--- old/src/share/vm/interpreter/invocationCounter.cpp	2017-07-27 08:50:54.067169813 -0400
+++ new/src/share/vm/interpreter/invocationCounter.cpp	2017-07-27 08:50:53.839929502 -0400
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static address do_nothing(methodHandle method, TRAPS) {
+static address do_nothing(const methodHandle& method, TRAPS) {
   // dummy action for inactive invocation counters
   MethodCounters* mcs = method->method_counters();
   assert(mcs != NULL, "");
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static address do_decay(methodHandle method, TRAPS) {
+static address do_decay(const methodHandle& method, TRAPS) {
   // decay invocation counters so compilation gets delayed
   MethodCounters* mcs = method->method_counters();
   assert(mcs != NULL, "");
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
   _action[state] = action;
 }
 
-address dummy_invocation_counter_overflow(methodHandle m, TRAPS) {
+address dummy_invocation_counter_overflow(const methodHandle& m, TRAPS) {
   ShouldNotReachHere();
   return NULL;
 }