diff -r 8fdf463085e1 -r dca455dea3a7 src/cpu/sparc/vm/stubGenerator_sparc.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/stubGenerator_sparc.cpp	Fri Dec 16 17:33:08 2011 -0500
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/stubGenerator_sparc.cpp	Tue Dec 20 12:33:05 2011 +0100
@@ -3414,6 +3414,9 @@
       generate_throw_exception("WrongMethodTypeException throw_exception",
                                CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, SharedRuntime::throw_WrongMethodTypeException),
                                G5_method_type, G3_method_handle);
+
+    // Build this early so it's available for the interpreter.
+    StubRoutines::_throw_StackOverflowError_entry          = generate_throw_exception("StackOverflowError throw_exception",           CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, SharedRuntime::throw_StackOverflowError));
   }
 
 
@@ -3427,7 +3430,6 @@
     StubRoutines::_throw_AbstractMethodError_entry         = generate_throw_exception("AbstractMethodError throw_exception",          CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, SharedRuntime::throw_AbstractMethodError));
     StubRoutines::_throw_IncompatibleClassChangeError_entry= generate_throw_exception("IncompatibleClassChangeError throw_exception", CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, SharedRuntime::throw_IncompatibleClassChangeError));
     StubRoutines::_throw_NullPointerException_at_call_entry= generate_throw_exception("NullPointerException at call throw_exception", CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, SharedRuntime::throw_NullPointerException_at_call));
-    StubRoutines::_throw_StackOverflowError_entry          = generate_throw_exception("StackOverflowError throw_exception",           CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, SharedRuntime::throw_StackOverflowError));
 
     StubRoutines::_handler_for_unsafe_access_entry =
       generate_handler_for_unsafe_access();