diff -r d4c1fbc3de95 -r 167b70ff3abc src/cpu/x86/vm/sharedRuntime_x86_64.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/x86/vm/sharedRuntime_x86_64.cpp	Fri May 06 12:12:29 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/vm/sharedRuntime_x86_64.cpp	Fri May 06 16:33:13 2011 -0700
@@ -2530,6 +2530,32 @@
 }
 
 
+//----------------------------generate_ricochet_blob---------------------------
+void SharedRuntime::generate_ricochet_blob() {
+  if (!EnableInvokeDynamic)  return;  // leave it as a null
+
+  // allocate space for the code
+  ResourceMark rm;
+  // setup code generation tools
+  CodeBuffer   buffer("ricochet_blob", 512, 512);
+  MacroAssembler* masm = new MacroAssembler(&buffer);
+
+  int frame_size_in_words = -1, bounce_offset = -1, exception_offset = -1;
+  MethodHandles::RicochetFrame::generate_ricochet_blob(masm, &frame_size_in_words, &bounce_offset, &exception_offset);
+
+  // -------------
+  // make sure all code is generated
+  masm->flush();
+
+  // failed to generate?
+  if (frame_size_in_words < 0 || bounce_offset < 0 || exception_offset < 0) {
+    assert(false, "bad ricochet blob");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  _ricochet_blob = RicochetBlob::create(&buffer, bounce_offset, exception_offset, frame_size_in_words);
+}
+
 //------------------------------generate_deopt_blob----------------------------
 void SharedRuntime::generate_deopt_blob() {
   // Allocate space for the code
@@ -3205,6 +3231,8 @@
     generate_handler_blob(CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address,
                    SafepointSynchronize::handle_polling_page_exception), true);
 
+  generate_ricochet_blob();
+
   generate_deopt_blob();
 
 #ifdef COMPILER2