JVM (server) freezes in the following reproducible process.

CONFIGURATION :
  JRE : 6.0b27/5.0u2
  OS : WindowsXP(SP1, Japanese)

REPRUDUCING :
  1) Compile the following test program

=== TEST PROGRAM ===>
public class freeze extends Thread {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    (new freeze()).start();
    Thread.sleep(1000);
    System.gc();
    System.exit(0);
  }
  public void run() {
    loop();
  }

  void loop() {
    while(true){ empty();}
  }

  void empty() {}

}

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  2) Launch the command
      "java -server -Xcomp -XX:CompileOnly=freeze.loop -XX:-Inline freeze"
     You will see the program never terminate even by CTL-C, CTL-D

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