--- a/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/ConstMethod.java	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/ConstMethod.java	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2012, 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
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@
 
   private static synchronized void initialize(TypeDataBase db) throws WrongTypeException {
     Type type                  = db.lookupType("constMethodOopDesc");
-    // Backpointer to non-const methodOop
-    method                     = new OopField(type.getOopField("_method"), 0);
+    constants                  = new OopField(type.getOopField("_constants"), 0);
     // The exception handler table. 4-tuples of ints [start_pc, end_pc,
     // handler_pc, catch_type index] For methods with no exceptions the
     // table is pointing to Universe::the_empty_int_array
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@
     nameIndex                  = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_name_index"), 0);
     signatureIndex             = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_signature_index"), 0);
     genericSignatureIndex      = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_generic_signature_index"),0);
+    idnum                      = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_method_idnum"), 0);
 
     // start of byte code
     bytecodeOffset = type.getSize();
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
   }
 
   // Fields
-  private static OopField  method;
+  private static OopField  constants;
   private static OopField  exceptionTable;
   private static CIntField constMethodSize;
   private static ByteField flags;
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
   private static CIntField nameIndex;
   private static CIntField signatureIndex;
   private static CIntField genericSignatureIndex;
+  private static CIntField idnum;
 
   // start of bytecode
   private static long bytecodeOffset;
@@ -100,9 +101,15 @@
   private static long checkedExceptionElementSize;
   private static long localVariableTableElementSize;
 
+  public Method getMethod() {
+    InstanceKlass ik = (InstanceKlass)getConstants().getPoolHolder();
+    ObjArray methods = ik.getMethods();
+    return (Method)methods.getObjAt(getIdNum());
+  }
+
   // Accessors for declared fields
-  public Method getMethod() {
-    return (Method) method.getValue(this);
+  public ConstantPool getConstants() {
+    return (ConstantPool) constants.getValue(this);
   }
 
   public TypeArray getExceptionTable() {
@@ -133,6 +140,10 @@
     return genericSignatureIndex.getValue(this);
   }
 
+  public long getIdNum() {
+    return idnum.getValue(this);
+  }
+
   public Symbol getName() {
     return getMethod().getName();
   }
@@ -223,7 +234,7 @@
   public void iterateFields(OopVisitor visitor, boolean doVMFields) {
     super.iterateFields(visitor, doVMFields);
     if (doVMFields) {
-      visitor.doOop(method, true);
+      visitor.doOop(constants, true);
       visitor.doOop(exceptionTable, true);
       visitor.doCInt(constMethodSize, true);
       visitor.doByte(flags, true);

--- a/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Method.java	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Method.java	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2012, 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 @@
   private static synchronized void initialize(TypeDataBase db) throws WrongTypeException {
     Type type                  = db.lookupType("methodOopDesc");
     constMethod                = new OopField(type.getOopField("_constMethod"), 0);
-    constants                  = new OopField(type.getOopField("_constants"), 0);
     methodData                 = new OopField(type.getOopField("_method_data"), 0);
     methodSize                 = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_method_size"), 0);
     maxStack                   = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_max_stack"), 0);
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@
 
   // Fields
   private static OopField  constMethod;
-  private static OopField  constants;
   private static OopField  methodData;
   private static CIntField methodSize;
   private static CIntField maxStack;
@@ -125,7 +123,9 @@
 
   // Accessors for declared fields
   public ConstMethod  getConstMethod()                { return (ConstMethod)  constMethod.getValue(this);       }
-  public ConstantPool getConstants()                  { return (ConstantPool) constants.getValue(this);         }
+  public ConstantPool getConstants()                  {
+    return getConstMethod().getConstants();
+  }
   public MethodData   getMethodData()                 { return (MethodData) methodData.getValue(this);          }
   public TypeArray    getExceptionTable()             { return getConstMethod().getExceptionTable();            }
   /** WARNING: this is in words, not useful in this system; use getObjectSize() instead */
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@
     super.iterateFields(visitor, doVMFields);
     if (doVMFields) {
       visitor.doOop(constMethod, true);
-      visitor.doOop(constants, true);
       visitor.doCInt(methodSize, true);
       visitor.doCInt(maxStack, true);
       visitor.doCInt(maxLocals, true);

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/cppInterpreter_sparc.cpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/cppInterpreter_sparc.cpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2007, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007, 2012, 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
@@ -490,7 +490,8 @@
                       ConstantPoolCacheEntry::size()) * BytesPerWord), G1_scratch);
 
     // get constant pool cache
-    __ ld_ptr(G5_method, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::constants_offset()), G3_scratch);
+    __ ld_ptr(G5_method, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::const_offset()), G3_scratch);
+    __ ld_ptr(G3_scratch, in_bytes(constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()), G3_scratch);
     __ ld_ptr(G3_scratch, constantPoolOopDesc::cache_offset_in_bytes(), G3_scratch);
 
     // get specific constant pool cache entry
@@ -768,7 +769,8 @@
     // for static methods insert the mirror argument
     const int mirror_offset = in_bytes(Klass::java_mirror_offset());
 
-    __ ld_ptr(Address(G5_method, 0, in_bytes(methodOopDesc:: constants_offset())), O1);
+    __ ld_ptr(Address(G5_method, 0, in_bytes(methodOopDesc:: const_offset())), O1);
+    __ ld_ptr(Address(O1, 0, in_bytes(constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset())), O1);
     __ ld_ptr(Address(O1, 0, constantPoolOopDesc::pool_holder_offset_in_bytes()), O1);
     __ ld_ptr(O1, mirror_offset, O1);
     // where the mirror handle body is allocated:
@@ -1047,7 +1049,7 @@
   assert_different_registers(state, prev_state);
   assert_different_registers(prev_state, G3_scratch);
   const Register Gtmp = G3_scratch;
-  const Address constants         (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
+  const Address constMethod       (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
   const Address access_flags      (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::access_flags_offset()));
   const Address size_of_parameters(G5_method, 0, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::size_of_parameters_offset()));
   const Address max_stack         (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::max_stack_offset()));
@@ -1155,7 +1157,8 @@
   __ set((int) BytecodeInterpreter::method_entry, O1);
   __ st(O1, XXX_STATE(_msg));
 
-  __ ld_ptr(constants, O3);
+  __ ld_ptr(constMethod, O3);
+  __ ld_ptr(O3, in_bytes(constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()), O3);
   __ ld_ptr(O3, constantPoolOopDesc::cache_offset_in_bytes(), O2);
   __ st_ptr(O2, XXX_STATE(_constants));
 
@@ -1178,7 +1181,8 @@
     __ ld_ptr(XXX_STATE(_locals), O1);
     __ br( Assembler::zero, true, Assembler::pt, got_obj);
     __ delayed()->ld_ptr(O1, 0, O1);                  // get receiver for not-static case
-    __ ld_ptr(constants, O1);
+    __ ld_ptr(constMethod, O1);
+    __ ld_ptr( O1, in_bytes(constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()), O1);
     __ ld_ptr( O1, constantPoolOopDesc::pool_holder_offset_in_bytes(), O1);
     // lock the mirror, not the klassOop
     __ ld_ptr( O1, mirror_offset, O1);
@@ -1536,7 +1540,7 @@
   const Register Gtmp1 = G3_scratch;
   // const Register Lmirror = L1;     // native mirror (native calls only)
 
-  const Address constants         (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
+  const Address constMethod       (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
   const Address access_flags      (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::access_flags_offset()));
   const Address size_of_parameters(G5_method, 0, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::size_of_parameters_offset()));
   const Address max_stack         (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::max_stack_offset()));

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/interp_masm_sparc.cpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/interp_masm_sparc.cpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, 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
@@ -934,8 +934,14 @@
 }
 
 
+void InterpreterMacroAssembler::get_const(Register Rdst) {
+  ld_ptr(Lmethod, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::const_offset()), Rdst);
+}
+
+
 void InterpreterMacroAssembler::get_constant_pool(Register Rdst) {
-  ld_ptr(Lmethod, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::constants_offset()), Rdst);
+  get_const(Rdst);
+  ld_ptr(Rdst, in_bytes(constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()), Rdst);
 }
 
 

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/interp_masm_sparc.hpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/interp_masm_sparc.hpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, 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
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
   void index_check(Register array, Register index, int index_shift, Register tmp, Register res);
   void index_check_without_pop(Register array, Register index, int index_shift, Register tmp, Register res);
 
+  void get_const(Register Rdst);
   void get_constant_pool(Register Rdst);
   void get_constant_pool_cache(Register Rdst);
   void get_cpool_and_tags(Register Rcpool, Register Rtags);

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateInterpreter_sparc.cpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateInterpreter_sparc.cpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, 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
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@
     __ br( Assembler::zero, true, Assembler::pt, done);
     __ delayed()->ld_ptr(Llocals, Interpreter::local_offset_in_bytes(0), O0); // get receiver for not-static case
 
-    __ ld_ptr( Lmethod, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::constants_offset()), O0);
+    __ ld_ptr( Lmethod, in_bytes(methodOopDesc::const_offset()), O0);
+    __ ld_ptr( O0, in_bytes(constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()), O0);
     __ ld_ptr( O0, constantPoolOopDesc::pool_holder_offset_in_bytes(), O0);
 
     // lock the mirror, not the klassOop
@@ -670,7 +671,8 @@
                       ConstantPoolCacheEntry::size()) * BytesPerWord), G1_scratch);
 
     // get constant pool cache
-    __ ld_ptr(G5_method, methodOopDesc::constants_offset(), G3_scratch);
+    __ ld_ptr(G5_method, methodOopDesc::const_offset(), G3_scratch);
+    __ ld_ptr(G3_scratch, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset(), G3_scratch);
     __ ld_ptr(G3_scratch, constantPoolOopDesc::cache_offset_in_bytes(), G3_scratch);
 
     // get specific constant pool cache entry
@@ -993,7 +995,8 @@
     // for static methods insert the mirror argument
     const int mirror_offset = in_bytes(Klass::java_mirror_offset());
 
-    __ ld_ptr(Lmethod, methodOopDesc:: constants_offset(), O1);
+    __ ld_ptr(Lmethod, methodOopDesc:: const_offset(), O1);
+    __ ld_ptr(O1, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset(), O1);
     __ ld_ptr(O1, constantPoolOopDesc::pool_holder_offset_in_bytes(), O1);
     __ ld_ptr(O1, mirror_offset, O1);
 #ifdef ASSERT

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/cppInterpreter_x86.cpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/cppInterpreter_x86.cpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2007, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007, 2012, 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
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@
   __ xorptr(rdx, rdx);
   __ movptr(STATE(_oop_temp), rdx);                     // state->_oop_temp = NULL (only really needed for native)
   __ movptr(STATE(_mdx), rdx);                          // state->_mdx = NULL
-  __ movptr(rdx, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
+  __ movptr(rdx, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
+  __ movptr(rdx, Address(rdx, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
   __ movptr(rdx, Address(rdx, constantPoolOopDesc::cache_offset_in_bytes()));
   __ movptr(STATE(_constants), rdx);                    // state->_constants = constants()
 
@@ -516,7 +517,8 @@
     __ testl(rax, JVM_ACC_STATIC);
     __ movptr(rax, Address(locals, 0));                   // get receiver (assume this is frequent case)
     __ jcc(Assembler::zero, done);
-    __ movptr(rax, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
+    __ movptr(rax, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
+    __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, constantPoolOopDesc::pool_holder_offset_in_bytes()));
     __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, mirror_offset));
     __ bind(done);
@@ -769,7 +771,8 @@
     __ testl(rax, JVM_ACC_STATIC);
     __ movptr(rax, Address(rdi, 0));                                    // get receiver (assume this is frequent case)
     __ jcc(Assembler::zero, done);
-    __ movptr(rax, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
+    __ movptr(rax, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
+    __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, constantPoolOopDesc::pool_holder_offset_in_bytes()));
     __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, mirror_offset));
     __ bind(done);
@@ -821,9 +824,9 @@
     __ testptr(rax, rax);
     __ jcc(Assembler::zero, slow_path);
 
-    __ movptr(rdi, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     // read first instruction word and extract bytecode @ 1 and index @ 2
     __ movptr(rdx, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
+    __ movptr(rdi, Address(rdx, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     __ movl(rdx, Address(rdx, constMethodOopDesc::codes_offset()));
     // Shift codes right to get the index on the right.
     // The bytecode fetched looks like <index><0xb4><0x2a>
@@ -1185,7 +1188,8 @@
     __ testl(t, JVM_ACC_STATIC);
     __ jcc(Assembler::zero, L);
     // get mirror
-    __ movptr(t, Address(method, methodOopDesc:: constants_offset()));
+    __ movptr(t, Address(method, methodOopDesc:: const_offset()));
+    __ movptr(t, Address(t, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     __ movptr(t, Address(t, constantPoolOopDesc::pool_holder_offset_in_bytes()));
     __ movptr(t, Address(t, mirror_offset));
     // copy mirror into activation object

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/interp_masm_x86_32.hpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/interp_masm_x86_32.hpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, 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
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
 
   // Helpers for runtime call arguments/results
   void get_method(Register reg)                            { movptr(reg, Address(rbp, frame::interpreter_frame_method_offset * wordSize)); }
-  void get_constant_pool(Register reg)                     { get_method(reg); movptr(reg, Address(reg, methodOopDesc::constants_offset())); }
+  void get_const(Register reg)                             { get_method(reg); movptr(reg, Address(reg, methodOopDesc::const_offset())); }
+  void get_constant_pool(Register reg)                     { get_const(reg); movptr(reg, Address(reg, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset())); }
   void get_constant_pool_cache(Register reg)               { get_constant_pool(reg); movptr(reg, Address(reg, constantPoolOopDesc::cache_offset_in_bytes())); }
   void get_cpool_and_tags(Register cpool, Register tags)   { get_constant_pool(cpool); movptr(tags, Address(cpool, constantPoolOopDesc::tags_offset_in_bytes()));
   }

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/interp_masm_x86_64.hpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/interp_masm_x86_64.hpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2012, 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
@@ -84,9 +84,14 @@
     movptr(reg, Address(rbp, frame::interpreter_frame_method_offset * wordSize));
   }
 
-  void get_constant_pool(Register reg) {
+  void get_const(Register reg) {
     get_method(reg);
-    movptr(reg, Address(reg, methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
+    movptr(reg, Address(reg, methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
+  }
+
+  void get_constant_pool(Register reg) {
+    get_const(reg);
+    movptr(reg, Address(reg, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
   }
 
   void get_constant_pool_cache(Register reg) {

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/templateInterpreter_x86_32.cpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/templateInterpreter_x86_32.cpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, 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
@@ -566,7 +566,8 @@
     __ testl(rax, JVM_ACC_STATIC);
     __ movptr(rax, Address(rdi, Interpreter::local_offset_in_bytes(0)));  // get receiver (assume this is frequent case)
     __ jcc(Assembler::zero, done);
-    __ movptr(rax, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
+    __ movptr(rax, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
+    __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, constantPoolOopDesc::pool_holder_offset_in_bytes()));
     __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, mirror_offset));
     __ bind(done);
@@ -606,7 +607,8 @@
     __ push(0);
   }
 
-  __ movptr(rdx, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
+  __ movptr(rdx, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
+  __ movptr(rdx, Address(rdx, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
   __ movptr(rdx, Address(rdx, constantPoolOopDesc::cache_offset_in_bytes()));
   __ push(rdx);                                       // set constant pool cache
   __ push(rdi);                                       // set locals pointer
@@ -661,9 +663,9 @@
     __ testptr(rax, rax);
     __ jcc(Assembler::zero, slow_path);
 
-    __ movptr(rdi, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     // read first instruction word and extract bytecode @ 1 and index @ 2
     __ movptr(rdx, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
+    __ movptr(rdi, Address(rdx, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     __ movl(rdx, Address(rdx, constMethodOopDesc::codes_offset()));
     // Shift codes right to get the index on the right.
     // The bytecode fetched looks like <index><0xb4><0x2a>
@@ -1026,7 +1028,8 @@
     __ testl(t, JVM_ACC_STATIC);
     __ jcc(Assembler::zero, L);
     // get mirror
-    __ movptr(t, Address(method, methodOopDesc:: constants_offset()));
+    __ movptr(t, Address(method, methodOopDesc:: const_offset()));
+    __ movptr(t, Address(t, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     __ movptr(t, Address(t, constantPoolOopDesc::pool_holder_offset_in_bytes()));
     __ movptr(t, Address(t, mirror_offset));
     // copy mirror into activation frame

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/templateInterpreter_x86_64.cpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/templateInterpreter_x86_64.cpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2012, 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
@@ -522,7 +522,8 @@
     // get receiver (assume this is frequent case)
     __ movptr(rax, Address(r14, Interpreter::local_offset_in_bytes(0)));
     __ jcc(Assembler::zero, done);
-    __ movptr(rax, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
+    __ movptr(rax, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
+    __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     __ movptr(rax, Address(rax,
                            constantPoolOopDesc::pool_holder_offset_in_bytes()));
     __ movptr(rax, Address(rax, mirror_offset));
@@ -579,7 +580,8 @@
     __ push(0);
   }
 
-  __ movptr(rdx, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
+  __ movptr(rdx, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
+  __ movptr(rdx, Address(rdx, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
   __ movptr(rdx, Address(rdx, constantPoolOopDesc::cache_offset_in_bytes()));
   __ push(rdx); // set constant pool cache
   __ push(r14); // set locals pointer
@@ -629,9 +631,9 @@
     __ testptr(rax, rax);
     __ jcc(Assembler::zero, slow_path);
 
-    __ movptr(rdi, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     // read first instruction word and extract bytecode @ 1 and index @ 2
     __ movptr(rdx, Address(rbx, methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
+    __ movptr(rdi, Address(rdx, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     __ movl(rdx, Address(rdx, constMethodOopDesc::codes_offset()));
     // Shift codes right to get the index on the right.
     // The bytecode fetched looks like <index><0xb4><0x2a>
@@ -1020,7 +1022,8 @@
     __ testl(t, JVM_ACC_STATIC);
     __ jcc(Assembler::zero, L);
     // get mirror
-    __ movptr(t, Address(method, methodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
+    __ movptr(t, Address(method, methodOopDesc::const_offset()));
+    __ movptr(t, Address(t, constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset()));
     __ movptr(t, Address(t, constantPoolOopDesc::pool_holder_offset_in_bytes()));
     __ movptr(t, Address(t, mirror_offset));
     // copy mirror into activation frame

--- a/hotspot/src/os/solaris/dtrace/generateJvmOffsets.cpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/os/solaris/dtrace/generateJvmOffsets.cpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2012, 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
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@
   printf("\n");
 
   GEN_OFFS(methodOopDesc, _constMethod);
-  GEN_OFFS(methodOopDesc, _constants);
   GEN_OFFS(methodOopDesc, _access_flags);
   printf("\n");
 
+  GEN_OFFS(constMethodOopDesc, _constants);
   GEN_OFFS(constMethodOopDesc, _flags);
   GEN_OFFS(constMethodOopDesc, _code_size);
   GEN_OFFS(constMethodOopDesc, _name_index);

--- a/hotspot/src/os/solaris/dtrace/jhelper.d	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/os/solaris/dtrace/jhelper.d	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2012, 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
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
   copyin_offset(OFFSET_Symbol_body);
 
   copyin_offset(OFFSET_methodOopDesc_constMethod);
-  copyin_offset(OFFSET_methodOopDesc_constants);
+  copyin_offset(OFFSET_constMethodOopDesc_constants);
   copyin_offset(OFFSET_constMethodOopDesc_name_index);
   copyin_offset(OFFSET_constMethodOopDesc_signature_index);
 
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@
   this->signatureIndex = copyin_uint16(this->constMethod +
       OFFSET_constMethodOopDesc_signature_index);
 
-  this->constantPool = copyin_ptr(this->methodOopPtr +
-      OFFSET_methodOopDesc_constants);
+  this->constantPool = copyin_ptr(this->constMethod +
+      OFFSET_constMethodOopDesc_constants);
 
   this->nameSymbol = copyin_ptr(this->constantPool +
       this->nameIndex * sizeof (pointer) + SIZE_constantPoolOopDesc);

--- a/hotspot/src/os/solaris/dtrace/libjvm_db.c	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/os/solaris/dtrace/libjvm_db.c	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2012, 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
@@ -514,9 +514,9 @@
   char * signatureString = NULL;
   int err;
 
-  err = read_pointer(J, methodOopPtr + OFFSET_methodOopDesc_constants, &constantPool);
+  err = read_pointer(J, methodOopPtr + OFFSET_methodOopDesc_constMethod, &constMethod);
   CHECK_FAIL(err);
-  err = read_pointer(J, methodOopPtr + OFFSET_methodOopDesc_constMethod, &constMethod);
+  err = read_pointer(J->P, constMethod + OFFSET_constMethodOopDesc_constants, &constantPool);
   CHECK_FAIL(err);
 
   /* To get name string */

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constMethodKlass.cpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constMethodKlass.cpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2012, 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
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
   No_Safepoint_Verifier no_safepoint;
   cm->set_interpreter_kind(Interpreter::invalid);
   cm->init_fingerprint();
-  cm->set_method(NULL);
+  cm->set_constants(NULL);
   cm->set_stackmap_data(NULL);
   cm->set_exception_table(NULL);
   cm->set_code_size(byte_code_size);
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 void constMethodKlass::oop_follow_contents(oop obj) {
   assert (obj->is_constMethod(), "object must be constMethod");
   constMethodOop cm = constMethodOop(obj);
-  MarkSweep::mark_and_push(cm->adr_method());
+  MarkSweep::mark_and_push(cm->adr_constants());
   MarkSweep::mark_and_push(cm->adr_stackmap_data());
   MarkSweep::mark_and_push(cm->adr_exception_table());
   // Performance tweak: We skip iterating over the klass pointer since we
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
                                            oop obj) {
   assert (obj->is_constMethod(), "object must be constMethod");
   constMethodOop cm_oop = constMethodOop(obj);
-  PSParallelCompact::mark_and_push(cm, cm_oop->adr_method());
+  PSParallelCompact::mark_and_push(cm, cm_oop->adr_constants());
   PSParallelCompact::mark_and_push(cm, cm_oop->adr_stackmap_data());
   PSParallelCompact::mark_and_push(cm, cm_oop->adr_exception_table());
   // Performance tweak: We skip iterating over the klass pointer since we
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 int constMethodKlass::oop_oop_iterate(oop obj, OopClosure* blk) {
   assert (obj->is_constMethod(), "object must be constMethod");
   constMethodOop cm = constMethodOop(obj);
-  blk->do_oop(cm->adr_method());
+  blk->do_oop(cm->adr_constants());
   blk->do_oop(cm->adr_stackmap_data());
   blk->do_oop(cm->adr_exception_table());
   // Get size before changing pointers.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   assert (obj->is_constMethod(), "object must be constMethod");
   constMethodOop cm = constMethodOop(obj);
   oop* adr;
-  adr = cm->adr_method();
+  adr = cm->adr_constants();
   if (mr.contains(adr)) blk->do_oop(adr);
   adr = cm->adr_stackmap_data();
   if (mr.contains(adr)) blk->do_oop(adr);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 int constMethodKlass::oop_adjust_pointers(oop obj) {
   assert(obj->is_constMethod(), "should be constMethod");
   constMethodOop cm = constMethodOop(obj);
-  MarkSweep::adjust_pointer(cm->adr_method());
+  MarkSweep::adjust_pointer(cm->adr_constants());
   MarkSweep::adjust_pointer(cm->adr_stackmap_data());
   MarkSweep::adjust_pointer(cm->adr_exception_table());
   // Get size before changing pointers.
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@
   assert(obj->is_constMethod(), "must be constMethod");
   Klass::oop_print_on(obj, st);
   constMethodOop m = constMethodOop(obj);
-  st->print(" - method:       " INTPTR_FORMAT " ", (address)m->method());
-  m->method()->print_value_on(st); st->cr();
+  st->print(" - constants:       " INTPTR_FORMAT " ", (address)m->constants());
+  m->constants()->print_value_on(st); st->cr();
   st->print(" - exceptions:   " INTPTR_FORMAT "\n", (address)m->exception_table());
   if (m->has_stackmap_table()) {
     st->print(" - stackmap data:       ");
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@
   // Verification can occur during oop construction before the method or
   // other fields have been initialized.
   if (!obj->partially_loaded()) {
-    guarantee(m->method()->is_perm(), "should be in permspace");
-    guarantee(m->method()->is_method(), "should be method");
+    guarantee(m->constants()->is_perm(), "should be in permspace");
+    guarantee(m->constants()->is_constantPool(), "should be constant pool");
     typeArrayOop stackmap_data = m->stackmap_data();
     guarantee(stackmap_data == NULL ||
               stackmap_data->is_perm(),  "should be in permspace");

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constMethodOop.cpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constMethodOop.cpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2012, 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
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
   return align_object_size(header_size() + extra_words);
 }
 
+methodOop constMethodOopDesc::method() const {
+    return instanceKlass::cast(_constants->pool_holder())->method_with_idnum(
+                               _method_idnum);
+  }
 
 // linenumber table - note that length is unknown until decompression,
 // see class CompressedLineNumberReadStream.

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constMethodOop.hpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constMethodOop.hpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2012, 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
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 // |------------------------------------------------------|
 // | fingerprint 1                                        |
 // | fingerprint 2                                        |
-// | method                         (oop)                 |
+// | constants                      (oop)                 |
 // | stackmap_data                  (oop)                 |
 // | exception_table                (oop)                 |
 // | constMethod_size                                     |
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
   volatile bool     _is_conc_safe; // if true, safe for concurrent GC processing
 
 public:
-  oop* oop_block_beg() const { return adr_method(); }
+  oop* oop_block_beg() const { return adr_constants(); }
   oop* oop_block_end() const { return adr_exception_table() + 1; }
 
 private:
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@
   // The oop block.  See comment in klass.hpp before making changes.
   //
 
-  // Backpointer to non-const methodOop (needed for some JVMTI operations)
-  methodOop         _method;
+  constantPoolOop   _constants;                  // Constant pool
 
   // Raw stackmap data for the method
   typeArrayOop      _stackmap_data;
@@ -167,10 +166,13 @@
   void set_interpreter_kind(int kind)      { _interpreter_kind = kind; }
   int  interpreter_kind(void) const        { return _interpreter_kind; }
 
-  // backpointer to non-const methodOop
-  methodOop method() const                 { return _method; }
-  void set_method(methodOop m)             { oop_store_without_check((oop*)&_method, (oop) m); }
+  // constant pool
+  constantPoolOop constants() const        { return _constants; }
+  void set_constants(constantPoolOop c)    {
+    oop_store_without_check((oop*)&_constants, (oop)c);
+  }
 
+  methodOop method() const;
 
   // stackmap table data
   typeArrayOop stackmap_data() const { return _stackmap_data; }
@@ -278,11 +280,13 @@
                             { return in_ByteSize(sizeof(constMethodOopDesc)); }
 
   // interpreter support
+  static ByteSize constants_offset()
+               { return byte_offset_of(constMethodOopDesc, _constants); }
   static ByteSize exception_table_offset()
                { return byte_offset_of(constMethodOopDesc, _exception_table); }
 
   // Garbage collection support
-  oop*  adr_method() const             { return (oop*)&_method;          }
+  oop*  adr_constants() const          { return (oop*)&_constants; }
   oop*  adr_stackmap_data() const      { return (oop*)&_stackmap_data;   }
   oop*  adr_exception_table() const    { return (oop*)&_exception_table; }
   bool is_conc_safe() { return _is_conc_safe; }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/methodKlass.cpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/methodKlass.cpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, 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
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@
 
   assert(m->is_parsable(), "must be parsable here.");
   assert(m->size() == size, "wrong size for object");
-  // We should not publish an uprasable object's reference
-  // into one that is parsable, since that presents problems
-  // for the concurrent parallel marking and precleaning phases
-  // of concurrent gc (CMS).
-  xconst->set_method(m);
   return m;
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +122,6 @@
   // Performance tweak: We skip iterating over the klass pointer since we
   // know that Universe::methodKlassObj never moves.
   MarkSweep::mark_and_push(m->adr_constMethod());
-  MarkSweep::mark_and_push(m->adr_constants());
   if (m->method_data() != NULL) {
     MarkSweep::mark_and_push(m->adr_method_data());
   }
@@ -141,7 +135,6 @@
   // Performance tweak: We skip iterating over the klass pointer since we
   // know that Universe::methodKlassObj never moves.
   PSParallelCompact::mark_and_push(cm, m->adr_constMethod());
-  PSParallelCompact::mark_and_push(cm, m->adr_constants());
 #ifdef COMPILER2
   if (m->method_data() != NULL) {
     PSParallelCompact::mark_and_push(cm, m->adr_method_data());
@@ -159,7 +152,6 @@
   // Performance tweak: We skip iterating over the klass pointer since we
   // know that Universe::methodKlassObj never moves
   blk->do_oop(m->adr_constMethod());
-  blk->do_oop(m->adr_constants());
   if (m->method_data() != NULL) {
     blk->do_oop(m->adr_method_data());
   }
@@ -178,8 +170,6 @@
   oop* adr;
   adr = m->adr_constMethod();
   if (mr.contains(adr)) blk->do_oop(adr);
-  adr = m->adr_constants();
-  if (mr.contains(adr)) blk->do_oop(adr);
   if (m->method_data() != NULL) {
     adr = m->adr_method_data();
     if (mr.contains(adr)) blk->do_oop(adr);
@@ -197,7 +187,6 @@
   // Performance tweak: We skip iterating over the klass pointer since we
   // know that Universe::methodKlassObj never moves.
   MarkSweep::adjust_pointer(m->adr_constMethod());
-  MarkSweep::adjust_pointer(m->adr_constants());
   if (m->method_data() != NULL) {
     MarkSweep::adjust_pointer(m->adr_method_data());
   }
@@ -213,7 +202,6 @@
   assert(obj->is_method(), "should be method");
   methodOop m = methodOop(obj);
   PSParallelCompact::adjust_pointer(m->adr_constMethod());
-  PSParallelCompact::adjust_pointer(m->adr_constants());
 #ifdef COMPILER2
   if (m->method_data() != NULL) {
     PSParallelCompact::adjust_pointer(m->adr_method_data());
@@ -339,8 +327,6 @@
   if (!obj->partially_loaded()) {
     methodOop m = methodOop(obj);
     guarantee(m->is_perm(),  "should be in permspace");
-    guarantee(m->constants()->is_perm(), "should be in permspace");
-    guarantee(m->constants()->is_constantPool(), "should be constant pool");
     guarantee(m->constMethod()->is_constMethod(), "should be constMethodOop");
     guarantee(m->constMethod()->is_perm(), "should be in permspace");
     methodDataOop method_data = m->method_data();

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/methodOop.cpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/methodOop.cpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -531,9 +531,9 @@
 
 
 bool methodOopDesc::is_klass_loaded_by_klass_index(int klass_index) const {
-  if( _constants->tag_at(klass_index).is_unresolved_klass() ) {
+  if( constants()->tag_at(klass_index).is_unresolved_klass() ) {
     Thread *thread = Thread::current();
-    Symbol* klass_name = _constants->klass_name_at(klass_index);
+    Symbol* klass_name = constants()->klass_name_at(klass_index);
     Handle loader(thread, instanceKlass::cast(method_holder())->class_loader());
     Handle prot  (thread, Klass::cast(method_holder())->protection_domain());
     return SystemDictionary::find(klass_name, loader, prot, thread) != NULL;
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
 
 
 bool methodOopDesc::is_klass_loaded(int refinfo_index, bool must_be_resolved) const {
-  int klass_index = _constants->klass_ref_index_at(refinfo_index);
+  int klass_index = constants()->klass_ref_index_at(refinfo_index);
   if (must_be_resolved) {
     // Make sure klass is resolved in constantpool.
     if (constants()->tag_at(klass_index).is_unresolved_klass()) return false;
@@ -886,11 +886,13 @@
 }
 
 jint* methodOopDesc::method_type_offsets_chain() {
-  static jint pchase[] = { -1, -1, -1 };
+  static jint pchase[] = { -1, -1, -1, -1 };
   if (pchase[0] == -1) {
-    jint step0 = in_bytes(constants_offset());
-    jint step1 = (constantPoolOopDesc::header_size() + _imcp_method_type_value) * HeapWordSize;
+    jint step0 = in_bytes(const_offset());
+    jint step1 = in_bytes(constMethodOopDesc::constants_offset());
+    jint step2 = (constantPoolOopDesc::header_size() + _imcp_method_type_value) * HeapWordSize;
     // do this in reverse to avoid races:
+    OrderAccess::release_store(&pchase[2], step2);
     OrderAccess::release_store(&pchase[1], step1);
     OrderAccess::release_store(&pchase[0], step0);
   }
@@ -1076,9 +1078,7 @@
   assert(m->constMethod()->is_parsable(), "Should remain parsable");
 
   // Reset correct method/const method, method size, and parameter info
-  newcm->set_method(newm());
   newm->set_constMethod(newcm);
-  assert(newcm->method() == newm(), "check");
   newm->constMethod()->set_code_size(new_code_length);
   newm->constMethod()->set_constMethod_size(new_const_method_size);
   newm->set_method_size(new_method_size);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/methodOop.hpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/methodOop.hpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 // | klass                                                |
 // |------------------------------------------------------|
 // | constMethodOop                 (oop)                 |
-// | constants                      (oop)                 |
 // |------------------------------------------------------|
 // | methodData                     (oop)                 |
 // | interp_invocation_count                              |
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@
  friend class VMStructs;
  private:
   constMethodOop    _constMethod;                // Method read-only data.
-  constantPoolOop   _constants;                  // Constant pool
   methodDataOop     _method_data;
   int               _interpreter_invocation_count; // Count of times invoked (reused as prev_event_count in tiered)
   AccessFlags       _access_flags;               // Access flags
@@ -170,17 +168,17 @@
   void set_access_flags(AccessFlags flags)       { _access_flags = flags; }
 
   // name
-  Symbol* name() const                           { return _constants->symbol_at(name_index()); }
+  Symbol* name() const                           { return constants()->symbol_at(name_index()); }
   int name_index() const                         { return constMethod()->name_index();         }
   void set_name_index(int index)                 { constMethod()->set_name_index(index);       }
 
   // signature
-  Symbol* signature() const                      { return _constants->symbol_at(signature_index()); }
+  Symbol* signature() const                      { return constants()->symbol_at(signature_index()); }
   int signature_index() const                    { return constMethod()->signature_index();         }
   void set_signature_index(int index)            { constMethod()->set_signature_index(index);       }
 
   // generics support
-  Symbol* generic_signature() const              { int idx = generic_signature_index(); return ((idx != 0) ? _constants->symbol_at(idx) : (Symbol*)NULL); }
+  Symbol* generic_signature() const              { int idx = generic_signature_index(); return ((idx != 0) ? constants()->symbol_at(idx) : (Symbol*)NULL); }
   int generic_signature_index() const            { return constMethod()->generic_signature_index(); }
   void set_generic_signature_index(int index)    { constMethod()->set_generic_signature_index(index); }
 
@@ -242,8 +240,8 @@
   }
 
   // constant pool for klassOop holding this method
-  constantPoolOop constants() const              { return _constants; }
-  void set_constants(constantPoolOop c)          { oop_store_without_check((oop*)&_constants, c); }
+  constantPoolOop constants() const              { return constMethod()->constants(); }
+  void set_constants(constantPoolOop c)          { constMethod()->set_constants(c); }
 
   // max stack
   int  max_stack() const                         { return _max_stack; }
@@ -453,7 +451,7 @@
                        { return constMethod()->compressed_linenumber_table(); }
 
   // method holder (the klassOop holding this method)
-  klassOop method_holder() const                 { return _constants->pool_holder(); }
+  klassOop method_holder() const                 { return constants()->pool_holder(); }
 
   void compute_size_of_parameters(Thread *thread); // word size of parameters (receiver if any + arguments)
   Symbol* klass_name() const;                    // returns the name of the method holder
@@ -544,7 +542,6 @@
 
   // interpreter support
   static ByteSize const_offset()                 { return byte_offset_of(methodOopDesc, _constMethod       ); }
-  static ByteSize constants_offset()             { return byte_offset_of(methodOopDesc, _constants         ); }
   static ByteSize access_flags_offset()          { return byte_offset_of(methodOopDesc, _access_flags      ); }
 #ifdef CC_INTERP
   static ByteSize result_index_offset()          { return byte_offset_of(methodOopDesc, _result_index ); }
@@ -723,7 +720,6 @@
 
   // Garbage collection support
   oop*  adr_constMethod() const                  { return (oop*)&_constMethod;     }
-  oop*  adr_constants() const                    { return (oop*)&_constants;       }
   oop*  adr_method_data() const                  { return (oop*)&_method_data;     }
 };
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vmStructs.cpp	Fri Jun 01 15:30:44 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vmStructs.cpp	Wed Jun 06 14:33:43 2012 -0400
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@
   nonstatic_field(methodDataOopDesc,           _arg_stack,                                    intx)                                  \
   nonstatic_field(methodDataOopDesc,           _arg_returned,                                 intx)                                  \
   nonstatic_field(methodOopDesc,               _constMethod,                                  constMethodOop)                        \
-  nonstatic_field(methodOopDesc,               _constants,                                    constantPoolOop)                       \
   nonstatic_field(methodOopDesc,               _method_data,                                  methodDataOop)                         \
   nonstatic_field(methodOopDesc,               _interpreter_invocation_count,                 int)                                   \
   nonstatic_field(methodOopDesc,               _access_flags,                                 AccessFlags)                           \
@@ -378,7 +377,7 @@
   volatile_nonstatic_field(methodOopDesc,      _from_compiled_entry,                          address)                               \
   volatile_nonstatic_field(methodOopDesc,      _from_interpreted_entry,                       address)                               \
   volatile_nonstatic_field(constMethodOopDesc, _fingerprint,                                  uint64_t)                              \
-  nonstatic_field(constMethodOopDesc,          _method,                                       methodOop)                             \
+  nonstatic_field(constMethodOopDesc,          _constants,                                    constantPoolOop)                       \
   nonstatic_field(constMethodOopDesc,          _stackmap_data,                                typeArrayOop)                          \
   nonstatic_field(constMethodOopDesc,          _exception_table,                              typeArrayOop)                          \
   nonstatic_field(constMethodOopDesc,          _constMethod_size,                             int)                                   \