--- old/src/jdk.jdwp.agent/share/native/libjdwp/util.h	2019-11-22 22:43:41.156603860 +0100
+++ new/src/jdk.jdwp.agent/share/native/libjdwp/util.h	2019-11-22 22:43:40.967603871 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -414,4 +414,9 @@
 void saveGlobalRef(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jobject *pobj);
 void tossGlobalRef(JNIEnv *env, jobject *pobj);
 
+/* JDK-8227269: Expose this method publicly.
+ * This returns a newly allocated jvmtiEnv* with the can_tag_objects capability.
+ */
+jvmtiEnv *getSpecialJvmti(void);
+
 #endif