*** old/hotspot/src/share/vm/ci/ciTypeArray.cpp	Sat Jul 27 01:53:41 2013
--- new/hotspot/src/share/vm/ci/ciTypeArray.cpp	Sat Jul 27 01:53:41 2013

*** 37,43 ****
--- 37,48 ----
  //
  // Implementation of the char_at method.
  jchar ciTypeArray::char_at(int index) {
    VM_ENTRY_MARK;
    assert(index >= 0 && index < length(), "out of range");
!   return get_typeArrayOop()->char_at(index);
!   jchar c = element_value(index).as_char();
+ #ifdef ASSERT
+   jchar d = get_typeArrayOop()->char_at(index);
+   assert(c == d, "");
+ #endif //ASSERT
+   return c;
  }