--- old/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp	2014-08-15 16:08:41.108266118 -0400
+++ new/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp	2014-08-15 16:08:40.768266107 -0400
@@ -688,6 +688,13 @@
   void set_is_obsolete()                            { _access_flags.set_is_obsolete(); }
   bool is_deleted() const                           { return access_flags().is_deleted(); }
   void set_is_deleted()                             { _access_flags.set_is_deleted(); }
+
+  bool is_emcp() const {
+    // emcp methods (equivalent method except constant pool is different) are methods
+    // that are old but not obsolete or deleted.
+    return is_old() && !(is_obsolete() || is_deleted());
+  }
+
   bool on_stack() const                             { return access_flags().on_stack(); }
   void set_on_stack(const bool value);