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7023639: JSR 292 method handle invocation needs a fast path for compiled code 6984705: JSR 292 method handle creation should not go through JNI Summary: remove assembly code for JDK 7 chained method handles Reviewed-by: jrose, twisti, mhaupt, forax Contributed-by: John Rose <john.r.rose@oracle.com>, Christian Thalinger <christian.thalinger@oracle.com>, Michael Haupt <michael.haupt@oracle.com>
author twisti
date Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:47:44 -0700
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package java.lang.invoke;

import sun.invoke.util.VerifyType;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import sun.invoke.empty.Empty;
import sun.invoke.util.ValueConversions;
import sun.invoke.util.Wrapper;
import static java.lang.invoke.LambdaForm.*;
import static java.lang.invoke.MethodHandleStatics.*;
import static java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.IMPL_LOOKUP;

/**
 * Trusted implementation code for MethodHandle.
 * @author jrose
 */
/*non-public*/ abstract class MethodHandleImpl {
    /// Factory methods to create method handles:

    static void initStatics() {
        // Trigger selected static initializations.
        MemberName.Factory.INSTANCE.getClass();
    }

    static MethodHandle makeArrayElementAccessor(Class<?> arrayClass, boolean isSetter) {
        if (!arrayClass.isArray())
            throw newIllegalArgumentException("not an array: "+arrayClass);
        MethodHandle accessor = ArrayAccessor.getAccessor(arrayClass, isSetter);
        MethodType srcType = accessor.type().erase();
        MethodType lambdaType = srcType.invokerType();
        Name[] names = arguments(1, lambdaType);
        Name[] args  = Arrays.copyOfRange(names, 1, 1 + srcType.parameterCount());
        names[names.length - 1] = new Name(accessor.asType(srcType), (Object[]) args);
        LambdaForm form = new LambdaForm("getElement", lambdaType.parameterCount(), names);
        MethodHandle mh = new SimpleMethodHandle(srcType, form);
        if (ArrayAccessor.needCast(arrayClass)) {
            mh = mh.bindTo(arrayClass);
        }
        mh = mh.asType(ArrayAccessor.correctType(arrayClass, isSetter));
        return mh;
    }

    static final class ArrayAccessor {
        /// Support for array element access
        static final HashMap<Class<?>, MethodHandle> GETTER_CACHE = new HashMap<>();  // TODO use it
        static final HashMap<Class<?>, MethodHandle> SETTER_CACHE = new HashMap<>();  // TODO use it

        static int     getElementI(int[]     a, int i)            { return              a[i]; }
        static long    getElementJ(long[]    a, int i)            { return              a[i]; }
        static float   getElementF(float[]   a, int i)            { return              a[i]; }
        static double  getElementD(double[]  a, int i)            { return              a[i]; }
        static boolean getElementZ(boolean[] a, int i)            { return              a[i]; }
        static byte    getElementB(byte[]    a, int i)            { return              a[i]; }
        static short   getElementS(short[]   a, int i)            { return              a[i]; }
        static char    getElementC(char[]    a, int i)            { return              a[i]; }
        static Object  getElementL(Object[]  a, int i)            { return              a[i]; }

        static void    setElementI(int[]     a, int i, int     x) {              a[i] = x; }
        static void    setElementJ(long[]    a, int i, long    x) {              a[i] = x; }
        static void    setElementF(float[]   a, int i, float   x) {              a[i] = x; }
        static void    setElementD(double[]  a, int i, double  x) {              a[i] = x; }
        static void    setElementZ(boolean[] a, int i, boolean x) {              a[i] = x; }
        static void    setElementB(byte[]    a, int i, byte    x) {              a[i] = x; }
        static void    setElementS(short[]   a, int i, short   x) {              a[i] = x; }
        static void    setElementC(char[]    a, int i, char    x) {              a[i] = x; }
        static void    setElementL(Object[]  a, int i, Object  x) {              a[i] = x; }

        static Object  getElementL(Class<?> arrayClass, Object[] a, int i)           { arrayClass.cast(a); return a[i]; }
        static void    setElementL(Class<?> arrayClass, Object[] a, int i, Object x) { arrayClass.cast(a); a[i] = x; }

        // Weakly typed wrappers of Object[] accessors:
        static Object  getElementL(Object    a, int i)            { return getElementL((Object[])a, i); }
        static void    setElementL(Object    a, int i, Object  x) {        setElementL((Object[]) a, i, x); }
        static Object  getElementL(Object   arrayClass, Object a, int i)             { return getElementL((Class<?>) arrayClass, (Object[])a, i); }
        static void    setElementL(Object   arrayClass, Object a, int i, Object x)   {        setElementL((Class<?>) arrayClass, (Object[])a, i, x); }

        static boolean needCast(Class<?> arrayClass) {
            Class<?> elemClass = arrayClass.getComponentType();
            return !elemClass.isPrimitive() && elemClass != Object.class;
        }
        static String name(Class<?> arrayClass, boolean isSetter) {
            Class<?> elemClass = arrayClass.getComponentType();
            if (elemClass == null)  throw new IllegalArgumentException();
            return (!isSetter ? "getElement" : "setElement") + Wrapper.basicTypeChar(elemClass);
        }
        static final boolean USE_WEAKLY_TYPED_ARRAY_ACCESSORS = false;  // FIXME: decide
        static MethodType type(Class<?> arrayClass, boolean isSetter) {
            Class<?> elemClass = arrayClass.getComponentType();
            Class<?> arrayArgClass = arrayClass;
            if (!elemClass.isPrimitive()) {
                arrayArgClass = Object[].class;
                if (USE_WEAKLY_TYPED_ARRAY_ACCESSORS)
                    arrayArgClass = Object.class;
            }
            if (!needCast(arrayClass)) {
                return !isSetter ?
                    MethodType.methodType(elemClass,  arrayArgClass, int.class) :
                    MethodType.methodType(void.class, arrayArgClass, int.class, elemClass);
            } else {
                Class<?> classArgClass = Class.class;
                if (USE_WEAKLY_TYPED_ARRAY_ACCESSORS)
                    classArgClass = Object.class;
                return !isSetter ?
                    MethodType.methodType(Object.class, classArgClass, arrayArgClass, int.class) :
                    MethodType.methodType(void.class,   classArgClass, arrayArgClass, int.class, Object.class);
            }
        }
        static MethodType correctType(Class<?> arrayClass, boolean isSetter) {
            Class<?> elemClass = arrayClass.getComponentType();
            return !isSetter ?
                    MethodType.methodType(elemClass,  arrayClass, int.class) :
                    MethodType.methodType(void.class, arrayClass, int.class, elemClass);
        }
        static MethodHandle getAccessor(Class<?> arrayClass, boolean isSetter) {
            String     name = name(arrayClass, isSetter);
            MethodType type = type(arrayClass, isSetter);
            try {
                return IMPL_LOOKUP.findStatic(ArrayAccessor.class, name, type);
            } catch (ReflectiveOperationException ex) {
                throw uncaughtException(ex);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Create a JVM-level adapter method handle to conform the given method
     * handle to the similar newType, using only pairwise argument conversions.
     * For each argument, convert incoming argument to the exact type needed.
     * The argument conversions allowed are casting, boxing and unboxing,
     * integral widening or narrowing, and floating point widening or narrowing.
     * @param srcType required call type
     * @param target original method handle
     * @param level which strength of conversion is allowed
     * @return an adapter to the original handle with the desired new type,
     *          or the original target if the types are already identical
     *          or null if the adaptation cannot be made
     */
    static MethodHandle makePairwiseConvert(MethodHandle target, MethodType srcType, int level) {
        assert(level >= 0 && level <= 2);
        MethodType dstType = target.type();
        assert(dstType.parameterCount() == target.type().parameterCount());
        if (srcType == dstType)
            return target;

        // Calculate extra arguments (temporaries) required in the names array.
        // FIXME: Use an ArrayList<Name>.  Some arguments require more than one conversion step.
        int extra = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < srcType.parameterCount(); i++) {
            Class<?> src = srcType.parameterType(i);
            Class<?> dst = dstType.parameterType(i);
            if (!VerifyType.isNullConversion(src, dst)) {
                extra++;
            }
        }

        Class<?> needReturn = srcType.returnType();
        Class<?> haveReturn = dstType.returnType();
        boolean retConv = !VerifyType.isNullConversion(haveReturn, needReturn);

        // Now build a LambdaForm.
        MethodType lambdaType = srcType.invokerType();
        Name[] names = arguments(extra + 1, lambdaType);
        int[] indexes = new int[lambdaType.parameterCount()];

        MethodType midType = dstType;
        for (int i = 0, argIndex = 1, tmpIndex = lambdaType.parameterCount(); i < srcType.parameterCount(); i++, argIndex++) {
            Class<?> src = srcType.parameterType(i);
            Class<?> dst = midType.parameterType(i);

            if (VerifyType.isNullConversion(src, dst)) {
                // do nothing: difference is trivial
                indexes[i] = argIndex;
                continue;
            }

            // Work the current type backward toward the desired caller type:
            midType = midType.changeParameterType(i, src);

            // Tricky case analysis follows.
            MethodHandle fn = null;
            if (src.isPrimitive()) {
                if (dst.isPrimitive()) {
                    fn = ValueConversions.convertPrimitive(src, dst);
                } else {
                    Wrapper w = Wrapper.forPrimitiveType(src);
                    MethodHandle boxMethod = ValueConversions.box(w);
                    if (dst == w.wrapperType())
                        fn = boxMethod;
                    else
                        fn = boxMethod.asType(MethodType.methodType(dst, src));
                }
            } else {
                if (dst.isPrimitive()) {
                    // Caller has boxed a primitive.  Unbox it for the target.
                    Wrapper w = Wrapper.forPrimitiveType(dst);
                    if (level == 0 || VerifyType.isNullConversion(src, w.wrapperType())) {
                        fn = ValueConversions.unbox(dst);
                    } else if (src == Object.class || !Wrapper.isWrapperType(src)) {
                        // Examples:  Object->int, Number->int, Comparable->int; Byte->int, Character->int
                        // must include additional conversions
                        // src must be examined at runtime, to detect Byte, Character, etc.
                        MethodHandle unboxMethod = (level == 1
                                                    ? ValueConversions.unbox(dst)
                                                    : ValueConversions.unboxCast(dst));
                        fn = unboxMethod;
                    } else {
                        // Example: Byte->int
                        // Do this by reformulating the problem to Byte->byte.
                        Class<?> srcPrim = Wrapper.forWrapperType(src).primitiveType();
                        MethodHandle unbox = ValueConversions.unbox(srcPrim);
                        // Compose the two conversions.  FIXME:  should make two Names for this job
                        fn = unbox.asType(MethodType.methodType(dst, src));
                    }
                } else {
                    // Simple reference conversion.
                    // Note:  Do not check for a class hierarchy relation
                    // between src and dst.  In all cases a 'null' argument
                    // will pass the cast conversion.
                    fn = ValueConversions.cast(dst);
                }
            }
            names[tmpIndex] = new Name(fn, names[argIndex]);
            indexes[i] = tmpIndex;
            tmpIndex++;
        }
        if (retConv) {
            MethodHandle adjustReturn;
            if (haveReturn == void.class) {
                // synthesize a zero value for the given void
                Object zero = Wrapper.forBasicType(needReturn).zero();
                adjustReturn = MethodHandles.constant(needReturn, zero);
            } else {
                MethodHandle identity = MethodHandles.identity(needReturn);
                MethodType needConversion = identity.type().changeParameterType(0, haveReturn);
                adjustReturn = makePairwiseConvert(identity, needConversion, level);
            }
            target = makeCollectArguments(adjustReturn, target, 0, false);
        }

        // Build argument array for the call.
        Name[] targetArgs = new Name[dstType.parameterCount()];
        for (int i = 0; i < dstType.parameterCount(); i++) {
            int idx = indexes[i];
            targetArgs[i] = names[idx];
        }
        names[names.length - 1] = new Name(target, (Object[]) targetArgs);
        LambdaForm form = new LambdaForm("convert", lambdaType.parameterCount(), names);
        return new SimpleMethodHandle(srcType, form);
    }

    static MethodHandle makeReferenceIdentity(Class<?> refType) {
        MethodType lambdaType = MethodType.genericMethodType(1).invokerType();
        Name[] names = arguments(1, lambdaType);
        names[names.length - 1] = new Name(ValueConversions.identity(), names[1]);
        LambdaForm form = new LambdaForm("identity", lambdaType.parameterCount(), names);
        return new SimpleMethodHandle(MethodType.methodType(refType, refType), form);
    }

    static MethodHandle makeVarargsCollector(MethodHandle target, Class<?> arrayType) {
        MethodType type = target.type();
        int last = type.parameterCount() - 1;
        if (type.parameterType(last) != arrayType)
            target = target.asType(type.changeParameterType(last, arrayType));
        target = target.asFixedArity();  // make sure this attribute is turned off
        return new AsVarargsCollector(target, target.type(), arrayType);
    }

    static class AsVarargsCollector extends MethodHandle {
        MethodHandle target;
        final Class<?> arrayType;
        MethodHandle cache;

        AsVarargsCollector(MethodHandle target, MethodType type, Class<?> arrayType) {
            super(type, reinvokerForm(type));
            this.target = target;
            this.arrayType = arrayType;
            this.cache = target.asCollector(arrayType, 0);
        }

        @Override MethodHandle reinvokerTarget() { return target; }

        @Override
        public boolean isVarargsCollector() {
            return true;
        }

        @Override
        public MethodHandle asFixedArity() {
            return target;
        }

        @Override
        public MethodHandle asType(MethodType newType) {
            MethodType type = this.type();
            int collectArg = type.parameterCount() - 1;
            int newArity = newType.parameterCount();
            if (newArity == collectArg+1 &&
                type.parameterType(collectArg).isAssignableFrom(newType.parameterType(collectArg))) {
                // if arity and trailing parameter are compatible, do normal thing
                return asFixedArity().asType(newType);
            }
            // check cache
            if (cache.type().parameterCount() == newArity)
                return cache.asType(newType);
            // build and cache a collector
            int arrayLength = newArity - collectArg;
            MethodHandle collector;
            try {
                collector = asFixedArity().asCollector(arrayType, arrayLength);
            } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
                throw new WrongMethodTypeException("cannot build collector");
            }
            cache = collector;
            return collector.asType(newType);
        }

        @Override
        MethodHandle setVarargs(MemberName member) {
            if (member.isVarargs())  return this;
            return asFixedArity();
        }

        @Override
        MethodHandle viewAsType(MethodType newType) {
            MethodHandle mh = super.viewAsType(newType);
            // put back the varargs bit:
            MethodType type = mh.type();
            int arity = type.parameterCount();
            return mh.asVarargsCollector(type.parameterType(arity-1));
        }

        @Override
        MemberName internalMemberName() {
            return asFixedArity().internalMemberName();
        }


        @Override
        MethodHandle bindArgument(int pos, char basicType, Object value) {
            return asFixedArity().bindArgument(pos, basicType, value);
        }

        @Override
        MethodHandle bindReceiver(Object receiver) {
            return asFixedArity().bindReceiver(receiver);
        }

        @Override
        MethodHandle dropArguments(MethodType srcType, int pos, int drops) {
            return asFixedArity().dropArguments(srcType, pos, drops);
        }

        @Override
        MethodHandle permuteArguments(MethodType newType, int[] reorder) {
            return asFixedArity().permuteArguments(newType, reorder);
        }
    }

    /** Factory method:  Spread selected argument. */
    static MethodHandle makeSpreadArguments(MethodHandle target,
                                            Class<?> spreadArgType, int spreadArgPos, int spreadArgCount) {
        MethodType targetType = target.type();

        for (int i = 0; i < spreadArgCount; i++) {
            Class<?> arg = VerifyType.spreadArgElementType(spreadArgType, i);
            if (arg == null)  arg = Object.class;
            targetType = targetType.changeParameterType(spreadArgPos + i, arg);
        }
        target = target.asType(targetType);

        MethodType srcType = targetType
                .replaceParameterTypes(spreadArgPos, spreadArgPos + spreadArgCount, spreadArgType);
        // Now build a LambdaForm.
        MethodType lambdaType = srcType.invokerType();
        Name[] names = arguments(spreadArgCount + 2, lambdaType);
        int nameCursor = lambdaType.parameterCount();
        int[] indexes = new int[targetType.parameterCount()];

        for (int i = 0, argIndex = 1; i < targetType.parameterCount() + 1; i++, argIndex++) {
            Class<?> src = lambdaType.parameterType(i);
            if (i == spreadArgPos) {
                // Spread the array.
                MethodHandle aload = MethodHandles.arrayElementGetter(spreadArgType);
                Name array = names[argIndex];
                names[nameCursor++] = new Name(NF_checkSpreadArgument, array, spreadArgCount);
                for (int j = 0; j < spreadArgCount; i++, j++) {
                    indexes[i] = nameCursor;
                    names[nameCursor++] = new Name(aload, array, j);
                }
            } else if (i < indexes.length) {
                indexes[i] = argIndex;
            }
        }
        assert(nameCursor == names.length-1);  // leave room for the final call

        // Build argument array for the call.
        Name[] targetArgs = new Name[targetType.parameterCount()];
        for (int i = 0; i < targetType.parameterCount(); i++) {
            int idx = indexes[i];
            targetArgs[i] = names[idx];
        }
        names[names.length - 1] = new Name(target, (Object[]) targetArgs);

        LambdaForm form = new LambdaForm("spread", lambdaType.parameterCount(), names);
        return new SimpleMethodHandle(srcType, form);
    }

    static void checkSpreadArgument(Object av, int n) {
        if (av == null) {
            if (n == 0)  return;
        } else if (av instanceof Object[]) {
            int len = ((Object[])av).length;
            if (len == n)  return;
        } else {
            int len = java.lang.reflect.Array.getLength(av);
            if (len == n)  return;
        }
        // fall through to error:
        throw newIllegalArgumentException("Array is not of length "+n);
    }

    private static final NamedFunction NF_checkSpreadArgument;
    static {
        try {
            NF_checkSpreadArgument = new NamedFunction(MethodHandleImpl.class
                    .getDeclaredMethod("checkSpreadArgument", Object.class, int.class));
            NF_checkSpreadArgument.resolve();
        } catch (ReflectiveOperationException ex) {
            throw new InternalError(ex);
        }
    }

    /** Factory method:  Collect or filter selected argument(s). */
    static MethodHandle makeCollectArguments(MethodHandle target,
                MethodHandle collector, int collectArgPos, boolean retainOriginalArgs) {
        MethodType targetType = target.type();          // (a..., c, [b...])=>r
        MethodType collectorType = collector.type();    // (b...)=>c
        int collectArgCount = collectorType.parameterCount();
        Class<?> collectValType = collectorType.returnType();
        int collectValCount = (collectValType == void.class ? 0 : 1);
        MethodType srcType = targetType                 // (a..., [b...])=>r
                .dropParameterTypes(collectArgPos, collectArgPos+collectValCount);
        if (!retainOriginalArgs) {                      // (a..., b...)=>r
            srcType = srcType.insertParameterTypes(collectArgPos, collectorType.parameterList());
        }
        // in  arglist: [0: ...keep1 | cpos: collect...  | cpos+cacount: keep2... ]
        // out arglist: [0: ...keep1 | cpos: collectVal? | cpos+cvcount: keep2... ]
        // out(retain): [0: ...keep1 | cpos: cV? coll... | cpos+cvc+cac: keep2... ]

        // Now build a LambdaForm.
        MethodType lambdaType = srcType.invokerType();
        Name[] names = arguments(2, lambdaType);
        final int collectNamePos = names.length - 2;
        final int targetNamePos  = names.length - 1;

        Name[] collectorArgs = Arrays.copyOfRange(names, 1 + collectArgPos, 1 + collectArgPos + collectArgCount);
        names[collectNamePos] = new Name(collector, (Object[]) collectorArgs);

        // Build argument array for the target.
        // Incoming LF args to copy are: [ (mh) headArgs collectArgs tailArgs ].
        // Output argument array is [ headArgs (collectVal)? (collectArgs)? tailArgs ].
        Name[] targetArgs = new Name[targetType.parameterCount()];
        int inputArgPos  = 1;  // incoming LF args to copy to target
        int targetArgPos = 0;  // fill pointer for targetArgs
        int chunk = collectArgPos;  // |headArgs|
        System.arraycopy(names, inputArgPos, targetArgs, targetArgPos, chunk);
        inputArgPos  += chunk;
        targetArgPos += chunk;
        if (collectValType != void.class) {
            targetArgs[targetArgPos++] = names[collectNamePos];
        }
        chunk = collectArgCount;
        if (retainOriginalArgs) {
            System.arraycopy(names, inputArgPos, targetArgs, targetArgPos, chunk);
            targetArgPos += chunk;   // optionally pass on the collected chunk
        }
        inputArgPos += chunk;
        chunk = targetArgs.length - targetArgPos;  // all the rest
        System.arraycopy(names, inputArgPos, targetArgs, targetArgPos, chunk);
        assert(inputArgPos + chunk == collectNamePos);  // use of rest of input args also
        names[targetNamePos] = new Name(target, (Object[]) targetArgs);

        LambdaForm form = new LambdaForm("collect", lambdaType.parameterCount(), names);
        return new SimpleMethodHandle(srcType, form);
    }

    static
    MethodHandle selectAlternative(boolean testResult, MethodHandle target, MethodHandle fallback) {
        return testResult ? target : fallback;
    }

    static MethodHandle SELECT_ALTERNATIVE;
    static MethodHandle selectAlternative() {
        if (SELECT_ALTERNATIVE != null)  return SELECT_ALTERNATIVE;
        try {
            SELECT_ALTERNATIVE
            = IMPL_LOOKUP.findStatic(MethodHandleImpl.class, "selectAlternative",
                    MethodType.methodType(MethodHandle.class, boolean.class, MethodHandle.class, MethodHandle.class));
        } catch (ReflectiveOperationException ex) {
            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
        }
        return SELECT_ALTERNATIVE;
    }

    static
    MethodHandle makeGuardWithTest(MethodHandle test,
                                   MethodHandle target,
                                   MethodHandle fallback) {
        MethodType basicType = target.type().basicType();
        MethodHandle invokeBasic = MethodHandles.basicInvoker(basicType);
        int arity = basicType.parameterCount();
        int extraNames = 3;
        MethodType lambdaType = basicType.invokerType();
        Name[] names = arguments(extraNames, lambdaType);

        Object[] testArgs   = Arrays.copyOfRange(names, 1, 1 + arity, Object[].class);
        Object[] targetArgs = Arrays.copyOfRange(names, 0, 1 + arity, Object[].class);

        // call test
        names[arity + 1] = new Name(test, testArgs);

        // call selectAlternative
        Object[] selectArgs = { names[arity + 1], target, fallback };
        names[arity + 2] = new Name(MethodHandleImpl.selectAlternative(), selectArgs);
        targetArgs[0] = names[arity + 2];

        // call target or fallback
        names[arity + 3] = new Name(new NamedFunction(invokeBasic), targetArgs);

        LambdaForm form = new LambdaForm("guard", lambdaType.parameterCount(), names);
        return new SimpleMethodHandle(target.type(), form);
    }

    private static class GuardWithCatch {
        private final MethodHandle target;
        private final Class<? extends Throwable> exType;
        private final MethodHandle catcher;
        // FIXME: Build the control flow out of foldArguments.
        GuardWithCatch(MethodHandle target, Class<? extends Throwable> exType, MethodHandle catcher) {
            this.target = target;
            this.exType = exType;
            this.catcher = catcher;
        }
        @LambdaForm.Hidden
        private Object invoke_V(Object... av) throws Throwable {
            try {
                return target.invokeExact(av);
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                if (!exType.isInstance(t))  throw t;
                return catcher.invokeExact(t, av);
            }
        }
        @LambdaForm.Hidden
        private Object invoke_L0() throws Throwable {
            try {
                return target.invokeExact();
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                if (!exType.isInstance(t))  throw t;
                return catcher.invokeExact(t);
            }
        }
        @LambdaForm.Hidden
        private Object invoke_L1(Object a0) throws Throwable {
            try {
                return target.invokeExact(a0);
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                if (!exType.isInstance(t))  throw t;
                return catcher.invokeExact(t, a0);
            }
        }
        @LambdaForm.Hidden
        private Object invoke_L2(Object a0, Object a1) throws Throwable {
            try {
                return target.invokeExact(a0, a1);
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                if (!exType.isInstance(t))  throw t;
                return catcher.invokeExact(t, a0, a1);
            }
        }
        @LambdaForm.Hidden
        private Object invoke_L3(Object a0, Object a1, Object a2) throws Throwable {
            try {
                return target.invokeExact(a0, a1, a2);
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                if (!exType.isInstance(t))  throw t;
                return catcher.invokeExact(t, a0, a1, a2);
            }
        }
        @LambdaForm.Hidden
        private Object invoke_L4(Object a0, Object a1, Object a2, Object a3) throws Throwable {
            try {
                return target.invokeExact(a0, a1, a2, a3);
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                if (!exType.isInstance(t))  throw t;
                return catcher.invokeExact(t, a0, a1, a2, a3);
            }
        }
        @LambdaForm.Hidden
        private Object invoke_L5(Object a0, Object a1, Object a2, Object a3, Object a4) throws Throwable {
            try {
                return target.invokeExact(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4);
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                if (!exType.isInstance(t))  throw t;
                return catcher.invokeExact(t, a0, a1, a2, a3, a4);
            }
        }
        @LambdaForm.Hidden
        private Object invoke_L6(Object a0, Object a1, Object a2, Object a3, Object a4, Object a5) throws Throwable {
            try {
                return target.invokeExact(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5);
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                if (!exType.isInstance(t))  throw t;
                return catcher.invokeExact(t, a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5);
            }
        }
        @LambdaForm.Hidden
        private Object invoke_L7(Object a0, Object a1, Object a2, Object a3, Object a4, Object a5, Object a6) throws Throwable {
            try {
                return target.invokeExact(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6);
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                if (!exType.isInstance(t))  throw t;
                return catcher.invokeExact(t, a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6);
            }
        }
        @LambdaForm.Hidden
        private Object invoke_L8(Object a0, Object a1, Object a2, Object a3, Object a4, Object a5, Object a6, Object a7) throws Throwable {
            try {
                return target.invokeExact(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7);
            } catch (Throwable t) {
                if (!exType.isInstance(t))  throw t;
                return catcher.invokeExact(t, a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7);
            }
        }
        static MethodHandle[] makeInvokes() {
            ArrayList<MethodHandle> invokes = new ArrayList<>();
            MethodHandles.Lookup lookup = IMPL_LOOKUP;
            for (;;) {
                int nargs = invokes.size();
                String name = "invoke_L"+nargs;
                MethodHandle invoke = null;
                try {
                    invoke = lookup.findVirtual(GuardWithCatch.class, name, MethodType.genericMethodType(nargs));
                } catch (ReflectiveOperationException ex) {
                }
                if (invoke == null)  break;
                invokes.add(invoke);
            }
            assert(invokes.size() == 9);  // current number of methods
            return invokes.toArray(new MethodHandle[0]);
        };
        static final MethodHandle[] INVOKES = makeInvokes();
        // For testing use this:
        //static final MethodHandle[] INVOKES = Arrays.copyOf(makeInvokes(), 2);
        static final MethodHandle VARARGS_INVOKE;
        static {
            try {
                VARARGS_INVOKE = IMPL_LOOKUP.findVirtual(GuardWithCatch.class, "invoke_V", MethodType.genericMethodType(0, true));
            } catch (ReflectiveOperationException ex) {
                throw uncaughtException(ex);
            }
        }
    }


    static
    MethodHandle makeGuardWithCatch(MethodHandle target,
                                    Class<? extends Throwable> exType,
                                    MethodHandle catcher) {
        MethodType type = target.type();
        MethodType ctype = catcher.type();
        int nargs = type.parameterCount();
        if (nargs < GuardWithCatch.INVOKES.length) {
            MethodType gtype = type.generic();
            MethodType gcatchType = gtype.insertParameterTypes(0, Throwable.class);
            // Note: convertArguments(...2) avoids interface casts present in convertArguments(...0)
            MethodHandle gtarget = makePairwiseConvert(target, gtype, 2);
            MethodHandle gcatcher = makePairwiseConvert(catcher, gcatchType, 2);
            GuardWithCatch gguard = new GuardWithCatch(gtarget, exType, gcatcher);
            if (gtarget == null || gcatcher == null)  throw new InternalError();
            MethodHandle ginvoker = GuardWithCatch.INVOKES[nargs].bindReceiver(gguard);
            return makePairwiseConvert(ginvoker, type, 2);
        } else {
            MethodHandle gtarget = makeSpreadArguments(target, Object[].class, 0, nargs);
            catcher = catcher.asType(ctype.changeParameterType(0, Throwable.class));
            MethodHandle gcatcher = makeSpreadArguments(catcher, Object[].class, 1, nargs);
            GuardWithCatch gguard = new GuardWithCatch(gtarget, exType, gcatcher);
            if (gtarget == null || gcatcher == null)  throw new InternalError();
            MethodHandle ginvoker = GuardWithCatch.VARARGS_INVOKE.bindReceiver(gguard);
            return makeCollectArguments(ginvoker, ValueConversions.varargsArray(nargs), 0, false);
        }
    }

    static
    MethodHandle throwException(MethodType type) {
        assert(Throwable.class.isAssignableFrom(type.parameterType(0)));
        int arity = type.parameterCount();
        if (arity > 1) {
            return throwException(type.dropParameterTypes(1, arity)).dropArguments(type, 1, arity-1);
        }
        return makePairwiseConvert(throwException(), type, 2);
    }

    static MethodHandle THROW_EXCEPTION;
    static MethodHandle throwException() {
        MethodHandle mh = THROW_EXCEPTION;
        if (mh != null)  return mh;
        try {
            mh
            = IMPL_LOOKUP.findStatic(MethodHandleImpl.class, "throwException",
                    MethodType.methodType(Empty.class, Throwable.class));
        } catch (ReflectiveOperationException ex) {
            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
        }
        THROW_EXCEPTION = mh;
        return mh;
    }
    static <T extends Throwable> Empty throwException(T t) throws T { throw t; }

    static MethodHandle FAKE_METHOD_HANDLE_INVOKE;
    static
    MethodHandle fakeMethodHandleInvoke(MemberName method) {
        MethodType type = method.getInvocationType();
        assert(type.equals(MethodType.methodType(Object.class, Object[].class)));
        MethodHandle mh = FAKE_METHOD_HANDLE_INVOKE;
        if (mh != null)  return mh;
        mh = throwException(type.insertParameterTypes(0, UnsupportedOperationException.class));
        mh = mh.bindTo(new UnsupportedOperationException("cannot reflectively invoke MethodHandle"));
        FAKE_METHOD_HANDLE_INVOKE = mh;
        return mh;
    }

}