--- old/src/share/vm/oops/klass.cpp	2013-08-19 07:39:05.000000000 -0400
+++ new/src/share/vm/oops/klass.cpp	2013-08-19 07:39:05.000000000 -0400
@@ -674,13 +674,23 @@
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT
 
-void Klass::verify_vtable_index(int i) {
+bool Klass::verify_vtable_index(int i) {
   if (oop_is_instance()) {
-    assert(i>=0 && i<((InstanceKlass*)this)->vtable_length()/vtableEntry::size(), "index out of bounds");
+    int limit = ((InstanceKlass*)this)->vtable_length()/vtableEntry::size();
+    assert(i >= 0 && i < limit, err_msg("index %d out of bounds %d", i, limit));
   } else {
     assert(oop_is_array(), "Must be");
-    assert(i>=0 && i<((ArrayKlass*)this)->vtable_length()/vtableEntry::size(), "index out of bounds");
+    int limit = ((ArrayKlass*)this)->vtable_length()/vtableEntry::size();
+    assert(i >= 0 && i < limit, err_msg("index %d out of bounds %d", i, limit));
   }
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool Klass::verify_itable_index(int i) {
+  assert(oop_is_instance(), "");
+  int method_count = klassItable::method_count_for_interface(this);
+  assert(i >= 0 && i < method_count, "index out of bounds");
+  return true;
 }
 
 #endif