6990754: Use native memory and reference counting to implement SymbolTable

Summary: move symbols from permgen into C heap and reference count them
Reviewed-by: never, acorn, jmasa, stefank

--HG--
rename : src/share/vm/oops/symbolOop.cpp => src/share/vm/oops/symbol.cpp
rename : src/share/vm/oops/symbolOop.hpp => src/share/vm/oops/symbol.hpp

23 files changed, 262 insertions, 204 deletions

diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/CommandProcessor.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/CommandProcessor.java
index 3bbe31378..e4a6b6b98 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/CommandProcessor.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/CommandProcessor.java
@@ -428,6 +428,36 @@ public class CommandProcessor {
                 }
             }
         },
+        new Command("symbol", "symbol address", false) {
+            public void doit(Tokens t) {
+                if (t.countTokens() != 1) {
+                    usage();
+                } else {
+                    Address a = VM.getVM().getDebugger().parseAddress(t.nextToken());
+                    Symbol.create(a).printValueOn(out);
+                    out.println();
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        new Command("symboltable", "symboltable name", false) {
+            public void doit(Tokens t) {
+                if (t.countTokens() != 1) {
+                    usage();
+                } else {
+                    out.println(SymbolTable.getTheTable().probe(t.nextToken()));
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        new Command("symboldump", "symboldump", false) {
+            public void doit(Tokens t) {
+                SymbolTable.getTheTable().symbolsDo(new SymbolTable.SymbolVisitor() {
+                        public void visit(Symbol sym) {
+                            sym.printValueOn(out);
+                            out.println();
+                        }
+                    });
+            }
+        },
         new Command("flags", "flags [ flag ]", false) {
             public void doit(Tokens t) {
                 int tokens = t.countTokens();
@@ -629,17 +659,6 @@ public class CommandProcessor {
                 }
             }
         },
-        new Command("symbol", "symbol name", false) {
-            public void doit(Tokens t) {
-                if (t.countTokens() != 1) {
-                    usage();
-                } else {
-                    String symbol = t.nextToken();
-                    Address a = lookup(symbol);
-                    out.println(symbol + " = " + a);
-                }
-            }
-        },
         new Command("printstatics", "printstatics [ type ]", false) {
             public void doit(Tokens t) {
                 if (t.countTokens() > 1) {
@@ -1262,6 +1281,9 @@ public class CommandProcessor {
         this.err = err;
         for (int i = 0; i < commandList.length; i++) {
             Command c = commandList[i];
+            if (commands.get(c.name) != null) {
+                throw new InternalError(c.name + " has multiple definitions");
+            }
             commands.put(c.name, c);
         }
         if (debugger.isAttached()) {
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/HotSpotTypeDataBase.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/HotSpotTypeDataBase.java
index 9cf6122c7..fcaf47668 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/HotSpotTypeDataBase.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/HotSpotTypeDataBase.java
@@ -89,6 +89,37 @@ public class HotSpotTypeDataBase extends BasicTypeDataBase {
     readVMLongConstants();
   }
 
+  public Type lookupType(String cTypeName, boolean throwException) {
+    Type fieldType = super.lookupType(cTypeName, false);
+    if (fieldType == null && cTypeName.startsWith("const ")) {
+      fieldType = (BasicType)lookupType(cTypeName.substring(6), false);
+    }
+    if (fieldType == null && cTypeName.endsWith(" const")) {
+        fieldType = (BasicType)lookupType(cTypeName.substring(0, cTypeName.length() - 6), false);
+    }
+    if (fieldType == null) {
+      if (cTypeName.startsWith("GrowableArray<") && cTypeName.endsWith(">*")) {
+        String ttype = cTypeName.substring("GrowableArray<".length(),
+                                            cTypeName.length() - 2);
+        Type templateType = lookupType(ttype, false);
+        if (templateType == null && typeNameIsPointerType(ttype)) {
+          templateType = recursiveCreateBasicPointerType(ttype);
+        }
+        if (templateType == null) {
+          lookupOrFail(ttype);
+        }
+        fieldType = recursiveCreateBasicPointerType(cTypeName);
+      }
+    }
+    if (fieldType == null && typeNameIsPointerType(cTypeName)) {
+      fieldType = recursiveCreateBasicPointerType(cTypeName);
+    }
+    if (fieldType == null && throwException) {
+      super.lookupType(cTypeName, true);
+    }
+    return fieldType;
+  }
+
   private void readVMTypes() {
     // Get the variables we need in order to traverse the VMTypeEntry[]
     long typeEntryTypeNameOffset;
@@ -250,7 +281,7 @@ public class HotSpotTypeDataBase extends BasicTypeDataBase {
         BasicType containingType = lookupOrFail(typeName);
 
         // The field's Type must already be in the database -- no exceptions
-        BasicType fieldType = lookupOrFail(typeString);
+        BasicType fieldType = (BasicType)lookupType(typeString);
 
         // Create field by type
         createField(containingType, fieldName, fieldType,
@@ -442,10 +473,17 @@ public class HotSpotTypeDataBase extends BasicTypeDataBase {
       workarounds due to incomplete information in the VMStructs
       database. */
   private BasicPointerType recursiveCreateBasicPointerType(String typeName) {
+    BasicPointerType result = (BasicPointerType)super.lookupType(typeName, false);
+    if (result != null) {
+      return result;
+    }
     String targetTypeName = typeName.substring(0, typeName.lastIndexOf('*')).trim();
     Type targetType = null;
     if (typeNameIsPointerType(targetTypeName)) {
-      targetType = recursiveCreateBasicPointerType(targetTypeName);
+      targetType = lookupType(targetTypeName, false);
+      if (targetType == null) {
+        targetType = recursiveCreateBasicPointerType(targetTypeName);
+      }
     } else {
       targetType = lookupType(targetTypeName, false);
       if (targetType == null) {
@@ -466,6 +504,20 @@ public class HotSpotTypeDataBase extends BasicTypeDataBase {
           BasicType basicTargetType = createBasicType(targetTypeName, false, true, true);
           basicTargetType.setSize(1);
           targetType = basicTargetType;
+        } else if (targetTypeName.startsWith("GrowableArray<")) {
+          BasicType basicTargetType = createBasicType(targetTypeName, false, false, false);
+
+          // transfer fields from GenericGrowableArray to template instance
+          BasicType generic = lookupOrFail("GenericGrowableArray");
+          basicTargetType.setSize(generic.getSize());
+          Iterator fields = generic.getFields();
+          while (fields.hasNext()) {
+              Field f = (Field)fields.next();
+              basicTargetType.addField(internalCreateField(basicTargetType, f.getName(),
+                                                           f.getType(), f.isStatic(),
+                                                           f.getOffset(), null));
+          }
+          targetType = basicTargetType;
         } else {
           if (DEBUG) {
             System.err.println("WARNING: missing target type \"" + targetTypeName + "\" for pointer type \"" + typeName + "\"");
@@ -474,7 +526,10 @@ public class HotSpotTypeDataBase extends BasicTypeDataBase {
         }
       }
     }
-    return new BasicPointerType(this, typeName, targetType);
+    result = new BasicPointerType(this, typeName, targetType);
+    result.setSize(UNINITIALIZED_SIZE);
+    addType(result);
+    return result;
   }
 
   private boolean typeNameIsPointerType(String typeName) {
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/interpreter/BytecodeLoadConstant.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/interpreter/BytecodeLoadConstant.java
index 163388810..67962adef 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/interpreter/BytecodeLoadConstant.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/interpreter/BytecodeLoadConstant.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class BytecodeLoadConstant extends BytecodeWithCPIndex {
   }
 
   // return Symbol (if unresolved) or Klass (if resolved)
-  public Oop getKlass() {
+  public Object getKlass() {
     if (Assert.ASSERTS_ENABLED) {
       Assert.that(isKlassConstant(), "not a klass literal");
     }
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ public class BytecodeLoadConstant extends BytecodeWithCPIndex {
     // decide based on the oop type.
     ConstantPool cpool = method().getConstants();
     int cpIndex = index();
-    Oop oop = cpool.getObjAt(cpIndex);
-    if (oop.isKlass()) {
-       return (Klass) oop;
-    } else if (oop.isSymbol()) {
-       return (Symbol) oop;
+    ConstantPool.CPSlot oop = cpool.getSlotAt(cpIndex);
+    if (oop.isOop()) {
+      return (Klass) oop.getOop();
+    } else if (oop.isMetaData()) {
+      return oop.getSymbol();
     } else {
        throw new RuntimeException("should not reach here");
     }
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ public class BytecodeLoadConstant extends BytecodeWithCPIndex {
        // tag change from 'unresolved' to 'string' does not happen atomically.
        // We just look at the object at the corresponding index and
        // decide based on the oop type.
-       Oop obj = cpool.getObjAt(cpIndex);
-       if (obj.isSymbol()) {
-          Symbol sym = (Symbol) obj;
-          return "<String \"" + sym.asString() + "\">";
-       } else if (obj.isInstance()) {
-          return "<String \"" + OopUtilities.stringOopToString(obj) + "\">";
+       ConstantPool.CPSlot obj = cpool.getSlotAt(cpIndex);
+       if (obj.isMetaData()) {
+         Symbol sym = obj.getSymbol();
+         return "<String \"" + sym.asString() + "\">";
+       } else if (obj.isOop()) {
+         return "<String \"" + OopUtilities.stringOopToString(obj.getOop()) + "\">";
        } else {
           throw new RuntimeException("should not reach here");
        }
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@ public class BytecodeLoadConstant extends BytecodeWithCPIndex {
        // tag change from 'unresolved' to 'klass' does not happen atomically.
        // We just look at the object at the corresponding index and
        // decide based on the oop type.
-       Oop obj = cpool.getObjAt(cpIndex);
-       if (obj.isKlass()) {
-          Klass k = (Klass) obj;
-          return "<Class " + k.getName().asString() + "@" + k.getHandle() + ">";
-       } else if (obj.isSymbol()) {
-          Symbol sym = (Symbol) obj;
-          return "<Class " + sym.asString() + ">";
+       ConstantPool.CPSlot obj = cpool.getSlotAt(cpIndex);
+       if (obj.isOop()) {
+         Klass k = (Klass) obj.getOop();
+         return "<Class " + k.getName().asString() + "@" + k.getHandle() + ">";
+       } else if (obj.isMetaData()) {
+         Symbol sym = obj.getSymbol();
+         return "<Class " + sym.asString() + ">";
        } else {
           throw new RuntimeException("should not reach here");
        }
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/interpreter/BytecodeWithKlass.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/interpreter/BytecodeWithKlass.java
index 563535992..3a62c2dad 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/interpreter/BytecodeWithKlass.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/interpreter/BytecodeWithKlass.java
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ public class BytecodeWithKlass extends BytecodeWithCPIndex {
   }
 
   public Symbol getClassName() {
-    Oop obj = method().getConstants().getObjAt(index());
-    if (obj instanceof Symbol) {
-       return (Symbol)obj;
+    ConstantPool.CPSlot obj = method().getConstants().getSlotAt(index());
+    if (obj.isMetaData()) {
+      return obj.getSymbol();
     } else {
-       return ((Klass)obj).getName();
+      return ((Klass)obj.getOop()).getName();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/DictionaryEntry.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/DictionaryEntry.java
index cb0c38f5d..a42479d53 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/DictionaryEntry.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/DictionaryEntry.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class DictionaryEntry extends sun.jvm.hotspot.utilities.HashtableEntry {
   }
 
   public Klass klass() {
-    return (Klass) literal();
+    return (Klass)VM.getVM().getObjectHeap().newOop(literalValue().addOffsetToAsOopHandle(0));
   }
 
   public DictionaryEntry(Address addr) {
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/LoaderConstraintEntry.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/LoaderConstraintEntry.java
index 6f0296372..a6b2a743e 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/LoaderConstraintEntry.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/LoaderConstraintEntry.java
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ public class LoaderConstraintEntry extends sun.jvm.hotspot.utilities.HashtableEn
 
   private static synchronized void initialize(TypeDataBase db) {
     Type type = db.lookupType("LoaderConstraintEntry");
-    nameField = type.getOopField("_name");
+    nameField = type.getAddressField("_name");
     numLoadersField = type.getCIntegerField("_num_loaders");
     maxLoadersField = type.getCIntegerField("_max_loaders");
     loadersField = type.getAddressField("_loaders");
   }
 
   // Fields
-  private static sun.jvm.hotspot.types.OopField nameField;
+  private static AddressField nameField;
   private static CIntegerField numLoadersField;
   private static CIntegerField maxLoadersField;
   private static AddressField loadersField;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class LoaderConstraintEntry extends sun.jvm.hotspot.utilities.HashtableEn
   // Accessors
 
   public Symbol name() {
-    return (Symbol) VM.getVM().getObjectHeap().newOop(nameField.getValue(addr));
+    return Symbol.create(nameField.getValue(addr));
   }
 
   public int numLoaders() {
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/PlaceholderEntry.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/PlaceholderEntry.java
index f6f1dc7e9..5574910a3 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/PlaceholderEntry.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/PlaceholderEntry.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class PlaceholderEntry extends sun.jvm.hotspot.utilities.HashtableEntry {
   }
 
   public Symbol klass() {
-    return (Symbol) literal();
+    return Symbol.create(literalValue());
   }
 
   /* covariant return type :-(
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/StringTable.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/StringTable.java
index 0dd66f1fb..c17610cb2 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/StringTable.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/StringTable.java
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ public class StringTable extends sun.jvm.hotspot.utilities.Hashtable {
   }
 
   public void stringsDo(StringVisitor visitor) {
+    ObjectHeap oh = VM.getVM().getObjectHeap();
     int numBuckets = tableSize();
     for (int i = 0; i < numBuckets; i++) {
       for (HashtableEntry e = (HashtableEntry) bucket(i); e != null;
            e = (HashtableEntry) e.next()) {
-        visitor.visit((Instance) e.literal());
+        Instance s = (Instance)oh.newOop(e.literalValue().addOffsetToAsOopHandle(0));
+        visitor.visit(s);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/SymbolTable.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/SymbolTable.java
index 0ad8aea1d..cfee9fbe0 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/SymbolTable.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/memory/SymbolTable.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class SymbolTable extends sun.jvm.hotspot.utilities.Hashtable {
     long hashValue = hashSymbol(name);
     for (HashtableEntry e = (HashtableEntry) bucket(hashToIndex(hashValue)); e != null; e = (HashtableEntry) e.next()) {
       if (e.hash() == hashValue) {
-         Symbol sym = (Symbol) e.literal();
+         Symbol sym = Symbol.create(e.literalValue());
          if (sym.equals(name)) {
            return sym;
          }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class SymbolTable extends sun.jvm.hotspot.utilities.Hashtable {
     for (int i = 0; i < numBuckets; i++) {
       for (HashtableEntry e = (HashtableEntry) bucket(i); e != null;
            e = (HashtableEntry) e.next()) {
-        visitor.visit((Symbol) e.literal());
+        visitor.visit(Symbol.create(e.literalValue()));
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/ConstantPool.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/ConstantPool.java
index 31cc2a956..f1babff8c 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/ConstantPool.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/ConstantPool.java
@@ -35,6 +35,38 @@ import sun.jvm.hotspot.utilities.*;
 // as described in the class file
 
 public class ConstantPool extends Oop implements ClassConstants {
+
+  public class CPSlot {
+    private Address ptr;
+
+    CPSlot(Address ptr) {
+      this.ptr = ptr;
+    }
+    CPSlot(Symbol sym) {
+      this.ptr = sym.getAddress().orWithMask(1);
+    }
+
+    public boolean isOop() {
+      return (ptr.minus(null) & 1) == 0;
+    }
+    public boolean isMetaData() {
+      return (ptr.minus(null) & 1) == 1;
+    }
+
+    public Symbol getSymbol() {
+      if (isMetaData()) {
+        return Symbol.create(ptr.xorWithMask(1));
+      }
+      throw new InternalError("not a symbol");
+    }
+    public Oop getOop() {
+      if (isOop()) {
+        return VM.getVM().getObjectHeap().newOop(ptr.addOffsetToAsOopHandle(0));
+      }
+      throw new InternalError("not an oop");
+    }
+  }
+
   // Used for debugging this code
   private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
 
@@ -110,12 +142,17 @@ public class ConstantPool extends Oop implements ClassConstants {
     return new ConstantTag(getTags().getByteAt((int) index));
   }
 
-  public Oop getObjAt(long index){
+  public CPSlot getSlotAt(long index) {
+    return new CPSlot(getHandle().getAddressAt(indexOffset(index)));
+  }
+
+  public Oop getObjAtRaw(long index){
     return getHeap().newOop(getHandle().getOopHandleAt(indexOffset(index)));
   }
 
   public Symbol getSymbolAt(long index) {
-    return (Symbol) getObjAt(index);
+    CPSlot slot = getSlotAt(index);
+    return slot.getSymbol();
   }
 
   public int getIntAt(long index){
@@ -187,7 +224,7 @@ public class ConstantPool extends Oop implements ClassConstants {
   // returns null, if not resolved.
   public Klass getKlassRefAt(int which) {
     if( ! getTagAt(which).isKlass()) return null;
-    return (Klass) getObjAt(which);
+    return (Klass) getObjAtRaw(which);
   }
 
   // returns null, if not resolved.
@@ -477,7 +514,7 @@ public class ConstantPool extends Oop implements ClassConstants {
               case JVM_CONSTANT_Class: {
                   dos.writeByte(cpConstType);
                   // Klass already resolved. ConstantPool constains klassOop.
-                  Klass refKls = (Klass) getObjAt(ci);
+                  Klass refKls = (Klass) getObjAtRaw(ci);
                   String klassName = refKls.getName().asString();
                   Short s = (Short) utf8ToIndex.get(klassName);
                   dos.writeShort(s.shortValue());
@@ -498,7 +535,7 @@ public class ConstantPool extends Oop implements ClassConstants {
 
               case JVM_CONSTANT_String: {
                   dos.writeByte(cpConstType);
-                  String str = OopUtilities.stringOopToString(getObjAt(ci));
+                  String str = OopUtilities.stringOopToString(getObjAtRaw(ci));
                   Short s = (Short) utf8ToIndex.get(str);
                   dos.writeShort(s.shortValue());
                   if (DEBUG) debugMessage("CP[" + ci + "] = string " + s);
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/GenerateOopMap.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/GenerateOopMap.java
index 04d640867..35a9d1940 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/GenerateOopMap.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/GenerateOopMap.java
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ public class GenerateOopMap {
           ConstantPool cp       = method().getConstants();
           int nameAndTypeIdx    = cp.name_and_type_ref_index_at(idx);
           int signatureIdx      = cp.signature_ref_index_at(nameAndTypeIdx);
-          symbolOop signature   = cp.symbol_at(signatureIdx);
+          Symbol* signature     = cp.symbol_at(signatureIdx);
           tty.print("%s", signature.as_C_string());
         */
       }
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ public class GenerateOopMap {
           constantPoolOop cp    = method().constants();
           int nameAndTypeIdx    = cp.name_and_type_ref_index_at(idx);
           int signatureIdx      = cp.signature_ref_index_at(nameAndTypeIdx);
-          symbolOop signature   = cp.symbol_at(signatureIdx);
+          Symbol* signature     = cp.symbol_at(signatureIdx);
           tty.print("%s", signature.as_C_string());
         */
       }
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/InstanceKlass.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/InstanceKlass.java
index 6572d7ac0..0b33b94e7 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/InstanceKlass.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/InstanceKlass.java
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
     classLoader          = new OopField(type.getOopField("_class_loader"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
     protectionDomain     = new OopField(type.getOopField("_protection_domain"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
     signers              = new OopField(type.getOopField("_signers"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
-    sourceFileName       = new OopField(type.getOopField("_source_file_name"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
-    sourceDebugExtension = new OopField(type.getOopField("_source_debug_extension"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
+    sourceFileName       = type.getAddressField("_source_file_name");
+    sourceDebugExtension = type.getAddressField("_source_debug_extension");
     innerClasses         = new OopField(type.getOopField("_inner_classes"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
     nonstaticFieldSize   = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_nonstatic_field_size"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
     staticFieldSize      = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_static_field_size"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
     vtableLen            = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_vtable_len"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
     itableLen            = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_itable_len"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
     breakpoints          = type.getAddressField("_breakpoints");
-    genericSignature     = new OopField(type.getOopField("_generic_signature"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
+    genericSignature     = type.getAddressField("_generic_signature");
     majorVersion         = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_major_version"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
     minorVersion         = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_minor_version"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
     headerSize           = alignObjectOffset(Oop.getHeaderSize() + type.getSize());
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
   private static OopField  classLoader;
   private static OopField  protectionDomain;
   private static OopField  signers;
-  private static OopField  sourceFileName;
-  private static OopField  sourceDebugExtension;
+  private static AddressField  sourceFileName;
+  private static AddressField  sourceDebugExtension;
   private static OopField  innerClasses;
   private static CIntField nonstaticFieldSize;
   private static CIntField staticFieldSize;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
   private static CIntField vtableLen;
   private static CIntField itableLen;
   private static AddressField breakpoints;
-  private static OopField  genericSignature;
+  private static AddressField  genericSignature;
   private static CIntField majorVersion;
   private static CIntField minorVersion;
 
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
   public Oop       getClassLoader()         { return                classLoader.getValue(this); }
   public Oop       getProtectionDomain()    { return                protectionDomain.getValue(this); }
   public ObjArray  getSigners()             { return (ObjArray)     signers.getValue(this); }
-  public Symbol    getSourceFileName()      { return (Symbol)       sourceFileName.getValue(this); }
-  public Symbol    getSourceDebugExtension(){ return (Symbol)       sourceDebugExtension.getValue(this); }
+  public Symbol    getSourceFileName()      { return getSymbol(sourceFileName); }
+  public Symbol    getSourceDebugExtension(){ return getSymbol(sourceDebugExtension); }
   public TypeArray getInnerClasses()        { return (TypeArray)    innerClasses.getValue(this); }
   public long      getNonstaticFieldSize()  { return                nonstaticFieldSize.getValue(this); }
   public long      getStaticFieldSize()     { return                staticFieldSize.getValue(this); }
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
   public boolean   getIsMarkedDependent()   { return                isMarkedDependent.getValue(this) != 0; }
   public long      getVtableLen()           { return                vtableLen.getValue(this); }
   public long      getItableLen()           { return                itableLen.getValue(this); }
-  public Symbol    getGenericSignature()    { return (Symbol)       genericSignature.getValue(this); }
+  public Symbol    getGenericSignature()    { return getSymbol(genericSignature); }
   public long      majorVersion()           { return                majorVersion.getValue(this); }
   public long      minorVersion()           { return                minorVersion.getValue(this); }
 
@@ -308,12 +308,12 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
           if (ioff != 0) {
              // only look at classes that are already loaded
              // since we are looking for the flags for our self.
-             Oop classInfo = getConstants().getObjAt(ioff);
+             ConstantPool.CPSlot classInfo = getConstants().getSlotAt(ioff);
              Symbol name = null;
-             if (classInfo instanceof Klass) {
-                name = ((Klass) classInfo).getName();
-             } else if (classInfo instanceof Symbol) {
-                name = (Symbol) classInfo;
+             if (classInfo.isOop()) {
+               name = ((Klass) classInfo.getOop()).getName();
+             } else if (classInfo.isMetaData()) {
+               name = classInfo.getSymbol();
              } else {
                 throw new RuntimeException("should not reach here");
              }
@@ -358,12 +358,12 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
          // 'ioff' can be zero.
          // refer to JVM spec. section 4.7.5.
          if (ioff != 0) {
-            Oop iclassInfo = getConstants().getObjAt(ioff);
+            ConstantPool.CPSlot iclassInfo = getConstants().getSlotAt(ioff);
             Symbol innerName = null;
-            if (iclassInfo instanceof Klass) {
-               innerName = ((Klass) iclassInfo).getName();
-            } else if (iclassInfo instanceof Symbol) {
-               innerName = (Symbol) iclassInfo;
+            if (iclassInfo.isOop()) {
+              innerName = ((Klass) iclassInfo.getOop()).getName();
+            } else if (iclassInfo.isMetaData()) {
+              innerName = iclassInfo.getSymbol();
             } else {
                throw new RuntimeException("should not reach here");
             }
@@ -387,12 +387,12 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
                   }
                }
             } else {
-               Oop oclassInfo = getConstants().getObjAt(ooff);
+               ConstantPool.CPSlot oclassInfo = getConstants().getSlotAt(ooff);
                Symbol outerName = null;
-               if (oclassInfo instanceof Klass) {
-                  outerName = ((Klass) oclassInfo).getName();
-               } else if (oclassInfo instanceof Symbol) {
-                  outerName = (Symbol) oclassInfo;
+               if (oclassInfo.isOop()) {
+                 outerName = ((Klass) oclassInfo.getOop()).getName();
+               } else if (oclassInfo.isMetaData()) {
+                 outerName = oclassInfo.getSymbol();
                } else {
                   throw new RuntimeException("should not reach here");
                }
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
       visitor.doOop(classLoader, true);
       visitor.doOop(protectionDomain, true);
       visitor.doOop(signers, true);
-      visitor.doOop(sourceFileName, true);
       visitor.doOop(innerClasses, true);
       visitor.doCInt(nonstaticFieldSize, true);
       visitor.doCInt(staticFieldSize, true);
@@ -467,7 +466,7 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
     for (int index = 0; index < length; index += NEXT_OFFSET) {
       short accessFlags    = fields.getShortAt(index + ACCESS_FLAGS_OFFSET);
       short signatureIndex = fields.getShortAt(index + SIGNATURE_INDEX_OFFSET);
-      FieldType   type   = new FieldType((Symbol) getConstants().getObjAt(signatureIndex));
+      FieldType   type   = new FieldType(getConstants().getSymbolAt(signatureIndex));
       AccessFlags access = new AccessFlags(accessFlags);
       if (access.isStatic()) {
         visitField(visitor, type, index);
@@ -490,7 +489,7 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
       short accessFlags    = fields.getShortAt(index + ACCESS_FLAGS_OFFSET);
       short signatureIndex = fields.getShortAt(index + SIGNATURE_INDEX_OFFSET);
 
-      FieldType   type   = new FieldType((Symbol) getConstants().getObjAt(signatureIndex));
+      FieldType   type   = new FieldType(getConstants().getSymbolAt(signatureIndex));
       AccessFlags access = new AccessFlags(accessFlags);
       if (!access.isStatic()) {
         visitField(visitor, type, index);
@@ -787,7 +786,7 @@ public class InstanceKlass extends Klass {
   private Field newField(int index) {
     TypeArray fields = getFields();
     short signatureIndex = fields.getShortAt(index + SIGNATURE_INDEX_OFFSET);
-    FieldType type = new FieldType((Symbol) getConstants().getObjAt(signatureIndex));
+    FieldType type = new FieldType(getConstants().getSymbolAt(signatureIndex));
     if (type.isOop()) {
      if (VM.getVM().isCompressedOopsEnabled()) {
         return new NarrowOopField(this, index);
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Klass.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Klass.java
index 9444b6cec..ccb5e5b46 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Klass.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Klass.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class Klass extends Oop implements ClassConstants {
     javaMirror   = new OopField(type.getOopField("_java_mirror"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
     superField   = new OopField(type.getOopField("_super"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
     layoutHelper = new IntField(type.getJIntField("_layout_helper"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
-    name         = new OopField(type.getOopField("_name"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
+    name         = type.getAddressField("_name");
     accessFlags  = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_access_flags"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
     subklass     = new OopField(type.getOopField("_subklass"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
     nextSibling  = new OopField(type.getOopField("_next_sibling"), Oop.getHeaderSize());
@@ -83,18 +83,26 @@ public class Klass extends Oop implements ClassConstants {
   private static OopField  javaMirror;
   private static OopField  superField;
   private static IntField layoutHelper;
-  private static OopField  name;
+  private static AddressField  name;
   private static CIntField accessFlags;
   private static OopField  subklass;
   private static OopField  nextSibling;
   private static CIntField allocCount;
 
+  private Address getValue(AddressField field) {
+    return getHandle().getAddressAt(field.getOffset() + Oop.getHeaderSize());
+  }
+
+  protected Symbol getSymbol(AddressField field) {
+    return Symbol.create(getHandle().getAddressAt(field.getOffset() + Oop.getHeaderSize()));
+  }
+
   // Accessors for declared fields
   public Instance getJavaMirror()       { return (Instance) javaMirror.getValue(this);   }
   public Klass    getSuper()            { return (Klass)    superField.getValue(this);   }
   public Klass    getJavaSuper()        { return null;  }
   public int      getLayoutHelper()     { return (int)           layoutHelper.getValue(this); }
-  public Symbol   getName()             { return (Symbol)   name.getValue(this);         }
+  public Symbol   getName()             { return getSymbol(name); }
   public long     getAccessFlags()      { return            accessFlags.getValue(this);  }
   // Convenience routine
   public AccessFlags getAccessFlagsObj(){ return new AccessFlags(getAccessFlags());      }
@@ -162,7 +170,7 @@ public class Klass extends Oop implements ClassConstants {
       visitor.doOop(javaMirror, true);
       visitor.doOop(superField, true);
       visitor.doInt(layoutHelper, true);
-      visitor.doOop(name, true);
+      // visitor.doOop(name, true);
       visitor.doCInt(accessFlags, true);
       visitor.doOop(subklass, true);
       visitor.doOop(nextSibling, true);
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Method.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Method.java
index 2d6fc5b6e..ed551bc74 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Method.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Method.java
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ public class Method extends Oop {
   public Address      getFromCompiledCodeEntryPoint() { return fromCompiledCodeEntryPointField.getValue(this); }
   */
   // Accessors
-  public Symbol  getName()          { return (Symbol) getConstants().getObjAt(getNameIndex());         }
-  public Symbol  getSignature()     { return (Symbol) getConstants().getObjAt(getSignatureIndex());    }
+  public Symbol  getName()          { return getConstants().getSymbolAt(getNameIndex());         }
+  public Symbol  getSignature()     { return getConstants().getSymbolAt(getSignatureIndex());    }
   public Symbol  getGenericSignature() {
      long index = getGenericSignatureIndex();
-     return (index != 0L) ? (Symbol) getConstants().getObjAt(index) : null;
+     return (index != 0L) ? getConstants().getSymbolAt(index) : null;
   }
 
   // Method holder (the Klass holding this method)
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/ObjectHeap.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/ObjectHeap.java
index 564463d9e..08aa0143c 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/ObjectHeap.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/ObjectHeap.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ public class ObjectHeap {
     DEBUG = System.getProperty("sun.jvm.hotspot.oops.ObjectHeap.DEBUG") != null;
   }
 
-  private OopHandle              symbolKlassHandle;
   private OopHandle              methodKlassHandle;
   private OopHandle              constMethodKlassHandle;
   private OopHandle              methodDataKlassHandle;
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ public class ObjectHeap {
   private OopHandle              arrayKlassKlassHandle;
   private OopHandle              compiledICHolderKlassHandle;
 
-  private SymbolKlass            symbolKlassObj;
   private MethodKlass            methodKlassObj;
   private ConstMethodKlass       constMethodKlassObj;
   private MethodDataKlass        methodDataKlassObj;
@@ -93,9 +91,6 @@ public class ObjectHeap {
     // Lookup the roots in the object hierarchy.
     Type universeType = db.lookupType("Universe");
 
-    symbolKlassHandle         = universeType.getOopField("_symbolKlassObj").getValue();
-    symbolKlassObj            = new SymbolKlass(symbolKlassHandle, this);
-
     methodKlassHandle         = universeType.getOopField("_methodKlassObj").getValue();
     methodKlassObj            = new MethodKlass(methodKlassHandle, this);
 
@@ -199,7 +194,6 @@ public class ObjectHeap {
   public long getDoubleSize()  { return doubleSize;  }
 
   // Accessors for well-known system classes (from Universe)
-  public SymbolKlass            getSymbolKlassObj()            { return symbolKlassObj; }
   public MethodKlass            getMethodKlassObj()            { return methodKlassObj; }
   public ConstMethodKlass       getConstMethodKlassObj()       { return constMethodKlassObj; }
   public MethodDataKlass        getMethodDataKlassObj()        { return methodDataKlassObj; }
@@ -337,7 +331,6 @@ public class ObjectHeap {
     // First check if handle is one of the root objects
     if (handle.equals(methodKlassHandle))              return getMethodKlassObj();
     if (handle.equals(constMethodKlassHandle))         return getConstMethodKlassObj();
-    if (handle.equals(symbolKlassHandle))              return getSymbolKlassObj();
     if (handle.equals(constantPoolKlassHandle))        return getConstantPoolKlassObj();
     if (handle.equals(constantPoolCacheKlassHandle))   return getConstantPoolCacheKlassObj();
     if (handle.equals(instanceKlassKlassHandle))       return getInstanceKlassKlassObj();
@@ -363,7 +356,6 @@ public class ObjectHeap {
     if (klass != null) {
       if (klass.equals(methodKlassHandle))              return new Method(handle, this);
       if (klass.equals(constMethodKlassHandle))         return new ConstMethod(handle, this);
-      if (klass.equals(symbolKlassHandle))              return new Symbol(handle, this);
       if (klass.equals(constantPoolKlassHandle))        return new ConstantPool(handle, this);
       if (klass.equals(constantPoolCacheKlassHandle))   return new ConstantPoolCache(handle, this);
       if (!VM.getVM().isCore()) {
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Symbol.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Symbol.java
index 708c54011..964e3a8de 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Symbol.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/Symbol.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import sun.jvm.hotspot.utilities.*;
 // A Symbol is a canonicalized string.
 // All Symbols reside in global symbolTable.
 
-public class Symbol extends Oop {
+public class Symbol extends VMObject {
   static {
     VM.registerVMInitializedObserver(new Observer() {
         public void update(Observable o, Object data) {
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ public class Symbol extends Oop {
   }
 
   private static synchronized void initialize(TypeDataBase db) throws WrongTypeException {
-    Type type  = db.lookupType("symbolOopDesc");
-    length     = new CIntField(type.getCIntegerField("_length"), 0);
+    Type type  = db.lookupType("Symbol");
+    length     = type.getCIntegerField("_length");
     baseOffset = type.getField("_body").getOffset();
+    idHash = type.getCIntegerField("_identity_hash");
   }
 
   // Format:
@@ -55,8 +56,15 @@ public class Symbol extends Oop {
   //   [length] byte size of uft8 string
   //   ..body..
 
-  Symbol(OopHandle handle, ObjectHeap heap) {
-    super(handle, heap);
+  public static Symbol create(Address addr) {
+    if (addr == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return new Symbol(addr);
+  }
+
+  Symbol(Address addr) {
+    super(addr);
   }
 
   public boolean isSymbol()            { return true; }
@@ -64,15 +72,19 @@ public class Symbol extends Oop {
   private static long baseOffset; // tells where the array part starts
 
   // Fields
-  private static CIntField length;
+  private static CIntegerField length;
 
   // Accessors for declared fields
-  public long   getLength() { return          length.getValue(this); }
+  public long   getLength() { return          length.getValue(this.addr); }
 
   public byte getByteAt(long index) {
-    return getHandle().getJByteAt(baseOffset + index);
+    return addr.getJByteAt(baseOffset + index);
   }
 
+  private static CIntegerField idHash;
+
+  public int identityHash() { return     (int)idHash.getValue(this.addr); }
+
   public boolean equals(byte[] modUTF8Chars) {
     int l = (int) getLength();
     if (l != modUTF8Chars.length) return false;
@@ -98,7 +110,9 @@ public class Symbol extends Oop {
     // Decode the byte array and return the string.
     try {
       return readModifiedUTF8(asByteArray());
-    } catch(IOException e) {
+    } catch(Exception e) {
+      System.err.println(addr);
+      e.printStackTrace();
       return null;
     }
   }
@@ -111,28 +125,13 @@ public class Symbol extends Oop {
     tty.print("#" + asString());
   }
 
-  public long getObjectSize() {
-    return alignObjectSize(baseOffset + getLength());
-  }
-
-  void iterateFields(OopVisitor visitor, boolean doVMFields) {
-    super.iterateFields(visitor, doVMFields);
-    if (doVMFields) {
-      visitor.doCInt(length, true);
-      int length = (int) getLength();
-      for (int index = 0; index < length; index++) {
-        visitor.doByte(new ByteField(new IndexableFieldIdentifier(index), baseOffset + index, false), true);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   /** Note: this comparison is used for vtable sorting only; it
       doesn't matter what order it defines, as long as it is a total,
-      time-invariant order Since symbolOops are in permSpace, their
+      time-invariant order Since Symbol* are in C_HEAP, their
       relative order in memory never changes, so use address
       comparison for speed. */
   public int fastCompare(Symbol other) {
-    return (int) getHandle().minus(other.getHandle());
+    return (int) addr.minus(other.addr);
   }
 
   private static String readModifiedUTF8(byte[] buf) throws IOException {
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/SymbolKlass.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/SymbolKlass.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fe000d42..000000000
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/oops/SymbolKlass.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 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
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
- * accompanied this code).
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
- * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
- * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
- * questions.
- *
- */
-
-package sun.jvm.hotspot.oops;
-
-import java.io.*;
-import java.util.*;
-import sun.jvm.hotspot.debugger.*;
-import sun.jvm.hotspot.runtime.*;
-import sun.jvm.hotspot.types.*;
-
-// A SymbolKlass is the klass for all Symbols
-
-public class SymbolKlass extends Klass {
-  static {
-    VM.registerVMInitializedObserver(new Observer() {
-        public void update(Observable o, Object data) {
-          initialize(VM.getVM().getTypeDataBase());
-        }
-      });
-  }
-
-  private static synchronized void initialize(TypeDataBase db) throws WrongTypeException {
-    Type type  = db.lookupType("symbolKlass");
-    headerSize = type.getSize() + Oop.getHeaderSize();
-  }
-
-  SymbolKlass(OopHandle handle, ObjectHeap heap) {
-    super(handle, heap);
-  }
-
-  private static long headerSize;
-
-  public long getObjectSize() { return alignObjectSize(headerSize); }
-
-  public void printValueOn(PrintStream tty) {
-    tty.print("SymbolKlass");
-  }
-}
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/tools/jcore/ClassWriter.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/tools/jcore/ClassWriter.java
index 494f1765f..3896c67d7 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/tools/jcore/ClassWriter.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/tools/jcore/ClassWriter.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class ClassWriter implements /* imports */ ClassConstants
                 case JVM_CONSTANT_Class: {
                      dos.writeByte(cpConstType);
                      // Klass already resolved. ConstantPool constains klassOop.
-                     Klass refKls = (Klass) cpool.getObjAt(ci);
+                     Klass refKls = (Klass) cpool.getObjAtRaw(ci);
                      String klassName = refKls.getName().asString();
 
                      Short s = (Short) utf8ToIndex.get(klassName);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class ClassWriter implements /* imports */ ClassConstants
 
                 case JVM_CONSTANT_String: {
                      dos.writeByte(cpConstType);
-                     String str = OopUtilities.stringOopToString(cpool.getObjAt(ci));
+                     String str = OopUtilities.stringOopToString(cpool.getObjAtRaw(ci));
                      Short s = (Short) utf8ToIndex.get(str);
                      dos.writeShort(s.shortValue());
                      if (DEBUG) debugMessage("CP[" + ci + "] = string " + s);
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/types/Field.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/types/Field.java
index 0f22705b6..2ef0e48c9 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/types/Field.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/types/Field.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import sun.jvm.hotspot.debugger.*;
     </PRE>
 
     FIXME: among other things, this interface is not sufficient to
-    describe fields which are themselves arrays (like symbolOop's
+    describe fields which are themselves arrays (like Symbol's
     jbyte _body[1]).  */
 public interface Field {
   /** Get the name of this field */
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/ui/classbrowser/HTMLGenerator.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/ui/classbrowser/HTMLGenerator.java
index 979d80b30..147e3bd55 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/ui/classbrowser/HTMLGenerator.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/ui/classbrowser/HTMLGenerator.java
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ public class HTMLGenerator implements /* imports */ ClassConstants {
 
             case JVM_CONSTANT_Class:
                buf.cell("JVM_CONSTANT_Class");
-               Klass klass = (Klass) cpool.getObjAt(index);
+               Klass klass = (Klass) cpool.getObjAtRaw(index);
                if (klass instanceof InstanceKlass) {
                   buf.cell(genKlassLink((InstanceKlass) klass));
                } else {
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ public class HTMLGenerator implements /* imports */ ClassConstants {
             case JVM_CONSTANT_String:
                buf.cell("JVM_CONSTANT_String");
                buf.cell("\"" +
-                 escapeHTMLSpecialChars(OopUtilities.stringOopToString(cpool.getObjAt(index))) + "\"");
+                 escapeHTMLSpecialChars(OopUtilities.stringOopToString(cpool.getObjAtRaw(index))) + "\"");
                break;
 
             case JVM_CONSTANT_Fieldref:
@@ -672,11 +672,11 @@ public class HTMLGenerator implements /* imports */ ClassConstants {
             buf.beginTag("ul");
             for (int exp = 0; exp < exceptions.length; exp++) {
                short cpIndex = (short) exceptions[exp].getClassCPIndex();
-               Oop obj = cpool.getObjAt(cpIndex);
-               if (obj instanceof Symbol) {
-                  buf.li(((Symbol)obj).asString().replace('/', '.'));
+               ConstantPool.CPSlot obj = cpool.getSlotAt(cpIndex);
+               if (obj.isMetaData()) {
+                 buf.li((obj.getSymbol()).asString().replace('/', '.'));
                } else {
-                  buf.li(genKlassLink((InstanceKlass)obj));
+                 buf.li(genKlassLink((InstanceKlass)obj.getOop()));
                }
             }
             buf.endTag("ul");
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ public class HTMLGenerator implements /* imports */ ClassConstants {
                              } else if (instr instanceof BytecodeLoadConstant) {
                                 BytecodeLoadConstant ldc = (BytecodeLoadConstant) instr;
                                 if (ldc.isKlassConstant()) {
-                                   Oop oop = ldc.getKlass();
+                                   Object oop = ldc.getKlass();
                                    if (oop instanceof Klass) {
                                       buf.append("<a href='");
                                       buf.append(genKlassHref((InstanceKlass) oop));
@@ -803,13 +803,13 @@ public class HTMLGenerator implements /* imports */ ClassConstants {
                buf.cell(Integer.toString(exceptionTable.getIntAt(e + 1)));
                buf.cell(Integer.toString(exceptionTable.getIntAt(e + 2)));
                short cpIndex = (short) exceptionTable.getIntAt(e + 3);
-               Oop obj = cpIndex == 0? null : cpool.getObjAt(cpIndex);
+               ConstantPool.CPSlot obj = cpIndex == 0? null : cpool.getSlotAt(cpIndex);
                if (obj == null) {
                   buf.cell("Any");
-               } else if (obj instanceof Symbol) {
-                  buf.cell(((Symbol)obj).asString().replace('/', '.'));
+               } else if (obj.isMetaData()) {
+                 buf.cell(obj.getSymbol().asString().replace('/', '.'));
                } else {
-                  buf.cell(genKlassLink((InstanceKlass)obj));
+                 buf.cell(genKlassLink((InstanceKlass)obj.getOop()));
                }
                buf.endTag("tr");
             }
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/Hashtable.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/Hashtable.java
index 3ac8fc4a9..65437b708 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/Hashtable.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/Hashtable.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class Hashtable extends BasicHashtable {
 
   private static synchronized void initialize(TypeDataBase db) {
     // just to confirm that type exists
-    Type type = db.lookupType("Hashtable");
+    Type type = db.lookupType("Hashtable<intptr_t>");
   }
 
   // derived class may return Class<? extends HashtableEntry>
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/HashtableEntry.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/HashtableEntry.java
index d623be764..1ae9dfaf4 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/HashtableEntry.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/HashtableEntry.java
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ public class HashtableEntry extends BasicHashtableEntry {
   }
 
   private static synchronized void initialize(TypeDataBase db) {
-    Type type = db.lookupType("HashtableEntry");
-    literalField   = type.getOopField("_literal");
+    Type type = db.lookupType("HashtableEntry<intptr_t>");
+    literalField   = type.getAddressField("_literal");
   }
 
   // Fields
-  private static OopField      literalField;
+  private static AddressField      literalField;
 
   // Accessors
-  public Oop literal() {
-    return VM.getVM().getObjectHeap().newOop(literalField.getValue(addr));
+  public Address literalValue() {
+    return literalField.getValue(addr);
   }
 
   public HashtableEntry(Address addr) {
diff --git a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/HeapHprofBinWriter.java b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/HeapHprofBinWriter.java
index 8b5e4d777..8da903140 100644
--- a/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/HeapHprofBinWriter.java
+++ b/agent/src/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/utilities/HeapHprofBinWriter.java
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ public class HeapHprofBinWriter extends AbstractHeapGraphWriter {
         for (Iterator itr = fields.iterator(); itr.hasNext();) {
             Field field = (Field) itr.next();
             Symbol name = symTbl.probe(field.getID().getName());
-            writeObjectID(name);
+            writeSymbolID(name);
             char typeCode = (char) field.getSignature().getByteAt(0);
             int kind = signatureToHprofKind(typeCode);
             out.writeByte((byte)kind);
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ public class HeapHprofBinWriter extends AbstractHeapGraphWriter {
     private void writeSymbol(Symbol sym) throws IOException {
         byte[] buf = sym.asString().getBytes("UTF-8");
         writeHeader(HPROF_UTF8, buf.length + OBJ_ID_SIZE);
-        writeObjectID(sym);
+        writeSymbolID(sym);
         out.write(buf);
     }
 
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ public class HeapHprofBinWriter extends AbstractHeapGraphWriter {
                         out.writeInt(serialNum);
                         writeObjectID(clazz);
                         out.writeInt(DUMMY_STACK_TRACE_ID);
-                        writeObjectID(k.getName());
+                        writeSymbolID(k.getName());
                         serialNum++;
                     } catch (IOException exp) {
                         throw new RuntimeException(exp);
@@ -901,6 +901,10 @@ public class HeapHprofBinWriter extends AbstractHeapGraphWriter {
         writeObjectID(address);
     }
 
+    private void writeSymbolID(Symbol sym) throws IOException {
+        writeObjectID(getAddressValue(sym.getAddress()));
+    }
+
     private void writeObjectID(long address) throws IOException {
         if (OBJ_ID_SIZE == 4) {
             out.writeInt((int) address);