src/share/vm/ci/bcEscapeAnalyzer.cpp

*** 216,225 ****
--- 216,232 ----
    ciInstanceKlass* klass = target->holder();
    ciInstanceKlass* calling_klass = method()->holder();
    ciInstanceKlass* callee_holder = ciEnv::get_instance_klass_for_declared_method_holder(holder);
    ciInstanceKlass* actual_recv = callee_holder;
  
+   // some methods are obviously bindable without any type checks so
+   // convert them directly to an invokespecial.
+   if (target->is_loaded() && !target->is_abstract() &&
+       target->can_be_statically_bound() && code == Bytecodes::_invokevirtual) {
+     code = Bytecodes::_invokespecial;
+   }
+ 
    // compute size of arguments
    int arg_size = target->arg_size();
    if (!target->is_loaded() && code == Bytecodes::_invokestatic) {
      arg_size--;
    }