Plugin or Java VM process dies when some plug-in test cases are executed on Sparc using Netscape browser with Merlin b54.

Platform: Solaris SPARC 2.6 / 7 / 8
Browser : Netscape 4.X and NS6

This problem is seen in the following Plug-In test case;
1) HTTPS Support
   (http://sqesvr.eng.sun.com/deployment1/ws/doc/proc/JPI_https.html)
2) Netscape Object Signing Supprt
   (http://sqesvr.eng.sun.com/deployment1/ws/doc/proc/JPI_RSA.html)
3) JSObject(http://sqesvr.eng.sun.com/deployment1/ws/doc/proc/JPI_JSobject.html)
   - Automated test using JavaScript: JSObjects tests for Netscape 4.0
   - Automated test usign Tourinst: JSObject test for Netscape 4.0

To reproduce:
1. Install Netscape 4.X or NS6 and Merlin-b54
2. In case NS4.X;
   % setenv NPX_PLUGIN_PATH <jre>/plugin/sparc/ns4
   In case NS6,
   % ln -s <jre>/plugin/sparc/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji140.so <Netscape>/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji140.so
3. Launch Netscape browser and go to the URL below;
   http://sqesvr.eng.sun.com/deployment1/ws/doc/proc/JPI_https.html
4. Go to the Standard/Test case 1 and click test case in Java Web Server.
   http://kittest.eng.sun.com/https/tests/updates/GP.html
5. Certificate dialog appears.
   For a moment, JavaConsole disapears and Netscape error dialog appears.
   The following messages is displayed in Netscape error dialog;
   
   # HotSpot Virtual Machine Error, internal Error
   # Please report this error at
   # http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreports.cgi
   #
   # Error ID: 43113F2C2932215353454D424C45523F53504152430E4350500737 01
   #
   # Problematic Thread: prio=5 tid=0x9f370 nid=0xa runnable

6. To exit Netscape error dialog, click OK.
7. To exit Certificate dialog, click Cancel.
8. Click reload
9. For a momemnt, JavaConsole and Netscape error dialog appears.
   The following messages is displayed in Netscape error dialog;

   # plugin: Plugin is not enabled or Java VM process has died.

This phenomenon is not seen before Merlin b53.

<File size of javaplugin140.so>
b54: javaplugin140.so 151020 byte
b53: javaplugin140.so 151268 byte

This problem does not occur on Solaris x86, Windows and Linux.