src/hotspot/share/memory/archiveUtils.inline.hpp

*** 32,42 ****
--- 32,46 ----
  inline bool SharedDataRelocator<COMPACTING>::do_bit(size_t offset) {
    address* p = _patch_base + offset;
    assert(_patch_base <= p && p < _patch_end, "must be");
  
    address old_ptr = *p;
+   if (old_ptr == NULL) {
+     assert(COMPACTING, "NULL pointers should not be marked when relocating at run-time");
+   } else {
      assert(_valid_old_base <= old_ptr && old_ptr < _valid_old_end, "must be");
+   }
  
    if (COMPACTING) {
      // Start-up performance: use a template parameter to elide this block for run-time archive
      // relocation.
      assert(Arguments::is_dumping_archive(), "Don't do this during run-time archive loading!");