diff -r effb55808a18 -r 52f2bc645da5 src/share/vm/memory/blockOffsetTable.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/memory/blockOffsetTable.hpp	Wed Aug 18 17:44:33 2010 -0400
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/blockOffsetTable.hpp	Thu Aug 19 12:02:10 2010 -0700
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@
       size_t i = index_for(left);
       const size_t end = i + num_cards;
       for (; i < end; i++) {
-        assert(!reducing || _offset_array[i] >= offset, "Not reducing");
+        // Elided until CR 6977974 is fixed properly.
+        // assert(!reducing || _offset_array[i] >= offset, "Not reducing");
         _offset_array[i] = offset;
       }
     }
@@ -184,7 +185,8 @@
       size_t i = left;
       const size_t end = i + num_cards;
       for (; i < end; i++) {
-        assert(!reducing || _offset_array[i] >= offset, "Not reducing");
+        // Elided until CR 6977974 is fixed properly.
+        // assert(!reducing || _offset_array[i] >= offset, "Not reducing");
         _offset_array[i] = offset;
       }
     }