diff -r bd441136a5ce -r c89f86385056 src/share/vm/classfile/symbolTable.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/classfile/symbolTable.cpp	Thu Mar 19 09:13:24 2009 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/classfile/symbolTable.cpp	Fri Mar 20 23:19:36 2009 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 1997-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright 1997-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -109,6 +109,40 @@
   return the_table()->lookup(index, name, len, hash);
 }
 
+// Suggestion: Push unicode-based lookup all the way into the hashing
+// and probing logic, so there is no need for convert_to_utf8 until
+// an actual new symbolOop is created.
+symbolOop SymbolTable::lookup_unicode(const jchar* name, int utf16_length, TRAPS) {
+  int utf8_length = UNICODE::utf8_length((jchar*) name, utf16_length);
+  char stack_buf[128];
+  if (utf8_length < (int) sizeof(stack_buf)) {
+    char* chars = stack_buf;
+    UNICODE::convert_to_utf8(name, utf16_length, chars);
+    return lookup(chars, utf8_length, THREAD);
+  } else {
+    ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
+    char* chars = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY(char, utf8_length + 1);;
+    UNICODE::convert_to_utf8(name, utf16_length, chars);
+    return lookup(chars, utf8_length, THREAD);
+  }
+}
+
+symbolOop SymbolTable::lookup_only_unicode(const jchar* name, int utf16_length,
+                                           unsigned int& hash) {
+  int utf8_length = UNICODE::utf8_length((jchar*) name, utf16_length);
+  char stack_buf[128];
+  if (utf8_length < (int) sizeof(stack_buf)) {
+    char* chars = stack_buf;
+    UNICODE::convert_to_utf8(name, utf16_length, chars);
+    return lookup_only(chars, utf8_length, hash);
+  } else {
+    ResourceMark rm;
+    char* chars = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY(char, utf8_length + 1);;
+    UNICODE::convert_to_utf8(name, utf16_length, chars);
+    return lookup_only(chars, utf8_length, hash);
+  }
+}
+
 void SymbolTable::add(constantPoolHandle cp, int names_count,
                       const char** names, int* lengths, int* cp_indices,
                       unsigned int* hashValues, TRAPS) {
@@ -126,15 +160,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-// Needed for preloading classes in signatures when compiling.
-
-symbolOop SymbolTable::probe(const char* name, int len) {
-  unsigned int hashValue = hash_symbol(name, len);
-  int index = the_table()->hash_to_index(hashValue);
-  return the_table()->lookup(index, name, len, hashValue);
-}
-
-
 symbolOop SymbolTable::basic_add(int index, u1 *name, int len,
                                  unsigned int hashValue, TRAPS) {
   assert(!Universe::heap()->is_in_reserved(name) || GC_locker::is_active(),