diff -r 6ceb071b96de -r a8e62eed2e3e hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	Thu Apr 25 11:04:36 2013 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/compiler/compileBroker.cpp	Thu Apr 25 11:09:24 2013 -0700
@@ -1842,6 +1842,8 @@
         }
       }
     }
+    // simulate crash during compilation
+    assert(task->compile_id() != CICrashAt, "just as planned");
   }
   pop_jni_handle_block();