2009-05-16 Zoltan Varga <vargaz@gmail.com>
[mono.git] / mono / metadata / class.c
index ce32a14758950117e3a70fa26164b7686e24e20d..a6e7e437ce5a1454899cd25d907a000cb6a58505 100644 (file)
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@
  * Author:
  *   Miguel de Icaza (miguel@ximian.com)
  *
- * (C) 2001-2006 Novell, Inc.
- *
+ * Copyright 2001-2003 Ximian, Inc (http://www.ximian.com)
+ * Copyright 2004-2009 Novell, Inc (http://www.novell.com)
  */
 #include <config.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_ALLOCA_H
+#include <alloca.h>
+#endif
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #if !PLATFORM_WIN32
 #include <mono/io-layer/atomic.h>
 #endif
@@ -49,6 +51,10 @@ gboolean mono_print_vtable = FALSE;
  */
 gboolean mono_setup_vtable_in_class_init = TRUE;
 
+/* Statistics */
+guint32 inflated_classes, inflated_classes_size, inflated_methods_size;
+guint32 classes_size, class_ext_size;
+
 /* Function supplied by the runtime to find classes by name using information from the AOT file */
 static MonoGetClassFromName get_class_from_name = NULL;
 
@@ -115,9 +121,9 @@ mono_class_from_typeref (MonoImage *image, guint32 type_token)
                MonoClass *enclosing = mono_class_from_typeref (image, MONO_TOKEN_TYPE_REF | idx);
                GList *tmp;
 
-               if (enclosing->nested_classes_inited) {
+               if (enclosing->nested_classes_inited && enclosing->ext) {
                        /* Micro-optimization: don't scan the metadata tables if enclosing is already inited */
-                       for (tmp = enclosing->nested_classes; tmp; tmp = tmp->next) {
+                       for (tmp = enclosing->ext->nested_classes; tmp; tmp = tmp->next) {
                                res = tmp->data;
                                if (strcmp (res->name, name) == 0)
                                        return res;
@@ -165,25 +171,23 @@ mono_class_from_typeref (MonoImage *image, guint32 type_token)
 
 
 static void *
-mono_mempool_dup (MonoMemPool *mp, void *data, guint size)
+mono_image_memdup (MonoImage *image, void *data, guint size)
 {
-       void *res = mono_mempool_alloc (mp, size);
+       void *res = mono_image_alloc (image, size);
        memcpy (res, data, size);
        return res;
 }
        
 /* Copy everything mono_metadata_free_array free. */
 MonoArrayType *
-mono_dup_array_type (MonoMemPool *mp, MonoArrayType *a)
+mono_dup_array_type (MonoImage *image, MonoArrayType *a)
 {
-       if (mp) {
-               mono_loader_lock ();
-               a = mono_mempool_dup (mp, a, sizeof (MonoArrayType));
+       if (image) {
+               a = mono_image_memdup (image, a, sizeof (MonoArrayType));
                if (a->sizes)
-                       a->sizes = mono_mempool_dup (mp, a->sizes, a->numsizes * sizeof (int));
+                       a->sizes = mono_image_memdup (image, a->sizes, a->numsizes * sizeof (int));
                if (a->lobounds)
-                       a->lobounds = mono_mempool_dup (mp, a->lobounds, a->numlobounds * sizeof (int));
-               mono_loader_unlock ();          
+                       a->lobounds = mono_image_memdup (image, a->lobounds, a->numlobounds * sizeof (int));
        } else {
                a = g_memdup (a, sizeof (MonoArrayType));
                if (a->sizes)
@@ -196,15 +200,15 @@ mono_dup_array_type (MonoMemPool *mp, MonoArrayType *a)
 
 /* Copy everything mono_metadata_free_method_signature free. */
 MonoMethodSignature*
-mono_metadata_signature_deep_dup (MonoMemPool *mp, MonoMethodSignature *sig)
+mono_metadata_signature_deep_dup (MonoImage *image, MonoMethodSignature *sig)
 {
        int i;
        
-       sig = mono_metadata_signature_dup_full (mp, sig);
+       sig = mono_metadata_signature_dup_full (image, sig);
        
-       sig->ret = mono_metadata_type_dup (mp, sig->ret);
+       sig->ret = mono_metadata_type_dup (image, sig->ret);
        for (i = 0; i < sig->param_count; ++i)
-               sig->params [i] = mono_metadata_type_dup (mp, sig->params [i]);
+               sig->params [i] = mono_metadata_type_dup (image, sig->params [i]);
        
        return sig;
 }
@@ -293,9 +297,11 @@ mono_type_get_name_recurse (MonoType *type, GString *str, gboolean is_recursed,
        }
        case MONO_TYPE_VAR:
        case MONO_TYPE_MVAR:
-               g_assert (type->data.generic_param->name);
-               g_string_append (str, type->data.generic_param->name);
-       
+               if (!mono_generic_param_info (type->data.generic_param))
+                       g_string_append_printf (str, "%s%d", type->type == MONO_TYPE_VAR ? "!" : "!!", type->data.generic_param->num);
+               else
+                       g_string_append (str, mono_generic_param_info (type->data.generic_param)->name);
+
                mono_type_name_check_byref (type, str);
 
                break;
@@ -363,7 +369,7 @@ mono_type_get_name_recurse (MonoType *type, GString *str, gboolean is_recursed,
                        for (i = 0; i < klass->generic_container->type_argc; i++) {
                                if (i)
                                        g_string_append_c (str, ',');
-                               g_string_append (str, klass->generic_container->type_params [i].name);
+                               g_string_append (str, mono_generic_container_get_param_info (klass->generic_container, i)->name);
                        }
                        if (format == MONO_TYPE_NAME_FORMAT_IL) 
                                g_string_append_c (str, '>');
@@ -447,9 +453,9 @@ MonoType*
 mono_type_get_underlying_type (MonoType *type)
 {
        if (type->type == MONO_TYPE_VALUETYPE && type->data.klass->enumtype && !type->byref)
-               return type->data.klass->enum_basetype;
+               return mono_class_enum_basetype (type->data.klass);
        if (type->type == MONO_TYPE_GENERICINST && type->data.generic_class->container_class->enumtype && !type->byref)
-               return type->data.generic_class->container_class->enum_basetype;
+               return mono_class_enum_basetype (type->data.generic_class->container_class);
        return type;
 }
 
@@ -482,37 +488,39 @@ mono_class_is_open_constructed_type (MonoType *t)
 }
 
 static MonoType*
-inflate_generic_type (MonoMemPool *mempool, MonoType *type, MonoGenericContext *context)
+inflate_generic_type (MonoImage *image, MonoType *type, MonoGenericContext *context)
 {
        switch (type->type) {
        case MONO_TYPE_MVAR: {
                MonoType *nt;
-               int num = type->data.generic_param->num;
+               int num = mono_type_get_generic_param_num (type);
                MonoGenericInst *inst = context->method_inst;
                if (!inst || !inst->type_argv)
                        return NULL;
                if (num >= inst->type_argc)
-                       g_error ("MVAR %d (%s) cannot be expanded in this context with %d instantiations", num, type->data.generic_param->name, inst->type_argc);
+                       g_error ("MVAR %d (%s) cannot be expanded in this context with %d instantiations",
+                               num, mono_generic_param_info (type->data.generic_param)->name, inst->type_argc);
 
                /*
                 * Note that the VAR/MVAR cases are different from the rest.  The other cases duplicate @type,
                 * while the VAR/MVAR duplicates a type from the context.  So, we need to ensure that the
                 * ->byref and ->attrs from @type are propagated to the returned type.
                 */
-               nt = mono_metadata_type_dup (mempool, inst->type_argv [num]);
+               nt = mono_metadata_type_dup (image, inst->type_argv [num]);
                nt->byref = type->byref;
                nt->attrs = type->attrs;
                return nt;
        }
        case MONO_TYPE_VAR: {
                MonoType *nt;
-               int num = type->data.generic_param->num;
+               int num = mono_type_get_generic_param_num (type);
                MonoGenericInst *inst = context->class_inst;
                if (!inst)
                        return NULL;
                if (num >= inst->type_argc)
-                       g_error ("VAR %d (%s) cannot be expanded in this context with %d instantiations", num, type->data.generic_param->name, inst->type_argc);
-               nt = mono_metadata_type_dup (mempool, inst->type_argv [num]);
+                       g_error ("VAR %d (%s) cannot be expanded in this context with %d instantiations",
+                               num, mono_generic_param_info (type->data.generic_param)->name, inst->type_argc);
+               nt = mono_metadata_type_dup (image, inst->type_argv [num]);
                nt->byref = type->byref;
                nt->attrs = type->attrs;
                return nt;
@@ -522,7 +530,7 @@ inflate_generic_type (MonoMemPool *mempool, MonoType *type, MonoGenericContext *
                MonoType *nt, *inflated = inflate_generic_type (NULL, &eclass->byval_arg, context);
                if (!inflated)
                        return NULL;
-               nt = mono_metadata_type_dup (mempool, type);
+               nt = mono_metadata_type_dup (image, type);
                nt->data.klass = mono_class_from_mono_type (inflated);
                mono_metadata_free_type (inflated);
                return nt;
@@ -532,7 +540,7 @@ inflate_generic_type (MonoMemPool *mempool, MonoType *type, MonoGenericContext *
                MonoType *nt, *inflated = inflate_generic_type (NULL, &eclass->byval_arg, context);
                if (!inflated)
                        return NULL;
-               nt = mono_metadata_type_dup (mempool, type);
+               nt = mono_metadata_type_dup (image, type);
                nt->data.array = g_memdup (nt->data.array, sizeof (MonoArrayType));
                nt->data.array->eklass = mono_class_from_mono_type (inflated);
                mono_metadata_free_type (inflated);
@@ -552,7 +560,7 @@ inflate_generic_type (MonoMemPool *mempool, MonoType *type, MonoGenericContext *
                if (gclass == type->data.generic_class)
                        return NULL;
 
-               nt = mono_metadata_type_dup (mempool, type);
+               nt = mono_metadata_type_dup (image, type);
                nt->data.generic_class = gclass;
                return nt;
        }
@@ -574,7 +582,7 @@ inflate_generic_type (MonoMemPool *mempool, MonoType *type, MonoGenericContext *
 
                gclass = mono_metadata_lookup_generic_class (klass, inst, klass->image->dynamic);
 
-               nt = mono_metadata_type_dup (mempool, type);
+               nt = mono_metadata_type_dup (image, type);
                nt->type = MONO_TYPE_GENERICINST;
                nt->data.generic_class = gclass;
                return nt;
@@ -597,6 +605,32 @@ mono_class_get_context (MonoClass *class)
        return class->generic_class ? mono_generic_class_get_context (class->generic_class) : NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * mono_class_get_generic_container:
+ *
+ *   Return the generic container of KLASS which should be a generic type definition.
+ */
+MonoGenericContainer*
+mono_class_get_generic_container (MonoClass *klass)
+{
+       g_assert (klass->is_generic);
+
+       return klass->generic_container;
+}
+
+/*
+ * mono_class_get_generic_class:
+ *
+ *   Return the MonoGenericClass of KLASS, which should be a generic instance.
+ */
+MonoGenericClass*
+mono_class_get_generic_class (MonoClass *klass)
+{
+       g_assert (klass->is_inflated);
+
+       return klass->generic_class;
+}
+
 /*
  * mono_class_inflate_generic_type_with_mempool:
  * @mempool: a mempool
@@ -610,12 +644,12 @@ mono_class_get_context (MonoClass *class)
  * modified by the caller, and it should be freed using mono_metadata_free_type ().
  */
 MonoType*
-mono_class_inflate_generic_type_with_mempool (MonoMemPool *mempool, MonoType *type, MonoGenericContext *context)
+mono_class_inflate_generic_type_with_mempool (MonoImage *image, MonoType *type, MonoGenericContext *context)
 {
        MonoType *inflated = NULL; 
 
        if (context)
-               inflated = inflate_generic_type (mempool, type, context);
+               inflated = inflate_generic_type (image, type, context);
 
        if (!inflated) {
                MonoType *shared = mono_metadata_get_shared_type (type);
@@ -623,7 +657,7 @@ mono_class_inflate_generic_type_with_mempool (MonoMemPool *mempool, MonoType *ty
                if (shared) {
                        return shared;
                } else {
-                       return mono_metadata_type_dup (mempool, type);
+                       return mono_metadata_type_dup (image, type);
                }
        }
 
@@ -649,18 +683,18 @@ mono_class_inflate_generic_type (MonoType *type, MonoGenericContext *context)
 }
 
 /*
- * mono_class_inflate_generic_type_with_mempool_no_copy:
+ * mono_class_inflate_generic_type_no_copy:
  *
  *   Same as inflate_generic_type_with_mempool, but return TYPE if no inflation
  * was done.
  */
 static MonoType*
-mono_class_inflate_generic_type_with_mempool_no_copy (MonoMemPool *mempool, MonoType *type, MonoGenericContext *context)
+mono_class_inflate_generic_type_no_copy (MonoImage *image, MonoType *type, MonoGenericContext *context)
 {
        MonoType *inflated = NULL; 
 
        if (context)
-               inflated = inflate_generic_type (mempool, type, context);
+               inflated = inflate_generic_type (image, type, context);
 
        if (!inflated)
                return type;
@@ -669,6 +703,25 @@ mono_class_inflate_generic_type_with_mempool_no_copy (MonoMemPool *mempool, Mono
        return inflated;
 }
 
+/*
+ * mono_class_inflate_generic_class:
+ *
+ *   Inflate the class GKLASS with CONTEXT.
+ */
+MonoClass*
+mono_class_inflate_generic_class (MonoClass *gklass, MonoGenericContext *context)
+{
+       MonoClass *res;
+       MonoType *inflated;
+
+       inflated = mono_class_inflate_generic_type (&gklass->byval_arg, context);
+
+       res = mono_class_from_mono_type (inflated);
+       mono_metadata_free_type (inflated);
+
+       return res;
+}
+
 static MonoGenericContext
 inflate_generic_context (MonoGenericContext *context, MonoGenericContext *inflate_with)
 {
@@ -773,7 +826,7 @@ mono_class_inflate_generic_method_full (MonoMethod *method, MonoClass *klass_hin
        iresult = g_new0 (MonoMethodInflated, 1);
        iresult->context = *context;
        iresult->declaring = method;
-       iresult->is_mb_open = is_mb_open;
+       iresult->method.method.is_mb_open = is_mb_open;
 
        if (!context->method_inst && method->is_generic)
                iresult->context.method_inst = mono_method_get_generic_container (method)->context.method_inst;
@@ -796,6 +849,8 @@ mono_class_inflate_generic_method_full (MonoMethod *method, MonoClass *klass_hin
 
        mono_stats.inflated_method_count++;
 
+       inflated_methods_size += sizeof (MonoMethodInflated);
+
        sig = mono_method_signature (method);
        if (sig->pinvoke) {
                memcpy (&iresult->method.pinvoke, method, sizeof (MonoMethodPInvoke));
@@ -808,6 +863,7 @@ mono_class_inflate_generic_method_full (MonoMethod *method, MonoClass *klass_hin
        result->is_inflated = TRUE;
        result->is_generic = FALSE;
        result->signature = NULL;
+       result->is_mb_open = is_mb_open;
 
        if (!context->method_inst) {
                /* Set the generic_container of the result to the generic_container of method */
@@ -850,14 +906,43 @@ mono_get_inflated_method (MonoMethod *method)
        return method;
 }
 
+/*
+ * mono_method_get_context_general:
+ * @method: a method
+ * @uninflated: handle uninflated methods?
+ *
+ * Returns the generic context of a method or NULL if it doesn't have
+ * one.  For an inflated method that's the context stored in the
+ * method.  Otherwise it's in the method's generic container or in the
+ * generic container of the method's class.
+ */
 MonoGenericContext*
-mono_method_get_context (MonoMethod *method)
+mono_method_get_context_general (MonoMethod *method, gboolean uninflated)
 {
-       MonoMethodInflated *imethod;
-       if (!method->is_inflated)
+       if (method->is_inflated) {
+               MonoMethodInflated *imethod = (MonoMethodInflated *) method;
+               return &imethod->context;
+       }
+       if (!uninflated)
                return NULL;
-       imethod = (MonoMethodInflated *) method;
-       return &imethod->context;
+       if (method->is_generic)
+               return &(mono_method_get_generic_container (method)->context);
+       if (method->klass->generic_container)
+               return &method->klass->generic_container->context;
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * mono_method_get_context:
+ * @method: a method
+ *
+ * Returns the generic context for method if it's inflated, otherwise
+ * NULL.
+ */
+MonoGenericContext*
+mono_method_get_context (MonoMethod *method)
+{
+       return mono_method_get_context_general (method, FALSE);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -875,9 +960,7 @@ mono_method_get_generic_container (MonoMethod *method)
        if (!method->is_generic)
                return NULL;
 
-       mono_loader_lock ();
-       container = mono_property_hash_lookup (method->klass->image->property_hash, method, MONO_METHOD_PROP_GENERIC_CONTAINER);
-       mono_loader_unlock ();
+       container = mono_image_property_lookup (method->klass->image, method, MONO_METHOD_PROP_GENERIC_CONTAINER);
        g_assert (container);
 
        return container;
@@ -894,9 +977,7 @@ mono_method_set_generic_container (MonoMethod *method, MonoGenericContainer* con
 {
        g_assert (method->is_generic);
 
-       mono_loader_lock ();
-       mono_property_hash_insert (method->klass->image->property_hash, method, MONO_METHOD_PROP_GENERIC_CONTAINER, container);
-       mono_loader_unlock ();
+       mono_image_property_insert (method->klass->image, method, MONO_METHOD_PROP_GENERIC_CONTAINER, container);
 }
 
 /** 
@@ -993,6 +1074,7 @@ mono_class_setup_fields (MonoClass *class)
                MonoClass *gklass = class->generic_class->container_class;
                mono_class_setup_fields (gklass);
                top = gklass->field.count;
+               class->field.first = gklass->field.first;
                class->field.count = gklass->field.count;
        }
 
@@ -1073,7 +1155,7 @@ mono_class_setup_fields (MonoClass *class)
 
                        field->name = mono_field_get_name (gfield);
                        /*This memory must come from the image mempool as we don't have a chance to free it.*/
-                       field->type = mono_class_inflate_generic_type_with_mempool_no_copy (class->image->mempool, gfield->type, mono_class_get_context (class));
+                       field->type = mono_class_inflate_generic_type_no_copy (class->image, gfield->type, mono_class_get_context (class));
                        g_assert (field->type->attrs == gfield->type->attrs);
                        if (mono_field_is_deleted (field))
                                continue;
@@ -1121,8 +1203,7 @@ mono_class_setup_fields (MonoClass *class)
                }
 
                if (class->enumtype && !(field->type->attrs & FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_STATIC)) {
-                       class->enum_basetype = field->type;
-                       class->cast_class = class->element_class = mono_class_from_mono_type (class->enum_basetype);
+                       class->cast_class = class->element_class = mono_class_from_mono_type (field->type);
                        blittable = class->element_class->blittable;
                }
 
@@ -1134,7 +1215,7 @@ mono_class_setup_fields (MonoClass *class)
 
        class->blittable = blittable;
 
-       if (class->enumtype && !class->enum_basetype) {
+       if (class->enumtype && !mono_class_enum_basetype (class)) {
                if (!((strcmp (class->name, "Enum") == 0) && (strcmp (class->name_space, "System") == 0)))
                        G_BREAKPOINT ();
        }
@@ -1526,6 +1607,8 @@ mono_class_setup_methods (MonoClass *class)
 
                class->method.count = 3 + (class->rank > 1? 2: 1);
 
+               mono_class_setup_interfaces (class);
+
                if (class->interface_count) {
                        count_generic = generic_array_methods (class);
                        first_generic = class->method.count;
@@ -1676,12 +1759,7 @@ mono_class_get_inflated_method (MonoClass *class, MonoMethod *method)
 MonoMethod*
 mono_class_get_vtable_entry (MonoClass *class, int offset)
 {
-       if (class->generic_class) {
-               MonoClass *gklass = class->generic_class->container_class;
-               mono_class_setup_vtable (gklass);
-               if (gklass->vtable [offset]->wrapper_type != MONO_WRAPPER_STATIC_RGCTX_INVOKE)
-                       return mono_class_inflate_generic_method_full (gklass->vtable [offset], class, mono_class_get_context (class));
-       }
+       MonoMethod *m;
 
        if (class->rank == 1) {
                /* 
@@ -1693,8 +1771,18 @@ mono_class_get_vtable_entry (MonoClass *class, int offset)
                        return class->parent->vtable [offset];
        }
 
-       mono_class_setup_vtable (class);
-       return class->vtable [offset];
+       if (class->generic_class) {
+               MonoClass *gklass = class->generic_class->container_class;
+               mono_class_setup_vtable (gklass);
+               m = gklass->vtable [offset];
+
+               m = mono_class_inflate_generic_method_full (m, class, mono_class_get_context (class));
+       } else {
+               mono_class_setup_vtable (class);
+               m = class->vtable [offset];
+       }
+
+       return m;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1706,30 +1794,32 @@ mono_class_setup_properties (MonoClass *class)
        MonoProperty *properties;
        guint32 last;
 
-       if (class->properties)
+       if (class->ext && class->ext->properties)
                return;
 
        mono_loader_lock ();
 
-       if (class->properties) {
+       if (class->ext && class->ext->properties) {
                mono_loader_unlock ();
                return;
        }
 
+       mono_class_alloc_ext (class);
+
        if (class->generic_class) {
                MonoClass *gklass = class->generic_class->container_class;
 
                mono_class_init (gklass);
                mono_class_setup_properties (gklass);
 
-               class->property = gklass->property;
+               class->ext->property = gklass->ext->property;
 
-               properties = g_new0 (MonoProperty, class->property.count + 1);
+               properties = g_new0 (MonoProperty, class->ext->property.count + 1);
 
-               for (i = 0; i < class->property.count; i++) {
+               for (i = 0; i < class->ext->property.count; i++) {
                        MonoProperty *prop = &properties [i];
 
-                       *prop = gklass->properties [i];
+                       *prop = gklass->ext->properties [i];
 
                        if (prop->get)
                                prop->get = mono_class_inflate_generic_method_full (
@@ -1741,18 +1831,18 @@ mono_class_setup_properties (MonoClass *class)
                        prop->parent = class;
                }
        } else {
-               class->property.first = mono_metadata_properties_from_typedef (class->image, mono_metadata_token_index (class->type_token) - 1, &last);
-               class->property.count = last - class->property.first;
+               class->ext->property.first = mono_metadata_properties_from_typedef (class->image, mono_metadata_token_index (class->type_token) - 1, &last);
+               class->ext->property.count = last - class->ext->property.first;
 
-               if (class->property.count)
+               if (class->ext->property.count)
                        mono_class_setup_methods (class);
 
-               properties = mono_image_alloc0 (class->image, sizeof (MonoProperty) * class->property.count);
-               for (i = class->property.first; i < last; ++i) {
+               properties = mono_image_alloc0 (class->image, sizeof (MonoProperty) * class->ext->property.count);
+               for (i = class->ext->property.first; i < last; ++i) {
                        mono_metadata_decode_table_row (class->image, MONO_TABLE_PROPERTY, i, cols, MONO_PROPERTY_SIZE);
-                       properties [i - class->property.first].parent = class;
-                       properties [i - class->property.first].attrs = cols [MONO_PROPERTY_FLAGS];
-                       properties [i - class->property.first].name = mono_metadata_string_heap (class->image, cols [MONO_PROPERTY_NAME]);
+                       properties [i - class->ext->property.first].parent = class;
+                       properties [i - class->ext->property.first].attrs = cols [MONO_PROPERTY_FLAGS];
+                       properties [i - class->ext->property.first].name = mono_metadata_string_heap (class->image, cols [MONO_PROPERTY_NAME]);
 
                        startm = mono_metadata_methods_from_property (class->image, i, &endm);
                        for (j = startm; j < endm; ++j) {
@@ -1768,10 +1858,10 @@ mono_class_setup_properties (MonoClass *class)
 
                                switch (cols [MONO_METHOD_SEMA_SEMANTICS]) {
                                case METHOD_SEMANTIC_SETTER:
-                                       properties [i - class->property.first].set = method;
+                                       properties [i - class->ext->property.first].set = method;
                                        break;
                                case METHOD_SEMANTIC_GETTER:
-                                       properties [i - class->property.first].get = method;
+                                       properties [i - class->ext->property.first].get = method;
                                        break;
                                default:
                                        break;
@@ -1783,7 +1873,7 @@ mono_class_setup_properties (MonoClass *class)
        mono_memory_barrier ();
 
        /* Leave this assignment as the last op in the function */
-       class->properties = properties;
+       class->ext->properties = properties;
 
        mono_loader_unlock ();
 }
@@ -1814,31 +1904,33 @@ mono_class_setup_events (MonoClass *class)
        guint32 last;
        MonoEvent *events;
 
-       if (class->events)
+       if (class->ext && class->ext->events)
                return;
 
        mono_loader_lock ();
 
-       if (class->events) {
+       if (class->ext && class->ext->events) {
                mono_loader_unlock ();
                return;
        }
 
+       mono_class_alloc_ext (class);
+
        if (class->generic_class) {
                MonoClass *gklass = class->generic_class->container_class;
                MonoGenericContext *context;
 
                mono_class_setup_events (gklass);
-               class->event = gklass->event;
+               class->ext->event = gklass->ext->event;
 
-               class->events = g_new0 (MonoEvent, class->event.count);
+               class->ext->events = g_new0 (MonoEvent, class->ext->event.count);
 
-               if (class->event.count)
+               if (class->ext->event.count)
                        context = mono_class_get_context (class);
 
-               for (i = 0; i < class->event.count; i++) {
-                       MonoEvent *event = &class->events [i];
-                       MonoEvent *gevent = &gklass->events [i];
+               for (i = 0; i < class->ext->event.count; i++) {
+                       MonoEvent *event = &class->ext->events [i];
+                       MonoEvent *gevent = &gklass->ext->events [i];
 
                        event->parent = class;
                        event->name = gevent->name;
@@ -1853,15 +1945,15 @@ mono_class_setup_events (MonoClass *class)
                return;
        }
 
-       class->event.first = mono_metadata_events_from_typedef (class->image, mono_metadata_token_index (class->type_token) - 1, &last);
-       class->event.count = last - class->event.first;
+       class->ext->event.first = mono_metadata_events_from_typedef (class->image, mono_metadata_token_index (class->type_token) - 1, &last);
+       class->ext->event.count = last - class->ext->event.first;
 
-       if (class->event.count)
+       if (class->ext->event.count)
                mono_class_setup_methods (class);
 
-       events = mono_image_alloc0 (class->image, sizeof (MonoEvent) * class->event.count);
-       for (i = class->event.first; i < last; ++i) {
-               MonoEvent *event = &events [i - class->event.first];
+       events = mono_image_alloc0 (class->image, sizeof (MonoEvent) * class->ext->event.count);
+       for (i = class->ext->event.first; i < last; ++i) {
+               MonoEvent *event = &events [i - class->ext->event.first];
 
                mono_metadata_decode_table_row (class->image, MONO_TABLE_EVENT, i, cols, MONO_EVENT_SIZE);
                event->parent = class;
@@ -1914,7 +2006,7 @@ mono_class_setup_events (MonoClass *class)
        mono_memory_barrier ();
 
        /* Leave this assignment as the last op in the function */
-       class->events = events;
+       class->ext->events = events;
 
        mono_loader_unlock ();
 }
@@ -2004,6 +2096,8 @@ collect_implemented_interfaces_aux (MonoClass *klass, GPtrArray **res)
 {
        int i;
        MonoClass *ic;
+
+       mono_class_setup_interfaces (klass);
        
        for (i = 0; i < klass->interface_count; i++) {
                ic = klass->interfaces [i];
@@ -2130,8 +2224,8 @@ fill_valuetype_array_derived_types (MonoClass **valuetype_types, MonoClass *ecla
                valuetype_types [1] = mono_defaults.sbyte_class;
        else if (eclass == mono_defaults.sbyte_class)
                valuetype_types [1] = mono_defaults.byte_class;
-       else if (eclass->enumtype && eclass->enum_basetype)
-               valuetype_types [1] = mono_class_from_mono_type (eclass->enum_basetype);
+       else if (eclass->enumtype && mono_class_enum_basetype (eclass))
+               valuetype_types [1] = mono_class_from_mono_type (mono_class_enum_basetype (eclass));
 }
 
 /* this won't be needed once bug #325495 is completely fixed
@@ -2523,7 +2617,13 @@ setup_interface_offsets (MonoClass *class, int cur_slot)
 }
 
 /*
- * Setup interface offsets for interfaces. Used by Ref.Emit.
+ * Setup interface offsets for interfaces. 
+ * Initializes:
+ * - class->max_interface_id
+ * - class->interface_offsets_count
+ * - class->interfaces_packed
+ * - class->interface_offsets_packed
+ * - class->interface_bitmap
  */
 void
 mono_class_setup_interface_offsets (MonoClass *class)
@@ -2625,17 +2725,6 @@ mono_class_setup_vtable (MonoClass *class)
        return;
 }
 
-static void
-check_core_clr_override_method (MonoClass *class, MonoMethod *override, MonoMethod *base)
-{
-       MonoSecurityCoreCLRLevel override_level = mono_security_core_clr_method_level (override, FALSE);
-       MonoSecurityCoreCLRLevel base_level = mono_security_core_clr_method_level (base, FALSE);
-
-       if (override_level != base_level && base_level == MONO_SECURITY_CORE_CLR_CRITICAL)
-               mono_class_set_failure (class, MONO_EXCEPTION_TYPE_LOAD, NULL);
-}
-
-
 #define DEBUG_INTERFACE_VTABLE_CODE 0
 #define TRACE_INTERFACE_VTABLE_CODE 0
 #define VERIFY_INTERFACE_VTABLE_CODE 0
@@ -2734,7 +2823,7 @@ check_interface_method_override (MonoClass *class, MonoMethod *im, MonoMethod *c
                }
 
                if (mono_security_get_mode () == MONO_SECURITY_MODE_CORE_CLR)
-                       check_core_clr_override_method (class, cm, im);
+                       mono_security_core_clr_check_override (class, cm, im);
                TRACE_INTERFACE_VTABLE (printf ("[NAME CHECK OK]"));
                return TRUE;
        } else {
@@ -2803,7 +2892,7 @@ check_interface_method_override (MonoClass *class, MonoMethod *im, MonoMethod *c
                }
 
                if (mono_security_get_mode () == MONO_SECURITY_MODE_CORE_CLR)
-                       check_core_clr_override_method (class, cm, im);
+                       mono_security_core_clr_check_override (class, cm, im);
                
                TRACE_INTERFACE_VTABLE (printf ("[INJECTED INTERFACE CHECK OK]"));
                return TRUE;
@@ -2906,7 +2995,7 @@ mono_class_verify_vtable (MonoClass *class)
                                continue;
                        }
 
-                       if (slot >= 0 && class->vtable [slot] != cm && (class->vtable [slot] && class->vtable [slot]->wrapper_type != MONO_WRAPPER_STATIC_RGCTX_INVOKE)) {
+                       if (slot >= 0 && class->vtable [slot] != cm && (class->vtable [slot])) {
                                char *other_name = class->vtable [slot] ? mono_method_full_name (class->vtable [slot], TRUE) : g_strdup ("[null value]");
                                printf ("\tMethod %s has slot %d but vtable has %s on it\n", full_name, slot, other_name);
                                g_free (other_name);
@@ -2993,24 +3082,28 @@ mono_class_setup_vtable_general (MonoClass *class, MonoMethod **overrides, int o
        /* Optimized version for generic instances */
        if (class->generic_class) {
                MonoClass *gklass = class->generic_class->container_class;
-               gboolean usable = TRUE;
+               MonoMethod **tmp;
 
                mono_class_setup_vtable (gklass);
+
+               tmp = mono_image_alloc0 (class->image, sizeof (gpointer) * gklass->vtable_size);
+               class->vtable_size = gklass->vtable_size;
                for (i = 0; i < gklass->vtable_size; ++i)
-                       if (gklass->vtable [i] && gklass->vtable [i]->wrapper_type == MONO_WRAPPER_STATIC_RGCTX_INVOKE)
-                               usable = FALSE;
-
-               if (usable) {
-                       MonoMethod **tmp = mono_image_alloc0 (class->image, sizeof (gpointer) * gklass->vtable_size);
-                       class->vtable_size = gklass->vtable_size;
-                       for (i = 0; i < gklass->vtable_size; ++i)
-                               if (gklass->vtable [i])
-                                       tmp [i] = mono_class_inflate_generic_method_full (gklass->vtable [i], class, mono_class_get_context (class));
-                       mono_memory_barrier ();
-                       class->vtable = tmp;
+                       if (gklass->vtable [i]) {
+                               tmp [i] = mono_class_inflate_generic_method_full (gklass->vtable [i], class, mono_class_get_context (class));
+                               tmp [i]->slot = gklass->vtable [i]->slot;
+                       }
+               mono_memory_barrier ();
+               class->vtable = tmp;
 
-                       return;
+               /* Have to set method->slot for abstract virtual methods */
+               if (class->methods && gklass->methods) {
+                       for (i = 0; i < class->method.count; ++i)
+                               if (class->methods [i]->slot == -1)
+                                       class->methods [i]->slot = gklass->methods [i]->slot;
                }
+
+               return;
        }
 
        if (class->parent && class->parent->vtable_size) {
@@ -3059,7 +3152,7 @@ mono_class_setup_vtable_general (MonoClass *class, MonoMethod **overrides, int o
                        g_hash_table_insert (override_map, overrides [i * 2], overrides [i * 2 + 1]);
 
                        if (mono_security_get_mode () == MONO_SECURITY_MODE_CORE_CLR)
-                               check_core_clr_override_method (class, vtable [dslot], decl);
+                               mono_security_core_clr_check_override (class, vtable [dslot], decl);
                }
        }
        TRACE_INTERFACE_VTABLE (print_overrides (override_map, "AFTER OVERRIDING INTERFACE METHODS"));
@@ -3215,7 +3308,7 @@ mono_class_setup_vtable_general (MonoClass *class, MonoMethod **overrides, int o
                                                }
 
                                                if (mono_security_get_mode () == MONO_SECURITY_MODE_CORE_CLR)
-                                                       check_core_clr_override_method (class, cm, m1);
+                                                       mono_security_core_clr_check_override (class, cm, m1);
 
                                                slot = mono_method_get_vtable_slot (m1);
                                                g_assert (cm->slot < max_vtsize);
@@ -3251,7 +3344,7 @@ mono_class_setup_vtable_general (MonoClass *class, MonoMethod **overrides, int o
                        g_hash_table_insert (override_map, decl, overrides [i * 2 + 1]);
 
                        if (mono_security_get_mode () == MONO_SECURITY_MODE_CORE_CLR)
-                               check_core_clr_override_method (class, vtable [decl->slot], decl);
+                               mono_security_core_clr_check_override (class, vtable [decl->slot], decl);
                }
        }
 
@@ -3283,15 +3376,6 @@ mono_class_setup_vtable_general (MonoClass *class, MonoMethod **overrides, int o
                class->vtable_size = cur_slot;
        }
 
-       /* FIXME: only do this if the class is actually sharable */
-       if (class->valuetype && (class->generic_class || class->generic_container) &&
-                       mono_class_generic_sharing_enabled (class)) {
-               for (i = 0; i < max_vtsize; ++i) {
-                       if (vtable [i] && vtable [i]->wrapper_type == MONO_WRAPPER_NONE)
-                               vtable [i] = mono_marshal_get_static_rgctx_invoke (vtable [i]);
-               }
-       }
-
        /* Try to share the vtable with our parent. */
        if (class->parent && (class->parent->vtable_size == class->vtable_size) && (memcmp (class->parent->vtable, vtable, sizeof (gpointer) * class->vtable_size) == 0)) {
                mono_memory_barrier ();
@@ -3417,16 +3501,6 @@ initialize_object_slots (MonoClass *class)
        }
 }
 
-static GList*
-g_list_prepend_mempool (GList* l, MonoMemPool* mp, gpointer datum)
-{
-       GList* n = mono_mempool_alloc (mp, sizeof (GList));
-       n->next = l;
-       n->prev = NULL;
-       n->data = datum;
-       return n;
-}
-
 typedef struct {
        MonoMethod *array_method;
        char *name;
@@ -3569,22 +3643,6 @@ set_failure_from_loader_error (MonoClass *class, MonoLoaderError *error)
        mono_class_set_failure (class, error->exception_type, exception_data);
 }
 
-static void
-check_core_clr_inheritance (MonoClass *class)
-{
-       MonoSecurityCoreCLRLevel class_level, parent_level;
-       MonoClass *parent = class->parent;
-
-       if (!parent)
-               return;
-
-       class_level = mono_security_core_clr_class_level (class);
-       parent_level = mono_security_core_clr_class_level (parent);
-
-       if (class_level < parent_level)
-               mono_class_set_failure (class, MONO_EXCEPTION_TYPE_LOAD, NULL);
-}
-
 /**
  * mono_class_init:
  * @class: the class to initialize
@@ -3635,7 +3693,7 @@ mono_class_init (MonoClass *class)
        }
 
        if (mono_security_get_mode () == MONO_SECURITY_MODE_CORE_CLR)
-               check_core_clr_inheritance (class);
+               mono_security_core_clr_check_inheritance (class);
 
        mono_stats.initialized_class_count++;
 
@@ -3653,8 +3711,6 @@ mono_class_init (MonoClass *class)
 
                if (MONO_CLASS_IS_INTERFACE (class))
                        class->interface_id = mono_get_unique_iid (class);
-
-               g_assert (class->interface_count == gklass->interface_count);
        }
 
        if (class->parent && !class->parent->inited)
@@ -4178,18 +4234,31 @@ mono_class_create_from_typedef (MonoImage *image, guint32 type_token)
 
        mono_internal_hash_table_insert (&image->class_cache, GUINT_TO_POINTER (type_token), class);
 
+       classes_size += sizeof (MonoClass);
+
        /*
         * Check whether we're a generic type definition.
         */
        class->generic_container = mono_metadata_load_generic_params (image, class->type_token, NULL);
        if (class->generic_container) {
+               class->is_generic = 1;
                class->generic_container->owner.klass = class;
                context = &class->generic_container->context;
        }
 
        if (cols [MONO_TYPEDEF_EXTENDS]) {
-               parent = mono_class_get_full (
-                       image, mono_metadata_token_from_dor (cols [MONO_TYPEDEF_EXTENDS]), context);
+               guint32 parent_token = mono_metadata_token_from_dor (cols [MONO_TYPEDEF_EXTENDS]);
+
+               if (mono_metadata_token_table (parent_token) == MONO_TABLE_TYPESPEC) {
+                       /*WARNING: this must satisfy mono_metadata_type_hash*/
+                       class->this_arg.byref = 1;
+                       class->this_arg.data.klass = class;
+                       class->this_arg.type = MONO_TYPE_CLASS;
+                       class->byval_arg.data.klass = class;
+                       class->byval_arg.type = MONO_TYPE_CLASS;
+               }
+               parent = mono_class_get_full (image, parent_token, context);
+
                if (parent == NULL){
                        mono_internal_hash_table_remove (&image->class_cache, GUINT_TO_POINTER (type_token));
                        mono_loader_unlock ();
@@ -4217,6 +4286,7 @@ mono_class_create_from_typedef (MonoImage *image, guint32 type_token)
 
                class->interfaces = interfaces;
                class->interface_count = icount;
+               class->interfaces_inited = 1;
        }
 
        if ((class->flags & TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_STRING_FORMAT_MASK) == TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_UNICODE_CLASS)
@@ -4264,13 +4334,13 @@ mono_class_create_from_typedef (MonoImage *image, guint32 type_token)
        }
 
        if (class->enumtype) {
-               class->enum_basetype = mono_class_find_enum_basetype (class);
-               if (!class->enum_basetype) {
+               MonoType *enum_basetype = mono_class_find_enum_basetype (class);
+               if (!enum_basetype) {
                        mono_class_set_failure (class, MONO_EXCEPTION_TYPE_LOAD, NULL);
                        mono_loader_unlock ();
                        return NULL;
                }
-               class->cast_class = class->element_class = mono_class_from_mono_type (class->enum_basetype);
+               class->cast_class = class->element_class = mono_class_from_mono_type (enum_basetype);
        }
 
        /*
@@ -4319,7 +4389,6 @@ MonoClass*
 mono_generic_class_get_class (MonoGenericClass *gclass)
 {
        MonoClass *klass, *gklass;
-       int i;
 
        mono_loader_lock ();
        if (gclass->cached_class) {
@@ -4338,10 +4407,8 @@ mono_generic_class_get_class (MonoGenericClass *gclass)
                 * nesting context should have, but it may also have additional
                 * generic parameters...
                 */
-               MonoType *inflated = mono_class_inflate_generic_type (
-                       &gklass->nested_in->byval_arg, mono_generic_class_get_context (gclass));
-               klass->nested_in = mono_class_from_mono_type (inflated);
-               mono_metadata_free_type (inflated);
+               klass->nested_in = mono_class_inflate_generic_class (gklass->nested_in,
+                                                                                                                        mono_generic_class_get_context (gclass));
        }
 
        klass->name = gklass->name;
@@ -4353,8 +4420,8 @@ mono_generic_class_get_class (MonoGenericClass *gclass)
        klass->flags = gklass->flags;
        klass->type_token = gklass->type_token;
        klass->field.count = gklass->field.count;
-       klass->property.count = gklass->property.count;
 
+       klass->is_inflated = 1;
        klass->generic_class = gclass;
 
        klass->this_arg.type = klass->byval_arg.type = MONO_TYPE_GENERICINST;
@@ -4368,35 +4435,21 @@ mono_generic_class_get_class (MonoGenericClass *gclass)
        if (mono_class_is_nullable (klass))
                klass->cast_class = klass->element_class = mono_class_get_nullable_param (klass);
 
-       klass->interface_count = gklass->interface_count;
-       klass->interfaces = g_new0 (MonoClass *, klass->interface_count);
-       for (i = 0; i < klass->interface_count; i++) {
-               MonoType *it = &gklass->interfaces [i]->byval_arg;
-               MonoType *inflated = mono_class_inflate_generic_type (it, mono_generic_class_get_context (gclass));
-               klass->interfaces [i] = mono_class_from_mono_type (inflated);
-               mono_metadata_free_type (inflated);
-       }
-
        /*
         * We're not interested in the nested classes of a generic instance.
         * We use the generic type definition to look for nested classes.
         */
-       klass->nested_classes = NULL;
 
        if (gklass->parent) {
-               MonoType *inflated = mono_class_inflate_generic_type (
-                       &gklass->parent->byval_arg, mono_generic_class_get_context (gclass));
-
-               klass->parent = mono_class_from_mono_type (inflated);
-               mono_metadata_free_type (inflated);
+               klass->parent = mono_class_inflate_generic_class (gklass->parent, mono_generic_class_get_context (gclass));
        }
 
        if (klass->parent)
                mono_class_setup_parent (klass, klass->parent);
 
        if (klass->enumtype) {
-               klass->enum_basetype = gklass->enum_basetype;
                klass->cast_class = gklass->cast_class;
+               klass->element_class = gklass->element_class;
        }
 
        if (gclass->is_dynamic) {
@@ -4417,120 +4470,172 @@ mono_generic_class_get_class (MonoGenericClass *gclass)
        }
 
        mono_profiler_class_loaded (klass, MONO_PROFILE_OK);
+
+       inflated_classes ++;
+       inflated_classes_size += sizeof (MonoClass);
        
        mono_loader_unlock ();
 
        return klass;
 }
 
-/*
- * LOCKING: Acquires the loader lock.
- */
-MonoClass *
-mono_class_from_generic_parameter (MonoGenericParam *param, MonoImage *image, gboolean is_mvar)
+static MonoClass*
+make_generic_param_class (MonoGenericParam *param, MonoImage *image, gboolean is_mvar, MonoGenericParamInfo *pinfo)
 {
        MonoClass *klass, **ptr;
        int count, pos, i;
 
-       mono_loader_lock ();
-
-       if (param->pklass) {
-               mono_loader_unlock ();
-               return param->pklass;
-       }
-
-       if (!image && param->owner) {
-               if (is_mvar) {
-                       MonoMethod *method = param->owner->owner.method;
-                       image = (method && method->klass) ? method->klass->image : NULL;
-               } else {
-                       MonoClass *klass = param->owner->owner.klass;
-                       // FIXME: 'klass' should not be null
-                       //        But, monodis creates GenericContainers without associating a owner to it
-                       image = klass ? klass->image : NULL;
-               }
-       }
        if (!image)
                /* FIXME: */
                image = mono_defaults.corlib;
 
        klass = mono_image_alloc0 (image, sizeof (MonoClass));
+       classes_size += sizeof (MonoClass);
 
-       if (param->name)
-               klass->name = param->name;
-       else {
+       if (pinfo) {
+               klass->name = pinfo->name;
+       } else {
+               int n = mono_generic_param_num (param);
                klass->name = mono_image_alloc0 (image, 16);
-               sprintf ((char*)klass->name, is_mvar ? "!!%d" : "!%d", param->num);
+               sprintf ((char*)klass->name, "%d", n);
        }
+
        klass->name_space = "";
        mono_profiler_class_event (klass, MONO_PROFILE_START_LOAD);
-       
-       for (count = 0, ptr = param->constraints; ptr && *ptr; ptr++, count++)
-               ;
+
+       count = 0;
+       if (pinfo)
+               for (ptr = pinfo->constraints; ptr && *ptr; ptr++, count++)
+                       ;
 
        pos = 0;
-       if ((count > 0) && !MONO_CLASS_IS_INTERFACE (param->constraints [0])) {
-               klass->parent = param->constraints [0];
+       if ((count > 0) && !MONO_CLASS_IS_INTERFACE (pinfo->constraints [0])) {
+               klass->parent = pinfo->constraints [0];
                pos++;
-       } else if (param->flags & GENERIC_PARAMETER_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_TYPE_CONSTRAINT)
+       } else if (pinfo && pinfo->flags & GENERIC_PARAMETER_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_TYPE_CONSTRAINT)
                klass->parent = mono_class_from_name (mono_defaults.corlib, "System", "ValueType");
        else
                klass->parent = mono_defaults.object_class;
 
+
        if (count - pos > 0) {
                klass->interface_count = count - pos;
                klass->interfaces = mono_image_alloc0 (image, sizeof (MonoClass *) * (count - pos));
                for (i = pos; i < count; i++)
-                       klass->interfaces [i - pos] = param->constraints [i];
+                       klass->interfaces [i - pos] = pinfo->constraints [i];
        }
 
-       if (!image)
-               image = mono_defaults.corlib;
-
        klass->image = image;
 
        klass->inited = TRUE;
        klass->cast_class = klass->element_class = klass;
-       klass->enum_basetype = &klass->element_class->byval_arg;
        klass->flags = TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_PUBLIC;
 
        klass->this_arg.type = klass->byval_arg.type = is_mvar ? MONO_TYPE_MVAR : MONO_TYPE_VAR;
        klass->this_arg.data.generic_param = klass->byval_arg.data.generic_param = param;
        klass->this_arg.byref = TRUE;
 
-       if (param->owner) {
-               guint32 owner;
-               guint32 cols [MONO_GENERICPARAM_SIZE];
-               MonoTableInfo *tdef  = &image->tables [MONO_TABLE_GENERICPARAM];
-               i = 0;
-
-               if (is_mvar && param->owner->owner.method)
-                        i = mono_metadata_get_generic_param_row (image, param->owner->owner.method->token, &owner);
-               else if (!is_mvar && param->owner->owner.klass)
-                        i = mono_metadata_get_generic_param_row (image, param->owner->owner.klass->type_token, &owner);
-
-               if (i) {
-                       mono_metadata_decode_row (tdef, i - 1, cols, MONO_GENERICPARAM_SIZE);
-                       do {
-                               if (cols [MONO_GENERICPARAM_NUMBER] == param->num) {
-                                       klass->sizes.generic_param_token = i | MONO_TOKEN_GENERIC_PARAM;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                               if (++i > tdef->rows)
-                                       break;
-                               mono_metadata_decode_row (tdef, i - 1, cols, MONO_GENERICPARAM_SIZE);
-                       } while (cols [MONO_GENERICPARAM_OWNER] == owner);
+       /* FIXME: shouldn't this be ->type_token? */
+       klass->sizes.generic_param_token = pinfo ? pinfo->token : 0;
+
+       mono_class_setup_supertypes (klass);
+
+       return klass;
+}
+
+#define FAST_CACHE_SIZE 1024
+static MonoClass *var_cache_fast [FAST_CACHE_SIZE];
+static MonoClass *mvar_cache_fast [FAST_CACHE_SIZE];
+static GHashTable *var_cache_slow;
+static GHashTable *mvar_cache_slow;
+
+static MonoClass *
+get_anon_gparam_class (MonoGenericParam *param, gboolean is_mvar)
+{
+       int n = mono_generic_param_num (param);
+       GHashTable *ht;
+
+       if (n < FAST_CACHE_SIZE)
+               return (is_mvar ? mvar_cache_fast : var_cache_fast) [n];
+       ht = is_mvar ? mvar_cache_slow : var_cache_slow;
+       return ht ? g_hash_table_lookup (ht, GINT_TO_POINTER (n)) : NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+set_anon_gparam_class (MonoGenericParam *param, gboolean is_mvar, MonoClass *klass)
+{
+       int n = mono_generic_param_num (param);
+       GHashTable *ht;
+
+       if (n < FAST_CACHE_SIZE) {
+               (is_mvar ? mvar_cache_fast : var_cache_fast) [n] = klass;
+               return;
+       }
+       ht = is_mvar ? mvar_cache_slow : var_cache_slow;
+       if (!ht) {
+               ht = g_hash_table_new (NULL, NULL);
+               if (is_mvar)
+                       mvar_cache_slow = ht;
+               else
+                       var_cache_slow = ht;
+       }
+
+       g_hash_table_insert (ht, GINT_TO_POINTER (n), klass);
+}
+
+/*
+ * LOCKING: Acquires the loader lock.
+ */
+MonoClass *
+mono_class_from_generic_parameter (MonoGenericParam *param, MonoImage *image, gboolean is_mvar)
+{
+       MonoGenericContainer *container = mono_generic_param_owner (param);
+       MonoGenericParamInfo *pinfo;
+       MonoClass *klass;
+
+       mono_loader_lock ();
+
+       if (container) {
+               pinfo = mono_generic_param_info (param);
+               if (pinfo->pklass) {
+                       mono_loader_unlock ();
+                       return pinfo->pklass;
+               }
+       } else {
+               pinfo = NULL;
+               image = NULL;
+
+               klass = get_anon_gparam_class (param, is_mvar);
+               if (klass) {
+                       mono_loader_unlock ();
+                       return klass;
                }
        }
 
-       mono_class_setup_supertypes (klass);
+       if (!image && container) {
+               if (is_mvar) {
+                       MonoMethod *method = container->owner.method;
+                       image = (method && method->klass) ? method->klass->image : NULL;
+               } else {
+                       MonoClass *klass = container->owner.klass;
+                       // FIXME: 'klass' should not be null
+                       //        But, monodis creates GenericContainers without associating a owner to it
+                       image = klass ? klass->image : NULL;
+               }
+       }
+
+       klass = make_generic_param_class (param, image, is_mvar, pinfo);
 
        mono_memory_barrier ();
 
-       param->pklass = klass;
+       if (container)
+               pinfo->pklass = klass;
+       else
+               set_anon_gparam_class (param, is_mvar, klass);
 
        mono_loader_unlock ();
 
+       /* FIXME: Should this go inside 'make_generic_param_klass'? */
        mono_profiler_class_loaded (klass, MONO_PROFILE_OK);
 
        return klass;
@@ -4558,6 +4663,8 @@ mono_ptr_class_get (MonoType *type)
        }
        result = mono_image_alloc0 (image, sizeof (MonoClass));
 
+       classes_size += sizeof (MonoClass);
+
        result->parent = NULL; /* no parent for PTR types */
        result->name_space = el_class->name_space;
        name = g_strdup_printf ("%s*", el_class->name);
@@ -4572,11 +4679,10 @@ mono_ptr_class_get (MonoType *type)
        /* Can pointers get boxed? */
        result->instance_size = sizeof (gpointer);
        result->cast_class = result->element_class = el_class;
-       result->enum_basetype = &result->element_class->byval_arg;
        result->blittable = TRUE;
 
        result->this_arg.type = result->byval_arg.type = MONO_TYPE_PTR;
-       result->this_arg.data.type = result->byval_arg.data.type = result->enum_basetype;
+       result->this_arg.data.type = result->byval_arg.data.type = &result->element_class->byval_arg;
        result->this_arg.byref = TRUE;
 
        mono_class_setup_supertypes (result);
@@ -4626,7 +4732,6 @@ mono_fnptr_class_get (MonoMethodSignature *sig)
        result->this_arg.type = result->byval_arg.type = MONO_TYPE_FNPTR;
        result->this_arg.data.method = result->byval_arg.data.method = sig;
        result->this_arg.byref = TRUE;
-       result->enum_basetype = &result->element_class->byval_arg;
        result->blittable = TRUE;
 
        mono_class_setup_supertypes (result);
@@ -4775,17 +4880,34 @@ mono_bounded_array_class_get (MonoClass *eclass, guint32 rank, gboolean bounded)
 
        image = eclass->image;
 
-       mono_loader_lock ();
+       if (rank == 1 && !bounded) {
+               /* 
+                * This case is very frequent not just during compilation because of calls 
+                * from mono_class_from_mono_type (), mono_array_new (), 
+                * Array:CreateInstance (), etc, so use a separate cache + a separate lock.
+                */
+               EnterCriticalSection (&image->szarray_cache_lock);
+               if (!image->szarray_cache)
+                       image->szarray_cache = g_hash_table_new (mono_aligned_addr_hash, NULL);
+               class = g_hash_table_lookup (image->szarray_cache, eclass);
+               LeaveCriticalSection (&image->szarray_cache_lock);
+               if (class)
+                       return class;
 
-       if (!image->array_cache)
-               image->array_cache = g_hash_table_new (mono_aligned_addr_hash, NULL);
+               mono_loader_lock ();
+       } else {
+               mono_loader_lock ();
 
-       if ((rootlist = list = g_hash_table_lookup (image->array_cache, eclass))) {
-               for (; list; list = list->next) {
-                       class = list->data;
-                       if ((class->rank == rank) && (class->byval_arg.type == (((rank > 1) || bounded) ? MONO_TYPE_ARRAY : MONO_TYPE_SZARRAY))) {
-                               mono_loader_unlock ();
-                               return class;
+               if (!image->array_cache)
+                       image->array_cache = g_hash_table_new (mono_aligned_addr_hash, NULL);
+
+               if ((rootlist = list = g_hash_table_lookup (image->array_cache, eclass))) {
+                       for (; list; list = list->next) {
+                               class = list->data;
+                               if ((class->rank == rank) && (class->byval_arg.type == (((rank > 1) || bounded) ? MONO_TYPE_ARRAY : MONO_TYPE_SZARRAY))) {
+                                       mono_loader_unlock ();
+                                       return class;
+                               }
                        }
                }
        }
@@ -4819,6 +4941,8 @@ mono_bounded_array_class_get (MonoClass *eclass, guint32 rank, gboolean bounded)
 
        mono_profiler_class_event (class, MONO_PROFILE_START_LOAD);
 
+       classes_size += sizeof (MonoClass);
+
        class->type_token = 0;
        /* all arrays are marked serializable and sealed, bug #42779 */
        class->flags = TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_CLASS | TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_SERIALIZABLE | TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_SEALED |
@@ -4826,7 +4950,7 @@ mono_bounded_array_class_get (MonoClass *eclass, guint32 rank, gboolean bounded)
        class->parent = parent;
        class->instance_size = mono_class_instance_size (class->parent);
 
-       if (eclass->enumtype && !eclass->enum_basetype) {
+       if (eclass->enumtype && !mono_class_enum_basetype (eclass)) {
                if (!eclass->reflection_info || eclass->wastypebuilder) {
                        g_warning ("Only incomplete TypeBuilder objects are allowed to be an enum without base_type");
                        g_assert (eclass->reflection_info && !eclass->wastypebuilder);
@@ -4838,18 +4962,6 @@ mono_bounded_array_class_get (MonoClass *eclass, guint32 rank, gboolean bounded)
 
        mono_class_setup_supertypes (class);
 
-       if (mono_defaults.generic_ilist_class && !bounded && rank == 1) {
-               MonoType *args [1];
-
-               /* generic IList, ICollection, IEnumerable */
-               class->interface_count = 1;
-               class->interfaces = mono_image_alloc0 (image, sizeof (MonoClass*) * class->interface_count);
-
-               args [0] = &eclass->byval_arg;
-               class->interfaces [0] = mono_class_bind_generic_parameters (
-                       mono_defaults.generic_ilist_class, 1, args, FALSE);
-       }
-
        if (eclass->generic_class)
                mono_class_init (eclass);
        if (!eclass->size_inited)
@@ -4884,8 +4996,21 @@ mono_bounded_array_class_get (MonoClass *eclass, guint32 rank, gboolean bounded)
 
        class->generic_container = eclass->generic_container;
 
-       list = g_slist_append (rootlist, class);
-       g_hash_table_insert (image->array_cache, eclass, list);
+       if (rank == 1 && !bounded) {
+               MonoClass *prev_class;
+
+               EnterCriticalSection (&image->szarray_cache_lock);
+               prev_class = g_hash_table_lookup (image->szarray_cache, eclass);
+               if (prev_class)
+                       /* Someone got in before us */
+                       class = prev_class;
+               else
+                       g_hash_table_insert (image->szarray_cache, eclass, class);
+               LeaveCriticalSection (&image->szarray_cache_lock);
+       } else {
+               list = g_slist_append (rootlist, class);
+               g_hash_table_insert (image->array_cache, eclass, list);
+       }
 
        mono_loader_unlock ();
 
@@ -5122,27 +5247,28 @@ mono_class_get_field_default_value (MonoClassField *field, MonoTypeEnum *def_typ
 
        g_assert (field->type->attrs & FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_HAS_DEFAULT);
 
-       if (!klass->field_def_values) {
+       if (!klass->ext || !klass->ext->field_def_values) {
                mono_loader_lock ();
-               if (!klass->field_def_values)
-                       klass->field_def_values = mono_image_alloc0 (klass->image, sizeof (MonoFieldDefaultValue) * klass->field.count);
+               mono_class_alloc_ext (klass);
+               if (!klass->ext->field_def_values)
+                       klass->ext->field_def_values = mono_image_alloc0 (klass->image, sizeof (MonoFieldDefaultValue) * klass->field.count);
                mono_loader_unlock ();
        }
 
        field_index = mono_field_get_index (field);
                
-       if (!klass->field_def_values [field_index].data) {
+       if (!klass->ext->field_def_values [field_index].data) {
                cindex = mono_metadata_get_constant_index (field->parent->image, mono_class_get_field_token (field), 0);
                g_assert (cindex);
                g_assert (!(field->type->attrs & FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_HAS_FIELD_RVA));
 
                mono_metadata_decode_row (&field->parent->image->tables [MONO_TABLE_CONSTANT], cindex - 1, constant_cols, MONO_CONSTANT_SIZE);
-               klass->field_def_values [field_index].def_type = constant_cols [MONO_CONSTANT_TYPE];
-               klass->field_def_values [field_index].data = (gpointer)mono_metadata_blob_heap (field->parent->image, constant_cols [MONO_CONSTANT_VALUE]);
+               klass->ext->field_def_values [field_index].def_type = constant_cols [MONO_CONSTANT_TYPE];
+               klass->ext->field_def_values [field_index].data = (gpointer)mono_metadata_blob_heap (field->parent->image, constant_cols [MONO_CONSTANT_VALUE]);
        }
 
-       *def_type = klass->field_def_values [field_index].def_type;
-       return klass->field_def_values [field_index].data;
+       *def_type = klass->ext->field_def_values [field_index].def_type;
+       return klass->ext->field_def_values [field_index].data;
 }
 
 guint32
@@ -5152,9 +5278,11 @@ mono_class_get_event_token (MonoEvent *event)
        int i;
 
        while (klass) {
-               for (i = 0; i < klass->event.count; ++i) {
-                       if (&klass->events [i] == event)
-                               return mono_metadata_make_token (MONO_TABLE_EVENT, klass->event.first + i + 1);
+               if (klass->ext) {
+                       for (i = 0; i < klass->ext->event.count; ++i) {
+                               if (&klass->ext->events [i] == event)
+                                       return mono_metadata_make_token (MONO_TABLE_EVENT, klass->ext->event.first + i + 1);
+                       }
                }
                klass = klass->parent;
        }
@@ -5187,8 +5315,8 @@ mono_class_get_property_token (MonoProperty *prop)
                int i = 0;
                gpointer iter = NULL;
                while ((p = mono_class_get_properties (klass, &iter))) {
-                       if (&klass->properties [i] == prop)
-                               return mono_metadata_make_token (MONO_TABLE_PROPERTY, klass->property.first + i + 1);
+                       if (&klass->ext->properties [i] == prop)
+                               return mono_metadata_make_token (MONO_TABLE_PROPERTY, klass->ext->property.first + i + 1);
                        
                        i ++;
                }
@@ -5802,7 +5930,7 @@ mono_class_has_variant_generic_params (MonoClass *klass)
        container = klass->generic_class->container_class->generic_container;
 
        for (i = 0; i < container->type_argc; ++i)
-               if (container->type_params [i].flags & (MONO_GEN_PARAM_VARIANT|MONO_GEN_PARAM_COVARIANT))
+               if (mono_generic_container_get_param_info (container, i)->flags & (MONO_GEN_PARAM_VARIANT|MONO_GEN_PARAM_COVARIANT))
                        return TRUE;
 
        return FALSE;
@@ -5880,9 +6008,9 @@ mono_class_is_assignable_from (MonoClass *klass, MonoClass *oklass)
                                                 * _CONTRAVARIANT, but they are in a public header so we can't fix it.
                                                 */
                                                if (param1_class != param2_class) {
-                                                       if ((container->type_params [i].flags & MONO_GEN_PARAM_VARIANT) && mono_class_is_assignable_from (param1_class, param2_class))
+                                                       if ((mono_generic_container_get_param_info (container, i)->flags & MONO_GEN_PARAM_VARIANT) && mono_class_is_assignable_from (param1_class, param2_class))
                                                                ;
-                                                       else if (((container->type_params [i].flags & MONO_GEN_PARAM_COVARIANT) && mono_class_is_assignable_from (param2_class, param1_class)))
+                                                       else if (((mono_generic_container_get_param_info (container, i)->flags & MONO_GEN_PARAM_COVARIANT) && mono_class_is_assignable_from (param2_class, param1_class)))
                                                                ;
                                                        else {
                                                                match = FALSE;
@@ -6043,7 +6171,7 @@ handle_enum:
                return 8;
        case MONO_TYPE_VALUETYPE:
                if (type->data.klass->enumtype) {
-                       type = type->data.klass->enum_basetype;
+                       type = mono_class_enum_basetype (type->data.klass);
                        klass = klass->element_class;
                        goto handle_enum;
                }
@@ -6249,7 +6377,11 @@ mono_class_is_enum (MonoClass *klass)
 MonoType*
 mono_class_enum_basetype (MonoClass *klass)
 {
-       return klass->enum_basetype;
+       if (klass->element_class == klass)
+               /* SRE */
+               return NULL;
+       else
+               return &klass->element_class->byval_arg;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6403,7 +6535,7 @@ mono_class_num_properties (MonoClass *klass)
 {
        mono_class_setup_properties (klass);
 
-       return klass->property.count;
+       return klass->ext->property.count;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6417,7 +6549,7 @@ mono_class_num_events (MonoClass *klass)
 {
        mono_class_setup_events (klass);
 
-       return klass->event.count;
+       return klass->ext->event.count;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6586,8 +6718,8 @@ mono_class_get_properties (MonoClass* klass, gpointer *iter)
        if (!*iter) {
                mono_class_setup_properties (klass);
                /* start from the first */
-               if (klass->property.count) {
-                       return *iter = &klass->properties [0];
+               if (klass->ext->property.count) {
+                       return *iter = &klass->ext->properties [0];
                } else {
                        /* no fields */
                        return NULL;
@@ -6595,7 +6727,7 @@ mono_class_get_properties (MonoClass* klass, gpointer *iter)
        }
        property = *iter;
        property++;
-       if (property < &klass->properties [klass->property.count]) {
+       if (property < &klass->ext->properties [klass->ext->property.count]) {
                return *iter = property;
        }
        return NULL;
@@ -6624,8 +6756,8 @@ mono_class_get_events (MonoClass* klass, gpointer *iter)
        if (!*iter) {
                mono_class_setup_events (klass);
                /* start from the first */
-               if (klass->event.count) {
-                       return *iter = &klass->events [0];
+               if (klass->ext->event.count) {
+                       return *iter = &klass->ext->events [0];
                } else {
                        /* no fields */
                        return NULL;
@@ -6633,7 +6765,7 @@ mono_class_get_events (MonoClass* klass, gpointer *iter)
        }
        event = *iter;
        event++;
-       if (event < &klass->events [klass->event.count]) {
+       if (event < &klass->ext->events [klass->ext->event.count]) {
                return *iter = event;
        }
        return NULL;
@@ -6657,9 +6789,11 @@ mono_class_get_interfaces (MonoClass* klass, gpointer *iter)
        MonoClass** iface;
        if (!iter)
                return NULL;
-       if (!klass->inited)
-               mono_class_init (klass);
        if (!*iter) {
+               if (!klass->inited)
+                       mono_class_init (klass);
+               if (!klass->interfaces_inited)
+                       mono_class_setup_interfaces (klass);
                /* start from the first */
                if (klass->interface_count) {
                        *iter = &klass->interfaces [0];
@@ -6712,7 +6846,8 @@ mono_class_get_nested_types (MonoClass* klass, gpointer *iter)
                                guint32 cols [MONO_NESTED_CLASS_SIZE];
                                mono_metadata_decode_row (&klass->image->tables [MONO_TABLE_NESTEDCLASS], i - 1, cols, MONO_NESTED_CLASS_SIZE);
                                nclass = mono_class_create_from_typedef (klass->image, MONO_TOKEN_TYPE_DEF | cols [MONO_NESTED_CLASS_NESTED]);
-                               klass->nested_classes = g_list_prepend_mempool (klass->nested_classes, klass->image->mempool, nclass);
+                               mono_class_alloc_ext (klass);
+                               klass->ext->nested_classes = g_list_prepend_image (klass->image, klass->ext->nested_classes, nclass);
 
                                i = mono_metadata_nesting_typedef (klass->image, klass->type_token, i + 1);
                        }
@@ -6724,9 +6859,9 @@ mono_class_get_nested_types (MonoClass* klass, gpointer *iter)
 
        if (!*iter) {
                /* start from the first */
-               if (klass->nested_classes) {
-                       *iter = klass->nested_classes;
-                       return klass->nested_classes->data;
+               if (klass->ext && klass->ext->nested_classes) {
+                       *iter = klass->ext->nested_classes;
+                       return klass->ext->nested_classes->data;
                } else {
                        /* no nested types */
                        return NULL;
@@ -6813,23 +6948,24 @@ mono_field_get_rva (MonoClassField *field)
 
        g_assert (field->type->attrs & FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_HAS_FIELD_RVA);
 
-       if (!klass->field_def_values) {
+       if (!klass->ext || !klass->ext->field_def_values) {
                mono_loader_lock ();
-               if (!klass->field_def_values)
-                       klass->field_def_values = mono_image_alloc0 (klass->image, sizeof (MonoFieldDefaultValue) * klass->field.count);
+               mono_class_alloc_ext (klass);
+               if (!klass->ext->field_def_values)
+                       klass->ext->field_def_values = mono_image_alloc0 (klass->image, sizeof (MonoFieldDefaultValue) * klass->field.count);
                mono_loader_unlock ();
        }
 
        field_index = mono_field_get_index (field);
                
-       if (!klass->field_def_values [field_index].data && !klass->image->dynamic) {
+       if (!klass->ext->field_def_values [field_index].data && !klass->image->dynamic) {
                mono_metadata_field_info (field->parent->image, klass->field.first + field_index, NULL, &rva, NULL);
                if (!rva)
                        g_warning ("field %s in %s should have RVA data, but hasn't", mono_field_get_name (field), field->parent->name);
-               klass->field_def_values [field_index].data = mono_image_rva_map (field->parent->image, rva);
+               klass->ext->field_def_values [field_index].data = mono_image_rva_map (field->parent->image, rva);
        }
 
-       return klass->field_def_values [field_index].data;
+       return klass->ext->field_def_values [field_index].data;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -7050,6 +7186,13 @@ mono_class_get_method_from_name_flags (MonoClass *klass, const char *name, int p
 
        mono_class_init (klass);
 
+       if (klass->generic_class && !klass->methods) {
+               res = mono_class_get_method_from_name_flags (klass->generic_class->container_class, name, param_count, flags);
+               if (res)
+                       res = mono_class_inflate_generic_method_full (res, klass, mono_class_get_context (klass));
+               return res;
+       }
+
        if (klass->methods || !MONO_CLASS_HAS_STATIC_METADATA (klass)) {
                mono_class_setup_methods (klass);
                for (i = 0; i < klass->method.count; ++i) {
@@ -7091,7 +7234,7 @@ mono_class_set_failure (MonoClass *klass, guint32 ex_type, void *ex_data)
        mono_loader_lock ();
        klass->exception_type = ex_type;
        if (ex_data)
-               mono_property_hash_insert (klass->image->property_hash, klass, MONO_CLASS_PROP_EXCEPTION_DATA, ex_data);
+               mono_image_property_insert (klass->image, klass, MONO_CLASS_PROP_EXCEPTION_DATA, ex_data);
        mono_loader_unlock ();
 
        return TRUE;
@@ -7107,12 +7250,7 @@ mono_class_set_failure (MonoClass *klass, guint32 ex_type, void *ex_data)
 gpointer
 mono_class_get_exception_data (MonoClass *klass)
 {
-       gpointer res;
-
-       mono_loader_lock ();
-       res = mono_property_hash_lookup (klass->image->property_hash, klass, MONO_CLASS_PROP_EXCEPTION_DATA);
-       mono_loader_unlock ();
-       return res;
+       return mono_image_property_lookup (klass->image, klass, MONO_CLASS_PROP_EXCEPTION_DATA);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -7123,6 +7261,16 @@ mono_class_get_exception_data (MonoClass *klass)
 void
 mono_classes_init (void)
 {
+       mono_counters_register ("Inflated methods size",
+                                                       MONO_COUNTER_GENERICS | MONO_COUNTER_INT, &inflated_methods_size);
+       mono_counters_register ("Inflated classes",
+                                                       MONO_COUNTER_GENERICS | MONO_COUNTER_INT, &inflated_classes);
+       mono_counters_register ("Inflated classes size",
+                                                       MONO_COUNTER_GENERICS | MONO_COUNTER_INT, &inflated_classes_size);
+       mono_counters_register ("MonoClass size",
+                                                       MONO_COUNTER_METADATA | MONO_COUNTER_INT, &classes_size);
+       mono_counters_register ("MonoClassExt size",
+                                                       MONO_COUNTER_METADATA | MONO_COUNTER_INT, &class_ext_size);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -7338,10 +7486,25 @@ can_access_instantiation (MonoClass *access_klass, MonoGenericInst *ginst)
        int i;
        for (i = 0; i < ginst->type_argc; ++i) {
                MonoType *type = ginst->type_argv[i];
-               if (type->type == MONO_TYPE_VAR || type->type == MONO_TYPE_MVAR)
-                       continue;
-               if (!can_access_type (access_klass, mono_class_from_mono_type (type)))
-                       return FALSE;
+               switch (type->type) {
+               case MONO_TYPE_SZARRAY:
+                       if (!can_access_type (access_klass, type->data.klass))
+                               return FALSE;
+                       break;
+               case MONO_TYPE_ARRAY:
+                       if (!can_access_type (access_klass, type->data.array->eklass))
+                               return FALSE;
+                       break;
+               case MONO_TYPE_PTR:
+                       if (!can_access_type (access_klass, mono_class_from_mono_type (type->data.type)))
+                               return FALSE;
+                       break;
+               case MONO_TYPE_CLASS:
+               case MONO_TYPE_VALUETYPE:
+               case MONO_TYPE_GENERICINST:
+                       if (!can_access_type (access_klass, mono_class_from_mono_type (type)))
+                               return FALSE;
+               }
        }
        return TRUE;
 }
@@ -7349,7 +7512,18 @@ can_access_instantiation (MonoClass *access_klass, MonoGenericInst *ginst)
 static gboolean
 can_access_type (MonoClass *access_klass, MonoClass *member_klass)
 {
-       int access_level = member_klass->flags & TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_VISIBILITY_MASK;
+       int access_level;
+
+       if (access_klass->element_class && !access_klass->enumtype)
+               access_klass = access_klass->element_class;
+
+       if (member_klass->element_class && !member_klass->enumtype)
+               member_klass = member_klass->element_class;
+
+       access_level = member_klass->flags & TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_VISIBILITY_MASK;
+
+       if (member_klass->byval_arg.type == MONO_TYPE_VAR || member_klass->byval_arg.type == MONO_TYPE_MVAR)
+               return TRUE;
 
        if (member_klass->generic_class && !can_access_instantiation (access_klass, member_klass->generic_class->context.class_inst))
                return FALSE;
@@ -7481,13 +7655,13 @@ mono_method_can_access_method (MonoMethod *method, MonoMethod *called)
 }
 
 /*
- * mono_method_can_access_method_with_context:
+ * mono_method_can_access_method_full:
  * @method: The caller method 
  * @called: The called method 
- * @context_klass:TThe static type on stack of the owner @called object used
+ * @context_klass: The static type on stack of the owner @called object used
  * 
  * This function must be used with instance calls, as they have more strict family accessibility.
- * It can be used with static mehthod, but context_klass should be NULL.
+ * It can be used with static methods, but context_klass should be NULL.
  * 
  * Returns: TRUE if caller have proper visibility and acessibility to @called
  */
@@ -7516,7 +7690,7 @@ mono_method_can_access_method_full (MonoMethod *method, MonoMethod *called, Mono
        if (called->is_inflated) {
                MonoMethodInflated * infl = (MonoMethodInflated*)called;
                if (infl->context.method_inst && !can_access_instantiation (access_class, infl->context.method_inst))
-               return FALSE;
+                       return FALSE;
        }
                
        return TRUE;
@@ -7635,6 +7809,14 @@ mono_generic_class_is_generic_type_definition (MonoGenericClass *gklass)
        return gklass->context.class_inst == gklass->container_class->generic_container->context.class_inst;
 }
 
+static gboolean gshared_supported;
+
+void
+mono_set_generic_sharing_supported (gboolean supported)
+{
+       gshared_supported = supported;
+}
+
 /*
  * mono_class_generic_sharing_enabled:
  * @class: a class
@@ -7648,19 +7830,13 @@ mono_generic_class_is_generic_type_definition (MonoGenericClass *gklass)
 gboolean
 mono_class_generic_sharing_enabled (MonoClass *class)
 {
-#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__arm__) || defined(__mono_ppc__)
-       static gboolean supported = TRUE;
-#else
-       /* Not supported by the JIT backends */
-       static gboolean supported = FALSE;
-#endif
        static int generic_sharing = MONO_GENERIC_SHARING_NONE;
        static gboolean inited = FALSE;
 
        if (!inited) {
                const char *option;
 
-               if (supported)
+               if (gshared_supported)
                        generic_sharing = MONO_GENERIC_SHARING_ALL;
                else
                        generic_sharing = MONO_GENERIC_SHARING_NONE;
@@ -7678,7 +7854,7 @@ mono_class_generic_sharing_enabled (MonoClass *class)
                                g_warning ("Unknown generic sharing option `%s'.", option);
                }
 
-               if (!supported)
+               if (!gshared_supported)
                        generic_sharing = MONO_GENERIC_SHARING_NONE;
 
                inited = TRUE;
@@ -7717,3 +7893,69 @@ mono_class_setup_interface_id (MonoClass *class)
                class->interface_id = mono_get_unique_iid (class);
        mono_loader_unlock ();
 }
+
+/*
+ * mono_class_alloc_ext:
+ *
+ *   Allocate klass->ext if not already done.
+ * LOCKING: Assumes the loader lock is held.
+ */
+void
+mono_class_alloc_ext (MonoClass *klass)
+{
+       if (!klass->ext) {
+               if (klass->generic_class) {
+                       klass->ext = g_new0 (MonoClassExt, 1);
+               } else {
+                       klass->ext = mono_image_alloc0 (klass->image, sizeof (MonoClassExt));
+               }
+               class_ext_size += sizeof (MonoClassExt);
+       }
+}
+
+/*
+ * mono_class_setup_interfaces:
+ *
+ *   Initialize class->interfaces/interfaces_count.
+ * LOCKING: Acquires the loader lock.
+ */
+void
+mono_class_setup_interfaces (MonoClass *klass)
+{
+       int i;
+
+       if (klass->interfaces_inited)
+               return;
+
+       mono_loader_lock ();
+
+       if (klass->interfaces_inited) {
+               mono_loader_unlock ();
+               return;
+       }
+
+       if (klass->rank == 1 && klass->byval_arg.type != MONO_TYPE_ARRAY && mono_defaults.generic_ilist_class) {
+               MonoType *args [1];
+
+               /* generic IList, ICollection, IEnumerable */
+               klass->interface_count = 1;
+               klass->interfaces = mono_image_alloc0 (klass->image, sizeof (MonoClass*) * klass->interface_count);
+
+               args [0] = &klass->element_class->byval_arg;
+               klass->interfaces [0] = mono_class_bind_generic_parameters (
+                       mono_defaults.generic_ilist_class, 1, args, FALSE);
+       } else if (klass->generic_class) {
+               MonoClass *gklass = klass->generic_class->container_class;
+
+               klass->interface_count = gklass->interface_count;
+               klass->interfaces = g_new0 (MonoClass *, klass->interface_count);
+               for (i = 0; i < klass->interface_count; i++)
+                       klass->interfaces [i] = mono_class_inflate_generic_class (gklass->interfaces [i], mono_generic_class_get_context (klass->generic_class));
+       }
+
+       mono_memory_barrier ();
+
+       klass->interfaces_inited = TRUE;
+
+       mono_loader_unlock ();
+}