Steps to reproduce :
1) Install the JDK 1.3.1_02 from:
/java/re/jdk/1.3.1_02/promoted
2) Download the attachment "TestCase.java".
3) Compile the testcase
   <JDK1.3.1_02>/bin/javac TestCase.java
4) Execute the testcase
   <JDK1.3.1_02>/bin/java -server -Xcomp TestCase

java version "1.3.1_02-ea"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1_02-ea-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 1.3.1_02-ea-b01, compiled mode)

We get the following error:
Exception in thread "CompileThread0" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: requested 67108876

The test fails on x86 platforms (Windows 2000, Linux RedHat 7.1 and IA Solaris 8) with the -server -Xcomp flag only. The failure doesn't happen with client -Xcomp or -Xmixed and server -Xmixed. The testcase passes on 1.3.1_01, 1.3.1_01a and 1.4-b84 JDKs.