To reproduce the bug, go to /net/sqesvr/export/vsn/GammaBase/Bugs/<bug id>
execute the doit ,
shubha:try2$ ./doit
VM option '+PrintInterpreter'
VM option '+PrintBytecodeHistogram'
VM option '+PrintBytecodePairHistogram'
VM option '+PrintBCIHistogram'
VM option '+PrintSignatureHandlers'
VM option '+VerifyOops'
VM option '+VerifyFPU'
VM option '+VerifyThread'
VM option '+VerifyActivationFrameSize'
VM option '+VerifyReceiver'
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM warning: PrintBCIHistogram is set, but mode is not interpreter-only.
Compiled bci's will not be recorded (use -Xint to fix mode)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM warning: Disabling ClassUnloading in order to print bci histogram
#
# HotSpot Virtual Machine Error, assertion failure
# Please report this error at
# http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
#
# assert(nbits == 32 || -(1 << nbits-1) <= x && x < ( 1 << nbits-1), "value out of range")
#
# Error ID: /net/jano.eng/export/disk05/hotspot/ws/1.3/solaris_baseline/src/cpu/sparc/vm/assembler_sparc.hpp, 942 [ Unknown ]
#
# Problematic Thread: prio=1 tid=0x3a368 nid=0x1 runnable
#
Dumping core....

Happens only with compiler1 in mixed mode only.