// This is called by InstanceKlass::deallocate_contents() to remove the // scratch_class for redefine classes. We need a lock because there it may not // be called at a safepoint if there's an error. void ClassLoaderData::remove_class(Klass* scratch_class) { MutexLockerEx ml(metaspace_lock(), Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag); Klass* prev = NULL; for (Klass* k = _klasses; k != NULL; k = k->next_link()) { if (k == scratch_class) { if (prev == NULL) { _klasses = k->next_link(); } else { Klass* next = k->next_link(); prev->set_next_link(next); } return; } prev = k; assert(k != k->next_link(), "no loops!"); } ShouldNotReachHere(); // should have found this class!! }