diff -r ac91879aa56f -r 87a6f2df28e2 src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIR.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIR.cpp	Fri Jun 14 16:33:34 2013 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_LIR.cpp	Mon Jun 17 12:35:53 2013 -0400
@@ -201,23 +201,24 @@
 
 #ifdef ASSERT
   if (!is_pointer() && !is_illegal()) {
+    OprKind kindfield = kind_field(); // Factored out because of compiler bug, see 8002160
     switch (as_BasicType(type_field())) {
     case T_LONG:
-      assert((kind_field() == cpu_register || kind_field() == stack_value) &&
+      assert((kindfield == cpu_register || kindfield == stack_value) &&
              size_field() == double_size, "must match");
       break;
     case T_FLOAT:
       // FP return values can be also in CPU registers on ARM and PPC (softfp ABI)
-      assert((kind_field() == fpu_register || kind_field() == stack_value
-             ARM_ONLY(|| kind_field() == cpu_register)
-             PPC_ONLY(|| kind_field() == cpu_register) ) &&
+      assert((kindfield == fpu_register || kindfield == stack_value
+             ARM_ONLY(|| kindfield == cpu_register)
+             PPC_ONLY(|| kindfield == cpu_register) ) &&
              size_field() == single_size, "must match");
       break;
     case T_DOUBLE:
       // FP return values can be also in CPU registers on ARM and PPC (softfp ABI)
-      assert((kind_field() == fpu_register || kind_field() == stack_value
-             ARM_ONLY(|| kind_field() == cpu_register)
-             PPC_ONLY(|| kind_field() == cpu_register) ) &&
+      assert((kindfield == fpu_register || kindfield == stack_value
+             ARM_ONLY(|| kindfield == cpu_register)
+             PPC_ONLY(|| kindfield == cpu_register) ) &&
              size_field() == double_size, "must match");
       break;
     case T_BOOLEAN:
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@
     case T_OBJECT:
     case T_METADATA:
     case T_ARRAY:
-      assert((kind_field() == cpu_register || kind_field() == stack_value) &&
+      assert((kindfield == cpu_register || kindfield == stack_value) &&
              size_field() == single_size, "must match");
       break;