diff -r be0f5226f8cd -r ce9f82507dc2 hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/frame_sparc.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/frame_sparc.cpp	Tue Sep 23 17:24:34 2014 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/frame_sparc.cpp	Wed Sep 24 12:19:07 2014 -0700
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 // constructors
 
 // Construct an unpatchable, deficient frame
-frame::frame(intptr_t* sp, unpatchable_t, address pc, CodeBlob* cb) {
+void frame::init(intptr_t* sp, address pc, CodeBlob* cb) {
 #ifdef _LP64
   assert( (((intptr_t)sp & (wordSize-1)) == 0), "frame constructor passed an invalid sp");
 #endif
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@
 #endif // ASSERT
 }
 
+frame::frame(intptr_t* sp, unpatchable_t, address pc, CodeBlob* cb) {
+  init(sp, pc, cb);
+}
+
 frame::frame(intptr_t* sp, intptr_t* younger_sp, bool younger_frame_is_interpreted) :
   _sp(sp),
   _younger_sp(younger_sp),
@@ -419,6 +423,13 @@
   }
 }
 
+#ifndef PRODUCT
+// This is a generic constructor which is only used by pns() in debug.cpp.
+frame::frame(void* sp, void* fp, void* pc) {
+  init((intptr_t*)sp, (address)pc, NULL);
+}
+#endif
+
 bool frame::is_interpreted_frame() const  {
   return Interpreter::contains(pc());
 }