--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp	Fri Oct 25 11:13:11 2013 -0400
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp	Fri Oct 25 15:19:29 2013 -0400
@@ -4096,15 +4096,19 @@
 
 void MacroAssembler::encode_klass_not_null(Register r) {
   assert (UseCompressedClassPointers, "must be compressed");
-  assert(Universe::narrow_klass_base() != NULL, "narrow_klass_base should be initialized");
-  assert(r != G6_heapbase, "bad register choice");
-  set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base(), G6_heapbase);
-  sub(r, G6_heapbase, r);
-  if (Universe::narrow_klass_shift() != 0) {
-    assert (LogKlassAlignmentInBytes == Universe::narrow_klass_shift(), "decode alg wrong");
-    srlx(r, LogKlassAlignmentInBytes, r);
+  if (Universe::narrow_klass_base() != NULL) {
+    assert(r != G6_heapbase, "bad register choice");
+    set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base(), G6_heapbase);
+    sub(r, G6_heapbase, r);
+    if (Universe::narrow_klass_shift() != 0) {
+      assert (LogKlassAlignmentInBytes == Universe::narrow_klass_shift(), "decode alg wrong");
+      srlx(r, LogKlassAlignmentInBytes, r);
+    }
+    reinit_heapbase();
+  } else {
+    assert (LogKlassAlignmentInBytes == Universe::narrow_klass_shift() || Universe::narrow_klass_shift() == 0, "decode alg wrong");
+    srlx(r, Universe::narrow_klass_shift(), r);
   }
-  reinit_heapbase();
 }
 
 void MacroAssembler::encode_klass_not_null(Register src, Register dst) {
@@ -4112,11 +4116,16 @@
     encode_klass_not_null(src);
   } else {
     assert (UseCompressedClassPointers, "must be compressed");
-    assert(Universe::narrow_klass_base() != NULL, "narrow_klass_base should be initialized");
-    set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base(), dst);
-    sub(src, dst, dst);
-    if (Universe::narrow_klass_shift() != 0) {
-      srlx(dst, LogKlassAlignmentInBytes, dst);
+    if (Universe::narrow_klass_base() != NULL) {
+      set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base(), dst);
+      sub(src, dst, dst);
+      if (Universe::narrow_klass_shift() != 0) {
+        srlx(dst, LogKlassAlignmentInBytes, dst);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // shift src into dst
+      assert (LogKlassAlignmentInBytes == Universe::narrow_klass_shift() || Universe::narrow_klass_shift() == 0, "decode alg wrong");
+      srlx(src, Universe::narrow_klass_shift(), dst);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -4126,14 +4135,16 @@
 // the instructions they generate change, then this method needs to be updated.
 int MacroAssembler::instr_size_for_decode_klass_not_null() {
   assert (UseCompressedClassPointers, "only for compressed klass ptrs");
-  // set + add + set
-  int num_instrs = insts_for_internal_set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base()) + 1 +
-    insts_for_internal_set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_ptrs_base());
-  if (Universe::narrow_klass_shift() == 0) {
-    return num_instrs * BytesPerInstWord;
-  } else { // sllx
-    return (num_instrs + 1) * BytesPerInstWord;
+  int num_instrs = 1;  // shift src,dst or add
+  if (Universe::narrow_klass_base() != NULL) {
+    // set + add + set
+    num_instrs += insts_for_internal_set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base()) +
+                  insts_for_internal_set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_ptrs_base());
+    if (Universe::narrow_klass_shift() != 0) {
+      num_instrs += 1;  // sllx
+    }
   }
+  return num_instrs * BytesPerInstWord;
 }
 
 // !!! If the instructions that get generated here change then function
@@ -4142,13 +4153,17 @@
   // Do not add assert code to this unless you change vtableStubs_sparc.cpp
   // pd_code_size_limit.
   assert (UseCompressedClassPointers, "must be compressed");
-  assert(Universe::narrow_klass_base() != NULL, "narrow_klass_base should be initialized");
-  assert(r != G6_heapbase, "bad register choice");
-  set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base(), G6_heapbase);
-  if (Universe::narrow_klass_shift() != 0)
-    sllx(r, LogKlassAlignmentInBytes, r);
-  add(r, G6_heapbase, r);
-  reinit_heapbase();
+  if (Universe::narrow_klass_base() != NULL) {
+    assert(r != G6_heapbase, "bad register choice");
+    set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base(), G6_heapbase);
+    if (Universe::narrow_klass_shift() != 0)
+      sllx(r, LogKlassAlignmentInBytes, r);
+    add(r, G6_heapbase, r);
+    reinit_heapbase();
+  } else {
+    assert (LogKlassAlignmentInBytes == Universe::narrow_klass_shift() || Universe::narrow_klass_shift() == 0, "decode alg wrong");
+    sllx(r, Universe::narrow_klass_shift(), r);
+  }
 }
 
 void  MacroAssembler::decode_klass_not_null(Register src, Register dst) {
@@ -4158,16 +4173,21 @@
     // Do not add assert code to this unless you change vtableStubs_sparc.cpp
     // pd_code_size_limit.
     assert (UseCompressedClassPointers, "must be compressed");
-    assert(Universe::narrow_klass_base() != NULL, "narrow_klass_base should be initialized");
-    if (Universe::narrow_klass_shift() != 0) {
-      assert((src != G6_heapbase) && (dst != G6_heapbase), "bad register choice");
-      set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base(), G6_heapbase);
-      sllx(src, LogKlassAlignmentInBytes, dst);
-      add(dst, G6_heapbase, dst);
-      reinit_heapbase();
+    if (Universe::narrow_klass_base() != NULL) {
+      if (Universe::narrow_klass_shift() != 0) {
+        assert((src != G6_heapbase) && (dst != G6_heapbase), "bad register choice");
+        set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base(), G6_heapbase);
+        sllx(src, LogKlassAlignmentInBytes, dst);
+        add(dst, G6_heapbase, dst);
+        reinit_heapbase();
+      } else {
+        set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base(), dst);
+        add(src, dst, dst);
+      }
     } else {
-      set((intptr_t)Universe::narrow_klass_base(), dst);
-      add(src, dst, dst);
+      // shift/mov src into dst.
+      assert (LogKlassAlignmentInBytes == Universe::narrow_klass_shift() || Universe::narrow_klass_shift() == 0, "decode alg wrong");
+      sllx(src, Universe::narrow_klass_shift(), dst);
     }
   }
 }