java -version crash on V8 machine and give following assertion.
It happened on both client/server VM with latest fastdebug binary from build
archive page. (baseline,c1_baseline,c2_baseline)
$ uname -a
SunOS ionpulse 5.6 Generic_105181-23 sun4m sparc SUNW,SPARCstation-20
$ java -version
# HotSpot Virtual Machine Error, assertion failure
# Please report this error at
# http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
#
# assert(VM_Version::v9_instructions_work(), "This instruction only works on SPARC V9")
#
# Error ID: /net/jano/export/disk05/hotspot/auto/ws_jano/fpt/src/cpu/sparc/vm/assembler_sparc.hpp, 974 [ Unknown ]
#
# Problematic Thread: prio=1 tid=0x3a898 nid=0x1 runnable
#
Step to reproduce the bug:
1. Install the latest merlin JDK
2. Install the latest fastdebug binary from build archive page
3. run "java -version" or "java -server -version" on V8 machine.