diff -r 6c3f47d964f3 -r ade95d680b42 src/share/vm/classfile/classFileStream.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileStream.hpp	Mon Jan 07 15:32:51 2013 -0500
+++ b/src/share/vm/classfile/classFileStream.hpp	Tue Jan 08 14:01:36 2013 -0500
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@
     _current += 2 * length;
   }
 
+  void skip_u4(int length, TRAPS);
+  void skip_u4_fast(int length) {
+    _current += 4 * length;
+  }
+
   // Tells whether eos is reached
   bool at_eos() const          { return _current == _buffer_end; }
 };