diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 068b0b04bb..9cdd151cdb 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ vm-sources = \
 	$(src)/heap.cpp \
 	$(src)/$(process).cpp \
 	$(src)/builtin.cpp \
-	$(src)/jnienv.cpp
+	$(src)/jnienv.cpp \
+	$(src)/process.cpp
 
 vm-asm-sources = $(src)/$(asm).S
 
diff --git a/src/compile.cpp b/src/compile.cpp
index 44b450616e..3b36ccfeb3 100644
--- a/src/compile.cpp
+++ b/src/compile.cpp
@@ -3917,9 +3917,7 @@ invokeNative2(MyThread* t, object method)
   initClass(t, methodClass(t, method));
   if (UNLIKELY(t->exception)) return 0;
 
-  if (objectClass(t, methodCode(t, method))
-      == arrayBody(t, t->m->types, Machine::ByteArrayType))
-  {
+  if (methodCode(t, method) == 0) {
     void* function = resolveNativeMethod(t, method);
     if (UNLIKELY(function == 0)) {
       object message = makeString
diff --git a/src/machine.cpp b/src/machine.cpp
index 3edbf8700f..8a25341aa9 100644
--- a/src/machine.cpp
+++ b/src/machine.cpp
@@ -511,121 +511,6 @@ makeByteArray(Thread* t, const char* format, va_list a)
   return s;
 }
 
-unsigned
-mangledSize(int8_t c)
-{
-  switch (c) {
-  case '_':
-  case ';':
-  case '[':
-    return 2;
-
-  case '$':
-    return 6;
-
-  default:
-    return 1;
-  }
-}
-
-unsigned
-mangle(int8_t c, int8_t* dst)
-{
-  switch (c) {
-  case '/':
-    dst[0] = '_';
-    return 1;
-
-  case '_':
-    dst[0] = '_';
-    dst[1] = '1';
-    return 2;
-
-  case ';':
-    dst[0] = '_';
-    dst[1] = '2';
-    return 2;
-
-  case '[':
-    dst[0] = '_';
-    dst[1] = '3';
-    return 2;
-
-  case '$':
-    memcpy(dst, "_00024", 6);
-    return 6;
-
-  default:
-    dst[0] = c;    
-    return 1;
-  }
-}
-
-object
-makeJNIName(Thread* t, object method, bool decorate)
-{
-  unsigned size = 5;
-  object className = ::className(t, methodClass(t, method));
-  PROTECT(t, className);
-  for (unsigned i = 0; i < byteArrayLength(t, className) - 1; ++i) {
-    size += mangledSize(byteArrayBody(t, className, i));
-  }
-
-  ++ size;
-
-  object methodName = ::methodName(t, method);
-  PROTECT(t, methodName);
-  for (unsigned i = 0; i < byteArrayLength(t, methodName) - 1; ++i) {
-    size += mangledSize(byteArrayBody(t, methodName, i));
-  }
-
-  object methodSpec = ::methodSpec(t, method);
-  PROTECT(t, methodSpec);
-  if (decorate) {
-    size += 2;
-    for (unsigned i = 1; i < byteArrayLength(t, methodSpec) - 1
-           and byteArrayBody(t, methodSpec, i) != ')'; ++i)
-    {
-      size += mangledSize(byteArrayBody(t, methodSpec, i));
-    }
-  }
-
-  object name = makeByteArray(t, size + 1, false);
-  unsigned index = 0;
-
-  memcpy(&byteArrayBody(t, name, index), "Java_", 5);
-  index += 5;
-
-  for (unsigned i = 0; i < byteArrayLength(t, className) - 1; ++i) {
-    index += mangle(byteArrayBody(t, className, i),
-                    &byteArrayBody(t, name, index));
-  }
-
-  byteArrayBody(t, name, index++) = '_';
-
-  for (unsigned i = 0; i < byteArrayLength(t, methodName) - 1; ++i) {
-    index += mangle(byteArrayBody(t, methodName, i),
-                    &byteArrayBody(t, name, index));
-  }
-  
-  if (decorate) {
-    byteArrayBody(t, name, index++) = '_';
-    byteArrayBody(t, name, index++) = '_';
-    for (unsigned i = 1; i < byteArrayLength(t, methodSpec) - 1
-           and byteArrayBody(t, methodSpec, i) != ')'; ++i)
-    {
-      index += mangle(byteArrayBody(t, methodSpec, i),
-                      &byteArrayBody(t, name, index));
-    }
-  }
-
-  byteArrayBody(t, name, index++) = 0;
-
-  assert(t, index == size + 1);
-
-  return name;
-}
-
 object
 parseUtf8(Thread* t, Stream& s, unsigned length)
 {
@@ -1180,9 +1065,6 @@ parseMethodTable(Thread* t, Stream& s, object class_, object pool)
   object virtualMap = makeHashMap(t, 0, 0);
   PROTECT(t, virtualMap);
 
-  object nativeMap = makeHashMap(t, 0, 0);
-  PROTECT(t, nativeMap);
-
   unsigned virtualCount = 0;
   unsigned declaredVirtualCount = 0;
 
@@ -1313,34 +1195,9 @@ parseMethodTable(Thread* t, Stream& s, object class_, object pool)
         }
       }
 
-      if (flags & ACC_NATIVE) {
-        object p = hashMapFindNode
-          (t, nativeMap, methodName(t, method), byteArrayHash, byteArrayEqual);
-        
-        if (p) {
-          set(t, p, TripleSecond, method);          
-        } else {
-          hashMapInsert(t, nativeMap, methodName(t, method), 0, byteArrayHash);
-        }
-      }
-
       set(t, methodTable, ArrayBody + (i * BytesPerWord), method);
     }
 
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-      object method = arrayBody(t, methodTable, i);
-
-      if (methodFlags(t, method) & ACC_NATIVE) {
-        PROTECT(t, method);
-
-        object overloaded = hashMapFind
-          (t, nativeMap, methodName(t, method), byteArrayHash, byteArrayEqual);
-
-        object jniName = makeJNIName(t, method, overloaded);
-        set(t, method, MethodCode, jniName);
-      }
-    }
-
     set(t, class_, ClassMethodTable, methodTable);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/process.cpp b/src/process.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74a5c36a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/process.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+#include "process.h"
+
+using namespace vm;
+
+namespace {
+
+unsigned
+mangledSize(int8_t c)
+{
+  switch (c) {
+  case '_':
+  case ';':
+  case '[':
+    return 2;
+
+  case '$':
+    return 6;
+
+  default:
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
+
+unsigned
+mangle(int8_t c, char* dst)
+{
+  switch (c) {
+  case '/':
+    dst[0] = '_';
+    return 1;
+
+  case '_':
+    dst[0] = '_';
+    dst[1] = '1';
+    return 2;
+
+  case ';':
+    dst[0] = '_';
+    dst[1] = '2';
+    return 2;
+
+  case '[':
+    dst[0] = '_';
+    dst[1] = '3';
+    return 2;
+
+  case '$':
+    memcpy(dst, "_00024", 6);
+    return 6;
+
+  default:
+    dst[0] = c;    
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
+
+unsigned
+jniNameLength(Thread* t, object method, bool decorate)
+{
+  unsigned size = 5;
+
+  object className = ::className(t, methodClass(t, method));
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < byteArrayLength(t, className) - 1; ++i) {
+    size += mangledSize(byteArrayBody(t, className, i));
+  }
+
+  ++ size;
+
+  object methodName = ::methodName(t, method);
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < byteArrayLength(t, methodName) - 1; ++i) {
+    size += mangledSize(byteArrayBody(t, methodName, i));
+  }
+
+  if (decorate) {
+    size += 2;
+
+    object methodSpec = ::methodSpec(t, method);
+    for (unsigned i = 1; i < byteArrayLength(t, methodSpec) - 1
+           and byteArrayBody(t, methodSpec, i) != ')'; ++i)
+    {
+      size += mangledSize(byteArrayBody(t, methodSpec, i));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return size;
+}
+
+void
+makeJNIName(Thread* t, char* name, object method, bool decorate)
+{
+  memcpy(name, "Java_", 5);
+  name += 5;
+
+  object className = ::className(t, methodClass(t, method));
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < byteArrayLength(t, className) - 1; ++i) {
+    name += mangle(byteArrayBody(t, className, i), name);
+  }
+
+  *(name++) = '_';
+
+  object methodName = ::methodName(t, method);
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < byteArrayLength(t, methodName) - 1; ++i) {
+    name += mangle(byteArrayBody(t, methodName, i), name);
+  }
+  
+  if (decorate) {
+    *(name++) = '_';
+    *(name++) = '_';
+
+    object methodSpec = ::methodSpec(t, method);
+    for (unsigned i = 1; i < byteArrayLength(t, methodSpec) - 1
+           and byteArrayBody(t, methodSpec, i) != ')'; ++i)
+    {
+      name += mangle(byteArrayBody(t, methodSpec, i), name);
+    }
+  }
+
+  *(name++) = 0;
+}
+
+void*
+resolveNativeMethod(Thread* t, const char* name)
+{
+  for (System::Library* lib = t->m->firstLibrary; lib; lib = lib->next()) {
+    void* p = lib->resolve(name);
+    if (p) {
+      return p;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+namespace vm {
+
+void*
+resolveNativeMethod(Thread* t, object method, bool decorate)
+{
+  unsigned size = jniNameLength(t, method, decorate);
+  char name[size + 5]; // extra 5 is for code below
+  makeJNIName(t, name, method, decorate);
+  void* p = ::resolveNativeMethod(t, name);
+  if (p) {
+    return p;
+  }
+
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+  // on windows, we also try the _%s@%d variant, since the SWT
+  // libraries use it.
+  unsigned footprint = methodParameterFootprint(t, method) + 1;
+  if (methodFlags(t, method) & ACC_STATIC) {
+    ++ footprint;
+  }
+
+  snprintf(name + size - 1, 5, "@%d", footprint * BytesPerWord);
+
+  p = resolveNativeMethod(t, reinterpret_cast<const int8_t*>(name));
+  if (p) {
+    return p;
+  }
+#endif
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+ExceptionHandler*
+findExceptionHandler(Thread* t, object method, unsigned ip)
+{
+  PROTECT(t, method);
+
+  object eht = codeExceptionHandlerTable(t, methodCode(t, method));
+      
+  if (eht) {
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < exceptionHandlerTableLength(t, eht); ++i) {
+      ExceptionHandler* eh = exceptionHandlerTableBody(t, eht, i);
+
+      if (ip - 1 >= exceptionHandlerStart(eh)
+          and ip - 1 < exceptionHandlerEnd(eh))
+      {
+        object catchType = 0;
+        if (exceptionHandlerCatchType(eh)) {
+          object e = t->exception;
+          t->exception = 0;
+          PROTECT(t, e);
+
+          PROTECT(t, eht);
+          catchType = resolveClassInPool
+            (t, codePool(t, methodCode(t, method)),
+             exceptionHandlerCatchType(eh) - 1);
+
+          if (catchType) {
+            eh = exceptionHandlerTableBody(t, eht, i);
+            t->exception = e;
+          } else {
+            // can't find what we're supposed to catch - move on.
+            continue;
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (catchType == 0 or instanceOf(t, catchType, t->exception)) {
+          return eh;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int
+findLineNumber(Thread* t, object method, unsigned ip)
+{
+  if (methodFlags(t, method) & ACC_NATIVE) {
+    return NativeLine;
+  }
+
+  // our parameter indicates the instruction following the one we care
+  // about, so we back up first:
+  -- ip;
+
+  object code = methodCode(t, method);
+  object lnt = codeLineNumberTable(t, code);
+  if (lnt) {
+    unsigned bottom = 0;
+    unsigned top = lineNumberTableLength(t, lnt);
+    for (unsigned span = top - bottom; span; span = top - bottom) {
+      unsigned middle = bottom + (span / 2);
+      LineNumber* ln = lineNumberTableBody(t, lnt, middle);
+
+      if (ip >= lineNumberIp(ln)
+          and (middle + 1 == lineNumberTableLength(t, lnt)
+               or ip < lineNumberIp(lineNumberTableBody(t, lnt, middle + 1))))
+      {
+        return lineNumberLine(ln);
+      } else if (ip < lineNumberIp(ln)) {
+        top = middle;
+      } else if (ip > lineNumberIp(ln)) {
+        bottom = middle + 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    abort(t);
+  } else {
+    return UnknownLine;
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace vm
diff --git a/src/process.h b/src/process.h
index 80bb26b658..edc648c521 100644
--- a/src/process.h
+++ b/src/process.h
@@ -124,39 +124,22 @@ findMethod(Thread* t, object method, object class_)
                    methodOffset(t, method));
 }
 
+void*
+resolveNativeMethod(Thread* t, object method, bool decorate);
+
 inline void*
 resolveNativeMethod(Thread* t, object method)
 {
-  for (System::Library* lib = t->m->firstLibrary; lib; lib = lib->next()) {
-    void* p = lib->resolve(reinterpret_cast<const char*>
-                           (&byteArrayBody(t, methodCode(t, method), 0)));
+  if (methodCode(t, method)) {
+    return pointerValue(t, methodCode(t, method));
+  } else {
+    void* p = resolveNativeMethod(t, method, false);
     if (p) {
       return p;
+    } else {
+      return resolveNativeMethod(t, method, true);
     }
-#ifdef __MINGW32__
-    else {
-      // on windows, we also try the _%s@%d variant, since the SWT
-      // libraries use it.
-
-      unsigned footprint = methodParameterFootprint(t, method) + 1;
-      if (methodFlags(t, method) & ACC_STATIC) {
-        ++ footprint;
-      }
-
-      unsigned size = byteArrayLength(t, methodCode(t, method)) + 5;
-      char buffer[size];
-      snprintf(buffer, size, "_%s@%d",
-               &byteArrayBody(t, methodCode(t, method), 0),
-               footprint * BytesPerWord);
-
-      p = lib->resolve(buffer);
-      if (p) {
-        return p;
-      }
-    }
-#endif
   }
-  return 0;
 }
 
 inline object
@@ -206,87 +189,11 @@ populateMultiArray(Thread* t, object array, int32_t* counts,
   }
 }
 
-inline ExceptionHandler*
-findExceptionHandler(Thread* t, object method, unsigned ip)
-{
-  PROTECT(t, method);
+ExceptionHandler*
+findExceptionHandler(Thread* t, object method, unsigned ip);
 
-  object eht = codeExceptionHandlerTable(t, methodCode(t, method));
-      
-  if (eht) {
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < exceptionHandlerTableLength(t, eht); ++i) {
-      ExceptionHandler* eh = exceptionHandlerTableBody(t, eht, i);
-
-      if (ip - 1 >= exceptionHandlerStart(eh)
-          and ip - 1 < exceptionHandlerEnd(eh))
-      {
-        object catchType = 0;
-        if (exceptionHandlerCatchType(eh)) {
-          object e = t->exception;
-          t->exception = 0;
-          PROTECT(t, e);
-
-          PROTECT(t, eht);
-          catchType = resolveClassInPool
-            (t, codePool(t, methodCode(t, method)),
-             exceptionHandlerCatchType(eh) - 1);
-
-          if (catchType) {
-            eh = exceptionHandlerTableBody(t, eht, i);
-            t->exception = e;
-          } else {
-            // can't find what we're supposed to catch - move on.
-            continue;
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (catchType == 0 or instanceOf(t, catchType, t->exception)) {
-          return eh;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  return 0;
-}
-
-inline int
-findLineNumber(Thread* t, object method, unsigned ip)
-{
-  if (methodFlags(t, method) & ACC_NATIVE) {
-    return NativeLine;
-  }
-
-  // our parameter indicates the instruction following the one we care
-  // about, so we back up first:
-  -- ip;
-
-  object code = methodCode(t, method);
-  object lnt = codeLineNumberTable(t, code);
-  if (lnt) {
-    unsigned bottom = 0;
-    unsigned top = lineNumberTableLength(t, lnt);
-    for (unsigned span = top - bottom; span; span = top - bottom) {
-      unsigned middle = bottom + (span / 2);
-      LineNumber* ln = lineNumberTableBody(t, lnt, middle);
-
-      if (ip >= lineNumberIp(ln)
-          and (middle + 1 == lineNumberTableLength(t, lnt)
-               or ip < lineNumberIp(lineNumberTableBody(t, lnt, middle + 1))))
-      {
-        return lineNumberLine(ln);
-      } else if (ip < lineNumberIp(ln)) {
-        top = middle;
-      } else if (ip > lineNumberIp(ln)) {
-        bottom = middle + 1;
-      }
-    }
-
-    abort(t);
-  } else {
-    return UnknownLine;
-  }
-}
+int
+findLineNumber(Thread* t, object method, unsigned ip);
 
 } // namespace vm