--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/assembler_sparc.inline.hpp	Wed Mar 04 09:58:39 2009 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/assembler_sparc.inline.hpp	Fri Mar 06 21:36:50 2009 -0800
@@ -455,6 +455,11 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+inline void MacroAssembler::sll_ptr( Register s1, RegisterConstant s2, Register d ) {
+  if (s2.is_register())  sll_ptr(s1, s2.as_register(), d);
+  else                   sll_ptr(s1, s2.as_constant(), d);
+}
+
 // Use the right branch for the platform
 
 inline void MacroAssembler::br( Condition c, bool a, Predict p, address d, relocInfo::relocType rt ) {