Hi, In JVMCI we have a few methods using `Handle&` as argument, according to the comment in handle.hpp this should be `Handle` directly. JIRA: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8142329 Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rschatz/JDK-8142329/webrev.00/ Please review. Thanks, Roland