src/hotspot/share/classfile/compactHashtable.inline.hpp

@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
 template <class T, class N>
 inline Symbol* CompactHashtable<T, N>::decode_entry(CompactHashtable<Symbol*, char>* const t,
                                                     u4 offset, const char* name, int len) {
   Symbol* sym = (Symbol*)(_base_address + offset);
   if (sym->equals(name, len)) {
-    assert(sym->refcount() == -1, "must be shared");
+    assert(sym->refcount() == PERM_REFCOUNT, "must be shared");
     return sym;
   }
 
   return NULL;
 }