Hotspot(IA64, linux) generates incorrect native code.

CONFIGURATION:
 JDK : 1.4.2_05
 OS : RHEL linux IA64

INVESTIGATION:
 Native code of Indirect call is generated in assembler_ia64.hpp.

--- src/cpu/ia64/vm/assembler_ia64.hpp ---
.....
inline void call(PredicateRegister qp, BranchRegister target, BranchRegister link = RP,
                   Branch_Hint = sptk, Prefetch_Hint ph = many, Cache_Hint dh = keep);
inline void call( BranchRegister target, BranchRegister link = RP,
                   Branch_Hint = sptk, Prefetch_Hint ph = many, Cache_Hint dh = keep);
....
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The caller (ex. ia64.ad) is as follows.

--- src/cpu/ia64/vm/ia64.ad ------>
.....
    __ call(as_BranchRegister($target_br$$reg));
...
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Because Branch_Hint is not specified, default value, sptk is used.

Branch hint is defined in assembler_ia64.hpp as follows.

---- src/cpu/ia64/vm/assembler_ia64.hpp --->
...
  // Branch Hints - taken, importance, prefetch
  // Note: please leave the values for sptk, spnt, dptk, dpnt unchanged!
  enum Branch_Hint {
    sptk = 0, // static taken
    spnt = 1, // static not-taken
    no_hint = 1,
    dptk = 2, // dynamic taken
    dpnt = 3 // dynamic not-taken
  };
.....
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This definition seems from Table4-52 in
"Intel Itanium Architecture Software Developer's Manual
 Volume 3: Instruction Set Reference"

However, Table4-52 is for direct call, not for indirect call.
According to "4.5.1.5 Indirect Call" in the above manual,
Table4-53 is for indirect call, which is,

  sptk = 1
  spnt = 3
  dptk = 5
  dpnt = 7

is correct value.

Because Hotspot (IA64, linux) generates native code which does not follow
IA64 instruction Format, that should be corrected.