Test : hstest.0.274
TestBase : /net/alpheridies/export/VM/testbase
Mode : -Xcomp
Platform : solx86 5.8, 5.7, linux RH6.2

Steps to reproduce
1)cd /net/sqesvr/export/vsn/GammaBase/Bugs/{Bugid}
2) ksh doit {JAVA_HOME}

{OR}

set JAVA_HOME to /net/sqesvr/export/vsn/VM/merlin/weekly/jdk/latest/{OS}
and run the following command-line

${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java_g -server -Xmixed -verify -XX:+CompileTheWorld -XX:Compile
TheWorldStartAt=0 -XX:CompileTheWorldStopAt=274 -Xbootclasspath/p:/net/alpheridi
es/export/VM/testbase/src/jit/compiletheworld/jars/e-h/hstest.jar hstest.0.274


Output:
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta-b55)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 1.4beta-B55-debug, mixed mode)
VM option '+CompileTheWorld'
VM option 'CompileTheWorldStartAt=0'
VM option 'CompileTheWorldStopAt=274'
CompileTheWorld : Compiling all classes in /net/alpheridies/export/VM/testbase/src/jit/compiletheworld/jars/e-h/hstest.jar

CompileTheWorld (210) : com/mentorg/VXRef/client/State$heartBeat
CompileTheWorld (211) : com/mentorg/VXRef/client/State
B8: # B13 B9 <- N146 Freq: 0.000666637
 145 Region <== 145 46 << 145 169 80 80 >>
 80 storeL_volatile <== 145 78 77 20 <<>> #48#24 Memory: @com/mentorg/sv/SVMarkupInstance+48 * <idx=9>
 169 NullCheck <== 145 80 << 97 43 >>

#
# HotSpot Virtual Machine Error, assertion failure
# Please report this error at
# http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
#
# assert(mach->in(1) == load, "load is expected to immediately precede null check")
#
# Error ID: /net/hoti386/usr/re/hotspot/hotspot1.4/ws/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp, 536
#
# Problematic Thread: prio=5 tid=0x8139918 nid=0xb runnable
#
Dumping core....
doit[5]: 26095 Abort(coredump)

Test crashes in -Xcomp mode.