*** old/src/share/vm/ci/ciField.hpp	Mon Dec 19 14:46:42 2016
--- new/src/share/vm/ci/ciField.hpp	Mon Dec 19 14:46:42 2016

*** 122,147 ****
--- 122,133 ----
    bool is_shared() {
      // non-static fields of shared holders are cached
      return _holder->is_shared() && !is_static();
    }
  
!   // Is this field a constant? See ciField::initialize_from() for details
    //
    // Clarification: A field is considered constant if:
    //   1. The field is both static and final
    //   2. The canonical holder of the field has undergone
    //      static initialization.
    //   3. If the field is an object or array, then the oop
    //      in question is allocated in perm space.
    //   4. The field is not one of the special static/final
    //      non-constant fields.  These are java.lang.System.in
    //      and java.lang.System.out.  Abomination.
    //
    // A field is also considered constant if it is marked @Stable
    // and is non-null (or non-zero, if a primitive).
    // For non-static fields, the null/zero check must be
    // arranged by the user, as constant_value().is_null_or_zero().
+   // about how a field is determined to be constant.
    bool is_constant() { return _is_constant; }
  
    // Get the constant value of this field.
    ciConstant constant_value() {
      assert(is_static() && is_constant(), "illegal call to constant_value()");

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    bool is_static      () { return flags().is_static(); }
    bool is_final       () { return flags().is_final(); }
    bool is_stable      () { return flags().is_stable(); }
    bool is_volatile    () { return flags().is_volatile(); }
    bool is_transient   () { return flags().is_transient(); }
+   // The field is modified outside of instance initializer methods
+   // (or class/initializer methods if the field is static).
+   bool has_initialized_final_update() { return flags().has_initialized_final_update(); }
  
    bool is_call_site_target() {
      ciInstanceKlass* callsite_klass = CURRENT_ENV->CallSite_klass();
      if (callsite_klass == NULL)
        return false;