--- a/make/jprt.properties	Wed Jun 27 15:23:36 2012 +0200
+++ b/make/jprt.properties	Thu Jun 28 04:21:07 2012 -0400
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@
 jprt.my.linux.armvfp.jdk7u6=${jprt.my.linux.armvfp.jdk7}
 jprt.my.linux.armvfp=${jprt.my.linux.armvfp.${jprt.tools.default.release}}
 
+jprt.my.linux.armv6.jdk8=linux_armv6_2.6
+jprt.my.linux.armv6.jdk7=linux_armv6_2.6
+jprt.my.linux.armv6.jdk7u6=${jprt.my.linux.armv6.jdk7}
+jprt.my.linux.armv6=${jprt.my.linux.armv6.${jprt.tools.default.release}}
+
 jprt.my.linux.armsflt.jdk8=linux_armsflt_2.6
 jprt.my.linux.armsflt.jdk7=linux_armsflt_2.6
 jprt.my.linux.armsflt.jdk7u6=${jprt.my.linux.armsflt.jdk7}
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@
     ${jprt.my.macosx.x64}-{product|fastdebug|debug}, \
     ${jprt.my.windows.i586}-{product|fastdebug|debug}, \
     ${jprt.my.windows.x64}-{product|fastdebug|debug}, \
-    ${jprt.my.linux.armvfp}-{product|fastdebug}
+    ${jprt.my.linux.armv6}-{product|fastdebug}
 
 jprt.build.targets.open= \
     ${jprt.my.solaris.i586}-{productOpen}, \

--- a/make/pic.make	Wed Jun 27 15:23:36 2012 +0200
+++ b/make/pic.make	Thu Jun 28 04:21:07 2012 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2006, 2007, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2006, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. 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
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
 
 ifneq ($(OSNAME), windows)
   ifndef LP64
+    PARTIAL_NONPIC=1
+  endif
+  PIC_ARCH = ppc
+  ifneq ("$(filter $(PIC_ARCH),$(BUILDARCH))","")
+    PARTIAL_NONPIC=0
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(PARTIAL_NONPIC),1)
     NONPIC_DIRS  = memory oops gc_implementation gc_interface 
     NONPIC_DIRS  := $(foreach dir,$(NONPIC_DIRS), $(GAMMADIR)/src/share/vm/$(dir))
     # Look for source files under NONPIC_DIRS

--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/fieldDescriptor.cpp	Wed Jun 27 15:23:36 2012 +0200
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/fieldDescriptor.cpp	Thu Jun 28 04:21:07 2012 -0400
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 }
 
 Symbol* fieldDescriptor::generic_signature() const {
+  if (!has_generic_signature()) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
   int idx = 0;
   instanceKlass* ik = instanceKlass::cast(field_holder());
   for (AllFieldStream fs(ik); !fs.done(); fs.next()) {

--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/fieldDescriptor.hpp	Wed Jun 27 15:23:36 2012 +0200
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/fieldDescriptor.hpp	Thu Jun 28 04:21:07 2012 -0400
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
   bool is_field_access_watched() const    { return access_flags().is_field_access_watched(); }
   bool is_field_modification_watched() const
                                           { return access_flags().is_field_modification_watched(); }
+  bool has_generic_signature() const      { return access_flags().field_has_generic_signature(); }
 
   void set_is_field_access_watched(const bool value) {
     _access_flags.set_is_field_access_watched(value);

--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/reflection.cpp	Wed Jun 27 15:23:36 2012 +0200
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/reflection.cpp	Thu Jun 28 04:21:07 2012 -0400
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@
   java_lang_reflect_Field::set_modifiers(rh(), fd->access_flags().as_int() & JVM_RECOGNIZED_FIELD_MODIFIERS);
   java_lang_reflect_Field::set_override(rh(), false);
   if (java_lang_reflect_Field::has_signature_field() &&
-      fd->generic_signature() != NULL) {
+      fd->has_generic_signature()) {
     Symbol*  gs = fd->generic_signature();
     Handle sig = java_lang_String::create_from_symbol(gs, CHECK_NULL);
     java_lang_reflect_Field::set_signature(rh(), sig());