--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp	Fri Oct 12 14:06:27 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp	Wed Oct 17 12:09:32 2012 -0700
@@ -3047,9 +3047,9 @@
   case T_LONG:
   case T_DOUBLE:  return (_v._value.j == other._v._value.j);
   case T_OBJECT:
-  case T_METADATA: return (_v._metadata == other._v._metadata);
   case T_ADDRESS: return (_v._value.l == other._v._value.l);
   case T_VOID:    return (_v._value.l == other._v._value.l);  // jump-table entries
+  case T_METADATA: return (_v._metadata == other._v._metadata);
   default: ShouldNotReachHere();
   }
   return false;