--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LinearScan_sparc.hpp	Tue Sep 11 20:12:55 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/c1_LinearScan_sparc.hpp	Thu Sep 13 22:09:16 2012 +0200
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     _first_reg = pd_first_callee_saved_reg;
     _last_reg = pd_last_callee_saved_reg;
     return true;
-  } else if (cur->type() == T_INT || cur->type() == T_LONG || cur->type() == T_OBJECT || cur->type() == T_ADDRESS) {
+  } else if (cur->type() == T_INT || cur->type() == T_LONG || cur->type() == T_OBJECT || cur->type() == T_ADDRESS || cur->type() == T_METADATA) {
     _first_reg = pd_first_cpu_reg;
     _last_reg = pd_last_allocatable_cpu_reg;
     return true;