diff -r 5ddfcf4b079e -r 2f644f85485d src/share/vm/opto/matcher.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/matcher.hpp	Thu Dec 02 17:21:12 2010 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/matcher.hpp	Fri Dec 03 01:34:31 2010 -0800
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@
   // registers?  True for Intel but false for most RISCs
   static const bool clone_shift_expressions;
 
+  // Should constant table entries be accessed with loads using
+  // absolute addressing?  True for x86 but false for most RISCs.
+  static const bool constant_table_absolute_addressing;
+
   static bool narrow_oop_use_complex_address();
 
   // Generate implicit null check for narrow oops if it can fold