--- old/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp	2015-11-19 00:58:04.030740720 -0500
+++ new/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp	2015-11-19 00:58:01.998626621 -0500
@@ -360,10 +360,10 @@
 #ifdef ASSERT
 // a hook for debugging
 static Thread* reinitialize_thread() {
-  return ThreadLocalStorage::thread();
+  return Thread::current();
 }
 #else
-#define reinitialize_thread ThreadLocalStorage::thread
+#define reinitialize_thread Thread::current
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ASSERT
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 }
 
 static Thread* verify_thread_subroutine(Thread* gthread_value) {
-  Thread* correct_value = ThreadLocalStorage::thread();
+  Thread* correct_value = Thread::current();
   guarantee(gthread_value == correct_value, "G2_thread value must be the thread");
   return correct_value;
 }