Name: dkC59003 Date: 07/27/99



When executing the hotspot test "nsk/regression/b4210073",
java_g of JDK 1.3L for win32 crashes as follows:

    >>>> java_g -Xcomp b4210073
    #
    # HotSpot Virtual Machine Error, assertion failure
    #
    # assert(_len >=3D 0 && _len <=3D _max, "initial_len too big")
    #
    # Error ID:=20
D:/localbuilds/hotspot_client1.3_beta1_compiler1\src\share\vm\utilities\gro=
wableArray.cpp, 23
    #
   =20
The test is written to reproduce the bug:
    #4210073: assert(m=3D=3D0 || !Klass::can_be_statically_bound(m), "perfo=
rmance bug?")
and tries to apply "invokevirtual" instruction to invoke static method.

The test "b4210073" is contained in the tests base:
    /net/sqesvr/vsn/testbase/testbase_nsk

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