--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.cpp	Fri Jan 25 10:04:08 2013 -0500
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.cpp	Fri Jan 25 13:47:52 2013 -0800
@@ -1098,32 +1098,9 @@
 } // end compare_entry_to()
 
 
-// Copy this constant pool's entries at start_i to end_i (inclusive)
-// to the constant pool to_cp's entries starting at to_i. A total of
-// (end_i - start_i) + 1 entries are copied.
-void ConstantPool::copy_cp_to_impl(constantPoolHandle from_cp, int start_i, int end_i,
-       constantPoolHandle to_cp, int to_i, TRAPS) {
-
-  int dest_i = to_i;  // leave original alone for debug purposes
-
-  for (int src_i = start_i; src_i <= end_i; /* see loop bottom */ ) {
-    copy_entry_to(from_cp, src_i, to_cp, dest_i, CHECK);
-
-    switch (from_cp->tag_at(src_i).value()) {
-    case JVM_CONSTANT_Double:
-    case JVM_CONSTANT_Long:
-      // double and long take two constant pool entries
-      src_i += 2;
-      dest_i += 2;
-      break;
-
-    default:
-      // all others take one constant pool entry
-      src_i++;
-      dest_i++;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
+void ConstantPool::copy_operands(constantPoolHandle from_cp,
+                                 constantPoolHandle to_cp,
+                                 TRAPS) {
 
   int from_oplen = operand_array_length(from_cp->operands());
   int old_oplen  = operand_array_length(to_cp->operands());
@@ -1179,8 +1156,39 @@
       to_cp->set_operands(new_operands);
     }
   }
+} // end copy_operands()
 
-} // end copy_cp_to()
+
+// Copy this constant pool's entries at start_i to end_i (inclusive)
+// to the constant pool to_cp's entries starting at to_i. A total of
+// (end_i - start_i) + 1 entries are copied.
+void ConstantPool::copy_cp_to_impl(constantPoolHandle from_cp, int start_i, int end_i,
+       constantPoolHandle to_cp, int to_i, TRAPS) {
+
+
+  int dest_i = to_i;  // leave original alone for debug purposes
+
+  for (int src_i = start_i; src_i <= end_i; /* see loop bottom */ ) {
+    copy_entry_to(from_cp, src_i, to_cp, dest_i, CHECK);
+
+    switch (from_cp->tag_at(src_i).value()) {
+    case JVM_CONSTANT_Double:
+    case JVM_CONSTANT_Long:
+      // double and long take two constant pool entries
+      src_i += 2;
+      dest_i += 2;
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      // all others take one constant pool entry
+      src_i++;
+      dest_i++;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  copy_operands(from_cp, to_cp, CHECK);
+
+} // end copy_cp_to_impl()
 
 
 // Copy this constant pool's entry at from_i to the constant pool

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.hpp	Fri Jan 25 10:04:08 2013 -0500
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.hpp	Fri Jan 25 13:47:52 2013 -0800
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@
   }
   static void copy_cp_to_impl(constantPoolHandle from_cp, int start_i, int end_i, constantPoolHandle to_cp, int to_i, TRAPS);
   static void copy_entry_to(constantPoolHandle from_cp, int from_i, constantPoolHandle to_cp, int to_i, TRAPS);
+  static void copy_operands(constantPoolHandle from_cp, constantPoolHandle to_cp, TRAPS);
   int  find_matching_entry(int pattern_i, constantPoolHandle search_cp, TRAPS);
   int  version() const                    { return _saved._version; }
   void set_version(int version)           { _saved._version = version; }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp	Fri Jan 25 10:04:08 2013 -0500
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp	Fri Jan 25 13:47:52 2013 -0800
@@ -1122,6 +1122,8 @@
       }
     } // end for each old_cp entry
 
+    ConstantPool::copy_operands(old_cp, *merge_cp_p, CHECK_0);
+
     // We don't need to sanity check that *merge_cp_length_p is within
     // *merge_cp_p bounds since we have the minimum on-entry check above.
     (*merge_cp_length_p) = old_i;
@@ -1305,8 +1307,12 @@
   _index_map_count = 0;
   _index_map_p = new intArray(scratch_cp->length(), -1);
 
+  // reference to the cp holder is needed for copy_operands()
+  merge_cp->set_pool_holder(scratch_class());
   bool result = merge_constant_pools(old_cp, scratch_cp, &merge_cp,
                   &merge_cp_length, THREAD);
+  merge_cp->set_pool_holder(NULL);
+
   if (!result) {
     // The merge can fail due to memory allocation failure or due
     // to robustness checks.
@@ -2380,13 +2386,14 @@
   assert(version != 0, "sanity check");
   smaller_cp->set_version(version);
 
+  // attach klass to new constant pool
+  // reference to the cp holder is needed for copy_operands()
+  smaller_cp->set_pool_holder(scratch_class());
+
   scratch_cp->copy_cp_to(1, scratch_cp_length - 1, smaller_cp, 1, THREAD);
   scratch_cp = smaller_cp;
 
   // attach new constant pool to klass
-  scratch_cp->set_pool_holder(scratch_class());
-
-  // attach klass to new constant pool
   scratch_class->set_constants(scratch_cp());
 
   int i;  // for portability