src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp

@@ -606,10 +606,14 @@
     masm.bind(fakeL);
     n->as_MachBranch()->save_label(&saveL, &save_bnum);
     n->as_MachBranch()->label_set(&fakeL, 0);
   }
   n->emit(buf, this->regalloc());
+
+  // Emitting into the scratch buffer should not fail
+  assert (!failing(), err_msg_res("Must not have pending failure. Reason is: %s", failure_reason()));
+
   if (is_branch) // Restore label.
     n->as_MachBranch()->label_set(saveL, save_bnum);
 
   // End scratch_emit_size section.
   set_in_scratch_emit_size(false);