11 files changed, 205 insertions, 153 deletions

diff --git a/src/debug/daccess/nidump.cpp b/src/debug/daccess/nidump.cpp
index ebce7b4aa0..6e7370834b 100644
--- a/src/debug/daccess/nidump.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/daccess/nidump.cpp
@@ -7787,20 +7787,20 @@ void NativeImageDumper::DumpMethodDesc( PTR_MethodDesc md, PTR_Module module )
                                      MethodImpl, METHODDESCS);
 
         }
-        _ASSERTE(impl->pImplementedMD == NULL
-                 || isInRange(PTR_TO_TADDR(impl->pImplementedMD)));
-        if ((impl->pImplementedMD != NULL) && 
-            isInRange(PTR_TO_TADDR(impl->pImplementedMD)))
+        _ASSERTE(impl->pImplementedMD.IsNull()
+                 || isInRange(PTR_TO_TADDR(impl->GetImpMDsNonNull())));
+        if (!impl->pImplementedMD.IsNull() &&
+            isInRange(PTR_TO_TADDR(impl->GetImpMDsNonNull())))
         {
             DisplayWriteFieldAddress( pImplementedMD,
-                                      DataPtrToDisplay(dac_cast<TADDR>(impl->pImplementedMD)),
-                                      numSlots * sizeof(MethodDesc*),
+                                      DataPtrToDisplay(dac_cast<TADDR>(impl->GetImpMDsNonNull())),
+                                      numSlots * sizeof(RelativePointer <MethodDesc*>),
                                       MethodImpl, METHODDESCS );
         }
         else
         {
             DisplayWriteFieldPointer( pImplementedMD,
-                                      DataPtrToDisplay(dac_cast<TADDR>(impl->pImplementedMD)),
+                                      DataPtrToDisplay(dac_cast<TADDR>(impl->GetImpMDs())),
                                       MethodImpl, METHODDESCS );
         }
         DisplayEndVStructure( METHODDESCS );
@@ -7810,19 +7810,19 @@ void NativeImageDumper::DumpMethodDesc( PTR_MethodDesc md, PTR_Module module )
         DisplayStartVStructure( "StoredSigMethodDesc", METHODDESCS );
         PTR_StoredSigMethodDesc ssmd(md); 
         //display signature information.
-        if( isInRange(ssmd->m_pSig) )
+        if( isInRange(ssmd->GetSigRVA()) )
         {
-            DisplayWriteFieldAddress(m_pSig, DataPtrToDisplay(ssmd->m_pSig),
+            DisplayWriteFieldAddress(m_pSig, DataPtrToDisplay(ssmd->GetSigRVA()),
                                      ssmd->m_cSig, StoredSigMethodDesc,
                                      METHODDESCS);
         }
         else
         {
-            DisplayWriteFieldPointer(m_pSig, DataPtrToDisplay(ssmd->m_pSig),
+            DisplayWriteFieldPointer(m_pSig, DataPtrToDisplay(ssmd->GetSigRVA()),
                                      StoredSigMethodDesc, METHODDESCS);
 
         }
-        CoverageRead(TO_TADDR(ssmd->m_pSig), ssmd->m_cSig);
+        CoverageRead(TO_TADDR(ssmd->GetSigRVA()), ssmd->m_cSig);
         DisplayWriteFieldInt( m_cSig, ssmd->m_cSig,
                               StoredSigMethodDesc, METHODDESCS );
 #ifdef _WIN64
@@ -7838,10 +7838,10 @@ void NativeImageDumper::DumpMethodDesc( PTR_MethodDesc md, PTR_Module module )
     {
         PTR_DynamicMethodDesc dmd(md);
         DisplayStartVStructure( "DynamicMethodDesc", METHODDESCS );
-        WriteFieldStr( m_pszMethodName, PTR_BYTE(dmd->m_pszMethodName),
+        WriteFieldStr( m_pszMethodName, PTR_BYTE(dmd->GetMethodName()),
                        DynamicMethodDesc, METHODDESCS );
         if( !CHECK_OPT(METHODDESCS) )
-            CoverageReadString( PTR_TO_TADDR(dmd->m_pszMethodName) ); 
+            CoverageReadString( PTR_TO_TADDR(dmd->GetMethodName()) );
         DisplayWriteFieldPointer( m_pResolver,
                                   DPtrToPreferredAddr(dmd->m_pResolver),
                                   DynamicMethodDesc, METHODDESCS );
@@ -7885,10 +7885,10 @@ void NativeImageDumper::DumpMethodDesc( PTR_MethodDesc md, PTR_Module module )
                                      METHODDESCS );
 
         WriteFieldStr( m_pszEntrypointName,
-                       PTR_BYTE(TO_TADDR(nd->m_pszEntrypointName)),
+                       PTR_BYTE(dac_cast<TADDR>(ndmd->GetEntrypointName())),
                        NDirectMethodDesc::temp1, METHODDESCS );
         if( !CHECK_OPT(METHODDESCS) )
-            CoverageReadString(TO_TADDR(nd->m_pszEntrypointName));
+            CoverageReadString(dac_cast<TADDR>(ndmd->GetEntrypointName()));
         if (md->IsQCall())
         {
             DisplayWriteFieldInt( m_dwECallID,
@@ -7899,11 +7899,11 @@ void NativeImageDumper::DumpMethodDesc( PTR_MethodDesc md, PTR_Module module )
         else
         {
             WriteFieldStr( m_pszLibName,
-                           PTR_BYTE(TO_TADDR(nd->m_pszLibName)),
+                           PTR_BYTE(dac_cast<TADDR>(ndmd->GetLibNameRaw())),
                            NDirectMethodDesc::temp1, METHODDESCS );
         }
         if( !CHECK_OPT(METHODDESCS) )
-            CoverageReadString( TO_TADDR(nd->m_pszLibName) );
+            CoverageReadString( dac_cast<TADDR>(ndmd->GetLibNameRaw()) );
 
         PTR_NDirectWriteableData wnd( nd->m_pWriteableData );
         DisplayStartStructureWithOffset( m_pWriteableData,
@@ -7917,12 +7917,7 @@ void NativeImageDumper::DumpMethodDesc( PTR_MethodDesc md, PTR_Module module )
             CoverageRead( PTR_TO_TADDR(wnd), sizeof(*wnd) );
         DisplayEndStructure( METHODDESCS ); //m_pWriteableData
 
-
-#ifdef HAS_NDIRECT_IMPORT_PRECODE
-        PTR_NDirectImportThunkGlue glue(nd->m_pImportThunkGlue);
-#else
-        PTR_NDirectImportThunkGlue glue(PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(NDirectMethodDesc::temp1, nd, m_ImportThunkGlue));
-#endif
+        PTR_NDirectImportThunkGlue glue(ndmd->GetNDirectImportThunkGlue());
 
 #ifdef HAS_NDIRECT_IMPORT_PRECODE
         if (glue == NULL)
@@ -8023,7 +8018,7 @@ void NativeImageDumper::DumpMethodDesc( PTR_MethodDesc md, PTR_Module module )
             & InstantiatedMethodDesc::KindMask;
         if( kind == InstantiatedMethodDesc::SharedMethodInstantiation )
         {
-            PTR_DictionaryLayout layout(TO_TADDR(imd->m_pDictLayout));
+            PTR_DictionaryLayout layout(dac_cast<TADDR>(imd->GetDictLayoutRaw()));
             IF_OPT(METHODDESCS)
             {
                 WriteFieldDictionaryLayout( "m_pDictLayout",
@@ -8047,7 +8042,7 @@ void NativeImageDumper::DumpMethodDesc( PTR_MethodDesc md, PTR_Module module )
         else if( kind ==
                  InstantiatedMethodDesc::WrapperStubWithInstantiations )
         {
-            PTR_MethodDesc wimd(imd->m_pWrappedMethodDesc.GetValue());
+            PTR_MethodDesc wimd(imd->IMD_GetWrappedMethodDesc());
             if( wimd == NULL || !DoWriteFieldAsFixup( "m_pWrappedMethodDesc",
                                                       offsetof(InstantiatedMethodDesc, m_pWrappedMethodDesc),
                                                       fieldsize(InstantiatedMethodDesc, m_pWrappedMethodDesc),
@@ -8059,7 +8054,7 @@ void NativeImageDumper::DumpMethodDesc( PTR_MethodDesc md, PTR_Module module )
         }
         else
         {
-            _ASSERTE(imd->m_pDictLayout == NULL);
+            _ASSERTE(imd->m_pDictLayout.IsNull());
             DisplayWriteFieldPointer( m_pDictLayout, NULL,
                                       InstantiatedMethodDesc,
                                       METHODDESCS );
@@ -8075,7 +8070,7 @@ void NativeImageDumper::DumpMethodDesc( PTR_MethodDesc md, PTR_Module module )
         else if( kind == InstantiatedMethodDesc::WrapperStubWithInstantiations )
         {
             PTR_InstantiatedMethodDesc wrapped =
-                PTR_InstantiatedMethodDesc(imd->m_pWrappedMethodDesc.GetValue());
+                PTR_InstantiatedMethodDesc(imd->IMD_GetWrappedMethodDesc());
             if( CORCOMPILE_IS_POINTER_TAGGED(PTR_TO_TADDR(wrapped)) )
             {
                 /* XXX Mon 03/27/2006
@@ -8089,7 +8084,7 @@ void NativeImageDumper::DumpMethodDesc( PTR_MethodDesc md, PTR_Module module )
             else
             {
                 PTR_DictionaryLayout layout(wrapped->IsSharedByGenericMethodInstantiations()
-                                            ? TO_TADDR(wrapped->m_pDictLayout) : NULL );
+                                            ? dac_cast<TADDR>(wrapped->GetDictLayoutRaw()) : NULL );
                 dictSize = DictionaryLayout::GetFirstDictionaryBucketSize(imd->GetNumGenericMethodArgs(), 
                                                                           layout);
             }
diff --git a/src/vm/dllimport.cpp b/src/vm/dllimport.cpp
index a40754aeb4..b7807119c0 100644
--- a/src/vm/dllimport.cpp
+++ b/src/vm/dllimport.cpp
@@ -4368,8 +4368,8 @@ void NDirect::PopulateNDirectMethodDesc(NDirectMethodDesc* pNMD, PInvokeStaticSi
     else
     {
         EnsureWritablePages(&pNMD->ndirect);
-        pNMD->ndirect.m_pszLibName = szLibName;
-        pNMD->ndirect.m_pszEntrypointName = szEntryPointName;
+        pNMD->ndirect.m_pszLibName.SetValueMaybeNull(szLibName);
+        pNMD->ndirect.m_pszEntrypointName.SetValueMaybeNull(szEntryPointName);
     }
 
 #ifdef _TARGET_X86_
diff --git a/src/vm/dynamicmethod.cpp b/src/vm/dynamicmethod.cpp
index 2a61f97afd..43f4c696df 100644
--- a/src/vm/dynamicmethod.cpp
+++ b/src/vm/dynamicmethod.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ DynamicMethodDesc* DynamicMethodTable::GetDynamicMethod(BYTE *psig, DWORD sigSiz
     // the store sig part of the method desc
     pNewMD->SetStoredMethodSig((PCCOR_SIGNATURE)psig, sigSize);
     // the dynamic part of the method desc
-    pNewMD->m_pszMethodName = name;
+    pNewMD->m_pszMethodName.SetValueMaybeNull(name);
 
     pNewMD->m_dwExtendedFlags = mdPublic | mdStatic | DynamicMethodDesc::nomdLCGMethod;
 
@@ -884,16 +884,16 @@ void DynamicMethodDesc::Destroy(BOOL fDomainUnload)
     LoaderAllocator *pLoaderAllocator = GetLoaderAllocatorForCode();
 
     LOG((LF_BCL, LL_INFO1000, "Level3 - Destroying DynamicMethod {0x%p}\n", this));
-    if (m_pSig)
+    if (!m_pSig.IsNull())
     {
-        delete[] (BYTE*)m_pSig;
-        m_pSig = NULL;
+        delete[] (BYTE*)m_pSig.GetValue();
+        m_pSig.SetValueMaybeNull(NULL);
     }
     m_cSig = 0;
-    if (m_pszMethodName)
+    if (!m_pszMethodName.IsNull())
     {
-        delete[] m_pszMethodName;
-        m_pszMethodName = NULL;
+        delete[] m_pszMethodName.GetValue();
+        m_pszMethodName.SetValueMaybeNull(NULL);
     }
 
     GetLCGMethodResolver()->Destroy(fDomainUnload);
diff --git a/src/vm/genmeth.cpp b/src/vm/genmeth.cpp
index c50f806c60..d5b435bb42 100644
--- a/src/vm/genmeth.cpp
+++ b/src/vm/genmeth.cpp
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ InstantiatedMethodDesc::NewInstantiatedMethodDesc(MethodTable *pExactMT,
             {
                 if (pWrappedMD->IsSharedByGenericMethodInstantiations())
                 {
-                    pDL = pWrappedMD->AsInstantiatedMethodDesc()->m_pDictLayout;
+                    pDL = pWrappedMD->AsInstantiatedMethodDesc()->GetDictLayoutRaw();
                 }
             }
             else if (getWrappedCode)
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ void InstantiatedMethodDesc::SetupSharedMethodInstantiation(DWORD numGenericArgs
     _ASSERTE(FitsIn<WORD>(numGenericArgs));
     m_wNumGenericArgs = static_cast<WORD>(numGenericArgs);
 
-    m_pDictLayout = pDL;
+    m_pDictLayout.SetValueMaybeNull(pDL);
 
 
     _ASSERTE(IMD_IsSharedByGenericMethodInstantiations());
diff --git a/src/vm/ilstubcache.cpp b/src/vm/ilstubcache.cpp
index 95e1845e5b..4e5ce12bca 100644
--- a/src/vm/ilstubcache.cpp
+++ b/src/vm/ilstubcache.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ MethodDesc* ILStubCache::CreateNewMethodDesc(LoaderHeap* pCreationHeap, MethodTa
     pMD->SetMemberDef(0);
     pMD->SetSlot(MethodTable::NO_SLOT);       // we can't ever use the slot for dynamic methods
     // the no metadata part of the method desc
-    pMD->m_pszMethodName   = (PTR_CUTF8)"IL_STUB";
+    pMD->m_pszMethodName.SetValue((PTR_CUTF8)"IL_STUB");
     pMD->m_dwExtendedFlags = mdPublic | DynamicMethodDesc::nomdILStub;
 
     pMD->SetTemporaryEntryPoint(pMT->GetLoaderAllocator(), pamTracker);
@@ -294,11 +294,11 @@ MethodDesc* ILStubCache::CreateNewMethodDesc(LoaderHeap* pCreationHeap, MethodTa
     {
         switch(dwStubFlags)
         {
-            case ILSTUB_ARRAYOP_GET: pMD->m_pszMethodName =  (PTR_CUTF8)"IL_STUB_Array_Get";
+            case ILSTUB_ARRAYOP_GET: pMD->m_pszMethodName.SetValue((PTR_CUTF8)"IL_STUB_Array_Get");
                                              break;
-            case ILSTUB_ARRAYOP_SET: pMD->m_pszMethodName =  (PTR_CUTF8)"IL_STUB_Array_Set";
+            case ILSTUB_ARRAYOP_SET: pMD->m_pszMethodName.SetValue((PTR_CUTF8)"IL_STUB_Array_Set");
                                              break;
-            case ILSTUB_ARRAYOP_ADDRESS: pMD->m_pszMethodName =  (PTR_CUTF8)"IL_STUB_Array_Address";
+            case ILSTUB_ARRAYOP_ADDRESS: pMD->m_pszMethodName.SetValue((PTR_CUTF8)"IL_STUB_Array_Address");
                                              break;
             default: _ASSERTE(!"Unknown array il stub");
         }
@@ -306,12 +306,12 @@ MethodDesc* ILStubCache::CreateNewMethodDesc(LoaderHeap* pCreationHeap, MethodTa
     else
 #endif
     {
-        pMD->m_pszMethodName = pMD->GetILStubResolver()->GetStubMethodName();
+        pMD->m_pszMethodName.SetValue(pMD->GetILStubResolver()->GetStubMethodName());
     }
 
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG
-    pMD->m_pszDebugMethodName = pMD->m_pszMethodName;
+    pMD->m_pszDebugMethodName = RelativePointer<PTR_CUTF8>::GetValueAtPtr(PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(DynamicMethodDesc, pMD, m_pszMethodName));
     pMD->m_pszDebugClassName  = ILStubResolver::GetStubClassName(pMD);  // must be called after type is set
     pMD->m_pszDebugMethodSignature = FormatSig(pMD, pCreationHeap, pamTracker);
     pMD->m_pDebugMethodTable.SetValue(pMT);
diff --git a/src/vm/method.cpp b/src/vm/method.cpp
index c3b13aaa08..ca0ecc178d 100644
--- a/src/vm/method.cpp
+++ b/src/vm/method.cpp
@@ -2764,7 +2764,7 @@ void MethodDesc::Save(DataImage *image)
 
         if (pNewSMD->HasStoredMethodSig())
         {
-            if (!image->IsStored((void *) pNewSMD->m_pSig))
+            if (!image->IsStored((void *) pNewSMD->m_pSig.GetValueMaybeNull()))
             {
                 // Store signatures that doesn't need restore into a read only section.
                 DataImage::ItemKind sigItemKind = DataImage::ITEM_STORED_METHOD_SIG_READONLY;
@@ -2780,7 +2780,7 @@ void MethodDesc::Save(DataImage *image)
                     }
 
                     if (FixupSignatureContainingInternalTypes(image, 
-                        (PCCOR_SIGNATURE)pNewSMD->m_pSig, 
+                        (PCCOR_SIGNATURE) pNewSMD->m_pSig.GetValueMaybeNull(),
                         pNewSMD->m_cSig, 
                         true /*checkOnly if we will need to restore the signature without doing fixup*/))
                     {
@@ -2788,7 +2788,7 @@ void MethodDesc::Save(DataImage *image)
                     }
                 }
 
-                image->StoreInternedStructure((void *) pNewSMD->m_pSig,
+                image->StoreInternedStructure((void *) pNewSMD->m_pSig.GetValueMaybeNull(),
                                          pNewSMD->m_cSig,
                                          sigItemKind,
                                          1);
@@ -2809,9 +2809,9 @@ void MethodDesc::Save(DataImage *image)
     if (HasMethodInstantiation())
     {
         InstantiatedMethodDesc* pIMD = AsInstantiatedMethodDesc();
-        if (pIMD->IMD_IsSharedByGenericMethodInstantiations() && pIMD->m_pDictLayout != NULL)
+        if (pIMD->IMD_IsSharedByGenericMethodInstantiations() && !pIMD->m_pDictLayout.IsNull())
         {
-            pIMD->m_pDictLayout->Save(image);
+            pIMD->m_pDictLayout.GetValue()->Save(image);
         }
     }
     if (IsNDirect())
@@ -2887,9 +2887,10 @@ void MethodDesc::Save(DataImage *image)
     if (IsDynamicMethod())
     {
         DynamicMethodDesc *pDynMeth = AsDynamicMethodDesc();
-        if (pDynMeth->m_pszMethodName && !image->IsStored(pDynMeth->m_pszMethodName))
-            image->StoreStructure((void *) pDynMeth->m_pszMethodName,
-                                  (ULONG)(strlen(pDynMeth->m_pszMethodName) + 1),
+        if (!pDynMeth->m_pszMethodName.IsNull()
+            && !image->IsStored(pDynMeth->m_pszMethodName.GetValue()))
+            image->StoreStructure((void *) pDynMeth->m_pszMethodName.GetValue(),
+                                  (ULONG)(strlen(pDynMeth->m_pszMethodName.GetValue()) + 1),
                                   DataImage::ITEM_STORED_METHOD_NAME,
                                   1);
     }
@@ -3474,7 +3475,7 @@ MethodDesc::Fixup(
     if (IsDynamicMethod())
     {
         image->ZeroPointerField(this, offsetof(DynamicMethodDesc, m_pResolver));
-        image->FixupPointerField(this, offsetof(DynamicMethodDesc, m_pszMethodName));
+        image->FixupRelativePointerField(this, offsetof(DynamicMethodDesc, m_pszMethodName));
     }
 
     if (GetClassification() == mcInstantiated)
@@ -3490,8 +3491,8 @@ MethodDesc::Fixup(
         {
             if (pIMD->IMD_IsSharedByGenericMethodInstantiations())
             {
-                pIMD->m_pDictLayout->Fixup(image, TRUE);
-                image->FixupPointerField(this, offsetof(InstantiatedMethodDesc, m_pDictLayout));
+                pIMD->m_pDictLayout.GetValue()->Fixup(image, TRUE);
+                image->FixupRelativePointerField(this, offsetof(InstantiatedMethodDesc, m_pDictLayout));
             }
         }
 
@@ -3599,7 +3600,7 @@ MethodDesc::Fixup(
         if (!pNMD->MarshalingRequired())
         {
             // import thunk is only needed if the P/Invoke is inlinable
-            image->FixupPointerField(this, offsetof(NDirectMethodDesc, ndirect.m_pImportThunkGlue));
+            image->FixupRelativePointerField(this, offsetof(NDirectMethodDesc, ndirect.m_pImportThunkGlue));
             ((Precode*)pImportThunkGlue)->Fixup(image, this);
         }
         else
@@ -3612,8 +3613,8 @@ MethodDesc::Fixup(
 
         if (!IsQCall())
         {
-            image->FixupPointerField(this, offsetof(NDirectMethodDesc, ndirect.m_pszLibName));
-            image->FixupPointerField(this, offsetof(NDirectMethodDesc, ndirect.m_pszEntrypointName));
+            image->FixupRelativePointerField(this, offsetof(NDirectMethodDesc, ndirect.m_pszLibName));
+            image->FixupRelativePointerField(this, offsetof(NDirectMethodDesc, ndirect.m_pszEntrypointName));
         }
         
         if (image->IsStored(pNMD->ndirect.m_pStubMD.GetValueMaybeNull()))
@@ -3624,7 +3625,7 @@ MethodDesc::Fixup(
 
     if (HasStoredSig())
     {
-        image->FixupPointerField(this, offsetof(StoredSigMethodDesc, m_pSig));
+        image->FixupRelativePointerField(this, offsetof(StoredSigMethodDesc, m_pSig));
 
         // The DynamicMethodDescs used for IL stubs may have a signature that refers to
         // runtime types using ELEMENT_TYPE_INTERNAL.  We need to fixup these types here.
@@ -5357,7 +5358,7 @@ StoredSigMethodDesc::EnumMemoryRegions(CLRDataEnumMemoryFlags flags)
 {
     SUPPORTS_DAC;
     // 'this' already done, see below.
-    DacEnumMemoryRegion(m_pSig, m_cSig);
+    DacEnumMemoryRegion(GetSigRVA(), m_cSig);
 }
 
 //*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/src/vm/method.hpp b/src/vm/method.hpp
index 778ce1cc87..228ef0cd2a 100644
--- a/src/vm/method.hpp
+++ b/src/vm/method.hpp
@@ -2209,7 +2209,7 @@ class StoredSigMethodDesc : public MethodDesc
     // Put the sig RVA in here - this allows us to avoid
     // touching the method desc table when mscorlib is prejitted.
 
-    TADDR           m_pSig;
+    RelativePointer<TADDR>           m_pSig;
     DWORD           m_cSig;
 #ifdef _WIN64 
     // m_dwExtendedFlags is not used by StoredSigMethodDesc itself.
@@ -2218,10 +2218,16 @@ class StoredSigMethodDesc : public MethodDesc
     DWORD           m_dwExtendedFlags;
 #endif
 
+    TADDR GetSigRVA()
+    {
+        LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT;
+        return RelativePointer<TADDR>::GetValueMaybeNullAtPtr(PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(StoredSigMethodDesc, this, m_pSig));
+    }
+
     bool HasStoredMethodSig(void)
     {
         LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT;
-        return m_pSig != 0;
+        return !m_pSig.IsNull();
     }
     PCCOR_SIGNATURE GetStoredMethodSig(DWORD* sigLen = NULL)
     {
@@ -2232,16 +2238,16 @@ class StoredSigMethodDesc : public MethodDesc
         }
 #ifdef DACCESS_COMPILE 
         return (PCCOR_SIGNATURE)
-            DacInstantiateTypeByAddress(m_pSig, m_cSig, true);
+            DacInstantiateTypeByAddress(GetSigRVA(), m_cSig, true);
 #else // !DACCESS_COMPILE
         g_IBCLogger.LogNDirectCodeAccess(this);
-        return (PCCOR_SIGNATURE)m_pSig;
+        return (PCCOR_SIGNATURE) m_pSig.GetValueMaybeNull();
 #endif // !DACCESS_COMPILE
     }
     void SetStoredMethodSig(PCCOR_SIGNATURE sig, DWORD sigBytes)
     {
 #ifndef DACCESS_COMPILE 
-        m_pSig = (TADDR)sig;
+        m_pSig.SetValueMaybeNull((TADDR)sig);
         m_cSig = sigBytes;
 #endif // !DACCESS_COMPILE
     }
@@ -2301,7 +2307,7 @@ class DynamicMethodDesc : public StoredSigMethodDesc
 #endif
 
 protected:
-    PTR_CUTF8           m_pszMethodName;
+    RelativePointer<PTR_CUTF8>           m_pszMethodName;
     PTR_DynamicResolver m_pResolver;
 
 #ifndef _WIN64
@@ -2342,7 +2348,11 @@ public:
     inline PTR_LCGMethodResolver  GetLCGMethodResolver();
     inline PTR_ILStubResolver     GetILStubResolver();
 
-    PTR_CUTF8 GetMethodName() { LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT; return m_pszMethodName; }
+    PTR_CUTF8 GetMethodName()
+    {
+        LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT;
+        return RelativePointer<PTR_CUTF8>::GetValueMaybeNullAtPtr(PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(DynamicMethodDesc, this, m_pszMethodName));
+    }
 
     WORD GetAttrs()
     {
@@ -2567,11 +2577,11 @@ public:
         LPVOID      m_pNativeNDirectTarget;
             
         // Information about the entrypoint
-        LPCUTF8     m_pszEntrypointName;
+        RelativePointer<PTR_CUTF8>     m_pszEntrypointName;
 
         union
         {
-            LPCUTF8     m_pszLibName;
+            RelativePointer<PTR_CUTF8>     m_pszLibName;
             DWORD       m_dwECallID;    // ECallID for QCalls
         };
 
@@ -2579,7 +2589,7 @@ public:
         PTR_NDirectWriteableData    m_pWriteableData;
 
 #ifdef HAS_NDIRECT_IMPORT_PRECODE
-        PTR_NDirectImportThunkGlue  m_pImportThunkGlue;        
+        RelativePointer<PTR_NDirectImportThunkGlue> m_pImportThunkGlue;
 #else // HAS_NDIRECT_IMPORT_PRECODE
         NDirectImportThunkGlue      m_ImportThunkGlue;
 #endif // HAS_NDIRECT_IMPORT_PRECODE
@@ -2702,18 +2712,27 @@ public:
         ndirect.m_dwECallID = dwID;
     }
 
+    PTR_CUTF8 GetLibNameRaw()
+    {
+        LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT;
+
+        return RelativePointer<PTR_CUTF8>::GetValueMaybeNullAtPtr(PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(NDirectMethodDesc, this, ndirect.m_pszLibName));
+    }
+
+#ifndef DACCESS_COMPILE
     LPCUTF8 GetLibName() const
     {
         LIMITED_METHOD_CONTRACT;
 
-        return IsQCall() ? "QCall" : ndirect.m_pszLibName;
+        return IsQCall() ? "QCall" : ndirect.m_pszLibName.GetValueMaybeNull();
     }
+#endif // !DACCESS_COMPILE
 
-    LPCUTF8 GetEntrypointName() const
+    PTR_CUTF8 GetEntrypointName() const
     {
-        LIMITED_METHOD_CONTRACT;
+        LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT;
 
-        return ndirect.m_pszEntrypointName;
+        return RelativePointer<PTR_CUTF8>::GetValueMaybeNullAtPtr(PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(NDirectMethodDesc, this, ndirect.m_pszEntrypointName));
     }
 
     BOOL IsVarArgs() const
@@ -2796,14 +2815,16 @@ public:
         return ndirect.m_pWriteableData;
     }
 
-    NDirectImportThunkGlue* GetNDirectImportThunkGlue()
+    PTR_NDirectImportThunkGlue GetNDirectImportThunkGlue()
     {
-        LIMITED_METHOD_CONTRACT;
+        LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT;
+
+        TADDR base = PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(NDirectMethodDesc, this, ndirect.m_pImportThunkGlue);
 
 #ifdef HAS_NDIRECT_IMPORT_PRECODE
-        return ndirect.m_pImportThunkGlue;
+        return RelativePointer<PTR_NDirectImportThunkGlue>::GetValueAtPtr(base);
 #else
-        return &ndirect.m_ImportThunkGlue;
+        return dac_cast<PTR_NDirectImportThunkGlue>(base);
 #endif
     }
 
@@ -3277,28 +3298,37 @@ public:
     }
 #endif // FEATURE_COMINTEROP
 
+    PTR_DictionaryLayout GetDictLayoutRaw()
+    {
+        LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT;
+        return RelativePointer<PTR_DictionaryLayout>::GetValueMaybeNullAtPtr(PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(InstantiatedMethodDesc, this, m_pDictLayout));
+    }
+
+    PTR_MethodDesc IMD_GetWrappedMethodDesc()
+    {
+        LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT;
+
+        _ASSERTE(IMD_IsWrapperStubWithInstantiations());
+        return RelativePointer<PTR_MethodDesc>::GetValueAtPtr(PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(InstantiatedMethodDesc, this, m_pWrappedMethodDesc));
+    }
+
+#ifndef DACCESS_COMPILE
     // Get the dictionary layout, if there is one
     DictionaryLayout* IMD_GetDictionaryLayout()
     {
         WRAPPER_NO_CONTRACT;
         if (IMD_IsWrapperStubWithInstantiations() && IMD_HasMethodInstantiation())
-            return IMD_GetWrappedMethodDesc()->AsInstantiatedMethodDesc()->m_pDictLayout;
+        {
+            InstantiatedMethodDesc* pIMD = IMD_GetWrappedMethodDesc()->AsInstantiatedMethodDesc();
+            return pIMD->m_pDictLayout.GetValueMaybeNull();
+        }
         else
         if (IMD_IsSharedByGenericMethodInstantiations())
-            return m_pDictLayout;
+            return m_pDictLayout.GetValueMaybeNull();
         else
             return NULL;
     }
-
-    MethodDesc* IMD_GetWrappedMethodDesc()
-    {
-        LIMITED_METHOD_CONTRACT;
-
-        _ASSERTE(IMD_IsWrapperStubWithInstantiations());
-        return m_pWrappedMethodDesc.GetValue();
-    }
-
-
+#endif // !DACCESS_COMPILE
 
     // Setup the IMD as shared code
     void SetupSharedMethodInstantiation(DWORD numGenericArgs, TypeHandle *pPerInstInfo, DictionaryLayout *pDL);
@@ -3345,9 +3375,9 @@ private:
 
     friend class MethodDesc; // this fields are currently accessed by MethodDesc::Save/Restore etc.
     union {
-        DictionaryLayout * m_pDictLayout; //SharedMethodInstantiation
+        RelativePointer<PTR_DictionaryLayout> m_pDictLayout; //SharedMethodInstantiation
 
-        FixupPointer<PTR_MethodDesc> m_pWrappedMethodDesc; // For WrapperStubWithInstantiations
+        RelativeFixupPointer<PTR_MethodDesc> m_pWrappedMethodDesc; // For WrapperStubWithInstantiations
     };
 
 public: // <TODO>make private: JITinterface.cpp accesses through this </TODO>
diff --git a/src/vm/methodimpl.cpp b/src/vm/methodimpl.cpp
index 1779c2de89..c685e1c8a5 100644
--- a/src/vm/methodimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/vm/methodimpl.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ PTR_MethodDesc MethodImpl::FindMethodDesc(DWORD slot, PTR_MethodDesc defaultRetu
         return defaultReturn;
     }
 
-    PTR_MethodDesc result = pImplementedMD[slotIndex]; // The method descs are not offset by one
+    DPTR(RelativePointer<PTR_MethodDesc>) pRelPtrForSlot = GetImpMDsNonNull();
+    // The method descs are not offset by one
+    TADDR base = dac_cast<TADDR>(pRelPtrForSlot) + slotIndex * sizeof(RelativePointer<MethodDesc *>);
+    PTR_MethodDesc result = RelativePointer<PTR_MethodDesc>::GetValueMaybeNullAtPtr(base);
 
     // Prejitted images may leave NULL in this table if
     // the methoddesc is declared in another module.
@@ -98,13 +101,13 @@ MethodDesc *MethodImpl::RestoreSlot(DWORD index, MethodTable *pMT)
         NOTHROW;
         GC_NOTRIGGER;
         FORBID_FAULT;
-        PRECONDITION(CheckPointer(pdwSlots));
+        PRECONDITION(!pdwSlots.IsNull());
     }
     CONTRACTL_END
 
     MethodDesc *result;
 
-    PREFIX_ASSUME(pdwSlots != NULL);
+    PREFIX_ASSUME(!pdwSlots.IsNull());
     DWORD slot = GetSlots()[index];
 
     // Since the overridden method is in a different module, we
@@ -126,8 +129,9 @@ MethodDesc *MethodImpl::RestoreSlot(DWORD index, MethodTable *pMT)
     _ASSERTE(result != NULL);
 
     // Don't worry about races since we would all be setting the same result
-    if (EnsureWritableExecutablePagesNoThrow(&pImplementedMD[index], sizeof(pImplementedMD[index])))
-        pImplementedMD[index] = result;
+    if (EnsureWritableExecutablePagesNoThrow(&pImplementedMD.GetValue()[index],
+                                             sizeof(pImplementedMD.GetValue()[index])))
+        pImplementedMD.GetValue()[index].SetValue(result);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ void MethodImpl::SetSize(LoaderHeap *pHeap, AllocMemTracker *pamTracker, DWORD s
         THROWS;
         GC_NOTRIGGER;
         PRECONDITION(CheckPointer(this));
-        PRECONDITION(pdwSlots==NULL && pImplementedMD==NULL);
+        PRECONDITION(pdwSlots.GetValueMaybeNull()==NULL && pImplementedMD.GetValueMaybeNull()==NULL);
         INJECT_FAULT(ThrowOutOfMemory());
     } CONTRACTL_END;
 
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ void MethodImpl::SetSize(LoaderHeap *pHeap, AllocMemTracker *pamTracker, DWORD s
                                     S_SIZE_T(size) * S_SIZE_T(sizeof(DWORD)); // DWORD each for the slot numbers
 
         // MethodDesc* for each of the implemented methods
-        S_SIZE_T cbMethodDescs = S_SIZE_T(size) * S_SIZE_T(sizeof(MethodDesc *));
+        S_SIZE_T cbMethodDescs = S_SIZE_T(size) * S_SIZE_T(sizeof(RelativePointer<MethodDesc *>));
 
         // Need to align-up the slot entries so that the MethodDesc* array starts on a pointer boundary.
         cbCountAndSlots.AlignUp(sizeof(MethodDesc*));
@@ -161,29 +165,36 @@ void MethodImpl::SetSize(LoaderHeap *pHeap, AllocMemTracker *pamTracker, DWORD s
         LPBYTE pAllocData = (BYTE*)pamTracker->Track(pHeap->AllocMem(cbTotal));
 
         // Set the count and slot array
-        pdwSlots = (DWORD*)pAllocData;
+        pdwSlots.SetValue((DWORD*)pAllocData);
 
         // Set the MethodDesc* array. Make sure to adjust for alignment.
-        pImplementedMD = (MethodDesc**)ALIGN_UP(pAllocData + cbCountAndSlots.Value(), sizeof(MethodDesc*));
+        pImplementedMD.SetValue((RelativePointer<MethodDesc*> *)ALIGN_UP(pAllocData + cbCountAndSlots.Value(), sizeof(RelativePointer <MethodDesc*>)));
 
         // Store the count in the first entry
-        *pdwSlots = size;
+        *pdwSlots.GetValue() = size;
     }
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void MethodImpl::SetData(DWORD* slots, MethodDesc** md)
+void MethodImpl::SetData(DWORD* slots, RelativePointer<MethodDesc*>* md)
 {
     CONTRACTL {
         NOTHROW;
         GC_NOTRIGGER;
         PRECONDITION(CheckPointer(this));
-        PRECONDITION(CheckPointer(pdwSlots));
+        PRECONDITION(!pdwSlots.IsNull());
     } CONTRACTL_END;
 
-    DWORD dwSize = *pdwSlots;
-    memcpy(&(pdwSlots[1]), slots, dwSize*sizeof(DWORD));
-    memcpy(pImplementedMD, md, dwSize*sizeof(MethodDesc*));
+    DWORD *pdwSize = pdwSlots.GetValue();
+    DWORD dwSize = *pdwSize;
+    memcpy(&(pdwSize[1]), slots, dwSize*sizeof(DWORD));
+
+    RelativePointer<MethodDesc *> *pImplMD = pImplementedMD.GetValue();
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < dwSize; ++i)
+    {
+        pImplMD[i].SetValue(md[i].GetValue());
+    }
 }
 
 #ifdef FEATURE_NATIVE_IMAGE_GENERATION
@@ -194,10 +205,10 @@ void MethodImpl::Save(DataImage *image)
     DWORD size = GetSize();
     _ASSERTE(size > 0);
 
-    image->StoreStructure(pdwSlots, (size+1)*sizeof(DWORD),
+    image->StoreStructure(pdwSlots.GetValue(), (size+1)*sizeof(DWORD),
                                     DataImage::ITEM_METHOD_DESC_COLD,
                                     sizeof(DWORD));
-    image->StoreStructure(pImplementedMD, size*sizeof(MethodDesc*),
+    image->StoreStructure(pImplementedMD.GetValue(), size*sizeof(RelativePointer<MethodDesc*>),
                                     DataImage::ITEM_METHOD_DESC_COLD,
                                     sizeof(MethodDesc*));
 }
@@ -214,21 +225,22 @@ void MethodImpl::Fixup(DataImage *image, PVOID p, SSIZE_T offset)
         // <TODO> Why not use FixupMethodDescPointer? </TODO>
         // <TODO> Does it matter if the MethodDesc needs a restore? </TODO>              
 
-        MethodDesc * pMD = pImplementedMD[iMD];
+        RelativePointer<MethodDesc *> *pRelPtr = pImplementedMD.GetValue();
+        MethodDesc * pMD = pRelPtr[iMD].GetValueMaybeNull();
 
         if (image->CanEagerBindToMethodDesc(pMD) &&
             image->CanHardBindToZapModule(pMD->GetLoaderModule()))
         {
-            image->FixupPointerField(pImplementedMD, iMD * sizeof(MethodDesc *));
+            image->FixupRelativePointerField(pImplementedMD.GetValue(), iMD * sizeof(RelativePointer<MethodDesc *>));
         }
         else
         {
-            image->ZeroPointerField(pImplementedMD, iMD * sizeof(MethodDesc *));
+            image->ZeroPointerField(pImplementedMD.GetValue(), iMD * sizeof(RelativePointer<MethodDesc *>));
         }
     }
 
-    image->FixupPointerField(p, offset + offsetof(MethodImpl, pdwSlots));
-    image->FixupPointerField(p, offset + offsetof(MethodImpl, pImplementedMD));
+    image->FixupRelativePointerField(p, offset + offsetof(MethodImpl, pdwSlots));
+    image->FixupRelativePointerField(p, offset + offsetof(MethodImpl, pImplementedMD));
 }
 
 #endif // FEATURE_NATIVE_IMAGE_GENERATION
@@ -247,19 +259,20 @@ MethodImpl::EnumMemoryRegions(CLRDataEnumMemoryFlags flags)
     // 'this' memory should already be enumerated as
     // part of the base MethodDesc.
 
-    if (pdwSlots.IsValid() && GetSize())
+    if (GetSlotsRaw().IsValid() && GetSize())
     {
         ULONG32 numSlots = GetSize();
-        DacEnumMemoryRegion(dac_cast<TADDR>(pdwSlots),
+        DacEnumMemoryRegion(dac_cast<TADDR>(GetSlotsRawNonNull()),
                             (numSlots + 1) * sizeof(DWORD));
 
-        if (pImplementedMD.IsValid())
+        if (GetImpMDs().IsValid())
         {
-            DacEnumMemoryRegion(dac_cast<TADDR>(pImplementedMD),
-                                numSlots * sizeof(PTR_MethodDesc));
+            DacEnumMemoryRegion(dac_cast<TADDR>(GetImpMDsNonNull()),
+                                numSlots * sizeof(RelativePointer<MethodDesc *>));
             for (DWORD i = 0; i < numSlots; i++)
             {
-                PTR_MethodDesc methodDesc = pImplementedMD[i];
+                DPTR(RelativePointer<PTR_MethodDesc>) pRelPtr = GetImpMDsNonNull();
+                PTR_MethodDesc methodDesc = pRelPtr[i].GetValueMaybeNull();
                 if (methodDesc.IsValid())
                 {
                     methodDesc->EnumMemoryRegions(flags);
diff --git a/src/vm/methodimpl.h b/src/vm/methodimpl.h
index 0646367f22..453f4ccd4d 100644
--- a/src/vm/methodimpl.h
+++ b/src/vm/methodimpl.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class MethodImpl
     friend class NativeImageDumper;
 #endif
 
-    PTR_DWORD            pdwSlots;       // Maintains the slots in sorted order, the first entry is the size
-    DPTR(PTR_MethodDesc) pImplementedMD;
+    RelativePointer<PTR_DWORD>            pdwSlots;       // Maintains the slots in sorted order, the first entry is the size
+    RelativePointer<DPTR( RelativePointer<PTR_MethodDesc> )> pImplementedMD;
 
 public:
 
@@ -49,18 +49,19 @@ public:
         inline MethodDesc *GetMethodDesc()
             { WRAPPER_NO_CONTRACT; return m_pImpl->FindMethodDesc(GetSlot(), (PTR_MethodDesc) m_pMD); }
     };
+#endif // !DACCESS_COMPILE
 
-    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    inline MethodDesc** GetImplementedMDs()
+    inline DPTR(RelativePointer<PTR_MethodDesc>) GetImpMDs()
     {
-        CONTRACTL {
-            NOTHROW;
-            GC_NOTRIGGER;
-            PRECONDITION(CheckPointer(this));
-        } CONTRACTL_END;
-        return pImplementedMD;
+        LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT;
+        return RelativePointer<DPTR(RelativePointer<PTR_MethodDesc>)>::GetValueMaybeNullAtPtr(PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(MethodImpl, this, pImplementedMD));
+    }
+
+    inline DPTR(RelativePointer<PTR_MethodDesc>) GetImpMDsNonNull()
+    {
+        LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT;
+        return RelativePointer<DPTR(RelativePointer<PTR_MethodDesc>)>::GetValueAtPtr(PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(MethodImpl, this, pImplementedMD));
     }
-#endif // !DACCESS_COMPILE
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     inline DWORD GetSize()
@@ -71,10 +72,10 @@ public:
             PRECONDITION(CheckPointer(this));
         } CONTRACTL_END;
 
-        if(pdwSlots == NULL)
+        if(pdwSlots.IsNull())
             return 0;
         else
-            return *pdwSlots;
+            return *GetSlotsRawNonNull();
     }
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -87,10 +88,22 @@ public:
             SUPPORTS_DAC;
         } CONTRACTL_END;
 
-        if(pdwSlots == NULL)
+        if(pdwSlots.IsNull())
             return NULL;
         else
-            return pdwSlots + 1;
+            return GetSlotsRawNonNull() + 1;
+    }
+
+    inline PTR_DWORD GetSlotsRaw()
+    {
+        LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT;
+        return RelativePointer<PTR_DWORD>::GetValueMaybeNullAtPtr(PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(MethodImpl, this, pdwSlots));
+    }
+
+    inline PTR_DWORD GetSlotsRawNonNull()
+    {
+        LIMITED_METHOD_DAC_CONTRACT;
+        return RelativePointer<PTR_DWORD>::GetValueAtPtr(PTR_HOST_MEMBER_TADDR(MethodImpl, this, pdwSlots));
     }
 
 #ifndef DACCESS_COMPILE 
@@ -99,7 +112,7 @@ public:
     void SetSize(LoaderHeap *pHeap, AllocMemTracker *pamTracker, DWORD size);
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    void SetData(DWORD* slots, MethodDesc** md);
+    void SetData(DWORD* slots, RelativePointer<MethodDesc*> * md);
 
 #endif // !DACCESS_COMPILE
 
diff --git a/src/vm/methodtablebuilder.cpp b/src/vm/methodtablebuilder.cpp
index 5700a69f7f..01c7ce97ab 100644
--- a/src/vm/methodtablebuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/vm/methodtablebuilder.cpp
@@ -5917,8 +5917,8 @@ MethodTableBuilder::InitMethodDesc(
                 AllocateFromHighFrequencyHeap(S_SIZE_T(sizeof(NDirectWriteableData)));
 
 #ifdef HAS_NDIRECT_IMPORT_PRECODE 
-            pNewNMD->ndirect.m_pImportThunkGlue = Precode::Allocate(PRECODE_NDIRECT_IMPORT, pNewMD,
-                GetLoaderAllocator(), GetMemTracker())->AsNDirectImportPrecode();
+            pNewNMD->ndirect.m_pImportThunkGlue.SetValue(Precode::Allocate(PRECODE_NDIRECT_IMPORT, pNewMD,
+                GetLoaderAllocator(), GetMemTracker())->AsNDirectImportPrecode());
 #else // !HAS_NDIRECT_IMPORT_PRECODE
             pNewNMD->GetNDirectImportThunkGlue()->Init(pNewNMD);
 #endif // !HAS_NDIRECT_IMPORT_PRECODE
@@ -6163,7 +6163,7 @@ MethodTableBuilder::PlaceMethodImpls()
     // Allocate some temporary storage. The number of overrides for a single method impl
     // cannot be greater then the number of vtable slots.
     DWORD * slots = new (&GetThread()->m_MarshalAlloc) DWORD[bmtVT->cVirtualSlots];
-    MethodDesc ** replaced = new (&GetThread()->m_MarshalAlloc) MethodDesc*[bmtVT->cVirtualSlots];
+    RelativePointer<MethodDesc *> * replaced = new (&GetThread()->m_MarshalAlloc) RelativePointer<MethodDesc*>[bmtVT->cVirtualSlots];
 
     DWORD iEntry = 0;
     bmtMDMethod * pCurImplMethod = bmtMethodImpl->GetImplementationMethod(iEntry);
@@ -6250,7 +6250,7 @@ MethodTableBuilder::WriteMethodImplData(
     bmtMDMethod * pImplMethod, 
     DWORD         cSlots, 
     DWORD *       rgSlots, 
-    MethodDesc ** rgDeclMD)
+    RelativePointer<MethodDesc *> * rgDeclMD)
 {
     STANDARD_VM_CONTRACT;
     
@@ -6280,9 +6280,9 @@ MethodTableBuilder::WriteMethodImplData(
             {
                 if (rgSlots[j] < rgSlots[i])
                 {
-                    MethodDesc * mTmp = rgDeclMD[i];
-                    rgDeclMD[i] = rgDeclMD[j];
-                    rgDeclMD[j] = mTmp;
+                    MethodDesc * mTmp = rgDeclMD[i].GetValue();
+                    rgDeclMD[i].SetValue(rgDeclMD[j].GetValue());
+                    rgDeclMD[j].SetValue(mTmp);
 
                     DWORD sTmp = rgSlots[i];
                     rgSlots[i] = rgSlots[j];
@@ -6304,7 +6304,7 @@ MethodTableBuilder::PlaceLocalDeclaration(
     bmtMDMethod * pDecl, 
     bmtMDMethod * pImpl, 
     DWORD *       slots, 
-    MethodDesc ** replaced, 
+    RelativePointer<MethodDesc *> * replaced,
     DWORD *       pSlotIndex)
 {
     CONTRACTL
@@ -6361,7 +6361,7 @@ MethodTableBuilder::PlaceLocalDeclaration(
 
     // We implement this slot, record it
     slots[*pSlotIndex] = pDecl->GetSlotIndex();
-    replaced[*pSlotIndex] = pDecl->GetMethodDesc();
+    replaced[*pSlotIndex].SetValue(pDecl->GetMethodDesc());
 
     // increment the counter
     (*pSlotIndex)++;
@@ -6372,7 +6372,7 @@ VOID MethodTableBuilder::PlaceInterfaceDeclaration(
     bmtRTMethod *     pDecl,
     bmtMDMethod *     pImpl,
     DWORD*            slots,
-    MethodDesc**      replaced,
+    RelativePointer<MethodDesc *> *      replaced,
     DWORD*            pSlotIndex)
 {
     CONTRACTL {
@@ -6477,7 +6477,7 @@ MethodTableBuilder::PlaceParentDeclaration(
     bmtRTMethod * pDecl, 
     bmtMDMethod * pImpl, 
     DWORD *       slots, 
-    MethodDesc ** replaced, 
+    RelativePointer<MethodDesc *> * replaced,
     DWORD *       pSlotIndex)
 {
     CONTRACTL {
@@ -6522,7 +6522,7 @@ MethodTableBuilder::PlaceParentDeclaration(
 
     // We implement this slot, record it
     slots[*pSlotIndex] = pDeclMD->GetSlot();
-    replaced[*pSlotIndex] = pDeclMD;
+    replaced[*pSlotIndex].SetValue(pDeclMD);
 
     // increment the counter
     (*pSlotIndex)++;
diff --git a/src/vm/methodtablebuilder.h b/src/vm/methodtablebuilder.h
index d1c99286aa..e5043cf06d 100644
--- a/src/vm/methodtablebuilder.h
+++ b/src/vm/methodtablebuilder.h
@@ -2734,7 +2734,7 @@ private:
         bmtMDMethod *       pImplMethod,
         DWORD               cSlots,
         DWORD *             rgSlots,
-        MethodDesc **       rgDeclMD);
+        RelativePointer<MethodDesc *> *       rgDeclMD);
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Places a methodImpl pair where the decl is declared by the type being built.
@@ -2743,7 +2743,7 @@ private:
         bmtMDMethod *    pDecl,
         bmtMDMethod *    pImpl,
         DWORD*           slots,
-        MethodDesc**     replaced,
+        RelativePointer<MethodDesc *> *     replaced,
         DWORD*           pSlotIndex);
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2753,7 +2753,7 @@ private:
         bmtRTMethod *     pDecl,
         bmtMDMethod *     pImpl,
         DWORD*            slots,
-        MethodDesc**      replaced,
+        RelativePointer<MethodDesc *> *      replaced,
         DWORD*            pSlotIndex);
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2763,7 +2763,7 @@ private:
         bmtRTMethod *     pDecl,
         bmtMDMethod *     pImpl,
         DWORD*            slots,
-        MethodDesc**      replaced,
+        RelativePointer<MethodDesc *> *      replaced,
         DWORD*            pSlotIndex);
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------