--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/coalesce.cpp	Wed Jan 25 07:03:26 2017 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/coalesce.cpp	Wed Jan 25 07:05:38 2017 +0100
@@ -292,7 +292,14 @@
               // Copy any flags as well
               _phc.clone_projs(pred, pred->end_idx(), m, copy, _phc._lrg_map);
             } else {
-              const RegMask *rm = C->matcher()->idealreg2spillmask[m->ideal_reg()];
+              int ireg = m->ideal_reg();
+              if (ireg == 0 || ireg == Op_RegFlags) {
+                assert(false, "attempted to spill a non-spillable item: %d: %s, ireg = %d, spill_type: %s",
+                       m->_idx, m->Name(), ireg, MachSpillCopyNode::spill_type(MachSpillCopyNode::PhiInput));
+                C->record_method_not_compilable("attempted to spill a non-spillable item");
+                return;
+              }
+              const RegMask *rm = C->matcher()->idealreg2spillmask[ireg];
               copy = new MachSpillCopyNode(MachSpillCopyNode::PhiInput, m, *rm, *rm);
               // Find a good place to insert.  Kinda tricky, use a subroutine
               insert_copy_with_overlap(pred,copy,phi_name,src_name);
@@ -326,7 +333,14 @@
               b->insert_node(copy, l++);
               l += _phc.clone_projs(b, l, m, copy, _phc._lrg_map);
             } else {
-              const RegMask *rm = C->matcher()->idealreg2spillmask[m->ideal_reg()];
+              int ireg = m->ideal_reg();
+              if (ireg == 0 || ireg == Op_RegFlags) {
+                assert(false, "attempted to spill a non-spillable item: %d: %s, ireg = %d, spill_type: %s",
+                       m->_idx, m->Name(), ireg, MachSpillCopyNode::spill_type(MachSpillCopyNode::TwoAddress));
+                C->record_method_not_compilable("attempted to spill a non-spillable item");
+                return;
+              }
+              const RegMask *rm = C->matcher()->idealreg2spillmask[ireg];
               copy = new MachSpillCopyNode(MachSpillCopyNode::TwoAddress, m, *rm, *rm);
               // Insert the copy in the basic block, just before us
               b->insert_node(copy, l++);
@@ -373,7 +387,14 @@
               if( k < b->_num_succs )
                 continue;     // Live out; do not pre-split
               // Split the lrg at this use
-              const RegMask *rm = C->matcher()->idealreg2spillmask[inp->ideal_reg()];
+              int ireg = inp->ideal_reg();
+              if (ireg == 0 || ireg == Op_RegFlags) {
+                assert(false, "attempted to spill a non-spillable item: %d: %s, ireg = %d, spill_type: %s",
+                       inp->_idx, inp->Name(), ireg, MachSpillCopyNode::spill_type(MachSpillCopyNode::DebugUse));
+                C->record_method_not_compilable("attempted to spill a non-spillable item");
+                return;
+              }
+              const RegMask *rm = C->matcher()->idealreg2spillmask[ireg];
               Node* copy = new MachSpillCopyNode(MachSpillCopyNode::DebugUse, inp, *rm, *rm);
               // Insert the copy in the use-def chain
               n->set_req(inpidx, copy );