void InstanceKlass::initialize_impl(TRAPS) {
  HandleMark hm(THREAD);

  // Make sure klass is linked (verified) before initialization
  // A class could already be verified, since it has been reflected upon.
  link_class(CHECK);

  DTRACE_CLASSINIT_PROBE(required, -1);

  bool wait = false;

  // refer to the JVM book page 47 for description of steps
  // Step 1
  {
    Handle h_init_lock(THREAD, init_lock());
    ObjectLocker ol(h_init_lock, THREAD, h_init_lock() != NULL);

    Thread *self = THREAD; // it's passed the current thread

    // Step 2
    // If we were to use wait() instead of waitInterruptibly() then
    // we might end up throwing IE from link/symbol resolution sites
    // that aren't expected to throw.  This would wreak havoc.  See 6320309.
    while(is_being_initialized() && !is_reentrant_initialization(self)) {
        wait = true;
      ol.waitUninterruptibly(CHECK);
    }

    // Step 3
    if (is_being_initialized() && is_reentrant_initialization(self)) {
      DTRACE_CLASSINIT_PROBE_WAIT(recursive, -1, wait);
      return;
    }

    // Step 4
    if (is_initialized()) {
      DTRACE_CLASSINIT_PROBE_WAIT(concurrent, -1, wait);
      return;
    }

    // Step 5
    if (is_in_error_state()) {
      DTRACE_CLASSINIT_PROBE_WAIT(erroneous, -1, wait);
      ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
      const char* desc = "Could not initialize class ";
      const char* className = external_name();
      size_t msglen = strlen(desc) + strlen(className) + 1;
      char* message = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY(char, msglen);
      if (NULL == message) {
        // Out of memory: can't create detailed error message
          THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_NoClassDefFoundError(), className);
      } else {
        jio_snprintf(message, msglen, "%s%s", desc, className);
          THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_NoClassDefFoundError(), message);
      }
    }

    // Step 6
    set_init_state(being_initialized);
    set_init_thread(self);
  }

  // Step 7
  // Next, if C is a class rather than an interface, initialize it's super class and super
  // interfaces.
  if (!is_interface()) {
    Klass* super_klass = super();
    if (super_klass != NULL && super_klass->should_be_initialized()) {
      super_klass->initialize(THREAD);
    }
    // If C implements any interface that declares a non-static, concrete method,
    // the initialization of C triggers initialization of its super interfaces.
    // Only need to recurse if has_nonstatic_concrete_methods which includes declaring and
    // having a superinterface that declares, non-static, concrete methods
    if (!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION && has_nonstatic_concrete_methods()) {
      initialize_super_interfaces(THREAD);
    }

    // If any exceptions, complete abruptly, throwing the same exception as above.
    if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
      Handle e(THREAD, PENDING_EXCEPTION);
      CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
      {
        EXCEPTION_MARK;
        // Locks object, set state, and notify all waiting threads
        set_initialization_state_and_notify(initialization_error, THREAD);
        CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
      }
      DTRACE_CLASSINIT_PROBE_WAIT(super__failed, -1, wait);
      THROW_OOP(e());
    }
  }


  // Look for aot compiled methods for this klass, including class initializer.
  AOTLoader::load_for_klass(this, THREAD);

  // Step 8
  {
    assert(THREAD->is_Java_thread(), "non-JavaThread in initialize_impl");
    JavaThread* jt = (JavaThread*)THREAD;
    DTRACE_CLASSINIT_PROBE_WAIT(clinit, -1, wait);
    // Timer includes any side effects of class initialization (resolution,
    // etc), but not recursive entry into call_class_initializer().
    PerfClassTraceTime timer(ClassLoader::perf_class_init_time(),
                             ClassLoader::perf_class_init_selftime(),
                             ClassLoader::perf_classes_inited(),
                             jt->get_thread_stat()->perf_recursion_counts_addr(),
                             jt->get_thread_stat()->perf_timers_addr(),
                             PerfClassTraceTime::CLASS_CLINIT);
    call_class_initializer(THREAD);
  }

  // Step 9
  if (!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
    set_initialization_state_and_notify(fully_initialized, CHECK);
    {
      debug_only(vtable().verify(tty, true);)
    }
  }
  else {
    // Step 10 and 11
    Handle e(THREAD, PENDING_EXCEPTION);
    CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
    // JVMTI has already reported the pending exception
    // JVMTI internal flag reset is needed in order to report ExceptionInInitializerError
    JvmtiExport::clear_detected_exception((JavaThread*)THREAD);
    {
      EXCEPTION_MARK;
      set_initialization_state_and_notify(initialization_error, THREAD);
      CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;   // ignore any exception thrown, class initialization error is thrown below
      // JVMTI has already reported the pending exception
      // JVMTI internal flag reset is needed in order to report ExceptionInInitializerError
      JvmtiExport::clear_detected_exception((JavaThread*)THREAD);
    }
    DTRACE_CLASSINIT_PROBE_WAIT(error, -1, wait);
    if (e->is_a(SystemDictionary::Error_klass())) {
      THROW_OOP(e());
    } else {
      JavaCallArguments args(e);
      THROW_ARG(vmSymbols::java_lang_ExceptionInInitializerError(),
                vmSymbols::throwable_void_signature(),
                &args);
    }
  }
  DTRACE_CLASSINIT_PROBE_WAIT(end, -1, wait);
}