Following assertion occurred when running Compile The World tests in Linux-ia64 platform.

I used machine osmium to reproduce this bug.

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# To reproduce the bug:
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1. cd /net/jano.sfbay/export/disk20/GammaBase/Bugs/[bug ID]
2. edit script if needed.
3. run one of the shell scripts:
 

Error :

Running /net/jano.sfbay/export/disk20/GammaBase/Bugs/ctw/run.appserver.jar.1.ksh
*****Debug Info: java -version(-Xinternalversion)*****
VM option 'MinInliningThreshold=0'
VM option 'MaxPermSize=64m'
java version "1.4.2-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2-beta-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.4.2-beta-b11-debug, mixed mode)
java full version "1.4.2-beta-b11"
VM option 'MinInliningThreshold=0'
VM option 'MaxPermSize=64m'
Built on Dec 19 2002 19:31:46 by unknown with unknown compiler
*****Debug Info: Machine Used*****
Linux osmium.SFBay.Sun.COM 2.4.9-34smp #1 SMP Sat Jun 1 05:55:47 EDT 2002 ia64 unknown
*****Debug Info: Command Line As Follow*****
/net/vmsqe.sfbay/export/weekly/mantis/JDK/latest/linux-ia64/bin/java_g -XX:MinInliningThreshold=0 -XX:MaxPermSize=64m -Xss4m -verify -XX:-ShowMessageBoxOnError -XX:+CompileTheWorld -XX:CompileTheWorldStartAt=1 -Xbootclasspath/p:/net/vmsqe.sfbay/export/backup/testbase/CompileTheWorld/jarfiles/appserver.jar
*****Compile The World Start AT Tue Jan 7 19:26:35 PST 2003*****
VM option 'MinInliningThreshold=0'
VM option 'MaxPermSize=64m'
VM option '-ShowMessageBoxOnError'
VM option '+CompileTheWorld'
VM option 'CompileTheWorldStartAt=1'
CompileTheWorld : Compiling all classes in /net/vmsqe.sfbay.sun.com/export/backup/testbase/CompileTheWorld/jarfiles/appserver.jar

CompileTheWorld (1) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ActiveTransactionException
CompileTheWorld (2) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/admin/Permission
CompileTheWorld (3) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/admin/PermissionConstants
CompileTheWorld (4) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/admin/User
CompileTheWorld (5) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ApiExceptionHandler
CompileTheWorld (6) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ApiListIterator
CompileTheWorld (7) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ArrayOfObject
CompileTheWorld (8) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/BagOfObject
CompileTheWorld (9) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/catalog/ColumnEnumerator
CompileTheWorld (10) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/catalog/RelationalSchema
CompileTheWorld (11) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/catalog/RelationalTable
CompileTheWorld (12) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/catalog/RelationalTableColumn
CompileTheWorld (13) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/catalog/TableEnumerator
CompileTheWorld (14) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ClassMetaData
CompileTheWorld (15) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/CollectionOfObject
CompileTheWorld (16) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DArray
CompileTheWorld (17) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/Database
CompileTheWorld (18) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DatabaseAlreadyOpenException
CompileTheWorld (19) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DatabaseClassLoader
CompileTheWorld (20) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DataDomainException
CompileTheWorld (21) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DBag
CompileTheWorld (22) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DBException
CompileTheWorld (23) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DBMSException
CompileTheWorld (24) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DBRuntimeException
CompileTheWorld (25) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DBUncheckedException
CompileTheWorld (26) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DCollection
CompileTheWorld (27) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DCollectionOfObject
CompileTheWorld (28) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DeadLockException
CompileTheWorld (29) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DeleteReferencedObjectException
CompileTheWorld (30) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DList
CompileTheWorld (31) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/DSet
CompileTheWorld (32) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/Extent
CompileTheWorld (33) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ExtentInterface
CompileTheWorld (34) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/GlobalOid
CompileTheWorld (35) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/InterfaceMetaData
CompileTheWorld (36) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/InvalidAttributeNameException
CompileTheWorld (37) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/InvalidCallbackUsageException
CompileTheWorld (38) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/InvalidCallException
CompileTheWorld (39) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/InvalidClassMetaDataException
CompileTheWorld (40) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/InvalidExtentPredicateException
CompileTheWorld (41) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/JDBCSystemDependent
CompileTheWorld (42) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/JRBProperty
CompileTheWorld (43) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ListArrayOfObject
CompileTheWorld (44) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ListOfObject
CompileTheWorld (45) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/MustDisconnectException
CompileTheWorld (46) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/NoActiveTransactionException
CompileTheWorld (47) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/NoClassMetaDataException
CompileTheWorld (48) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/NoManagedExtentException
CompileTheWorld (49) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/NoOpenedDatabaseException
CompileTheWorld (50) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/NoSuchIteratorException
CompileTheWorld (51) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/NotImportedClassException
CompileTheWorld (52) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/NotSingletonExtentException
CompileTheWorld (53) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/O2SystemDependent
CompileTheWorld (54) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ObjectFaultException
CompileTheWorld (55) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ObjectNameNotFoundException
CompileTheWorld (56) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ObjectNameNotUniqueException
CompileTheWorld (57) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ODMGException
CompileTheWorld (58) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ODMGRuntimeException
CompileTheWorld (59) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/Oid
CompileTheWorld (60) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/OQLQuery$OQLScan
CompileTheWorld (61) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/OQLQuery$OQLScanOnObject
CompileTheWorld (62) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/OQLQuery$OQLScanOnStruct
CompileTheWorld (63) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/OQLQuery
CompileTheWorld (64) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/OQLQueryInterface
CompileTheWorld (65) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/PermissionException
CompileTheWorld (66) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/PersistentObject
CompileTheWorld (67) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/PersistentObjectMetaData
CompileTheWorld (68) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/POEnumerator
CompileTheWorld (69) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/RelationalSystemDependent
CompileTheWorld (70) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/SetOfObject
CompileTheWorld (71) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ShadowConstructor
CompileTheWorld (72) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/ShadowObjectException
CompileTheWorld (73) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/StringOutOfRangeException
CompileTheWorld (74) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/Struct
CompileTheWorld (75) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/SystemDependent
CompileTheWorld (76) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/SystemDependentLoader
CompileTheWorld (77) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/Transaction
CompileTheWorld (78) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/TransactionAbortedException
CompileTheWorld (79) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/TransactionException
CompileTheWorld (80) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/TransactionMustAbortException
CompileTheWorld (81) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/api/TransientObjectException
CompileTheWorld (82) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/catalog/ArrayElementTable
CompileTheWorld (83) : com/ardentsoftware/jb/catalog/ArrayElementTableMetaData
# To suppress the following error report, specify this argument
# after -XX: or in .hotspotrc: SuppressErrorAt=/parse1.cpp:807
#
# HotSpot Virtual Machine Error, assertion failure
# Please report this error at
# http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (1.4.2-beta-b11-debug mixed mode)
#
# assert(_exits.control()->is_top() || !_gvn.type(ret_phi)->empty(), "return value must be well defined")
#
# Error ID: /BUILD_AREA/jdk1.4.2/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/parse1.cpp, 807
#
# Problematic Thread: prio=1 tid=0x60000000000c2048 nid=0x3fb0 runnable
#

Heap at VM Abort:
Heap
 def new generation total 1984K, used 208K [0x2000000045920000, 0x2000000045b40000, 0x2000000046e70000)
  eden space 1792K, 11% used [0x2000000045920000, 0x2000000045954188, 0x2000000045ae0000)
  from space 192K, 0% used [0x2000000045ae0000, 0x2000000045ae0000, 0x2000000045b10000)
  to space 192K, 0% used [0x2000000045b10000, 0x2000000045b10000, 0x2000000045b40000)
 tenured generation total 1408K, used 0K [0x2000000046e70000, 0x2000000046fd0000, 0x2000000049920000)
   the space 1408K, 0% used [0x2000000046e70000, 0x2000000046e70000, 0x2000000046e70200, 0x2000000046fd0000)
 compacting perm gen total 16384K, used 2999K [0x2000000049920000, 0x200000004a920000, 0x200000004d920000)
   the space 16384K, 18% used [0x2000000049920000, 0x2000000049c0dc18, 0x2000000049c0de00, 0x200000004a920000)
Current thread is 0x2009
Dumping core ...
Exit Value 0
*****Compile The World End AT Tue Jan 7 19:28:12 PST 2003*****