--- old/src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.cpp	Sat Jun  2 20:03:56 2012
+++ new/src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.cpp	Sat Jun  2 20:03:56 2012
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@
   // Currently not supported anywhere.
   FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseFPUForSpilling, false);
 
+  MaxVectorSize = 8;
+
   assert((InteriorEntryAlignment % relocInfo::addr_unit()) == 0, "alignment is not a multiple of NOP size");
 #endif