--- old/src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86.cpp	Wed Oct 28 13:33:02 2009
+++ new/src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86.cpp	Wed Oct 28 13:33:02 2009
@@ -8214,6 +8214,15 @@
   }
 }
 
+// Used for storing NULLs.
+void MacroAssembler::store_heap_oop_null(Address dst) {
+  if (UseCompressedOops) {
+    movl(dst, (int32_t)NULL_WORD);
+  } else {
+    movslq(dst, (int32_t)NULL_WORD);
+  }
+}
+
 // Algorithm must match oop.inline.hpp encode_heap_oop.
 void MacroAssembler::encode_heap_oop(Register r) {
   assert (UseCompressedOops, "should be compressed");
--- old/src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86.hpp	Wed Oct 28 13:33:04 2009
+++ new/src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86.hpp	Wed Oct 28 13:33:04 2009
@@ -1682,6 +1682,17 @@
 
   void load_heap_oop(Register dst, Address src);
   void store_heap_oop(Address dst, Register src);
+
+  // This dummy is to prevent a call to store_heap_oop from
+  // converting a zero (like NULL) into a Register by giving
+  // the compiler two choices it can't resolve
+
+  void store_heap_oop(Address dst, void* dummy);
+
+  // Used for storing NULL. All other oop constants should be
+  // stored using routines that take a jobject.
+  void store_heap_oop_null(Address dst);
+
   void encode_heap_oop(Register r);
   void decode_heap_oop(Register r);
   void encode_heap_oop_not_null(Register r);
--- old/src/cpu/x86/vm/templateTable_x86_64.cpp	Wed Oct 28 13:33:06 2009
+++ new/src/cpu/x86/vm/templateTable_x86_64.cpp	Wed Oct 28 13:33:05 2009
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         }
         __ g1_write_barrier_pre(rdx, r8, rbx, val != noreg);
         if (val == noreg) {
-          __ store_heap_oop(Address(rdx, 0), NULL_WORD);
+          __ store_heap_oop_null(Address(rdx, 0));
         } else {
           __ store_heap_oop(Address(rdx, 0), val);
           __ g1_write_barrier_post(rdx, val, r8, rbx);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
     case BarrierSet::CardTableExtension:
       {
         if (val == noreg) {
-          __ store_heap_oop(obj, NULL_WORD);
+          __ store_heap_oop_null(obj);
         } else {
           __ store_heap_oop(obj, val);
           // flatten object address if needed
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     case BarrierSet::ModRef:
     case BarrierSet::Other:
       if (val == noreg) {
-        __ store_heap_oop(obj, NULL_WORD);
+        __ store_heap_oop_null(obj);
       } else {
         __ store_heap_oop(obj, val);
       }