--- old/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.hpp	2015-12-21 09:10:53.858837399 -0800
+++ new/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.hpp	2015-12-21 09:10:53.734831175 -0800
@@ -135,20 +135,35 @@
   KlassHandle _resolved_klass;  // class that the constant pool entry points to
   KlassHandle _current_klass;   // class that owns the constant pool
   bool        _check_access;
+  constantTag _tag;
  public:
+  enum AccessCheck {
+     needs_access_check,
+     skip_access_check
+  };
+
   LinkInfo(const constantPoolHandle& pool, int index, TRAPS);
+
   // Condensed information from other call sites within the vm.
-  LinkInfo(KlassHandle resolved_klass, Symbol* name, Symbol* signature,
-           KlassHandle current_klass, bool check_access = true) :
+  LinkInfo(KlassHandle resolved_klass, Symbol* name, Symbol* signature, KlassHandle current_klass,
+           AccessCheck check_access = needs_access_check,
+           constantTag tag = JVM_CONSTANT_Invalid) :
     _resolved_klass(resolved_klass),
     _name(name), _signature(signature), _current_klass(current_klass),
-    _check_access(check_access) {}
+    _check_access(check_access == needs_access_check && current_klass.not_null()), _tag(tag) {}
+
+  // Case where we just find the method and don't check access against the current class
+  LinkInfo(KlassHandle resolved_klass, Symbol*name, Symbol* signature) :
+    _resolved_klass(resolved_klass),
+    _name(name), _signature(signature), _current_klass(NULL),
+    _check_access(false), _tag(JVM_CONSTANT_Invalid) {}
 
   // accessors
   Symbol* name() const               { return _name; }
   Symbol* signature() const          { return _signature; }
   KlassHandle resolved_klass() const { return _resolved_klass; }
   KlassHandle current_klass() const  { return _current_klass; }
+  constantTag tag() const            { return _tag; }
   bool check_access() const          { return _check_access; }
   char* method_string() const;