[9] RFR(S): 8173373: C1: NPE is thrown instead of LinkageError when accessing inaccessible field on NULL receiver

[Vladimir Ivanov]

> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~thartmann/8173373/webrev.01/

I prefer option #3.

Looks good.

But I'd prefer to see the check being inverted: !needs_patching => 
needs_patching.

Best regards,
Vladimir Ivanov