*** old/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp	Thu Apr 14 14:22:41 2016
--- new/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp	Thu Apr 14 14:22:41 2016

*** 3255,3270 ****
--- 3255,3270 ----
      const Register free = end;
      sub(end, obj, free);                                   // compute amount of free space
      if (var_size_in_bytes->is_valid()) {
        // size is unknown at compile time
        cmp(free, var_size_in_bytes);
!       brx(Assembler::lessUnsigned, false, Assembler::pn, slow_case); // if there is not enough space go the slow case
        delayed()->add(obj, var_size_in_bytes, end);
      } else {
        // size is known at compile time
        cmp(free, con_size_in_bytes);
!       brx(Assembler::lessUnsigned, false, Assembler::pn, slow_case); // if there is not enough space go the slow case
        delayed()->add(obj, con_size_in_bytes, end);
      }
      // Compare obj with the value at top_addr; if still equal, swap the value of
      // end with the value at top_addr. If not equal, read the value at top_addr
      // into end.