--- old/src/os_cpu/solaris_sparc/vm/vm_version_solaris_sparc.cpp	2017-04-26 01:17:03.816692338 -0700
+++ new/src/os_cpu/solaris_sparc/vm/vm_version_solaris_sparc.cpp	2017-04-26 01:17:03.669679164 -0700
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
   // is available to us as well
   Sysinfo cpu_info(SI_CPUBRAND);
   bool use_solaris_12_api = cpu_info.valid();
-  const char* impl;
+  const char* impl = "unknown";
   int impl_m = 0;
   if (use_solaris_12_api) {
     impl = cpu_info.value();