diff -r cdfa5139bd58 -r 9d679effd28c src/share/vm/runtime/java.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/java.hpp	Tue May 15 22:26:37 2012 +0200
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/java.hpp	Tue May 15 10:25:06 2012 +0200
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@
     return current().compare_major(7) == 0;
   }
 
+  static bool is_jdk18x_version() {
+    return current().compare_major(8) == 0;
+  }
+
   static bool is_gte_jdk13x_version() {
     return current().compare_major(3) >= 0;
   }
@@ -225,6 +229,10 @@
   static bool is_gte_jdk17x_version() {
     return current().compare_major(7) >= 0;
   }
+
+  static bool is_gte_jdk18x_version() {
+    return current().compare_major(8) >= 0;
+  }
 };
 
 #endif // SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_JAVA_HPP