--- old/src/cpu/sparc/vm/sparc.ad	Fri Jul 15 19:09:48 2011
+++ new/src/cpu/sparc/vm/sparc.ad	Fri Jul 15 19:09:48 2011
@@ -2970,7 +2970,7 @@
     // Compare char[] arrays aligned to 4 bytes.
     __ char_arrays_equals(str1_reg, str2_reg, limit_reg, result_reg,
                           chr1_reg, chr2_reg, Ldone);
-    __ ba(Ldone, false);
+    __ ba(Ldone);
     __ delayed()->add(G0, 1, result_reg);
 
     // char by char compare
@@ -9198,8 +9198,7 @@
   format %{ "BA     $labl" %}
   ins_encode %{
     Label* L = $labl$$label;
-    assert(L != NULL, "need Label");
-    __ ba(*L, false);
+    __ ba(*L);
     __ delayed()->nop();
   %}
   ins_pc_relative(1);
@@ -9283,7 +9282,6 @@
   format %{ "BP$cmp  $pcc,$labl" %}
   ins_encode %{
     Label* L = $labl$$label;
-    assert(L != NULL, "need Label");
     Assembler::Predict predict_taken =
       cbuf.is_backward_branch(*L) ? Assembler::pt : Assembler::pn;
 
@@ -9303,7 +9301,6 @@
   format %{ "FBP$cmp $fcc,$labl" %}
   ins_encode %{
     Label* L = $labl$$label;
-    assert(L != NULL, "need Label");
     Assembler::Predict predict_taken =
       cbuf.is_backward_branch(*L) ? Assembler::pt : Assembler::pn;
 
@@ -9370,7 +9367,6 @@
   format %{ "BP$cmp   $xcc,$labl" %}
   ins_encode %{
     Label* L = $labl$$label;
-    assert(L != NULL, "need Label");
     Assembler::Predict predict_taken =
       cbuf.is_backward_branch(*L) ? Assembler::pt : Assembler::pn;