diff -r 2a8ec427fbe1 -r 6d172e3548cb src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86_64.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86_64.cpp	Thu May 29 14:06:30 2008 -0400
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/vm/assembler_x86_64.cpp	Thu Jun 05 17:02:54 2008 -0400
@@ -5265,6 +5265,7 @@
   assert (UseCompressedOops, "should only be used for compressed headers");
   // Cannot assert, unverified entry point counts instructions (see .ad file)
   // vtableStubs also counts instructions in pd_code_size_limit.
+  // Also do not verify_oop as this is called by verify_oop.
   assert(Address::times_8 == LogMinObjAlignmentInBytes, "decode alg wrong");
   leaq(r, Address(r12_heapbase, r, Address::times_8, 0));
 }
@@ -5273,6 +5274,7 @@
   assert (UseCompressedOops, "should only be used for compressed headers");
   // Cannot assert, unverified entry point counts instructions (see .ad file)
   // vtableStubs also counts instructions in pd_code_size_limit.
+  // Also do not verify_oop as this is called by verify_oop.
   assert(Address::times_8 == LogMinObjAlignmentInBytes, "decode alg wrong");
   leaq(dst, Address(r12_heapbase, src, Address::times_8, 0));
 }