--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/deoptimization.cpp	Thu Mar 10 13:04:07 2011
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/deoptimization.cpp	Thu Mar 10 13:04:06 2011
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@
   _frame_pcs                 = frame_pcs;
   _register_block            = NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(intptr_t, RegisterMap::reg_count * 2);
   _return_type               = return_type;
+  _initial_fp                = 0;
   // PD (x86 only)
   _counter_temp              = 0;
-  _initial_fp                = 0;
   _unpack_kind               = 0;
   _sender_sp_temp            = 0;
 
@@ -459,18 +459,9 @@
                                       frame_sizes,
                                       frame_pcs,
                                       return_type);
-#if defined(IA32) || defined(AMD64)
-  // We need a way to pass fp to the unpacking code so the skeletal frames
-  // come out correct. This is only needed for x86 because of c2 using ebp
-  // as an allocatable register. So this update is useless (and harmless)
-  // on the other platforms. It would be nice to do this in a different
-  // way but even the old style deoptimization had a problem with deriving
-  // this value. NEEDS_CLEANUP
-  // Note: now that c1 is using c2's deopt blob we must do this on all
-  // x86 based platforms
-  intptr_t** fp_addr = (intptr_t**) (((address)info) + info->initial_fp_offset_in_bytes());
-  *fp_addr = array->sender().fp(); // was adapter_caller
-#endif /* IA32 || AMD64 */
+  // On some platforms, we need a way to pass fp to the unpacking code
+  // so the skeletal frames come out correct.
+  info->set_initial_fp((intptr_t) array->sender().fp());
 
   if (array->frames() > 1) {
     if (VerifyStack && TraceDeoptimization) {
--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/deoptimization.hpp	Thu Mar 10 13:04:09 2011
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/deoptimization.hpp	Thu Mar 10 13:04:08 2011
@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@
     address*  _frame_pcs;                 // Array of frame pc's, in bytes, for unrolling the stack
     intptr_t* _register_block;            // Block for storing callee-saved registers.
     BasicType _return_type;               // Tells if we have to restore double or long return value
+    intptr_t  _initial_fp;                // FP of the sender frame
     // The following fields are used as temps during the unpacking phase
     // (which is tight on registers, especially on x86). They really ought
     // to be PD variables but that involves moving this class into its own
     // file to use the pd include mechanism. Maybe in a later cleanup ...
     intptr_t  _counter_temp;              // SHOULD BE PD VARIABLE (x86 frame count temp)
-    intptr_t  _initial_fp;                // SHOULD BE PD VARIABLE (x86/c2 initial ebp)
     intptr_t  _unpack_kind;               // SHOULD BE PD VARIABLE (x86 unpack kind)
     intptr_t  _sender_sp_temp;            // SHOULD BE PD VARIABLE (x86 sender_sp)
    public:
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@
     // Returns the total size of frames
     int size_of_frames() const;
 
+    void set_initial_fp(intptr_t fp) { _initial_fp = fp; }
+
     // Accessors used by the code generator for the unpack stub.
     static int size_of_deoptimized_frame_offset_in_bytes() { return offset_of(UnrollBlock, _size_of_deoptimized_frame); }
     static int caller_adjustment_offset_in_bytes()         { return offset_of(UnrollBlock, _caller_adjustment);         }