--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/cppInterpreter_sparc.cpp	Fri Dec 07 10:55:16 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/cppInterpreter_sparc.cpp	Tue Dec 11 12:41:31 2012 -0500
@@ -582,7 +582,9 @@
   // the following temporary registers are used during frame creation
   const Register Gtmp1 = G3_scratch ;
   const Register Gtmp2 = G1_scratch;
-  const Address size_of_parameters(G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::size_of_parameters_offset()));
+  const Register RconstMethod = Gtmp1;
+  const Address constMethod(G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::const_offset()));
+  const Address size_of_parameters(RconstMethod, 0, in_bytes(ConstMethod::size_of_parameters_offset()));
 
   bool inc_counter  = UseCompiler || CountCompiledCalls;
 
@@ -618,6 +620,7 @@
   }
 #endif // ASSERT
 
+  __ ld_ptr(constMethod, RconstMethod);
   __ lduh(size_of_parameters, Gtmp1);
   __ sll(Gtmp1, LogBytesPerWord, Gtmp2);       // parameter size in bytes
   __ add(Gargs, Gtmp2, Gargs);                 // points to first local + BytesPerWord
@@ -1047,8 +1050,6 @@
   const Register Gtmp = G3_scratch;
   const Address constMethod       (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::const_offset()));
   const Address access_flags      (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::access_flags_offset()));
-  const Address size_of_parameters(G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::size_of_parameters_offset()));
-  const Address size_of_locals    (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::size_of_locals_offset()));
 
   // slop factor is two extra slots on the expression stack so that
   // we always have room to store a result when returning from a call without parameters
@@ -1066,6 +1067,9 @@
   // Now compute new frame size
 
   if (native) {
+    const Register RconstMethod = Gtmp;
+    const Address size_of_parameters(RconstMethod, 0, in_bytes(ConstMethod::size_of_parameters_offset()));
+    __ ld_ptr(constMethod, RconstMethod);
     __ lduh( size_of_parameters, Gtmp );
     __ calc_mem_param_words(Gtmp, Gtmp);     // space for native call parameters passed on the stack in words
   } else {
@@ -1236,9 +1240,13 @@
     }
     if (init_value != noreg) {
       Label clear_loop;
+      const Register RconstMethod = O1;
+      const Address size_of_parameters(RconstMethod, 0, in_bytes(ConstMethod::size_of_parameters_offset()));
+      const Address size_of_locals    (RconstMethod, 0, in_bytes(ConstMethod::size_of_locals_offset()));
 
       // NOTE: If you change the frame layout, this code will need to
       // be updated!
+      __ ld_ptr( constMethod, RconstMethod );
       __ lduh( size_of_locals, O2 );
       __ lduh( size_of_parameters, O1 );
       __ sll( O2, LogBytesPerWord, O2);
@@ -1483,13 +1491,16 @@
 //
 //  assert_different_registers(state, prev_state);
   const Register Gtmp = G3_scratch;
+  const RconstMethod = G3_scratch;
   const Register tmp = O2;
-  const Address size_of_parameters(G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::size_of_parameters_offset()));
-  const Address size_of_locals    (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::size_of_locals_offset()));
+  const Address constMethod(G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::const_offset()));
+  const Address size_of_parameters(RconstMethod, 0, in_bytes(ConstMethod::size_of_parameters_offset()));
+  const Address size_of_locals    (RconstMethod, 0, in_bytes(ConstMethod::size_of_locals_offset()));
 
+  __ ld_ptr(constMethod, RconstMethod);
   __ lduh(size_of_parameters, tmp);
-  __ sll(tmp, LogBytesPerWord, Gtmp);       // parameter size in bytes
-  __ add(args, Gtmp, Gargs);                // points to first local + BytesPerWord
+  __ sll(tmp, LogBytesPerWord, Gargs);       // parameter size in bytes
+  __ add(args, Gargs, Gargs);                // points to first local + BytesPerWord
   // NEW
   __ add(Gargs, -wordSize, Gargs);             // points to first local[0]
   // determine extra space for non-argument locals & adjust caller's SP
@@ -1541,8 +1552,6 @@
 
   const Address constMethod       (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::const_offset()));
   const Address access_flags      (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::access_flags_offset()));
-  const Address size_of_parameters(G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::size_of_parameters_offset()));
-  const Address size_of_locals    (G5_method, 0, in_bytes(Method::size_of_locals_offset()));
 
   address entry_point = __ pc();
   __ mov(G0, prevState);                                                 // no current activation
@@ -1750,7 +1759,9 @@
 
   __ ld_ptr(STATE(_result._to_call._callee), L4_scratch);                        // called method
   __ ld_ptr(STATE(_stack), L1_scratch);                                          // get top of java expr stack
-  __ lduh(L4_scratch, in_bytes(Method::size_of_parameters_offset()), L2_scratch); // get parameter size
+  // get parameter size
+  __ ld_ptr(L4_scratch, in_bytes(Method::const_offset()), L2_scratch);
+  __ lduh(L2_scratch, in_bytes(ConstMethod::size_of_parameters_offset()), L2_scratch);
   __ sll(L2_scratch, LogBytesPerWord, L2_scratch     );                           // parameter size in bytes
   __ add(L1_scratch, L2_scratch, L1_scratch);                                      // stack destination for result
   __ ld(L4_scratch, in_bytes(Method::result_index_offset()), L3_scratch); // called method result type index