*** old/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Thu Mar 20 11:29:03 2014
--- new/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Thu Mar 20 11:29:03 2014

*** 2067,2077 ****
--- 2067,2079 ----
  
  // Check stack pages settings
  bool Arguments::check_stack_pages()
  {
    bool status = true;
    status = status && verify_min_value(StackYellowPages, 1, "StackYellowPages");
+   // banging in compiler code needs 2 yellow page: it bangs page at
+   // StackShadowPages+1 which may be second yellow page.
+   status = status && verify_min_value(StackYellowPages, 2, "StackYellowPages");
    status = status && verify_min_value(StackRedPages, 1, "StackRedPages");
    // greater stack shadow pages can't generate instruction to bang stack
    status = status && verify_interval(StackShadowPages, 1, 50, "StackShadowPages");
    return status;
  }