diff -r 173195ff483a -r 28372612af5e src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.hpp
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.hpp	Thu Feb 21 11:03:54 2008 -0800
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.hpp	Fri Feb 22 17:17:14 2008 -0800
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@
 
   static bool is_niagara1(int features) { return (features & niagara1_m) == niagara1_m; }
 
+  static int maximum_niagara1_processor_count() { return 32; }
+  // Returns true if the platform is in the niagara line and
+  // newer than the niagara1.
+  static bool is_niagara1_plus();
+
 public:
   // Initialization
   static void initialize();
@@ -129,4 +134,7 @@
 
   // Override the Abstract_VM_Version implementation.
   static uint page_size_count() { return is_sun4v() ? 4 : 2; }
+
+  // Calculates the number of parallel threads
+  static unsigned int calc_parallel_worker_threads();
 };