src/jdk.vm.ci/share/classes/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/HotSpotMetaAccessProvider.java

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2016, 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
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.

@@ -76,10 +76,19 @@
 
     public Signature parseMethodDescriptor(String signature) {
         return new HotSpotSignature(runtime, signature);
     }
 
+    public HotSpotSymbol lookupSymbol(String symbol) {
+        long pointer = runtime.getCompilerToVM().lookupSymbol(symbol);
+        if (pointer == 0) {
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return new HotSpotSymbol(symbol, pointer);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@link Field} object of {@link Method#slot}.
      */
     private Field reflectionMethodSlot = getReflectionSlotField(Method.class);