--- old/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiExport.cpp	2016-12-03 12:35:41.259570634 +0300
+++ new/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiExport.cpp	2016-12-03 12:35:41.174570635 +0300
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@
 private:
   JavaThread *_thread;
   JNIEnv* _jni_env;
-  bool _exception_detected;
-  bool _exception_caught;
+  JvmtiThreadState::ExceptionState _exception_state;
 #if 0
   JNIHandleBlock* _hblock;
 #endif
@@ -149,11 +148,11 @@
     // we are before an event.
     // Save current jvmti thread exception state.
     if (state != NULL) {
-      _exception_detected = state->is_exception_detected();
-      _exception_caught = state->is_exception_caught();
-    } else {
-      _exception_detected = false;
-      _exception_caught = false;
+      state->save_exception_state(&_exception_state);
+    }
+    else {
+      // For safety ...
+      _exception_state = JvmtiThreadState::ES_CLEARED;
     }
 
     JNIHandleBlock* old_handles = thread->active_handles();
@@ -186,12 +185,7 @@
     // we are continuing after an event.
     if (state != NULL) {
       // Restore the jvmti thread exception state.
-      if (_exception_detected) {
-        state->set_exception_detected();
-      }
-      if (_exception_caught) {
-        state->set_exception_caught();
-      }
+      state->restore_exception_state(_exception_state);
     }
   }
 
@@ -1387,7 +1381,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-
 void JvmtiExport::post_exception_throw(JavaThread *thread, Method* method, address location, oop exception) {
   HandleMark hm(thread);
   methodHandle mh(thread, method);
@@ -2289,7 +2282,7 @@
 
   JvmtiThreadState* state = thread->jvmti_thread_state();
   if (state != NULL) {
-    state->clear_exception_detected();
+    state->clear_exception_state();
   }
 }