--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_version.hpp	2015-12-08 10:12:00.426508372 -0800
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/vm_version.hpp	2015-12-08 10:12:00.302508377 -0800
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@
                                                   unsigned int dem,
                                                   unsigned int switch_pt);
  public:
+  // Called as part of the runtime services initialization
+  // called from the management module initialization (via init_globals())
+  // after argument parsing and attaching of the main thread has 
+  // occurred.  Examines a variety of the hardware capabilities of 
+  // the platform to determine which features can be used to execute the
+  // program.
   static void initialize();
 
   // This allows for early initialization of VM_Version information
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@
   static void early_initialize() { }
   // Called to initialize VM variables needing initialization
   // after command line parsing
-  static void vm_init_before_ergo(void) {}
+  static void init_before_ergo(void) {}
 
   // Name
   static const char* vm_name();