* Removed all Id tags.
[cacao.git] / src / vm / vm.c
index 44d0cec5469fd58c4ddf7c3286c40eda73f1a743..4c7c09d2949878a0e8e656567d3d9fcbc5297d45 100644 (file)
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
    02110-1301, USA.
 
-   $Id: vm.c 4357 2006-01-22 23:33:38Z twisti $
-
 */
 
 
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#if defined(WITH_JRE_LAYOUT)
-# include <libgen.h>
-# include <unistd.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "vm/types.h"
 
+#include "arch.h"
+#include "md-abi.h"
+
+#include "vm/jit/abi-asm.h"
+
 #include "mm/gc-common.h"
 #include "mm/memory.h"
 
 #include "native/jni.h"
+#include "native/llni.h"
 #include "native/native.h"
-#include "native/include/java_lang_String.h" /* required by java_lang_Class.h */
+
+#include "native/include/java_lang_Object.h"             /* required by j.l.C */
+#include "native/include/java_lang_String.h"             /* required by j.l.C */
+
+#if defined(WITH_CLASSPATH_SUN)
+# include "native/include/java_nio_ByteBuffer.h"        /* required by j.l.CL */
+# include "native/include/java_lang_ClassLoader.h"       /* required by j.l.C */
+#endif
+
 #include "native/include/java_lang_Class.h"
 
+#include "native/vm/nativevm.h"
+
 #include "threads/threads-common.h"
 
 #include "toolbox/logging.h"
@@ -57,6 +67,7 @@
 #include "vm/finalizer.h"
 #include "vm/global.h"
 #include "vm/initialize.h"
+#include "vm/primitive.h"
 #include "vm/properties.h"
 #include "vm/signallocal.h"
 #include "vm/stringlocal.h"
@@ -74,6 +85,7 @@
 
 #include "vmcore/classcache.h"
 #include "vmcore/options.h"
+#include "vmcore/statistics.h"
 #include "vmcore/suck.h"
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_JVMTI)
@@ -98,22 +110,9 @@ s4 vms = 0;                             /* number of VMs created              */
 bool vm_initializing = false;
 bool vm_exiting = false;
 
-char      *cacao_prefix = NULL;
-char      *cacao_libjvm = NULL;
-char      *classpath_libdir = NULL;
-
-char      *_Jv_bootclasspath;           /* contains the boot classpath        */
-char      *_Jv_classpath;               /* contains the classpath             */
-char      *_Jv_java_library_path;
-
 char      *mainstring = NULL;
 classinfo *mainclass = NULL;
 
-char *specificmethodname = NULL;
-char *specificsignature = NULL;
-
-bool startit = true;
-
 #if defined(ENABLE_INTRP)
 u1 *intrp_main_stack = NULL;
 #endif
@@ -151,6 +150,9 @@ enum {
        OPT_X,
        OPT_XX,
 
+       OPT_EA,
+       OPT_DA,
+
        OPT_ESA,
        OPT_DSA,
 
@@ -201,7 +203,6 @@ enum {
        OPT_VERBOSETC,
 #endif
 #endif /* defined(ENABLE_VERIFIER) */
-       OPT_EAGER,
 
        /* optimization options */
 
@@ -227,8 +228,6 @@ enum {
        OPT_INLINE_DEBUG_END,
        OPT_INLINE_DEBUG_MIN,
        OPT_INLINE_DEBUG_MAX,
-       OPT_INLINE_REPLACE_VERBOSE,
-       OPT_INLINE_REPLACE_VERBOSE2,
 #endif /* defined(ENABLE_INLINING_DEBUG) */
 #endif /* defined(ENABLE_INLINING) */
 
@@ -252,6 +251,12 @@ enum {
        OPT_AGENTPATH,
 #endif
 
+#if defined(ENABLE_DEBUG_FILTER)
+       OPT_FILTER_VERBOSECALL_INCLUDE,
+       OPT_FILTER_VERBOSECALL_EXCLUDE,
+       OPT_FILTER_SHOW_METHOD,
+#endif
+
        DUMMY
 };
 
@@ -279,8 +284,14 @@ opt_struct opts[] = {
        { "help",              false, OPT_HELP },
        { "?",                 false, OPT_HELP },
        { "X",                 false, OPT_X },
+       { "XX:",               true,  OPT_XX },
        { "XX",                false, OPT_XX },
 
+       { "ea:",               true,  OPT_EA },
+       { "da:",               true,  OPT_DA },
+       { "ea",                false, OPT_EA },
+       { "da",                false, OPT_DA },
+
        { "esa",                     false, OPT_ESA },
        { "enablesystemassertions",  false, OPT_ESA },
        { "dsa",                     false, OPT_DSA },
@@ -289,6 +300,7 @@ opt_struct opts[] = {
        { "noasyncgc",         false, OPT_IGNORE },
 #if defined(ENABLE_VERIFIER)
        { "noverify",          false, OPT_NOVERIFY },
+       { "Xverify:none",      false, OPT_NOVERIFY },
 #endif
        { "v",                 false, OPT_VERBOSE1 },
        { "verbose:",          true,  OPT_VERBOSE },
@@ -306,7 +318,6 @@ opt_struct opts[] = {
        { "log",               true,  OPT_LOG },
        { "c",                 true,  OPT_CHECK },
        { "l",                 false, OPT_LOAD },
-       { "eager",             false, OPT_EAGER },
 
 #if !defined(NDEBUG)
        { "all",               false, OPT_ALL },
@@ -374,8 +385,6 @@ opt_struct opts[] = {
        { "ii",                true,  OPT_INLINE_DEBUG_MIN },
        { "im",                true,  OPT_INLINE_DEBUG_MAX },
        { "ie",                true,  OPT_INLINE_DEBUG_END },
-       { "ir",                false, OPT_INLINE_REPLACE_VERBOSE },
-       { "iR",                false, OPT_INLINE_REPLACE_VERBOSE2 },
 #endif /* defined(ENABLE_INLINING_DEBUG) */
 #if !defined(NDEBUG)
        { "il",                false, OPT_INLINE_LOG },
@@ -392,6 +401,12 @@ opt_struct opts[] = {
        { "s",                 true,  OPT_SHOW },
        { "debug-color",      false,  OPT_DEBUGCOLOR },
 
+#if defined(ENABLE_DEBUG_FILTER)
+       { "XXfi",              true,  OPT_FILTER_VERBOSECALL_INCLUDE },
+       { "XXfx",              true,  OPT_FILTER_VERBOSECALL_EXCLUDE },
+       { "XXfm",              true,  OPT_FILTER_SHOW_METHOD },
+#endif
+
        { NULL,                false, 0 }
 };
 
@@ -426,7 +441,13 @@ void usage(void)
        puts("    -showversion             print product version and continue");
        puts("    -help, -?                print this help message");
        puts("    -X                       print help on non-standard Java options");
-       puts("    -XX                      print help on CACAO options");
+       puts("    -XX                      print help on debugging options");
+    puts("    -ea[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]");
+    puts("    -enableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]");
+       puts("                             enable assertions with specified granularity");
+       puts("    -da[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]");
+       puts("    -disableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]");
+       puts("                             disable assertions with specified granularity");
        puts("    -esa | -enablesystemassertions");
        puts("                             enable system assertions");
        puts("    -dsa | -disablesystemassertions");
@@ -483,11 +504,12 @@ static void Xusage(void)
 }   
 
 
+#if 0
 static void XXusage(void)
 {
        puts("    -v                       write state-information");
 #if !defined(NDEBUG)
-       puts("    -verbose[:call|exception|jit|memory|threads]");
+       puts("    -verbose[:jit|threads]");
        puts("                             enable specific verbose output");
        puts("    -debug-color             colored output for ANSI terms");
 #endif
@@ -511,7 +533,6 @@ static void XXusage(void)
        puts("    -oloop                   optimize array accesses in loops");
 #endif
        puts("    -l                       don't start the class after loading");
-       puts("    -eager                   perform eager class loading and linking");
 #if !defined(NDEBUG)
        puts("    -all                     compile all methods, no execution");
        puts("    -m                       compile only a specific method");
@@ -541,8 +562,6 @@ static void XXusage(void)
        puts("    -ii <size>               set minimum size for inlined result");
        puts("    -im <size>               set maximum size for inlined result");
        puts("    -ie <number>             stop inlining after the given number of roots");
-       puts("    -ir                      log on-stack replacement");
-       puts("    -iR                      log on-stack replacement, more verbose");
 #endif /* defined(ENABLE_INLINING_DEBUG) */
 #endif /* defined(ENABLE_INLINING) */
 
@@ -555,11 +574,16 @@ static void XXusage(void)
 #if defined(ENABLE_SSA)
        puts("    -lsra                    use linear scan register allocation (with SSA)");
 #endif
-
+#if defined(ENABLE_DEBUG_FILTER)
+       puts("    -XXfi <regex>            begin of dynamic scope for verbosecall filter");
+       puts("    -XXfx <regex>            end of dynamic scope for verbosecall filter");
+       puts("    -XXfm <regex>            filter for show options");
+#endif
        /* exit with error code */
 
        exit(1);
 }
+#endif
 
 
 /* version *********************************************************************
@@ -586,8 +610,34 @@ static void version(bool opt_exit)
        puts("This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but");
        puts("WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of");
        puts("MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU");
-       puts("General Public License for more details.\n");
+       puts("General Public License for more details.");
+
+       /* exit normally, if requested */
+
+       if (opt_exit)
+               exit(0);
+}
+
+
+/* fullversion *****************************************************************
+
+   Prints a Sun compatible version information (required e.g. by
+   jpackage, www.jpackage.org).
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+static void fullversion(void)
+{
+       puts("java full version \"cacao-"JAVA_VERSION"\"");
+
+       /* exit normally */
+
+       exit(0);
+}
+
 
+void vm_printconfig(void)
+{
        puts("Configure/Build options:\n");
        puts("  ./configure: "VERSION_CONFIGURE_ARGS"");
 #if defined(__VERSION__)
@@ -601,43 +651,35 @@ static void version(bool opt_exit)
        printf("  maximum heap size              : %d\n", HEAP_MAXSIZE);
        printf("  initial heap size              : %d\n", HEAP_STARTSIZE);
        printf("  stack size                     : %d\n", STACK_SIZE);
-#if defined(WITH_CLASSPATH_GNU)
-       puts("  java.boot.class.path           : "CACAO_VM_ZIP":"CLASSPATH_CLASSES"");
+
+#if defined(WITH_JRE_LAYOUT)
+       /* When we're building with JRE-layout, the default paths are the
+          same as the runtime paths. */
 #else
-       puts("  java.boot.class.path           : "CLASSPATH_CLASSES"");
+# if defined(WITH_CLASSPATH_GNU)
+       puts("  gnu.classpath.boot.library.path: "CLASSPATH_LIBDIR);
+       puts("  java.boot.class.path           : "CACAO_VM_ZIP":"CLASSPATH_CLASSES"");
+# elif defined(WITH_CLASSPATH_SUN)
+       puts("  sun.boot.library.path          : "CLASSPATH_LIBDIR);
+       puts("  java.boot.class.path           : "CLASSPATH_CLASSES);
+# endif
 #endif
-       puts("  gnu.classpath.boot.library.path: "CLASSPATH_LIBDIR"/classpath\n");
+
+       puts("");
 
        puts("Runtime variables:\n");
        printf("  maximum heap size              : %d\n", opt_heapmaxsize);
        printf("  initial heap size              : %d\n", opt_heapstartsize);
        printf("  stack size                     : %d\n", opt_stacksize);
-       printf("  libjvm.so                      : %s\n", cacao_libjvm);
-       printf("  java.boot.class.path           : %s\n", _Jv_bootclasspath);
-       printf("  gnu.classpath.boot.library.path: %s\n", classpath_libdir);
-       printf("  java.class.path                : %s\n", _Jv_classpath);
-
-       /* exit normally, if requested */
-
-       if (opt_exit)
-               exit(0);
-}
-
 
-/* fullversion *****************************************************************
-
-   Prints a Sun compatible version information (required e.g. by
-   jpackage, www.jpackage.org).
-
-*******************************************************************************/
-
-static void fullversion(void)
-{
-       puts("java full version \"cacao-"JAVA_VERSION"\"");
-
-       /* exit normally */
+#if defined(WITH_CLASSPATH_GNU)
+       printf("  gnu.classpath.boot.library.path: %s\n", properties_get("gnu.classpath.boot.library.path"));
+#elif defined(WITH_CLASSPATH_SUN)
+       printf("  sun.boot.library.path          : %s\n", properties_get("sun.boot.library.path"));
+#endif
 
-       exit(0);
+       printf("  java.boot.class.path           : %s\n", properties_get("java.boot.class.path"));
+       printf("  java.class.path                : %s\n", properties_get("java.class.path"));
 }
 
 
@@ -699,7 +741,7 @@ bool vm_createjvm(JavaVM **p_vm, void **p_env, void *vm_args)
 #if defined(ENABLE_JNI)
        /* setup the local ref table (must be created after vm_create) */
 
-       if (!jni_init_localref_table())
+       if (!localref_table_init())
                goto error;
 #endif
 
@@ -728,10 +770,12 @@ bool vm_createjvm(JavaVM **p_vm, void **p_env, void *vm_args)
 
 bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
 {
-       char *cp;
-       s4    len;
-       s4    opt;
-       s4    i, j;
+       int   len;
+       char *p;
+       char *boot_class_path;
+       char *class_path;
+       int   opt;
+       int   i, j;
        bool  opt_version;
        bool  opt_exit;
 
@@ -780,114 +824,6 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
 
        _Jv_jvm->starttime = builtin_currenttimemillis();
 
-       /* get stuff from the environment *****************************************/
-
-#if defined(WITH_JRE_LAYOUT)
-       /* SUN also uses a buffer of 4096-bytes (strace is your friend). */
-
-       cacao_prefix = MNEW(char, 4096);
-
-       if (readlink("/proc/self/exe", cacao_prefix, 4095) == -1)
-               vm_abort("readlink failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-
-       /* get the path of the current executable */
-
-       cacao_prefix = dirname(cacao_prefix);
-
-       if ((strlen(cacao_prefix) + strlen("/..") + strlen("0")) > 4096)
-               vm_abort("libjvm name to long for buffer\n");
-
-       /* concatenate the library name */
-
-       strcat(cacao_prefix, "/..");
-
-       /* now set path to libjvm.so */
-
-       len = strlen(cacao_prefix) + strlen("/lib/libjvm") + strlen("0");
-
-       cacao_libjvm = MNEW(char, len);
-       strcpy(cacao_libjvm, cacao_prefix);
-       strcat(cacao_libjvm, "/lib/libjvm");
-
-       /* and finally set the path to GNU Classpath libraries */
-
-       len = strlen(cacao_prefix) + strlen("/lib/classpath") + strlen("0");
-
-       classpath_libdir = MNEW(char, len);
-       strcpy(classpath_libdir, cacao_prefix);
-       strcat(classpath_libdir, "/lib/classpath");
-#else
-       cacao_prefix     = CACAO_PREFIX;
-       cacao_libjvm     = CACAO_LIBDIR"/libjvm";
-       classpath_libdir = CLASSPATH_LIBDIR"/classpath";
-#endif
-
-       /* set the bootclasspath */
-
-       cp = getenv("BOOTCLASSPATH");
-
-       if (cp != NULL) {
-               _Jv_bootclasspath = MNEW(char, strlen(cp) + strlen("0"));
-               strcpy(_Jv_bootclasspath, cp);
-       }
-       else {
-#if defined(WITH_JRE_LAYOUT)
-               len =
-# if defined(WITH_CLASSPATH_GNU)
-                       strlen(cacao_prefix) +
-                       strlen("/share/cacao/vm.zip") +
-                       strlen(":") +
-# endif
-                       strlen(cacao_prefix) +
-                       strlen("/share/classpath/glibj.zip") +
-                       strlen("0");
-
-               _Jv_bootclasspath = MNEW(char, len);
-# if defined(WITH_CLASSPATH_GNU)
-               strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, cacao_prefix);
-               strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, "/share/cacao/vm.zip");
-               strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, ":");
-# endif
-               strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, cacao_prefix);
-               strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, "/share/classpath/glibj.zip");
-#else
-               len =
-# if defined(WITH_CLASSPATH_GNU)
-                       strlen(CACAO_VM_ZIP) +
-                       strlen(":") +
-# endif
-                       strlen(CLASSPATH_CLASSES) +
-                       strlen("0");
-
-               _Jv_bootclasspath = MNEW(char, len);
-# if defined(WITH_CLASSPATH_GNU)
-               strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, CACAO_VM_ZIP);
-               strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, ":");
-# endif
-               strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, CLASSPATH_CLASSES);
-#endif
-       }
-
-       /* set the classpath */
-
-       cp = getenv("CLASSPATH");
-
-       if (cp != NULL) {
-               _Jv_classpath = MNEW(char, strlen(cp) + strlen("0"));
-               strcat(_Jv_classpath, cp);
-       }
-       else {
-               _Jv_classpath = MNEW(char, strlen(".") + strlen("0"));
-               strcpy(_Jv_classpath, ".");
-       }
-
-       /* get and set java.library.path */
-
-       _Jv_java_library_path = getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
-
-       if (_Jv_java_library_path == NULL)
-               _Jv_java_library_path = "";
-
        /* interpret the options **************************************************/
 
        opt_version       = false;
@@ -905,10 +841,10 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
        jvmti = false;
 #endif
 
-       /* initialize and fill properties before command-line handling */
+       /* Initialize and fill properties before command-line handling. */
 
-       if (!properties_init())
-               vm_abort("properties_init failed");
+       properties_init();
+       properties_set();
 
        /* iterate over all passed options */
 
@@ -940,11 +876,20 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
                        break;
 
                case OPT_CLASSPATH:
-                       /* forget old classpath and set the argument as new classpath */
-                       MFREE(_Jv_classpath, char, strlen(_Jv_classpath));
+                       /* Forget old classpath and set the argument as new
+                          classpath. */
+
+                       class_path = properties_get("java.class.path");
+
+                       p = MNEW(char, strlen(opt_arg) + strlen("0"));
+
+                       strcpy(p, opt_arg);
 
-                       _Jv_classpath = MNEW(char, strlen(opt_arg) + strlen("0"));
-                       strcpy(_Jv_classpath, opt_arg);
+#if defined(ENABLE_JAVASE)
+                       properties_add("java.class.path", p);
+#endif
+
+                       MFREE(class_path, char, strlen(class_path));
                        break;
 
                case OPT_D:
@@ -967,58 +912,79 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
                        /* Forget default bootclasspath and set the argument as
                           new boot classpath. */
 
-                       MFREE(_Jv_bootclasspath, char, strlen(_Jv_bootclasspath));
+                       boot_class_path = properties_get("sun.boot.class.path");
+
+                       p = MNEW(char, strlen(opt_arg) + strlen("0"));
+
+                       strcpy(p, opt_arg);
 
-                       _Jv_bootclasspath = MNEW(char, strlen(opt_arg) + strlen("0"));
-                       strcpy(_Jv_bootclasspath, opt_arg);
+                       properties_add("sun.boot.class.path", p);
+                       properties_add("java.boot.class.path", p);
+
+                       MFREE(boot_class_path, char, strlen(boot_class_path));
                        break;
 
                case OPT_BOOTCLASSPATH_A:
-                       /* append to end of bootclasspath */
+                       /* Append to bootclasspath. */
+
+                       boot_class_path = properties_get("sun.boot.class.path");
 
-                       len = strlen(_Jv_bootclasspath);
+                       len = strlen(boot_class_path);
 
-                       _Jv_bootclasspath = MREALLOC(_Jv_bootclasspath,
-                                                                                char,
-                                                                                len + strlen("0"),
-                                                                                len + strlen(":") +
-                                                                                strlen(opt_arg) + strlen("0"));
+                       p = MREALLOC(boot_class_path,
+                                                char,
+                                                len + strlen("0"),
+                                                len + strlen(":") +
+                                                strlen(opt_arg) + strlen("0"));
 
-                       strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, ":");
-                       strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, opt_arg);
+                       strcat(p, ":");
+                       strcat(p, opt_arg);
+
+                       properties_add("sun.boot.class.path", p);
+                       properties_add("java.boot.class.path", p);
                        break;
 
                case OPT_BOOTCLASSPATH_P:
-                       /* prepend in front of bootclasspath */
+                       /* Prepend to bootclasspath. */
+
+                       boot_class_path = properties_get("sun.boot.class.path");
 
-                       cp = _Jv_bootclasspath;
-                       len = strlen(cp);
+                       len = strlen(boot_class_path);
 
-                       _Jv_bootclasspath = MNEW(char, strlen(opt_arg) + strlen(":") +
-                                                                        len + strlen("0"));
+                       p = MNEW(char, strlen(opt_arg) + strlen(":") + len + strlen("0"));
 
-                       strcpy(_Jv_bootclasspath, opt_arg);
-                       strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, ":");
-                       strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, cp);
+                       strcpy(p, opt_arg);
+                       strcat(p, ":");
+                       strcat(p, boot_class_path);
 
-                       MFREE(cp, char, len);
+                       properties_add("sun.boot.class.path", p);
+                       properties_add("java.boot.class.path", p);
+
+                       MFREE(boot_class_path, char, len);
                        break;
 
                case OPT_BOOTCLASSPATH_C:
-                       /* use as Java core library, but prepend VM interface classes */
+                       /* Use as Java core library, but prepend VM interface
+                          classes. */
 
-                       MFREE(_Jv_bootclasspath, char, strlen(_Jv_bootclasspath));
+                       boot_class_path = properties_get("sun.boot.class.path");
 
-                       len = strlen(CACAO_VM_ZIP) +
+                       len =
+                               strlen(CACAO_VM_ZIP) +
                                strlen(":") +
                                strlen(opt_arg) +
                                strlen("0");
 
-                       _Jv_bootclasspath = MNEW(char, len);
+                       p = MNEW(char, len);
+
+                       strcpy(p, CACAO_VM_ZIP);
+                       strcat(p, ":");
+                       strcat(p, opt_arg);
+
+                       properties_add("sun.boot.class.path", p);
+                       properties_add("java.boot.class.path", p);
 
-                       strcpy(_Jv_bootclasspath, CACAO_VM_ZIP);
-                       strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, ":");
-                       strcat(_Jv_bootclasspath, opt_arg);
+                       MFREE(boot_class_path, char, strlen(boot_class_path));
                        break;
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_JVMTI)
@@ -1098,28 +1064,12 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
                                opt_verbosejni = true;
                        }
 #if !defined(NDEBUG)
-                       else if (strcmp("call", opt_arg) == 0) {
-                               opt_verbosecall = true;
-                       }
-                       else if (strcmp("exception", opt_arg) == 0) {
-                               opt_verboseexception = true;
-                       }
                        else if (strcmp("jit", opt_arg) == 0) {
                                opt_verbose = true;
                                loadverbose = true;
-                               linkverbose = true;
                                initverbose = true;
                                compileverbose = true;
                        }
-                       else if (strcmp("memory", opt_arg) == 0) {
-                               opt_verbosememory = true;
-
-# if defined(ENABLE_STATISTICS)
-                               /* we also need statistics */
-
-                               opt_stat = true;
-# endif
-                       }
                        else if (strcmp("threads", opt_arg) == 0) {
                                opt_verbosethreads = true;
                        }
@@ -1198,10 +1148,6 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
                        makeinitializations = false;
                        break;
 
-               case OPT_EAGER:
-                       opt_eager = true;
-                       break;
-
 #if !defined(NDEBUG)
                case OPT_ALL:
                        compileall = true;
@@ -1289,12 +1235,6 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
                case OPT_INLINE_DEBUG_MAX:
                        opt_inline_debug_max_size = atoi(opt_arg);
                        break;
-               case OPT_INLINE_REPLACE_VERBOSE:
-                       opt_replace_verbose = 1;
-                       break;
-               case OPT_INLINE_REPLACE_VERBOSE2:
-                       opt_replace_verbose = 2;
-                       break;
 #endif /* defined(ENABLE_INLINING_DEBUG) */
 #if !defined(NDEBUG)
                case OPT_INLINE_LOG:
@@ -1328,7 +1268,15 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
                        break;
 
                case OPT_XX:
-                       XXusage();
+                       options_xx(opt_arg);
+                       break;
+
+               case OPT_EA:
+                       /* currently ignored */
+                       break;
+
+               case OPT_DA:
+                       /* currently ignored */
                        break;
 
                case OPT_ESA:
@@ -1408,6 +1356,20 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
                        break;
 #endif
 
+#if defined(ENABLE_DEBUG_FILTER)
+               case OPT_FILTER_VERBOSECALL_INCLUDE:
+                       opt_filter_verbosecall_include = opt_arg;
+                       break;
+
+               case OPT_FILTER_VERBOSECALL_EXCLUDE:
+                       opt_filter_verbosecall_exclude = opt_arg;
+                       break;
+
+               case OPT_FILTER_SHOW_METHOD:
+                       opt_filter_show_method = opt_arg;
+                       break;
+
+#endif
                default:
                        printf("Unknown option: %s\n",
                                   vm_args->options[opt_index].optionString);
@@ -1425,13 +1387,17 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
                if (opt_jar == true) {
                        /* free old classpath */
 
-                       MFREE(_Jv_classpath, char, strlen(_Jv_classpath));
+/*                     MFREE(_Jv_classpath, char, strlen(_Jv_classpath)); */
 
                        /* put jarfile into classpath */
 
-                       _Jv_classpath = MNEW(char, strlen(mainstring) + strlen("0"));
+                       p = MNEW(char, strlen(mainstring) + strlen("0"));
+
+                       strcpy(p, mainstring);
 
-                       strcpy(_Jv_classpath, mainstring);
+#if defined(ENABLE_JAVASE)
+                       properties_add("java.class.path", p);
+#endif
                }
                else {
                        /* replace .'s with /'s in classname */
@@ -1458,16 +1424,21 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
 
        vm_initializing = true;
 
+       /* initialize the garbage collector */
+
+       gc_init(opt_heapmaxsize, opt_heapstartsize);
+
 #if defined(ENABLE_THREADS)
-       /* pre-initialize some core thread stuff, like the stopworldlock,
-          thus this has to happen _before_ gc_init()!!! */
+       /* AFTER: gc_init (directly after, as this initializes the
+          stopworldlock lock */
 
        threads_preinit();
 #endif
 
-       /* initialize the garbage collector */
+       /* install architecture dependent signal handlers */
 
-       gc_init(opt_heapmaxsize, opt_heapstartsize);
+       if (!signal_init())
+               vm_abort("vm_create: signal_init failed");
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_INTRP)
        /* Allocate main thread stack on the Java heap. */
@@ -1505,17 +1476,8 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
 
        /* AFTER: utf8_init */
 
-       suck_add(_Jv_bootclasspath);
-
-       /* Now re-set some of the properties that may have changed. This
-          must be done after _all_ environment variables have been
-          processes (e.g. -jar handling).
-
-          AFTER: suck_add_from_property, since it may change the
-          _Jv_bootclasspath pointer. */
-
-       if (!properties_postinit())
-               vm_abort("vm_create: properties_postinit failed");
+       boot_class_path = properties_get("sun.boot.class.path");
+       suck_add(boot_class_path);
 
        /* initialize the classcache hashtable stuff: lock, hashtable
           (must be done _after_ threads_preinit) */
@@ -1535,10 +1497,6 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
        if (!finalizer_init())
                vm_abort("vm_create: finalizer_init failed");
 
-       /* install architecture dependent signal handlers */
-
-       signal_init();
-
        /* initialize the codegen subsystems */
 
        codegen_init();
@@ -1566,11 +1524,14 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
        if (!loader_init())
                vm_abort("vm_create: loader_init failed");
 
+       /* Link some important VM classes. */
+       /* AFTER: utf8_init */
+
        if (!linker_init())
                vm_abort("vm_create: linker_init failed");
 
-       if (!native_init())
-               vm_abort("vm_create: native_init failed");
+       if (!primitive_init())
+               vm_abort("vm_create: primitive_init failed");
 
        if (!exceptions_init())
                vm_abort("vm_create: exceptions_init failed");
@@ -1578,6 +1539,18 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
        if (!builtin_init())
                vm_abort("vm_create: builtin_init failed");
 
+       /* Initialize the native subsystem. */
+       /* BEFORE: threads_init */
+
+       if (!native_init())
+               vm_abort("vm_create: native_init failed");
+
+       /* Register the native methods implemented in the VM. */
+       /* BEFORE: threads_init */
+
+       if (!nativevm_preinit())
+               vm_abort("vm_create: nativevm_preinit failed");
+
 #if defined(ENABLE_JNI)
        /* Initialize the JNI subsystem (must be done _before_
           threads_init, as threads_init can call JNI methods
@@ -1592,6 +1565,12 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
                vm_abort("vm_create: threads_init failed");
 #endif
 
+       /* Initialize the native VM subsystem. */
+       /* AFTER: threads_init (at least for SUN's classes) */
+
+       if (!nativevm_init())
+               vm_abort("vm_create: nativevm_init failed");
+
 #if defined(ENABLE_PROFILING)
        /* initialize profiling */
 
@@ -1607,8 +1586,12 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
 
        /* start the signal handler thread */
 
-       if (!signal_start_thread())
-               vm_abort("vm_create: signal_start_thread failed");
+#if defined(__LINUX__)
+       /* XXX Remove for exact-GC. */
+       if (threads_pthreads_implementation_nptl)
+#endif
+               if (!signal_start_thread())
+                       vm_abort("vm_create: signal_start_thread failed");
 
        /* finally, start the finalizer thread */
 
@@ -1618,7 +1601,7 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
 # if !defined(NDEBUG)
        /* start the memory profiling thread */
 
-       if (opt_verbosememory)
+       if (opt_ProfileMemoryUsage || opt_ProfileGCMemoryUsage)
                if (!memory_start_thread())
                        vm_abort("vm_create: memory_start_thread failed");
 # endif
@@ -1634,7 +1617,7 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
 
 /*     if (opt_prof) */
 /*             if (!profile_start_thread()) */
-/*                     exceptions_print_stacktrace(); */
+/*                     vm_abort("vm_create: profile_start_thread failed"); */
 # endif
 #endif
 
@@ -1667,15 +1650,16 @@ bool vm_create(JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
 
 void vm_run(JavaVM *vm, JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
 {
-       utf               *mainutf;
-       classinfo         *mainclass;
-       methodinfo        *m;
-       java_objectarray  *oa; 
-       s4                 oalength;
-       utf               *u;
-       java_objectheader *s;
-       s4                 status;
-       s4                 i;
+       utf                       *mainutf;
+       classinfo                 *mainclass;
+       java_handle_t             *e;
+       methodinfo                *m;
+       java_handle_objectarray_t *oa; 
+       s4                         oalength;
+       utf                       *u;
+       java_handle_t             *s;
+       s4                         status;
+       s4                         i;
 
 #if !defined(NDEBUG)
        if (compileall) {
@@ -1719,7 +1703,10 @@ void vm_run(JavaVM *vm, JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
 
        /* error loading class */
 
-       if ((exceptions_get_exception() != NULL) || (mainclass == NULL)) {
+       e = exceptions_get_and_clear_exception();
+
+       if ((e != NULL) || (mainclass == NULL)) {
+               exceptions_throw_noclassdeffounderror_cause(e);
                exceptions_print_stacktrace(); 
                vm_exit(1);
        }
@@ -1764,7 +1751,7 @@ void vm_run(JavaVM *vm, JavaVMInitArgs *vm_args)
                u = utf_new_char(vm_args->options[opt_index + i].optionString);
                s = javastring_new(u);
 
-               oa->data[i] = s;
+               LLNI_objectarray_element_set(oa, i, s);
        }
 
 #ifdef TYPEINFO_DEBUG_TEST
@@ -2008,10 +1995,10 @@ void vm_abort(const char *text, ...)
 
 static char *vm_get_mainclass_from_jar(char *mainstring)
 {
-       classinfo         *c;
-       java_objectheader *o;
-       methodinfo        *m;
-       java_objectheader *s;
+       classinfo     *c;
+       java_handle_t *o;
+       methodinfo    *m;
+       java_handle_t *s;
 
        c = load_class_from_sysloader(utf_new_char("java/util/jar/JarFile"));
 
@@ -2240,801 +2227,659 @@ static void vm_compile_method(void)
 #endif /* !defined(NDEBUG) */
 
 
-/* vm_vmargs_from_valist *******************************************************
+/* vm_array_store_int **********************************************************
 
-   XXX
+   Helper function to store an integer into the argument array, taking
+   care of architecture specific issues.
 
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-static void vm_vmargs_from_valist(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o,
-                                                                 vm_arg *vmargs, va_list ap)
+static void vm_array_store_int(uint64_t *array, paramdesc *pd, int32_t value)
 {
-       typedesc *paramtypes;
-       s4        i;
-
-       paramtypes = m->parseddesc->paramtypes;
+       int32_t index;
 
-       /* if method is non-static fill first block and skip `this' pointer */
+       if (!pd->inmemory) {
+               index        = pd->index;
+               array[index] = (int64_t) value;
+       }
+       else {
+               index        = ARG_CNT + pd->index;
+#if SIZEOF_VOID_P == 8
+               array[index] = (int64_t) value;
+#else
+# if WORDS_BIGENDIAN == 1
+               array[index] = ((int64_t) value) << 32;
+# else
+               array[index] = (int64_t) value;
+# endif
+#endif
+       }
+}
 
-       i = 0;
 
-       if (o != NULL) {
-               /* the `this' pointer */
-               vmargs[0].type   = TYPE_ADR;
-               vmargs[0].data.l = (u8) (ptrint) o;
+/* vm_array_store_lng **********************************************************
 
-               paramtypes++;
-               i++;
-       } 
+   Helper function to store a long into the argument array, taking
+   care of architecture specific issues.
 
-       for (; i < m->parseddesc->paramcount; i++, paramtypes++) {
-               switch (paramtypes->decltype) {
-               /* primitive types */
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_BOOLEAN: 
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_BYTE:
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_CHAR:
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_SHORT: 
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_INT:
-                       vmargs[i].type   = TYPE_INT;
-                       vmargs[i].data.l = (s8) va_arg(ap, s4);
-                       break;
+*******************************************************************************/
 
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_LONG:
-                       vmargs[i].type   = TYPE_LNG;
-                       vmargs[i].data.l = (s8) va_arg(ap, s8);
-                       break;
+static void vm_array_store_lng(uint64_t *array, paramdesc *pd, int64_t value)
+{
+       int32_t index;
 
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_FLOAT:
-                       vmargs[i].type   = TYPE_FLT;
-#if defined(__ALPHA__)
-                       /* this keeps the assembler function much simpler */
+#if SIZEOF_VOID_P == 8
+       if (!pd->inmemory)
+               index = pd->index;
+       else
+               index = ARG_CNT + pd->index;
 
-                       vmargs[i].data.d = (jdouble) va_arg(ap, jdouble);
+       array[index] = value;
 #else
-                       vmargs[i].data.f = (jfloat) va_arg(ap, jdouble);
-#endif
-                       break;
+       if (!pd->inmemory) {
+               /* move low and high 32-bits into it's own argument slot */
 
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_DOUBLE:
-                       vmargs[i].type   = TYPE_DBL;
-                       vmargs[i].data.d = (jdouble) va_arg(ap, jdouble);
-                       break;
+               index        = GET_LOW_REG(pd->index);
+               array[index] = value & 0x00000000ffffffff;
 
-               case TYPE_ADR: 
-                       vmargs[i].type   = TYPE_ADR;
-                       vmargs[i].data.l = (u8) (ptrint) va_arg(ap, void*);
-                       break;
-               }
+               index        = GET_HIGH_REG(pd->index);
+               array[index] = value >> 32;
+       }
+       else {
+               index        = ARG_CNT + pd->index;
+               array[index] = value;
        }
+#endif
 }
 
 
-/* vm_vmargs_from_jvalue *******************************************************
+/* vm_array_store_flt **********************************************************
 
-   XXX
+   Helper function to store a float into the argument array, taking
+   care of architecture specific issues.
 
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-static void vm_vmargs_from_jvalue(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o,
-                                                                 vm_arg *vmargs, jvalue *args)
+static void vm_array_store_flt(uint64_t *array, paramdesc *pd, uint64_t value)
 {
-       typedesc *paramtypes;
-       s4        i;
-       s4        j;
-
-       paramtypes = m->parseddesc->paramtypes;
+       int32_t index;
 
-       /* if method is non-static fill first block and skip `this' pointer */
+       if (!pd->inmemory) {
+#if defined(SUPPORT_PASS_FLOATARGS_IN_INTREGS)
+               index        = pd->index;
+#else
+               index        = INT_ARG_CNT + pd->index;
+#endif
+#if WORDS_BIGENDIAN == 1 && !defined(__POWERPC__) && !defined(__POWERPC64__) && !defined(__S390__)
+               array[index] = value >> 32;
+#else
+               array[index] = value;
+#endif
+       }
+       else {
+               index        = ARG_CNT + pd->index;
+#if defined(__SPARC_64__)
+               array[index] = value >> 32;
+#else
+               array[index] = value;
+#endif
+       }
+}
 
-       i = 0;
 
-       if (o != NULL) {
-               /* the `this' pointer */
-               vmargs[0].type   = TYPE_ADR;
-               vmargs[0].data.l = (u8) (ptrint) o;
+/* vm_array_store_dbl **********************************************************
 
-               paramtypes++;
-               i++;
-       } 
+   Helper function to store a double into the argument array, taking
+   care of architecture specific issues.
 
-       for (j = 0; i < m->parseddesc->paramcount; i++, j++, paramtypes++) {
-               switch (paramtypes->decltype) {
-               /* primitive types */
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_BOOLEAN: 
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_BYTE:
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_CHAR:
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_SHORT: 
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_INT:
-                       vmargs[i].type   = TYPE_INT;
-                       vmargs[i].data.l = (s8) args[j].i;
-                       break;
+*******************************************************************************/
 
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_LONG:
-                       vmargs[i].type   = TYPE_LNG;
-                       vmargs[i].data.l = (s8) args[j].j;
-                       break;
+static void vm_array_store_dbl(uint64_t *array, paramdesc *pd, uint64_t value)
+{
+       int32_t index;
 
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_FLOAT:
-                       vmargs[i].type = TYPE_FLT;
-#if defined(__ALPHA__)
-                       /* this keeps the assembler function much simpler */
+       if (!pd->inmemory) {
+#if SIZEOF_VOID_P != 8 && defined(SUPPORT_PASS_FLOATARGS_IN_INTREGS)
+               index        = GET_LOW_REG(pd->index);
+               array[index] = value & 0x00000000ffffffff;
 
-                       vmargs[i].data.d = (jdouble) args[j].f;
+               index        = GET_HIGH_REG(pd->index);
+               array[index] = value >> 32;
 #else
-                       vmargs[i].data.f = args[j].f;
+               index        = INT_ARG_CNT + pd->index;
+               array[index] = value;
 #endif
-                       break;
-
-               case PRIMITIVETYPE_DOUBLE:
-                       vmargs[i].type   = TYPE_DBL;
-                       vmargs[i].data.d = args[j].d;
-                       break;
-
-               case TYPE_ADR: 
-                       vmargs[i].type   = TYPE_ADR;
-                       vmargs[i].data.l = (u8) (ptrint) args[j].l;
-                       break;
-               }
+       }
+       else {
+               index        = ARG_CNT + pd->index;
+               array[index] = value;
        }
 }
 
 
-/* vm_call_method **************************************************************
+/* vm_array_store_adr **********************************************************
 
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments and returns
-   an address.
+   Helper function to store an address into the argument array, taking
+   care of architecture specific issues.
 
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-java_objectheader *vm_call_method(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o, ...)
+static void vm_array_store_adr(uint64_t *array, paramdesc *pd, void *value)
 {
-       va_list            ap;
-       java_objectheader *ro;
+       int32_t index;
 
-       va_start(ap, o);
-       ro = vm_call_method_valist(m, o, ap);
-       va_end(ap);
+       if (!pd->inmemory) {
+#if defined(HAS_ADDRESS_REGISTER_FILE)
+               /* When the architecture has address registers, place them
+                  after integer and float registers. */
 
-       return ro;
-}
-
-
-/* vm_call_method_valist *******************************************************
-
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a va_list, and returns an address.
-
-*******************************************************************************/
-
-java_objectheader *vm_call_method_valist(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o,
-                                                                                va_list ap)
-{
-       s4                 vmargscount;
-       vm_arg            *vmargs;
-       java_objectheader *ro;
-       s4                 dumpsize;
-
-       /* mark start of dump memory area */
-
-       dumpsize = dump_size();
-
-       /* get number of Java method arguments */
-
-       vmargscount = m->parseddesc->paramcount;
-
-       /* allocate vm_arg array */
-
-       vmargs = DMNEW(vm_arg, vmargscount);
-
-       /* fill the vm_arg array from a va_list */
-
-       vm_vmargs_from_valist(m, o, vmargs, ap);
-
-       /* call the Java method */
-
-       ro = vm_call_method_vmarg(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-
-       /* release dump area */
-
-       dump_release(dumpsize);
-
-       return ro;
-}
-
-
-/* vm_call_method_jvalue *******************************************************
-
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a jvalue array, and returns an address.
-
-*******************************************************************************/
-
-java_objectheader *vm_call_method_jvalue(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o,
-                                                                                jvalue *args)
-{
-       s4                 vmargscount;
-       vm_arg            *vmargs;
-       java_objectheader *ro;
-       s4                 dumpsize;
-
-       /* mark start of dump memory area */
-
-       dumpsize = dump_size();
-
-       /* get number of Java method arguments */
-
-       vmargscount = m->parseddesc->paramcount;
-
-       /* allocate vm_arg array */
-
-       vmargs = DMNEW(vm_arg, vmargscount);
-
-       /* fill the vm_arg array from a va_list */
-
-       vm_vmargs_from_jvalue(m, o, vmargs, args);
-
-       /* call the Java method */
-
-       ro = vm_call_method_vmarg(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-
-       /* release dump area */
-
-       dump_release(dumpsize);
-
-       return ro;
-}
-
-
-/* vm_call_method_vmarg ********************************************************
-
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a vm_arg array, and returns an address.
-
-*******************************************************************************/
-
-java_objectheader *vm_call_method_vmarg(methodinfo *m, s4 vmargscount,
-                                                                               vm_arg *vmargs)
-{
-       java_objectheader *o;
-
-#if defined(ENABLE_JIT)
-# if defined(ENABLE_INTRP)
-       if (opt_intrp)
-               o = intrp_asm_vm_call_method(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-       else
-# endif
-               o = asm_vm_call_method(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
+               index        = INT_ARG_CNT + FLT_ARG_CNT + pd->index;
 #else
-       o = intrp_asm_vm_call_method(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
+               index        = pd->index;
 #endif
-
-       return o;
+               array[index] = (uint64_t) (intptr_t) value;
+       }
+       else {
+               index        = ARG_CNT + pd->index;
+#if SIZEOF_VOID_P == 8
+               array[index] = (uint64_t) (intptr_t) value;
+#else
+# if WORDS_BIGENDIAN == 1
+               array[index] = ((uint64_t) (intptr_t) value) << 32;
+# else
+               array[index] = (uint64_t) (intptr_t) value;
+# endif
+#endif
+       }
 }
 
 
-/* vm_call_method_int **********************************************************
+/* vm_array_from_valist ********************************************************
 
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments and returns
-   an integer (s4).
+   XXX
 
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-s4 vm_call_method_int(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o, ...)
+uint64_t *vm_array_from_valist(methodinfo *m, java_object_t *o, va_list ap)
 {
-       va_list ap;
-       s4      i;
+       methoddesc *md;
+       paramdesc  *pd;
+       typedesc   *td;
+       uint64_t   *array;
+       int32_t     i;
+       imm_union   value;
 
-       va_start(ap, o);
-       i = vm_call_method_int_valist(m, o, ap);
-       va_end(ap);
+       /* get the descriptors */
 
-       return i;
-}
+       md = m->parseddesc;
+       pd = md->params;
+       td = md->paramtypes;
 
+       /* allocate argument array */
 
-/* vm_call_method_int_valist ***************************************************
-
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a va_list, and returns an integer (s4).
-
-*******************************************************************************/
-
-s4 vm_call_method_int_valist(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o, va_list ap)
-{
-       s4      vmargscount;
-       vm_arg *vmargs;
-       s4      i;
-       s4      dumpsize;
+       array = DMNEW(uint64_t, INT_ARG_CNT + FLT_ARG_CNT + md->memuse);
 
-       /* mark start of dump memory area */
-
-       dumpsize = dump_size();
-
-       /* get number of Java method arguments */
+       /* if method is non-static fill first block and skip `this' pointer */
 
-       vmargscount = m->parseddesc->paramcount;
+       i = 0;
 
-       /* allocate vm_arg array */
+       if (o != NULL) {
+               /* the `this' pointer */
+               vm_array_store_adr(array, pd, o);
 
-       vmargs = DMNEW(vm_arg, vmargscount);
+               pd++;
+               td++;
+               i++;
+       } 
 
-       /* fill the vm_arg array from a va_list */
+       for (; i < md->paramcount; i++, pd++, td++) {
+               switch (td->type) {
+               case TYPE_INT:
+                       value.i = va_arg(ap, int32_t);
+                       vm_array_store_int(array, pd, value.i);
+                       break;
 
-       vm_vmargs_from_valist(m, o, vmargs, ap);
+               case TYPE_LNG:
+                       value.l = va_arg(ap, int64_t);
+                       vm_array_store_lng(array, pd, value.l);
+                       break;
 
-       /* call the Java method */
+               case TYPE_FLT:
+#if defined(__ALPHA__) || defined(__POWERPC__) || defined(__POWERPC64__)
+                       /* This is required to load the correct float value in
+                          assembler code. */
 
-       i = vm_call_method_int_vmarg(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
+                       value.d = (double) va_arg(ap, double);
+#else
+                       value.f = (float) va_arg(ap, double);
+#endif
+                       vm_array_store_flt(array, pd, value.l);
+                       break;
 
-       /* release dump area */
+               case TYPE_DBL:
+                       value.d = va_arg(ap, double);
+                       vm_array_store_dbl(array, pd, value.l);
+                       break;
 
-       dump_release(dumpsize);
+               case TYPE_ADR: 
+                       value.a = va_arg(ap, void*);
+                       vm_array_store_adr(array, pd, value.a);
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
 
-       return i;
+       return array;
 }
 
 
-/* vm_call_method_int_jvalue ***************************************************
+/* vm_array_from_jvalue ********************************************************
 
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a jvalue array, and returns an integer (s4).
+   XXX
 
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-s4 vm_call_method_int_jvalue(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o, jvalue *args)
+static uint64_t *vm_array_from_jvalue(methodinfo *m, java_object_t *o,
+                                                                         const jvalue *args)
 {
-       s4      vmargscount;
-       vm_arg *vmargs;
-       s4      i;
-       s4      dumpsize;
+       methoddesc *md;
+       paramdesc  *pd;
+       typedesc   *td;
+       uint64_t   *array;
+       int32_t     i;
+       int32_t     j;
 
-       /* mark start of dump memory area */
+       /* get the descriptors */
 
-       dumpsize = dump_size();
+       md = m->parseddesc;
+       pd = md->params;
+       td = md->paramtypes;
 
-       /* get number of Java method arguments */
-
-       vmargscount = m->parseddesc->paramcount;
-
-       /* allocate vm_arg array */
-
-       vmargs = DMNEW(vm_arg, vmargscount);
-
-       /* fill the vm_arg array from a va_list */
-
-       vm_vmargs_from_jvalue(m, o, vmargs, args);
-
-       /* call the Java method */
-
-       i = vm_call_method_int_vmarg(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-
-       /* release dump area */
-
-       dump_release(dumpsize);
-
-       return i;
-}
-
-
-/* vm_call_method_int_vmarg ****************************************************
-
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a vm_arg array, and returns an integer (s4).
-
-*******************************************************************************/
-
-s4 vm_call_method_int_vmarg(methodinfo *m, s4 vmargscount, vm_arg *vmargs)
-{
-       s4 i;
+       /* allocate argument array */
 
-#if defined(ENABLE_JIT)
-# if defined(ENABLE_INTRP)
-       if (opt_intrp)
-               i = intrp_asm_vm_call_method_int(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-       else
-# endif
-               i = asm_vm_call_method_int(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
+#if defined(HAS_ADDRESS_REGISTER_FILE)
+       array = DMNEW(uint64_t, INT_ARG_CNT + FLT_ARG_CNT + ADR_ARG_CNT + md->memuse);
 #else
-       i = intrp_asm_vm_call_method_int(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
+       array = DMNEW(uint64_t, INT_ARG_CNT + FLT_ARG_CNT + md->memuse);
 #endif
 
-       return i;
-}
-
-
-/* vm_call_method_long *********************************************************
-
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments and returns
-   a long (s8).
-
-*******************************************************************************/
-
-s8 vm_call_method_long(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o, ...)
-{
-       va_list ap;
-       s8      l;
-
-       va_start(ap, o);
-       l = vm_call_method_long_valist(m, o, ap);
-       va_end(ap);
-
-       return l;
-}
-
-
-/* vm_call_method_long_valist **************************************************
-
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a va_list, and returns a long (s8).
-
-*******************************************************************************/
-
-s8 vm_call_method_long_valist(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o, va_list ap)
-{
-       s4      vmargscount;
-       vm_arg *vmargs;
-       s8      l;
-       s4      dumpsize;
-
-       /* mark start of dump memory area */
-
-       dumpsize = dump_size();
-
-       /* get number of Java method arguments */
-
-       vmargscount = m->parseddesc->paramcount;
+       /* if method is non-static fill first block and skip `this' pointer */
 
-       /* allocate vm_arg array */
+       i = 0;
 
-       vmargs = DMNEW(vm_arg, vmargscount);
+       if (o != NULL) {
+               /* the `this' pointer */
+               vm_array_store_adr(array, pd, o);
 
-       /* fill the vm_arg array from a va_list */
+               pd++;
+               td++;
+               i++;
+       } 
 
-       vm_vmargs_from_valist(m, o, vmargs, ap);
+       for (j = 0; i < md->paramcount; i++, j++, pd++, td++) {
+               switch (td->decltype) {
+               case TYPE_INT:
+                       vm_array_store_int(array, pd, args[j].i);
+                       break;
 
-       /* call the Java method */
+               case TYPE_LNG:
+                       vm_array_store_lng(array, pd, args[j].j);
+                       break;
 
-       l = vm_call_method_long_vmarg(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
+               case TYPE_FLT:
+                       vm_array_store_flt(array, pd, args[j].j);
+                       break;
 
-       /* release dump area */
+               case TYPE_DBL:
+                       vm_array_store_dbl(array, pd, args[j].j);
+                       break;
 
-       dump_release(dumpsize);
+               case TYPE_ADR: 
+                       vm_array_store_adr(array, pd, args[j].l);
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
 
-       return l;
+       return array;
 }
 
 
-/* vm_call_method_long_jvalue **************************************************
+/* vm_array_from_objectarray ***************************************************
 
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a jvalue array, and returns a long (s8).
+   XXX
 
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-s8 vm_call_method_long_jvalue(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o, jvalue *args)
+uint64_t *vm_array_from_objectarray(methodinfo *m, java_object_t *o,
+                                                                       java_handle_objectarray_t *params)
 {
-       s4      vmargscount;
-       vm_arg *vmargs;
-       s8      l;
-       s4      dumpsize;
-
-       /* mark start of dump memory area */
-
-       dumpsize = dump_size();
-
-       /* get number of Java method arguments */
+       methoddesc    *md;
+       paramdesc     *pd;
+       typedesc      *td;
+       uint64_t      *array;
+       java_handle_t *param;
+       classinfo     *c;
+       int            type;
+       int32_t        i;
+       int32_t        j;
+       imm_union      value;
 
-       vmargscount = m->parseddesc->paramcount;
+       /* get the descriptors */
 
-       /* allocate vm_arg array */
+       md = m->parseddesc;
+       pd = md->params;
+       td = md->paramtypes;
 
-       vmargs = DMNEW(vm_arg, vmargscount);
+       /* allocate argument array */
 
-       /* fill the vm_arg array from a va_list */
+       array = DMNEW(uint64_t, INT_ARG_CNT + FLT_ARG_CNT + md->memuse);
 
-       vm_vmargs_from_jvalue(m, o, vmargs, args);
-
-       /* call the Java method */
-
-       l = vm_call_method_long_vmarg(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-
-       /* release dump area */
-
-       dump_release(dumpsize);
-
-       return l;
-}
+       /* if method is non-static fill first block and skip `this' pointer */
 
+       i = 0;
 
-/* vm_call_method_long_vmarg ***************************************************
+       if (o != NULL) {
+               /* this pointer */
+               vm_array_store_adr(array, pd, o);
 
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a vm_arg array, and returns a long (s8).
+               pd++;
+               td++;
+               i++;
+       }
 
-*******************************************************************************/
+       for (j = 0; i < md->paramcount; i++, j++, pd++, td++) {
+               LLNI_objectarray_element_get(params, j, param);
 
-s8 vm_call_method_long_vmarg(methodinfo *m, s4 vmargscount, vm_arg *vmargs)
-{
-       s8 l;
+               switch (td->type) {
+               case TYPE_INT:
+                       if (param == NULL)
+                               goto illegal_arg;
 
-#if defined(ENABLE_JIT)
-# if defined(ENABLE_INTRP)
-       if (opt_intrp)
-               l = intrp_asm_vm_call_method_long(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-       else
-# endif
-               l = asm_vm_call_method_long(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-#else
-       l = intrp_asm_vm_call_method_long(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-#endif
+                       /* convert the value according to its declared type */
 
-       return l;
-}
+                       c    = param->vftbl->class;
+                       type = primitive_type_get_by_wrapperclass(c);
 
+                       switch (td->decltype) {
+                       case PRIMITIVETYPE_BOOLEAN:
+                               switch (type) {
+                               case PRIMITIVETYPE_BOOLEAN:
+                                       /* This type is OK. */
+                                       break;
+                               default:
+                                       goto illegal_arg;
+                               }
+                               break;
 
-/* vm_call_method_float ********************************************************
+                       case PRIMITIVETYPE_BYTE:
+                               switch (type) {
+                               case PRIMITIVETYPE_BYTE:
+                                       /* This type is OK. */
+                                       break;
+                               default:
+                                       goto illegal_arg;
+                               }
+                               break;
 
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments and returns
-   an float.
+                       case PRIMITIVETYPE_CHAR:
+                               switch (type) {
+                               case PRIMITIVETYPE_CHAR:
+                                       /* This type is OK. */
+                                       break;
+                               default:
+                                       goto illegal_arg;
+                               }
+                               break;
 
-*******************************************************************************/
+                       case PRIMITIVETYPE_SHORT:
+                               switch (type) {
+                               case PRIMITIVETYPE_BYTE:
+                               case PRIMITIVETYPE_SHORT:
+                                       /* These types are OK. */
+                                       break;
+                               default:
+                                       goto illegal_arg;
+                               }
+                               break;
+
+                       case PRIMITIVETYPE_INT:
+                               switch (type) {
+                               case PRIMITIVETYPE_BYTE:
+                               case PRIMITIVETYPE_SHORT:
+                               case PRIMITIVETYPE_INT:
+                                       /* These types are OK. */
+                                       break;
+                               default:
+                                       goto illegal_arg;
+                               }
+                               break;
 
-float vm_call_method_float(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o, ...)
-{
-       va_list ap;
-       float   f;
+                       default:
+                               vm_abort("vm_array_from_objectarray: invalid type %d",
+                                                td->decltype);
+                       }
 
-       va_start(ap, o);
-       f = vm_call_method_float_valist(m, o, ap);
-       va_end(ap);
+                       value = primitive_unbox(param);
+                       vm_array_store_int(array, pd, value.i);
+                       break;
 
-       return f;
-}
+               case TYPE_LNG:
+                       if (param == NULL)
+                               goto illegal_arg;
 
+                       c    = param->vftbl->class;
+                       type = primitive_type_get_by_wrapperclass(c);
 
-/* vm_call_method_float_valist *************************************************
+                       assert(td->decltype == PRIMITIVETYPE_LONG);
 
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a va_list, and returns a float.
+                       switch (type) {
+                       case PRIMITIVETYPE_BYTE:
+                       case PRIMITIVETYPE_SHORT:
+                       case PRIMITIVETYPE_INT:
+                       case PRIMITIVETYPE_LONG:
+                               /* These types are OK. */
+                               break;
+                       default:
+                               goto illegal_arg;
+                       }
 
-*******************************************************************************/
+                       value = primitive_unbox(param);
+                       vm_array_store_lng(array, pd, value.l);
+                       break;
 
-float vm_call_method_float_valist(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o,
-                                                                 va_list ap)
-{
-       s4      vmargscount;
-       vm_arg *vmargs;
-       float   f;
-       s4      dumpsize;
+               case TYPE_FLT:
+                       if (param == NULL)
+                               goto illegal_arg;
 
-       /* mark start of dump memory area */
+                       c    = param->vftbl->class;
+                       type = primitive_type_get_by_wrapperclass(c);
 
-       dumpsize = dump_size();
+                       assert(td->decltype == PRIMITIVETYPE_FLOAT);
 
-       /* get number of Java method arguments */
+                       switch (type) {
+                       case PRIMITIVETYPE_FLOAT:
+                               /* This type is OK. */
+                               break;
+                       default:
+                               goto illegal_arg;
+                       }
 
-       vmargscount = m->parseddesc->paramcount;
+                       value = primitive_unbox(param);
+                       vm_array_store_flt(array, pd, value.l);
+                       break;
 
-       /* allocate vm_arg array */
+               case TYPE_DBL:
+                       if (param == NULL)
+                               goto illegal_arg;
 
-       vmargs = DMNEW(vm_arg, vmargscount);
+                       c    = param->vftbl->class;
+                       type = primitive_type_get_by_wrapperclass(c);
 
-       /* fill the vm_arg array from a va_list */
+                       assert(td->decltype == PRIMITIVETYPE_DOUBLE);
 
-       vm_vmargs_from_valist(m, o, vmargs, ap);
+                       switch (type) {
+                       case PRIMITIVETYPE_FLOAT:
+                       case PRIMITIVETYPE_DOUBLE:
+                               /* These types are OK. */
+                               break;
+                       default:
+                               goto illegal_arg;
+                       }
 
-       /* call the Java method */
+                       value = primitive_unbox(param);
+                       vm_array_store_dbl(array, pd, value.l);
+                       break;
+               
+               case TYPE_ADR:
+                       if (!resolve_class_from_typedesc(td, true, true, &c))
+                               return false;
+
+                       if (param != NULL) {
+                               if (td->arraydim > 0) {
+                                       if (!builtin_arrayinstanceof(param, c))
+                                               goto illegal_arg;
+                               }
+                               else {
+                                       if (!builtin_instanceof(param, c))
+                                               goto illegal_arg;
+                               }
+                       }
 
-       f = vm_call_method_float_vmarg(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
+                       vm_array_store_adr(array, pd, param);
+                       break;
 
-       /* release dump area */
+               default:
+                       vm_abort("vm_array_from_objectarray: invalid type %d", td->type);
+               }
+       }
 
-       dump_release(dumpsize);
+       return array;
 
-       return f;
+illegal_arg:
+       exceptions_throw_illegalargumentexception();
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 
-/* vm_call_method_float_jvalue *************************************************
+/* vm_call_method **************************************************************
 
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a jvalue array, and returns a float.
+   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments.
 
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-float vm_call_method_float_jvalue(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o,
-                                                                 jvalue *args)
-{
-       s4      vmargscount;
-       vm_arg *vmargs;
-       float   f;
-       s4      dumpsize;
-
-       /* mark start of dump memory area */
-
-       dumpsize = dump_size();
-
-       /* get number of Java method arguments */
-
-       vmargscount = m->parseddesc->paramcount;
-
-       /* allocate vm_arg array */
-
-       vmargs = DMNEW(vm_arg, vmargscount);
-
-       /* fill the vm_arg array from a va_list */
-
-       vm_vmargs_from_jvalue(m, o, vmargs, args);
-
-       /* call the Java method */
-
-       f = vm_call_method_float_vmarg(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-
-       /* release dump area */
-
-       dump_release(dumpsize);
-
-       return f;
+#define VM_CALL_METHOD(name, type)                                  \
+type vm_call_method##name(methodinfo *m, java_handle_t *o, ...)     \
+{                                                                   \
+       va_list ap;                                                     \
+       type    value;                                                  \
+                                                                    \
+       va_start(ap, o);                                                \
+       value = vm_call_method##name##_valist(m, o, ap);                \
+       va_end(ap);                                                     \
+                                                                    \
+       return value;                                                   \
 }
 
+VM_CALL_METHOD(,        java_handle_t *)
+VM_CALL_METHOD(_int,    int32_t)
+VM_CALL_METHOD(_long,   int64_t)
+VM_CALL_METHOD(_float,  float)
+VM_CALL_METHOD(_double, double)
 
-/* vm_call_method_float_vmarg **************************************************
-
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments and returns
-   an float.
-
-*******************************************************************************/
-
-float vm_call_method_float_vmarg(methodinfo *m, s4 vmargscount, vm_arg *vmargs)
-{
-       float f;
 
-#if defined(ENABLE_JIT)
-# if defined(ENABLE_INTRP)
-       if (opt_intrp)
-               f = intrp_asm_vm_call_method_float(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-       else
-# endif
-               f = asm_vm_call_method_float(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-#else
-       f = intrp_asm_vm_call_method_float(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-#endif
-
-       return f;
-}
-
-
-/* vm_call_method_double *******************************************************
+/* vm_call_method_valist *******************************************************
 
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments and returns
-   a double.
+   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
+   a va_list.
 
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-double vm_call_method_double(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o, ...)
-{
-       va_list ap;
-       double  d;
-
-       va_start(ap, o);
-       d = vm_call_method_double_valist(m, o, ap);
-       va_end(ap);
-
-       return d;
+#define VM_CALL_METHOD_VALIST(name, type)                               \
+type vm_call_method##name##_valist(methodinfo *m, java_handle_t *o,     \
+                                                                  va_list ap)                          \
+{                                                                       \
+       int32_t   dumpsize;                                                 \
+       uint64_t *array;                                                    \
+       type      value;                                                    \
+                                                                        \
+       dumpsize = dump_size();                                             \
+       array = vm_array_from_valist(m, o, ap);                             \
+       value = vm_call##name##_array(m, array);                            \
+       dump_release(dumpsize);                                             \
+                                                                        \
+       return value;                                                       \
 }
 
+VM_CALL_METHOD_VALIST(,        java_handle_t *)
+VM_CALL_METHOD_VALIST(_int,    int32_t)
+VM_CALL_METHOD_VALIST(_long,   int64_t)
+VM_CALL_METHOD_VALIST(_float,  float)
+VM_CALL_METHOD_VALIST(_double, double)
+
 
-/* vm_call_method_double_valist ************************************************
+/* vm_call_method_jvalue *******************************************************
 
    Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a va_list, and returns a double.
+   a jvalue array.
 
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-double vm_call_method_double_valist(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o,
-                                                                       va_list ap)
-{
-       s4      vmargscount;
-       vm_arg *vmargs;
-       double  d;
-       s4      dumpsize;
-
-       /* mark start of dump memory area */
-
-       dumpsize = dump_size();
-
-       /* get number of Java method arguments */
-
-       vmargscount = m->parseddesc->paramcount;
-
-       /* allocate vm_arg array */
-
-       vmargs = DMNEW(vm_arg, vmargscount);
-
-       /* fill the vm_arg array from a va_list */
-
-       vm_vmargs_from_valist(m, o, vmargs, ap);
-
-       /* call the Java method */
-
-       d = vm_call_method_double_vmarg(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-
-       /* release dump area */
-
-       dump_release(dumpsize);
-
-       return d;
+#define VM_CALL_METHOD_JVALUE(name, type)                               \
+type vm_call_method##name##_jvalue(methodinfo *m, java_handle_t *o,     \
+                                                          const jvalue *args)                  \
+{                                                                       \
+       int32_t   dumpsize;                                                 \
+       uint64_t *array;                                                    \
+       type      value;                                                    \
+                                                                        \
+       dumpsize = dump_size();                                             \
+       array = vm_array_from_jvalue(m, o, args);                           \
+       value = vm_call##name##_array(m, array);                            \
+       dump_release(dumpsize);                                             \
+                                                                        \
+       return value;                                                       \
 }
 
+VM_CALL_METHOD_JVALUE(,        java_handle_t *)
+VM_CALL_METHOD_JVALUE(_int,    int32_t)
+VM_CALL_METHOD_JVALUE(_long,   int64_t)
+VM_CALL_METHOD_JVALUE(_float,  float)
+VM_CALL_METHOD_JVALUE(_double, double)
 
-/* vm_call_method_double_jvalue ************************************************
+
+/* vm_call_array ***************************************************************
 
    Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments, passed via
-   a jvalue array, and returns a double.
+   an argument array.
 
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-double vm_call_method_double_jvalue(methodinfo *m, java_objectheader *o,
-                                                                       jvalue *args)
-{
-       s4      vmargscount;
-       vm_arg *vmargs;
-       double  d;
-       s4      dumpsize;
-
-       /* mark start of dump memory area */
-
-       dumpsize = dump_size();
-
-       /* get number of Java method arguments */
-
-       vmargscount = m->parseddesc->paramcount;
-
-       /* allocate vm_arg array */
-
-       vmargs = DMNEW(vm_arg, vmargscount);
-
-       /* fill the vm_arg array from a va_list */
-
-       vm_vmargs_from_jvalue(m, o, vmargs, args);
-
-       /* call the Java method */
-
-       d = vm_call_method_double_vmarg(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-
-       /* release dump area */
-
-       dump_release(dumpsize);
-
-       return d;
+#define VM_CALL_ARRAY(name, type)                            \
+type vm_call##name##_array(methodinfo *m, uint64_t *array)   \
+{                                                            \
+       methoddesc *md;                                          \
+       void       *pv;                                          \
+       type        value;                                       \
+                                                             \
+       md = m->parseddesc;                                      \
+                                                             \
+       if (m->code == NULL)                                     \
+               if (!jit_compile(m))                                 \
+                       return 0;                                        \
+                                                             \
+    pv = m->code->entrypoint;                                \
+                                                             \
+       STATISTICS(count_calls_native_to_java++);                \
+                                                             \
+       value = asm_vm_call_method##name(pv, array, md->memuse); \
+                                                             \
+       return value;                                            \
 }
 
-
-/* vm_call_method_double_vmarg *************************************************
-
-   Calls a Java method with a variable number of arguments and returns
-   a double.
-
-*******************************************************************************/
-
-double vm_call_method_double_vmarg(methodinfo *m, s4 vmargscount,
-                                                                  vm_arg *vmargs)
-{
-       double d;
-
-#if defined(ENABLE_JIT)
-# if defined(ENABLE_INTRP)
-       if (opt_intrp)
-               d = intrp_asm_vm_call_method_double(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-       else
-# endif
-               d = asm_vm_call_method_double(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-#else
-       d = intrp_asm_vm_call_method_double(m, vmargscount, vmargs);
-#endif
-
-       return d;
-}
+VM_CALL_ARRAY(,        java_handle_t *)
+VM_CALL_ARRAY(_int,    int32_t)
+VM_CALL_ARRAY(_long,   int64_t)
+VM_CALL_ARRAY(_float,  float)
+VM_CALL_ARRAY(_double, double)
 
 
 /*