--- old/src/hotspot/os_cpu/solaris_sparc/os_solaris_sparc.cpp	2018-11-07 15:46:22.336985678 +0100
+++ new/src/hotspot/os_cpu/solaris_sparc/os_solaris_sparc.cpp	2018-11-07 15:46:22.189987015 +0100
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
       }
 #endif  // COMPILER2
 
-      else if (sig == SIGSEGV && info->si_code > 0 && !MacroAssembler::needs_explicit_null_check((intptr_t)info->si_addr)) {
+      else if (sig == SIGSEGV && info->si_code > 0 && MacroAssembler::uses_implicit_null_check((void*)info->si_addr)) {
         // Determination of interpreter/vtable stub/compiled code null exception
         stub = SharedRuntime::continuation_for_implicit_exception(thread, pc, SharedRuntime::IMPLICIT_NULL);
       }
--- old/src/hotspot/share/asm/assembler.cpp	2018-11-07 15:46:22.738982021 +0100
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/asm/assembler.cpp	2018-11-07 15:46:22.597983304 +0100
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
     }
   }
 #endif
-  intptr_t start = (intptr_t)-cell_header_size;
+  intptr_t start = -cell_header_size;
   intptr_t end = start + region_size;
   return int_address >= start && int_address < end;
 }