--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Runtime1.cpp	Thu Jan 26 16:49:22 2012 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/c1/c1_Runtime1.cpp	Thu Jan 26 12:15:24 2012 -0800
@@ -413,8 +413,9 @@
     }
     bci = branch_bci + offset;
   }
-
+  assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "Should not have any exceptions pending");
   osr_nm = CompilationPolicy::policy()->event(enclosing_method, method, branch_bci, bci, level, nm, THREAD);
+  assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "Event handler should not throw any exceptions");
   return osr_nm;
 }
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	Thu Jan 26 16:49:22 2012 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	Thu Jan 26 12:15:24 2012 -0800
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@
                                         methodHandle hot_method,
                                         int hot_count,
                                         const char* comment,
-                                        TRAPS) {
+                                        Thread* thread) {
   // do nothing if compiler thread(s) is not available
   if (!_initialized ) {
     return;
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@
 
   // Acquire our lock.
   {
-    MutexLocker locker(queue->lock(), THREAD);
+    MutexLocker locker(queue->lock(), thread);
 
     // Make sure the method has not slipped into the queues since
     // last we checked; note that those checks were "fast bail-outs".
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@
 nmethod* CompileBroker::compile_method(methodHandle method, int osr_bci,
                                        int comp_level,
                                        methodHandle hot_method, int hot_count,
-                                       const char* comment, TRAPS) {
+                                       const char* comment, Thread* THREAD) {
   // make sure arguments make sense
   assert(method->method_holder()->klass_part()->oop_is_instance(), "not an instance method");
   assert(osr_bci == InvocationEntryBci || (0 <= osr_bci && osr_bci < method->code_size()), "bci out of range");
@@ -1173,10 +1173,10 @@
   assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "No exception should be present");
   // some prerequisites that are compiler specific
   if (compiler(comp_level)->is_c2() || compiler(comp_level)->is_shark()) {
-    method->constants()->resolve_string_constants(CHECK_0);
+    method->constants()->resolve_string_constants(CHECK_AND_CLEAR_NULL);
     // Resolve all classes seen in the signature of the method
     // we are compiling.
-    methodOopDesc::load_signature_classes(method, CHECK_0);
+    methodOopDesc::load_signature_classes(method, CHECK_AND_CLEAR_NULL);
   }
 
   // If the method is native, do the lookup in the thread requesting
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@
       return NULL;
     }
   } else {
-    compile_method_base(method, osr_bci, comp_level, hot_method, hot_count, comment, CHECK_0);
+    compile_method_base(method, osr_bci, comp_level, hot_method, hot_count, comment, THREAD);
   }
 
   // return requested nmethod

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.hpp	Thu Jan 26 16:49:22 2012 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.hpp	Thu Jan 26 12:15:24 2012 -0800
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
                                   methodHandle hot_method,
                                   int hot_count,
                                   const char* comment,
-                                  TRAPS);
+                                  Thread* thread);
   static CompileQueue* compile_queue(int comp_level) {
     if (is_c2_compile(comp_level)) return _c2_method_queue;
     if (is_c1_compile(comp_level)) return _c1_method_queue;
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
                                  int comp_level,
                                  methodHandle hot_method,
                                  int hot_count,
-                                 const char* comment, TRAPS);
+                                 const char* comment, Thread* thread);
 
   static void compiler_thread_loop();
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/interpreterRuntime.cpp	Thu Jan 26 16:49:22 2012 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/interpreterRuntime.cpp	Thu Jan 26 12:15:24 2012 -0800
@@ -859,7 +859,9 @@
   const int branch_bci = branch_bcp != NULL ? method->bci_from(branch_bcp) : InvocationEntryBci;
   const int bci = branch_bcp != NULL ? method->bci_from(fr.interpreter_frame_bcp()) : InvocationEntryBci;
 
+  assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "Should not have any exceptions pending");
   nmethod* osr_nm = CompilationPolicy::policy()->event(method, method, branch_bci, bci, CompLevel_none, NULL, thread);
+  assert(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "Event handler should not throw any exceptions");
 
   if (osr_nm != NULL) {
     // We may need to do on-stack replacement which requires that no

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/advancedThresholdPolicy.cpp	Thu Jan 26 16:49:22 2012 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/advancedThresholdPolicy.cpp	Thu Jan 26 12:15:24 2012 -0800
@@ -271,13 +271,10 @@
 }
 
 // Create MDO if necessary.
-void AdvancedThresholdPolicy::create_mdo(methodHandle mh, TRAPS) {
+void AdvancedThresholdPolicy::create_mdo(methodHandle mh, JavaThread* THREAD) {
   if (mh->is_native() || mh->is_abstract() || mh->is_accessor()) return;
   if (mh->method_data() == NULL) {
-    methodOopDesc::build_interpreter_method_data(mh, THREAD);
-    if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
-      CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
-    }
+    methodOopDesc::build_interpreter_method_data(mh, CHECK_AND_CLEAR);
   }
 }
 
@@ -426,22 +423,22 @@
 }
 
 // Update the rate and submit compile
-void AdvancedThresholdPolicy::submit_compile(methodHandle mh, int bci, CompLevel level, TRAPS) {
+void AdvancedThresholdPolicy::submit_compile(methodHandle mh, int bci, CompLevel level, JavaThread* thread) {
   int hot_count = (bci == InvocationEntryBci) ? mh->invocation_count() : mh->backedge_count();
   update_rate(os::javaTimeMillis(), mh());
-  CompileBroker::compile_method(mh, bci, level, mh, hot_count, "tiered", THREAD);
+  CompileBroker::compile_method(mh, bci, level, mh, hot_count, "tiered", thread);
 }
 
 // Handle the invocation event.
 void AdvancedThresholdPolicy::method_invocation_event(methodHandle mh, methodHandle imh,
-                                                      CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS) {
+                                                      CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread) {
   if (should_create_mdo(mh(), level)) {
-    create_mdo(mh, THREAD);
+    create_mdo(mh, thread);
   }
   if (is_compilation_enabled() && !CompileBroker::compilation_is_in_queue(mh, InvocationEntryBci)) {
     CompLevel next_level = call_event(mh(), level);
     if (next_level != level) {
-      compile(mh, InvocationEntryBci, next_level, THREAD);
+      compile(mh, InvocationEntryBci, next_level, thread);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -449,13 +446,13 @@
 // Handle the back branch event. Notice that we can compile the method
 // with a regular entry from here.
 void AdvancedThresholdPolicy::method_back_branch_event(methodHandle mh, methodHandle imh,
-                                                       int bci, CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS) {
+                                                       int bci, CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread) {
   if (should_create_mdo(mh(), level)) {
-    create_mdo(mh, THREAD);
+    create_mdo(mh, thread);
   }
   // Check if MDO should be created for the inlined method
   if (should_create_mdo(imh(), level)) {
-    create_mdo(imh, THREAD);
+    create_mdo(imh, thread);
   }
 
   if (is_compilation_enabled()) {
@@ -463,7 +460,7 @@
     CompLevel max_osr_level = (CompLevel)imh->highest_osr_comp_level();
     // At the very least compile the OSR version
     if (!CompileBroker::compilation_is_in_queue(imh, bci) && next_osr_level != level) {
-      compile(imh, bci, next_osr_level, THREAD);
+      compile(imh, bci, next_osr_level, thread);
     }
 
     // Use loop event as an opportunity to also check if there's been
@@ -502,14 +499,14 @@
           next_level = CompLevel_full_profile;
         }
         if (cur_level != next_level) {
-          compile(mh, InvocationEntryBci, next_level, THREAD);
+          compile(mh, InvocationEntryBci, next_level, thread);
         }
       }
     } else {
       cur_level = comp_level(imh());
       next_level = call_event(imh(), cur_level);
       if (!CompileBroker::compilation_is_in_queue(imh, bci) && next_level != cur_level) {
-        compile(imh, InvocationEntryBci, next_level, THREAD);
+        compile(imh, InvocationEntryBci, next_level, thread);
       }
     }
   }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/advancedThresholdPolicy.hpp	Thu Jan 26 16:49:22 2012 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/advancedThresholdPolicy.hpp	Thu Jan 26 12:15:24 2012 -0800
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
   // determines whether we should do that.
   inline bool should_create_mdo(methodOop method, CompLevel cur_level);
   // Create MDO if necessary.
-  void create_mdo(methodHandle mh, TRAPS);
+  void create_mdo(methodHandle mh, JavaThread* thread);
   // Is method profiled enough?
   bool is_method_profiled(methodOop method);
 
@@ -208,12 +208,12 @@
   jlong start_time() const     { return _start_time; }
 
   // Submit a given method for compilation (and update the rate).
-  virtual void submit_compile(methodHandle mh, int bci, CompLevel level, TRAPS);
+  virtual void submit_compile(methodHandle mh, int bci, CompLevel level, JavaThread* thread);
   // event() from SimpleThresholdPolicy would call these.
   virtual void method_invocation_event(methodHandle method, methodHandle inlinee,
-                                       CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS);
+                                       CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread);
   virtual void method_back_branch_event(methodHandle method, methodHandle inlinee,
-                                        int bci, CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS);
+                                        int bci, CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread);
 public:
   AdvancedThresholdPolicy() : _start_time(0) { }
   // Select task is called by CompileBroker. We should return a task or NULL.

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/compilationPolicy.cpp	Thu Jan 26 16:49:22 2012 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/compilationPolicy.cpp	Thu Jan 26 12:15:24 2012 -0800
@@ -306,29 +306,27 @@
   return (current >= initial + target);
 }
 
-nmethod* NonTieredCompPolicy::event(methodHandle method, methodHandle inlinee, int branch_bci, int bci, CompLevel comp_level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS) {
+nmethod* NonTieredCompPolicy::event(methodHandle method, methodHandle inlinee, int branch_bci,
+                                    int bci, CompLevel comp_level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread) {
   assert(comp_level == CompLevel_none, "This should be only called from the interpreter");
   NOT_PRODUCT(trace_frequency_counter_overflow(method, branch_bci, bci));
-  if (JvmtiExport::can_post_interpreter_events()) {
-    assert(THREAD->is_Java_thread(), "Wrong type of thread");
-    if (((JavaThread*)THREAD)->is_interp_only_mode()) {
-      // If certain JVMTI events (e.g. frame pop event) are requested then the
-      // thread is forced to remain in interpreted code. This is
-      // implemented partly by a check in the run_compiled_code
-      // section of the interpreter whether we should skip running
-      // compiled code, and partly by skipping OSR compiles for
-      // interpreted-only threads.
-      if (bci != InvocationEntryBci) {
-        reset_counter_for_back_branch_event(method);
-        return NULL;
-      }
+  if (JvmtiExport::can_post_interpreter_events() && thread->is_interp_only_mode()) {
+    // If certain JVMTI events (e.g. frame pop event) are requested then the
+    // thread is forced to remain in interpreted code. This is
+    // implemented partly by a check in the run_compiled_code
+    // section of the interpreter whether we should skip running
+    // compiled code, and partly by skipping OSR compiles for
+    // interpreted-only threads.
+    if (bci != InvocationEntryBci) {
+      reset_counter_for_back_branch_event(method);
+      return NULL;
     }
   }
   if (bci == InvocationEntryBci) {
     // when code cache is full, compilation gets switched off, UseCompiler
     // is set to false
     if (!method->has_compiled_code() && UseCompiler) {
-      method_invocation_event(method, CHECK_NULL);
+      method_invocation_event(method, thread);
     } else {
       // Force counter overflow on method entry, even if no compilation
       // happened.  (The method_invocation_event call does this also.)
@@ -344,7 +342,7 @@
     NOT_PRODUCT(trace_osr_request(method, osr_nm, bci));
     // when code cache is full, we should not compile any more...
     if (osr_nm == NULL && UseCompiler) {
-      method_back_branch_event(method, bci, CHECK_NULL);
+      method_back_branch_event(method, bci, thread);
       osr_nm = method->lookup_osr_nmethod_for(bci, CompLevel_highest_tier, true);
     }
     if (osr_nm == NULL) {
@@ -395,7 +393,7 @@
 
 // SimpleCompPolicy - compile current method
 
-void SimpleCompPolicy::method_invocation_event( methodHandle m, TRAPS) {
+void SimpleCompPolicy::method_invocation_event(methodHandle m, JavaThread* thread) {
   int hot_count = m->invocation_count();
   reset_counter_for_invocation_event(m);
   const char* comment = "count";
@@ -405,18 +403,18 @@
     if (nm == NULL ) {
       const char* comment = "count";
       CompileBroker::compile_method(m, InvocationEntryBci, CompLevel_highest_tier,
-                                    m, hot_count, comment, CHECK);
+                                    m, hot_count, comment, thread);
     }
   }
 }
 
-void SimpleCompPolicy::method_back_branch_event(methodHandle m, int bci, TRAPS) {
+void SimpleCompPolicy::method_back_branch_event(methodHandle m, int bci, JavaThread* thread) {
   int hot_count = m->backedge_count();
   const char* comment = "backedge_count";
 
   if (is_compilation_enabled() && !m->is_not_osr_compilable() && can_be_compiled(m)) {
     CompileBroker::compile_method(m, bci, CompLevel_highest_tier,
-                                  m, hot_count, comment, CHECK);
+                                  m, hot_count, comment, thread);
     NOT_PRODUCT(trace_osr_completion(m->lookup_osr_nmethod_for(bci, CompLevel_highest_tier, true));)
   }
 }
@@ -427,14 +425,13 @@
 
 
 // Consider m for compilation
-void StackWalkCompPolicy::method_invocation_event(methodHandle m, TRAPS) {
+void StackWalkCompPolicy::method_invocation_event(methodHandle m, JavaThread* thread) {
   int hot_count = m->invocation_count();
   reset_counter_for_invocation_event(m);
   const char* comment = "count";
 
   if (is_compilation_enabled() && m->code() == NULL && can_be_compiled(m)) {
-    ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
-    JavaThread *thread = (JavaThread*)THREAD;
+    ResourceMark rm(thread);
     frame       fr     = thread->last_frame();
     assert(fr.is_interpreted_frame(), "must be interpreted");
     assert(fr.interpreter_frame_method() == m(), "bad method");
@@ -461,17 +458,17 @@
       assert(top != NULL, "findTopInlinableFrame returned null");
       if (TraceCompilationPolicy) top->print();
       CompileBroker::compile_method(top->top_method(), InvocationEntryBci, CompLevel_highest_tier,
-                                    m, hot_count, comment, CHECK);
+                                    m, hot_count, comment, thread);
     }
   }
 }
 
-void StackWalkCompPolicy::method_back_branch_event(methodHandle m, int bci, TRAPS) {
+void StackWalkCompPolicy::method_back_branch_event(methodHandle m, int bci, JavaThread* thread) {
   int hot_count = m->backedge_count();
   const char* comment = "backedge_count";
 
   if (is_compilation_enabled() && !m->is_not_osr_compilable() && can_be_compiled(m)) {
-    CompileBroker::compile_method(m, bci, CompLevel_highest_tier, m, hot_count, comment, CHECK);
+    CompileBroker::compile_method(m, bci, CompLevel_highest_tier, m, hot_count, comment, thread);
 
     NOT_PRODUCT(trace_osr_completion(m->lookup_osr_nmethod_for(bci, CompLevel_highest_tier, true));)
   }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/compilationPolicy.hpp	Thu Jan 26 16:49:22 2012 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/compilationPolicy.hpp	Thu Jan 26 12:15:24 2012 -0800
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   virtual int compiler_count(CompLevel comp_level) = 0;
   // main notification entry, return a pointer to an nmethod if the OSR is required,
   // returns NULL otherwise.
-  virtual nmethod* event(methodHandle method, methodHandle inlinee, int branch_bci, int bci, CompLevel comp_level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS) = 0;
+  virtual nmethod* event(methodHandle method, methodHandle inlinee, int branch_bci, int bci, CompLevel comp_level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread) = 0;
   // safepoint() is called at the end of the safepoint
   virtual void do_safepoint_work() = 0;
   // reprofile request
@@ -105,15 +105,15 @@
   virtual bool is_mature(methodOop method);
   virtual void initialize();
   virtual CompileTask* select_task(CompileQueue* compile_queue);
-  virtual nmethod* event(methodHandle method, methodHandle inlinee, int branch_bci, int bci, CompLevel comp_level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS);
-  virtual void method_invocation_event(methodHandle m, TRAPS) = 0;
-  virtual void method_back_branch_event(methodHandle m, int bci, TRAPS) = 0;
+  virtual nmethod* event(methodHandle method, methodHandle inlinee, int branch_bci, int bci, CompLevel comp_level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread);
+  virtual void method_invocation_event(methodHandle m, JavaThread* thread) = 0;
+  virtual void method_back_branch_event(methodHandle m, int bci, JavaThread* thread) = 0;
 };
 
 class SimpleCompPolicy : public NonTieredCompPolicy {
  public:
-  virtual void method_invocation_event(methodHandle m, TRAPS);
-  virtual void method_back_branch_event(methodHandle m, int bci, TRAPS);
+  virtual void method_invocation_event(methodHandle m, JavaThread* thread);
+  virtual void method_back_branch_event(methodHandle m, int bci, JavaThread* thread);
 };
 
 // StackWalkCompPolicy - existing C2 policy
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@
 #ifdef COMPILER2
 class StackWalkCompPolicy : public NonTieredCompPolicy {
  public:
-  virtual void method_invocation_event(methodHandle m, TRAPS);
-  virtual void method_back_branch_event(methodHandle m, int bci, TRAPS);
+  virtual void method_invocation_event(methodHandle m, JavaThread* thread);
+  virtual void method_back_branch_event(methodHandle m, int bci, JavaThread* thread);
 
  private:
   RFrame* findTopInlinableFrame(GrowableArray<RFrame*>* stack);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/simpleThresholdPolicy.cpp	Thu Jan 26 16:49:22 2012 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/simpleThresholdPolicy.cpp	Thu Jan 26 12:15:24 2012 -0800
@@ -177,13 +177,11 @@
 }
 
 nmethod* SimpleThresholdPolicy::event(methodHandle method, methodHandle inlinee,
-                                      int branch_bci, int bci, CompLevel comp_level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS) {
+                                      int branch_bci, int bci, CompLevel comp_level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread) {
   if (comp_level == CompLevel_none &&
-      JvmtiExport::can_post_interpreter_events()) {
-    assert(THREAD->is_Java_thread(), "Should be java thread");
-    if (((JavaThread*)THREAD)->is_interp_only_mode()) {
-      return NULL;
-    }
+      JvmtiExport::can_post_interpreter_events() &&
+      thread->is_interp_only_mode()) {
+    return NULL;
   }
   nmethod *osr_nm = NULL;
 
@@ -197,9 +195,9 @@
   }
 
   if (bci == InvocationEntryBci) {
-    method_invocation_event(method, inlinee, comp_level, nm, THREAD);
+    method_invocation_event(method, inlinee, comp_level, nm, thread);
   } else {
-    method_back_branch_event(method, inlinee, bci, comp_level, nm, THREAD);
+    method_back_branch_event(method, inlinee, bci, comp_level, nm, thread);
     // method == inlinee if the event originated in the main method
     int highest_level = inlinee->highest_osr_comp_level();
     if (highest_level > comp_level) {
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@
 }
 
 // Check if the method can be compiled, change level if necessary
-void SimpleThresholdPolicy::compile(methodHandle mh, int bci, CompLevel level, TRAPS) {
+void SimpleThresholdPolicy::compile(methodHandle mh, int bci, CompLevel level, JavaThread* thread) {
   assert(level <= TieredStopAtLevel, "Invalid compilation level");
   if (level == CompLevel_none) {
     return;
@@ -221,7 +219,7 @@
   // pure C1.
   if (!can_be_compiled(mh, level)) {
     if (level == CompLevel_full_optimization && can_be_compiled(mh, CompLevel_simple)) {
-        compile(mh, bci, CompLevel_simple, THREAD);
+        compile(mh, bci, CompLevel_simple, thread);
     }
     return;
   }
@@ -232,14 +230,14 @@
     if (PrintTieredEvents) {
       print_event(COMPILE, mh, mh, bci, level);
     }
-    submit_compile(mh, bci, level, THREAD);
+    submit_compile(mh, bci, level, thread);
   }
 }
 
 // Tell the broker to compile the method
-void SimpleThresholdPolicy::submit_compile(methodHandle mh, int bci, CompLevel level, TRAPS) {
+void SimpleThresholdPolicy::submit_compile(methodHandle mh, int bci, CompLevel level, JavaThread* thread) {
   int hot_count = (bci == InvocationEntryBci) ? mh->invocation_count() : mh->backedge_count();
-  CompileBroker::compile_method(mh, bci, level, mh, hot_count, "tiered", THREAD);
+  CompileBroker::compile_method(mh, bci, level, mh, hot_count, "tiered", thread);
 }
 
 // Call and loop predicates determine whether a transition to a higher
@@ -366,11 +364,11 @@
 
 // Handle the invocation event.
 void SimpleThresholdPolicy::method_invocation_event(methodHandle mh, methodHandle imh,
-                                              CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS) {
+                                              CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread) {
   if (is_compilation_enabled() && !CompileBroker::compilation_is_in_queue(mh, InvocationEntryBci)) {
     CompLevel next_level = call_event(mh(), level);
     if (next_level != level) {
-      compile(mh, InvocationEntryBci, next_level, THREAD);
+      compile(mh, InvocationEntryBci, next_level, thread);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -378,7 +376,7 @@
 // Handle the back branch event. Notice that we can compile the method
 // with a regular entry from here.
 void SimpleThresholdPolicy::method_back_branch_event(methodHandle mh, methodHandle imh,
-                                                     int bci, CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS) {
+                                                     int bci, CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread) {
   // If the method is already compiling, quickly bail out.
   if (is_compilation_enabled() && !CompileBroker::compilation_is_in_queue(mh, bci)) {
     // Use loop event as an opportinity to also check there's been
@@ -391,13 +389,13 @@
                       next_osr_level < CompLevel_full_optimization ? next_osr_level : cur_level);
     bool is_compiling = false;
     if (next_level != cur_level) {
-      compile(mh, InvocationEntryBci, next_level, THREAD);
+      compile(mh, InvocationEntryBci, next_level, thread);
       is_compiling = true;
     }
 
     // Do the OSR version
     if (!is_compiling && next_osr_level != level) {
-      compile(mh, bci, next_osr_level, THREAD);
+      compile(mh, bci, next_osr_level, thread);
     }
   }
 }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/simpleThresholdPolicy.hpp	Thu Jan 26 16:49:22 2012 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/simpleThresholdPolicy.hpp	Thu Jan 26 12:15:24 2012 -0800
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
   // Print policy-specific information if necessary
   virtual void print_specific(EventType type, methodHandle mh, methodHandle imh, int bci, CompLevel level) { }
   // Check if the method can be compiled, change level if necessary
-  void compile(methodHandle mh, int bci, CompLevel level, TRAPS);
+  void compile(methodHandle mh, int bci, CompLevel level, JavaThread* thread);
   // Submit a given method for compilation
-  virtual void submit_compile(methodHandle mh, int bci, CompLevel level, TRAPS);
+  virtual void submit_compile(methodHandle mh, int bci, CompLevel level, JavaThread* thread);
   // Simple methods are as good being compiled with C1 as C2.
   // This function tells if it's such a function.
   inline bool is_trivial(methodOop method);
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@
     return CompLevel_none;
   }
   virtual void method_invocation_event(methodHandle method, methodHandle inlinee,
-                                       CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS);
+                                       CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread);
   virtual void method_back_branch_event(methodHandle method, methodHandle inlinee,
-                                        int bci, CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS);
+                                        int bci, CompLevel level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread);
 public:
   SimpleThresholdPolicy() : _c1_count(0), _c2_count(0) { }
   virtual int compiler_count(CompLevel comp_level) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
   virtual void disable_compilation(methodOop method) { }
   virtual void reprofile(ScopeDesc* trap_scope, bool is_osr);
   virtual nmethod* event(methodHandle method, methodHandle inlinee,
-                         int branch_bci, int bci, CompLevel comp_level, nmethod* nm, TRAPS);
+                         int branch_bci, int bci, CompLevel comp_level, nmethod* nm, JavaThread* thread);
   // Select task is called by CompileBroker. We should return a task or NULL.
   virtual CompileTask* select_task(CompileQueue* compile_queue);
   // Tell the runtime if we think a given method is adequately profiled.

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/exceptions.hpp	Thu Jan 26 16:49:22 2012 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/exceptions.hpp	Thu Jan 26 12:15:24 2012 -0800
@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@
 #define CHECK_NULL                               CHECK_(NULL)
 #define CHECK_false                              CHECK_(false)
 
+#define CHECK_AND_CLEAR                         THREAD); if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) { CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION; return;        } (0
+#define CHECK_AND_CLEAR_(result)                THREAD); if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) { CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION; return result; } (0
+#define CHECK_AND_CLEAR_0                       CHECK_AND_CLEAR_(0)
+#define CHECK_AND_CLEAR_NH                      CHECK_AND_CLEAR_(Handle())
+#define CHECK_AND_CLEAR_NULL                    CHECK_AND_CLEAR_(NULL)
+#define CHECK_AND_CLEAR_false                   CHECK_AND_CLEAR_(false)
+
 // The THROW... macros should be used to throw an exception. They require a THREAD variable to be
 // visible within the scope containing the THROW. Usually this is achieved by declaring the function
 // with a TRAPS argument.
@@ -258,7 +265,6 @@
     ShouldNotReachHere();                  \
   } (0
 
-
 // ExceptionMark is a stack-allocated helper class for local exception handling.
 // It is used with the EXCEPTION_MARK macro.