void ciMethodData::load_data() {
  MethodData* mdo = get_MethodData();
  if (mdo == NULL) {
    return;
  }

  // To do: don't copy the data if it is not "ripe" -- require a minimum #
  // of invocations.

  // Snapshot the data -- actually, take an approximate snapshot of
  // the data.  Any concurrently executing threads may be changing the
  // data as we copy it.
  Copy::disjoint_words((HeapWord*) mdo,
                       (HeapWord*) &_orig,
                       sizeof(_orig) / HeapWordSize);
  Arena* arena = CURRENT_ENV->arena();
  _data_size = mdo->data_size();
  _extra_data_size = mdo->extra_data_size();
  int total_size = _data_size + _extra_data_size;
  _data = (intptr_t *) arena->Amalloc(total_size);
  Copy::disjoint_words((HeapWord*) mdo->data_base(), (HeapWord*) _data, total_size / HeapWordSize);

  // Traverse the profile data, translating any oops into their
  // ci equivalents.
  ResourceMark rm;
  ciProfileData* ci_data = first_data();
  ProfileData* data = mdo->first_data();
  while (is_valid(ci_data)) {
    ci_data->translate_from(data);
    ci_data = next_data(ci_data);
    data = mdo->next_data(data);
  }
  if (mdo->parameters_type_data() != NULL) {
    _parameters = data_layout_at(mdo->parameters_type_data_di());
    ciParametersTypeData* parameters = new ciParametersTypeData(_parameters);
    parameters->translate_from(mdo->parameters_type_data());
  }

  load_extra_data();

  // Note:  Extra data are all BitData, and do not need translation.
  _current_mileage = MethodData::mileage_of(mdo->method());
  _invocation_counter = mdo->invocation_count();
  _backedge_counter = mdo->backedge_count();
  _state = mdo->is_mature()? mature_state: immature_state;

  _eflags = mdo->eflags();
  _arg_local = mdo->arg_local();
  _arg_stack = mdo->arg_stack();
  _arg_returned  = mdo->arg_returned();
#ifndef PRODUCT
  if (ReplayCompiles) {
    ciReplay::initialize(this);
  }
#endif
}
void ciMethodData::set_parameter_type(int i, ciKlass* k) {
  VM_ENTRY_MARK;
  MethodData* mdo = get_MethodData();
  if (mdo != NULL) {
    mdo->parameters_type_data()->set_type(i, k->get_Klass());
  }
}