--- old/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp	2015-10-16 12:25:14.825380944 -0400
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp	2015-10-16 12:25:14.637375668 -0400
@@ -1486,7 +1486,11 @@
   // Compute the size of the first block
   _first_block_size = blk_labels[1].loc_pos() - blk_labels[0].loc_pos();
 
-  assert(cb->insts_size() < 500000, "method is unreasonably large");
+  // Record compilation failure and return, if method is very large.
+  if (cb->insts_size() >= 500000) {
+    C->record_failure("method is unreasonably large");
+    return;
+  }
 
 #ifdef ASSERT
   for (uint i = 0; i < nblocks; i++) { // For all blocks