--- old/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp	2013-03-29 19:14:29.338356358 +0100
+++ new/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp	2013-03-29 19:14:29.154992820 +0100
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@
 
   // Constructor
   Method(ConstMethod* xconst, AccessFlags access_flags, int size);
+
+  // this operates only on invoke methods:
+  // presize interpreter frames for extra interpreter stack entries, if needed
+  // Account for the extra appendix argument for invokehandle/invokedynamic
+  static int extra_stack_entries() { return EnableInvokeDynamic ? 1 : 0; }
+
  public:
 
   static Method* allocate(ClassLoaderData* loader_data,
@@ -274,9 +280,9 @@
 
   // max stack
   // return original max stack size for method verification
-  int  verifier_max_stack() const                { return constMethod()->max_stack(); }
-  int           max_stack() const                { return constMethod()->max_stack() + extra_stack_entries(); }
-  void      set_max_stack(int size)              {        constMethod()->set_max_stack(size); }
+  int  verifier_max_stack() const                { return constMethod()->max_stack() - extra_stack_entries(); }
+  int           max_stack() const                { return constMethod()->max_stack(); }
+  void      set_max_stack(int size)              {        constMethod()->set_max_stack(size + extra_stack_entries()); }
 
   // max locals
   int  max_locals() const                        { return constMethod()->max_locals(); }
@@ -630,13 +636,6 @@
                                                    Symbol* signature, //anything at all
                                                    TRAPS);
   static Klass* check_non_bcp_klass(Klass* klass);
-  // these operate only on invoke methods:
-  // presize interpreter frames for extra interpreter stack entries, if needed
-  // method handles want to be able to push a few extra values (e.g., a bound receiver), and
-  // invokedynamic sometimes needs to push a bootstrap method, call site, and arglist,
-  // all without checking for a stack overflow
-  static int extra_stack_entries() { return EnableInvokeDynamic ? 2 : 0; }
-  static int extra_stack_words();  // = extra_stack_entries() * Interpreter::stackElementSize()
 
   // RedefineClasses() support:
   bool is_old() const                               { return access_flags().is_old(); }