src/hotspot/share/ci/ciField.hpp

*** 200,209 ****
--- 200,215 ----
               klass_name == ciSymbol::java_lang_Short_ShortCache() ||
               klass_name == ciSymbol::java_lang_Integer_IntegerCache() ||
               klass_name == ciSymbol::java_lang_Long_LongCache()));
    }
  
+   bool is_never_null() const {
+     // Cannot use (type()->basic_type() == T_VALUETYPE) -- if the class is not loaded,
+     // type() is an unloaded ciInstanceKlass!
+     return signature()->char_at(0) == 'Q';
+   }
+ 
    // Debugging output
    void print();
    void print_name_on(outputStream* st);
  };