n < (int) SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
+    const CodeSection* cur_cs = code_section(n);
+    if (!cur_cs->is_empty()) {
+      size_so_far = cur_cs->align_at_start(size_so_far);
     }
-    if (cs->contains2(addr)) {
-      return code_size_so_far + (addr - cs->start());
+    if (cur_cs->index() == cs->index()) {
+      return size_so_far;
     }
-    code_size_so_far += cs->size();
+    size_so_far += cur_cs->size();
   }
-#ifndef PRODUCT
-  tty->print_cr("Dangling address " PTR_FORMAT " in:", addr);
-  ((CodeBuffer*)this)->print();
-#endif
   ShouldNotReachHere();
   return -1;
 }
@@ -533,7 +521,7 @@
 
   csize_t code_end_so_far = 0;
   csize_t code_point_so_far = 0;
-  for (int n = 0; n < (int)SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
+  for (int n = (int) SECT_FIRST; n < (int)SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
     // pull relocs out of each section
     const CodeSection* cs = code_section(n);
     assert(!(cs->is_empty() && cs->locs_count() > 0), "sanity");
@@ -635,11 +623,14 @@
   ICache::invalidate_range(dest_blob->code_begin(), dest_blob->code_size());
 }
 
-// Move all my code into another code buffer.
-// Consult applicable relocs to repair embedded addresses.
+// Move all my code into another code buffer.  Consult applicable
+// relocs to repair embedded addresses.  The layout in the destination
+// CodeBuffer is different to the source CodeBuffer: the destination
+// CodeBuffer gets the final layout (consts, insts, stubs in order of
+// ascending address).
 void CodeBuffer::relocate_code_to(CodeBuffer* dest) const {
   DEBUG_ONLY(address dest_end = dest->_total_start + dest->_total_size);
-  for (int n = 0; n < (int)SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
+  for (int n = (int) SECT_FIRST; n < (int) SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
     // pull code out of each section
     const CodeSection* cs = code_section(n);
     if (cs->is_empty())  continue;  // skip trivial section
@@ -681,20 +672,19 @@
                                                csize_t* new_capacity) {
   csize_t new_total_cap = 0;
 
-  int prev_n = -1;
-  for (int n = 0; n < (int)SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
+  for (int n = (int) SECT_FIRST; n < (int) SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
     const CodeSection* sect = code_section(n);
 
     if (!sect->is_empty()) {
-      // Compute initial padding; assign it to the previous non-empty guy.
-      // Cf. compute_final_layout.
+      // Compute initial padding; assign it to the previous section,
+      // even if it's empty (e.g. consts section can be empty).
+      // Cf. compute_final_layout
       csize_t padding = sect->align_at_start(new_total_cap) - new_total_cap;
       if (padding != 0) {
         new_total_cap += padding;
-        assert(prev_n >= 0, "sanity");
-        new_capacity[prev_n] += padding;
+        assert(n - 1 >= SECT_FIRST, "sanity");
+        new_capacity[n - 1] += padding;
       }
-      prev_n = n;
     }
 
     csize_t exp = sect->size();  // 100% increase
@@ -774,11 +764,11 @@
   this->_before_expand = bxp;
 
   // Give each section its required (expanded) capacity.
-  for (int n = (int)SECT_LIMIT-1; n >= SECT_INSTS; n--) {
+  for (int n = (int)SECT_LIMIT-1; n >= SECT_FIRST; n--) {
     CodeSection* cb_sect   = cb.code_section(n);
     CodeSection* this_sect = code_section(n);
     if (new_capacity[n] == 0)  continue;  // already nulled out
-    if (n > SECT_INSTS) {
+    if (n != SECT_INSTS) {
       cb.initialize_section_size(cb_sect, new_capacity[n]);
     }
     assert(cb_sect->capacity() >= new_capacity[n], "big enough");
@@ -844,17 +834,22 @@
     assert(tstart >= _blob->content_begin(), "sanity");
     assert(tend   <= _blob->content_end(),   "sanity");
   }
-  address tcheck = tstart;  // advancing pointer to verify disjointness
-  for (int n = 0; n < (int)SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
+  // Verify disjointness.
+  for (int n = (int) SECT_FIRST; n < (int) SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
     CodeSection* sect = code_section(n);
-    if (!sect->is_allocated())  continue;
-    assert(sect->start() >= tcheck, "sanity");
-    tcheck = sect->start();
-    assert((intptr_t)tcheck % sect->alignment() == 0
+    if (!sect->is_allocated() || sect->is_empty())  continue;
+    assert((intptr_t)sect->start() % sect->alignment() == 0
            || sect->is_empty() || _blob == NULL,
            "start is aligned");
-    assert(sect->end()   >= tcheck, "sanity");
-    assert(sect->end()   <= tend,   "sanity");
+    for (int m = (int) SECT_FIRST; m < (int) SECT_LIMIT; m++) {
+      CodeSection* other = code_section(m);
+      if (!other->is_allocated() || other == sect)  continue;
+      assert(!other->contains(sect->start()    ), "sanity");
+      // limit is an exclusive address and can be the start of another
+      // section.
+      assert(!other->contains(sect->limit() - 1), "sanity");
+    }
+    assert(sect->end() <= tend, "sanity");
   }
   return true;
 }
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/asm/codeBuffer.hpp	Thu Aug 26 11:05:25 2010 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/asm/codeBuffer.hpp	Fri Aug 27 01:51:27 2010 -0700
@@ -289,10 +289,12 @@
  public:
   typedef int csize_t;  // code size type; would be size_t except for history
   enum {
-    // Here is the list of all possible sections, in order of ascending address.
+    // Here is the list of all possible sections.  The order reflects
+    // the final layout.
+    SECT_FIRST = 0,
+    SECT_CONSTS = SECT_FIRST, // Non-instruction data:  Floats, jump tables, etc.
     SECT_INSTS,               // Executable instructions.
     SECT_STUBS,               // Outbound trampolines for supporting call sites.
-    SECT_CONSTS,              // Non-instruction data:  Floats, jump tables, etc.
     SECT_LIMIT, SECT_NONE = -1
   };
 
@@ -304,9 +306,9 @@
 
   const char*  _name;
 
+  CodeSection  _consts;             // constants, jump tables
   CodeSection  _insts;              // instructions (the main section)
   CodeSection  _stubs;              // stubs (call site support), deopt, exception handling
-  CodeSection  _consts;             // constants, jump tables
 
   CodeBuffer*  _before_expand;  // dead buffer, from before the last expansion
 
@@ -334,9 +336,9 @@
   }
 
   void initialize(address code_start, csize_t code_size) {
+    _consts.initialize_outer(this,  SECT_CONSTS);
     _insts.initialize_outer(this,   SECT_INSTS);
     _stubs.initialize_outer(this,   SECT_STUBS);
-    _consts.initialize_outer(this,  SECT_CONSTS);
     _total_start = code_start;
     _total_size  = code_size;
     // Initialize the main section:
@@ -414,16 +416,16 @@
   // construction.
   void initialize(csize_t code_size, csize_t locs_size);
 
+  CodeSection* consts()            { return &_consts; }
   CodeSection* insts()             { return &_insts; }
   CodeSection* stubs()             { return &_stubs; }
-  CodeSection* consts()            { return &_consts; }
 
-  // present sections in order; return NULL at end; insts is #0, etc.
+  // present sections in order; return NULL at end; consts is #0, etc.
   CodeSection* code_section(int n) {
-    // This makes the slightly questionable but portable assumption that
-    // the various members (_insts, _stubs, etc.) are adjacent in the
-    // layout of CodeBuffer.
-    CodeSection* cs = &_insts + n;
+    // This makes the slightly questionable but portable assumption
+    // that the various members (_consts, _insts, _stubs, etc.) are
+    // adjacent in the layout of CodeBuffer.
+    CodeSection* cs = &_consts + n;
     assert(cs->index() == n || !cs->is_allocated(), "sanity");
     return cs;
   }
@@ -484,9 +486,9 @@
   // CodeBlob).
   csize_t total_content_size() const;
 
-  // combined offset (relative to start of insts) of given address,
-  // as eventually found in the final CodeBlob
-  csize_t total_offset_of(address addr) const;
+  // Combined offset (relative to start of first section) of given
+  // section, as eventually found in the final CodeBlob.
+  csize_t total_offset_of(CodeSection* cs) const;
 
   // allocated size of all relocation data, including index, rounded up
   csize_t total_relocation_size() const;
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/code/codeBlob.cpp	Thu Aug 26 11:05:25 2010 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/code/codeBlob.cpp	Fri Aug 27 01:51:27 2010 -0700
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   _header_size           = header_size;
   _relocation_size       = round_to(cb->total_relocation_size(), oopSize);
   _content_offset        = align_code_offset(header_size + _relocation_size);
-  _code_offset           = _content_offset + cb->total_offset_of(cb->insts()->start());
+  _code_offset           = _content_offset + cb->total_offset_of(cb->insts());
   _data_offset           = _content_offset + round_to(cb->total_content_size(), oopSize);
   assert(_data_offset <= size, "codeBlob is too small");
 
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp	Thu Aug 26 11:05:25 2010 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp	Fri Aug 27 01:51:27 2010 -0700
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@
   int nmethod_count;
   int total_size;
   int relocation_size;
+  int consts_size;
   int insts_size;
   int stub_size;
-  int consts_size;
   int scopes_data_size;
   int scopes_pcs_size;
   int dependencies_size;
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@
     nmethod_count += 1;
     total_size          += nm->size();
     relocation_size     += nm->relocation_size();
+    consts_size         += nm->consts_size();
     insts_size          += nm->insts_size();
     stub_size           += nm->stub_size();
-    consts_size         += nm->consts_size();
     oops_size           += nm->oops_size();
     scopes_data_size    += nm->scopes_data_size();
     scopes_pcs_size     += nm->scopes_pcs_size();
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@
     tty->print_cr("Statistics for %d bytecoded nmethods:", nmethod_count);
     if (total_size != 0)          tty->print_cr(" total in heap  = %d", total_size);
     if (relocation_size != 0)     tty->print_cr(" relocation     = %d", relocation_size);
+    if (consts_size != 0)         tty->print_cr(" constants      = %d", consts_size);
     if (insts_size != 0)          tty->print_cr(" main code      = %d", insts_size);
     if (stub_size != 0)           tty->print_cr(" stub code      = %d", stub_size);
-    if (consts_size != 0)         tty->print_cr(" constants      = %d", consts_size);
     if (oops_size != 0)           tty->print_cr(" oops           = %d", oops_size);
     if (scopes_data_size != 0)    tty->print_cr(" scopes data    = %d", scopes_data_size);
     if (scopes_pcs_size != 0)     tty->print_cr(" scopes pcs     = %d", scopes_pcs_size);
@@ -404,9 +404,9 @@
 
 int nmethod::total_size() const {
   return
+    consts_size()        +
     insts_size()         +
     stub_size()          +
-    consts_size()        +
     scopes_data_size()   +
     scopes_pcs_size()    +
     handler_table_size() +
@@ -789,13 +789,17 @@
     _orig_pc_offset          = orig_pc_offset;
 
     // Section offsets
-    _consts_offset           = content_offset()      + code_buffer->total_offset_of(code_buffer->consts()->start());
-    _stub_offset             = content_offset()      + code_buffer->total_offset_of(code_buffer->stubs()->start());
+    _consts_offset           = content_offset()      + code_buffer->total_offset_of(code_buffer->consts());
+    _stub_offset             = content_offset()      + code_buffer->total_offset_of(code_buffer->stubs());
 
     // Exception handler and deopt handler are in the stub section
     _exception_offset        = _stub_offset          + offsets->value(CodeOffsets::Exceptions);
     _deoptimize_offset       = _stub_offset          + offsets->value(CodeOffsets::Deopt);
-    _deoptimize_mh_offset    = _stub_offset          + offsets->value(CodeOffsets::DeoptMH);
+    if (has_method_handle_invokes()) {
+      _deoptimize_mh_offset  = _stub_offset          + offsets->value(CodeOffsets::DeoptMH);
+    } else {
+      _deoptimize_mh_offset  = -1;
+    }
     if (offsets->value(CodeOffsets::UnwindHandler) != -1) {
       _unwind_handler_offset = code_offset()         + offsets->value(CodeOffsets::UnwindHandler);
     } else {
@@ -885,9 +889,9 @@
     xtty->print(" address='" INTPTR_FORMAT "'", (intptr_t) this);
 
     LOG_OFFSET(xtty, relocation);
+    LOG_OFFSET(xtty, consts);
     LOG_OFFSET(xtty, insts);
     LOG_OFFSET(xtty, stub);
-    LOG_OFFSET(xtty, consts);
     LOG_OFFSET(xtty, scopes_data);
     LOG_OFFSET(xtty, scopes_pcs);
     LOG_OFFSET(xtty, dependencies);
@@ -2336,6 +2340,10 @@
                                               relocation_begin(),
                                               relocation_end(),
                                               relocation_size());
+  if (consts_size       () > 0) tty->print_cr(" constants      [" INTPTR_FORMAT "," INTPTR_FORMAT "] = %d",
+                                              consts_begin(),
+                                              consts_end(),
+                                              consts_size());
   if (insts_size        () > 0) tty->print_cr(" main code      [" INTPTR_FORMAT "," INTPTR_FORMAT "] = %d",
                                               insts_begin(),
                                               insts_end(),
@@ -2344,10 +2352,6 @@
                                               stub_begin(),
                                               stub_end(),
                                               stub_size());
-  if (consts_size       () > 0) tty->print_cr(" constants      [" INTPTR_FORMAT "," INTPTR_FORMAT "] = %d",
-                                              consts_begin(),
-                                              consts_end(),
-                                              consts_size());
   if (oops_size         () > 0) tty->print_cr(" oops           [" INTPTR_FORMAT "," INTPTR_FORMAT "] = %d",
                                               oops_begin(),
                                               oops_end(),
@@ -2372,10 +2376,6 @@
                                               nul_chk_table_begin(),
                                               nul_chk_table_end(),
                                               nul_chk_table_size());
-  if (oops_size         () > 0) tty->print_cr(" oops           [" INTPTR_FORMAT "," INTPTR_FORMAT "] = %d",
-                                              oops_begin(),
-                                              oops_end(),
-                                              oops_size());
 }
 
 void nmethod::print_code() {
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.hpp	Thu Aug 26 11:05:25 2010 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.hpp	Fri Aug 27 01:51:27 2010 -0700
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_DTRACE_H
   int _trap_offset;
 #endif // def HAVE_DTRACE_H
+  int _consts_offset;
   int _stub_offset;
-  int _consts_offset;
   int _oops_offset;                       // offset to where embedded oop table begins (inside data)
   int _scopes_data_offset;
   int _scopes_pcs_offset;
@@ -336,16 +336,16 @@
   bool is_compiled_by_shark() const;
 
   // boundaries for different parts
-  address insts_begin           () const          { return code_begin(); }
+  address consts_begin          () const          { return           header_begin() + _consts_offset        ; }
+  address consts_end            () const          { return           header_begin() +  code_offset()        ; }
+  address insts_begin           () const          { return           header_begin() +  code_offset()        ; }
   address insts_end             () const          { return           header_begin() + _stub_offset          ; }
+  address stub_begin            () const          { return           header_begin() + _stub_offset          ; }
+  address stub_end              () const          { return           header_begin() + _oops_offset          ; }
   address exception_begin       () const          { return           header_begin() + _exception_offset     ; }
   address deopt_handler_begin   () const          { return           header_begin() + _deoptimize_offset    ; }
   address deopt_mh_handler_begin() const          { return           header_begin() + _deoptimize_mh_offset ; }
   address unwind_handler_begin  () const          { return _unwind_handler_offset != -1 ? (header_begin() + _unwind_handler_offset) : NULL; }
-  address stub_begin            () const          { return           header_begin() + _stub_offset          ; }
-  address stub_end              () const          { return           header_begin() + _consts_offset        ; }
-  address consts_begin          () const          { return           header_begin() + _consts_offset        ; }
-  address consts_end            () const          { return           header_begin() + _oops_offset          ; }
   oop*    oops_begin            () const          { return (oop*)   (header_begin() + _oops_offset)         ; }
   oop*    oops_end              () const          { return (oop*)   (header_begin() + _scopes_data_offset)  ; }
 
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@
   address nul_chk_table_end     () const          { return           header_begin() + _nmethod_end_offset   ; }
 
   // Sizes
+  int consts_size       () const                  { return            consts_end       () -            consts_begin       (); }
   int insts_size        () const                  { return            insts_end        () -            insts_begin        (); }
   int stub_size         () const                  { return            stub_end         () -            stub_begin         (); }
-  int consts_size       () const                  { return            consts_end       () -            consts_begin       (); }
   int oops_size         () const                  { return (address)  oops_end         () - (address)  oops_begin         (); }
   int scopes_data_size  () const                  { return            scopes_data_end  () -            scopes_data_begin  (); }
   int scopes_pcs_size   () const                  { return (intptr_t) scopes_pcs_end   () - (intptr_t) scopes_pcs_begin   (); }
@@ -374,9 +374,9 @@
   int total_size        () const;
 
   // Containment
+  bool consts_contains       (address addr) const { return consts_begin       () <= addr && addr < consts_end       (); }
   bool insts_contains        (address addr) const { return insts_begin        () <= addr && addr < insts_end        (); }
   bool stub_contains         (address addr) const { return stub_begin         () <= addr && addr < stub_end         (); }
-  bool consts_contains       (address addr) const { return consts_begin       () <= addr && addr < consts_end       (); }
   bool oops_contains         (oop*    addr) const { return oops_begin         () <= addr && addr < oops_end         (); }
   bool scopes_data_contains  (address addr) const { return scopes_data_begin  () <= addr && addr < scopes_data_end  (); }
   bool scopes_pcs_contains   (PcDesc* addr) const { return scopes_pcs_begin   () <= addr && addr < scopes_pcs_end   (); }
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/code/relocInfo.cpp	Thu Aug 26 11:05:25 2010 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/code/relocInfo.cpp	Fri Aug 27 01:51:27 2010 -0700
@@ -128,7 +128,16 @@
   _code    = nm;
   _current = nm->relocation_begin() - 1;
   _end     = nm->relocation_end();
-  _addr    = (address) nm->code_begin();
+  _addr    = nm->content_begin();
+
+  // Initialize code sections.
+  _section_start[CodeBuffer::SECT_CONSTS] = nm->consts_begin();
+  _section_start[CodeBuffer::SECT_INSTS ] = nm->insts_begin() ;
+  _section_start[CodeBuffer::SECT_STUBS ] = nm->stub_begin()  ;
+
+  _section_end  [CodeBuffer::SECT_CONSTS] = nm->consts_end()  ;
+  _section_end  [CodeBuffer::SECT_INSTS ] = nm->insts_end()   ;
+  _section_end  [CodeBuffer::SECT_STUBS ] = nm->stub_end()    ;
 
   assert(!has_current(), "just checking");
   assert(begin == NULL || begin >= nm->code_begin(), "in bounds");
@@ -146,9 +155,11 @@
   _code    = NULL; // Not cb->blob();
 
   CodeBuffer* cb = cs->outer();
-  assert((int)SECT_LIMIT == CodeBuffer::SECT_LIMIT, "my copy must be equal");
-  for (int n = 0; n < (int)SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
-    _section_start[n] = cb->code_section(n)->start();
+  assert((int) SECT_LIMIT == CodeBuffer::SECT_LIMIT, "my copy must be equal");
+  for (int n = (int) CodeBuffer::SECT_FIRST; n < (int) CodeBuffer::SECT_LIMIT; n++) {
+    CodeSection* cs = cb->code_section(n);
+    _section_start[n] = cs->start();
+    _section_end  [n] = cs->end();
   }
 
   assert(!has_current(), "just checking");
@@ -166,6 +177,12 @@
 };
 
 
+bool RelocIterator::addr_in_const() const {
+  const int n = CodeBuffer::SECT_CONSTS;
+  return section_start(n) <= addr() && addr() < section_end(n);
+}
+
+
 static inline int num_cards(int code_size) {
   return (code_size-1) / indexCardSize;
 }
@@ -360,31 +377,12 @@
 }
 
 
-address RelocIterator::compute_section_start(int n) const {
-// This routine not only computes a section start, but also
-// memoizes it for later.
-#define CACHE ((RelocIterator*)this)->_section_start[n]
-  CodeBlob* cb = code();
-  guarantee(cb != NULL, "must have a code blob");
-  if (n == CodeBuffer::SECT_INSTS)
-    return CACHE = cb->code_begin();
-  assert(cb->is_nmethod(), "only nmethods have these sections");
-  nmethod* nm = (nmethod*) cb;
-  address res = NULL;
-  switch (n) {
-  case CodeBuffer::SECT_STUBS:
-    res = nm->stub_begin();
-    break;
-  case CodeBuffer::SECT_CONSTS:
-    res = nm->consts_begin();
-    break;
-  default:
-    ShouldNotReachHere();
+void RelocIterator::initialize_misc() {
+  set_has_current(false);
+  for (int i = (int) CodeBuffer::SECT_FIRST; i < (int) CodeBuffer::SECT_LIMIT; i++) {
+    _section_start[i] = NULL;  // these will be lazily computed, if needed
+    _section_end  [i] = NULL;
   }
-  assert(nm->contains(res) || res == nm->code_end(), "tame pointer");
-  CACHE = res;
-  return res;
-#undef CACHE
 }
 
 
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/code/relocInfo.hpp	Thu Aug 26 11:05:25 2010 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/code/relocInfo.hpp	Fri Aug 27 01:51:27 2010 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2008, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2010, 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
@@ -502,8 +502,7 @@
 //   }
 
 class RelocIterator : public StackObj {
-  enum { SECT_CONSTS = 2,
-         SECT_LIMIT = 3 };  // must be equal to CodeBuffer::SECT_LIMIT
+  enum { SECT_LIMIT = 3 };  // must be equal to CodeBuffer::SECT_LIMIT, checked in ctor
   friend class Relocation;
   friend class relocInfo;       // for change_reloc_info_for_address only
   typedef relocInfo::relocType relocType;
@@ -521,6 +520,7 @@
 
   // Base addresses needed to compute targets of section_word_type relocs.
   address    _section_start[SECT_LIMIT];
+  address    _section_end  [SECT_LIMIT];
 
   void set_has_current(bool b) {
     _datalen = !b ? -1 : 0;
@@ -540,14 +540,7 @@
 
   void advance_over_prefix();    // helper method
 
-  void initialize_misc() {
-    set_has_current(false);
-    for (int i = 0; i < SECT_LIMIT; i++) {
-      _section_start[i] = NULL;  // these will be lazily computed, if needed
-    }
-  }
-
-  address compute_section_start(int n) const;  // out-of-line helper
+  void initialize_misc();
 
   void initialize(nmethod* nm, address begin, address limit);
 
@@ -598,11 +591,15 @@
   bool     has_current()      const { return _datalen >= 0; }
 
   void       set_addr(address addr) { _addr = addr; }
-  bool   addr_in_const()      const { return addr() >= section_start(SECT_CONSTS); }
+  bool   addr_in_const()      const;
 
   address section_start(int n) const {
-    address res = _section_start[n];
-    return (res != NULL) ? res : compute_section_start(n);
+    assert(_section_start[n], "must be initialized");
+    return _section_start[n];
+  }
+  address section_end(int n) const {
+    assert(_section_end[n], "must be initialized");
+    return _section_end[n];
   }
 
   // The address points to the affected displacement part of the instruction.