diff -r 9e321dcfa5b7 -r 93767e6a2dfd src/share/vm/runtime/thread.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.hpp	Wed Apr 07 12:39:27 2010 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.hpp	Thu Apr 08 10:55:40 2010 +0200
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@
   volatile address _exception_pc;                // PC where exception happened
   volatile address _exception_handler_pc;        // PC for handler of exception
   volatile int     _exception_stack_size;        // Size of frame where exception happened
-  volatile int     _is_method_handle_exception;  // True if the current exception PC is at a MethodHandle call.
+  volatile int     _is_method_handle_return;     // true (== 1) if the current exception PC is a MethodHandle call site.
 
   // support for compilation
   bool    _is_compiling;                         // is true if a compilation is active inthis thread (one compilation per thread possible)
@@ -1108,13 +1108,13 @@
   int      exception_stack_size() const          { return _exception_stack_size; }
   address  exception_pc() const                  { return _exception_pc; }
   address  exception_handler_pc() const          { return _exception_handler_pc; }
-  int      is_method_handle_exception() const    { return _is_method_handle_exception; }
+  bool     is_method_handle_return() const       { return _is_method_handle_return == 1; }
 
   void set_exception_oop(oop o)                  { _exception_oop = o; }
   void set_exception_pc(address a)               { _exception_pc = a; }
   void set_exception_handler_pc(address a)       { _exception_handler_pc = a; }
   void set_exception_stack_size(int size)        { _exception_stack_size = size; }
-  void set_is_method_handle_exception(int value) { _is_method_handle_exception = value; }
+  void set_is_method_handle_return(bool value)   { _is_method_handle_return = value ? 1 : 0; }
 
   // Stack overflow support
   inline size_t stack_available(address cur_sp);
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@
   static ByteSize exception_pc_offset()          { return byte_offset_of(JavaThread, _exception_pc        ); }
   static ByteSize exception_handler_pc_offset()  { return byte_offset_of(JavaThread, _exception_handler_pc); }
   static ByteSize exception_stack_size_offset()  { return byte_offset_of(JavaThread, _exception_stack_size); }
-  static ByteSize is_method_handle_exception_offset() { return byte_offset_of(JavaThread, _is_method_handle_exception); }
+  static ByteSize is_method_handle_return_offset() { return byte_offset_of(JavaThread, _is_method_handle_return); }
   static ByteSize stack_guard_state_offset()     { return byte_offset_of(JavaThread, _stack_guard_state   ); }
   static ByteSize suspend_flags_offset()         { return byte_offset_of(JavaThread, _suspend_flags       ); }