src/jdk.vm.ci/share/classes/jdk.vm.ci.meta/src/jdk/vm/ci/meta/ResolvedJavaType.java

@@ -357,6 +357,14 @@
                 return method;
             }
         }
         return null;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if this type is {@link Cloneable} and can be safely cloned by creating a normal
+     * Java allocation and populating it from the fields returned by
+     * {@link #getInstanceFields(boolean)}. Some types may require special handling by the platform
+     * so they would to go through the normal {@link Object#clone} path.
+     */
+    boolean isCloneableWithAllocation();
 }