diff -r 144b23411b51 src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp	Tue Nov 12 13:58:37 2013 +0100
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp	Tue Nov 12 13:39:41 2013 -0800
@@ -1283,12 +1283,12 @@
 
   BLOCK_COMMENT("verify_oop {");
   char buffer[64];
-#ifdef COMPILER1
+// #ifdef COMPILER1
   if (CommentedAssembly) {
     snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "verify_oop at %d", offset());
     block_comment(buffer);
   }
-#endif
+// #endif
 
   const char* real_msg = NULL;
   {
diff -r 144b23411b51 src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	Tue Nov 12 13:58:37 2013 +0100
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	Tue Nov 12 13:39:41 2013 -0800
@@ -3216,17 +3216,26 @@
   const Register Rscratch   = G3_scratch;
 
   prepare_invoke(byte_no, G5_method, Rret, G4_mtype, O0_recv);
+  __ verify_oop(O0_recv);
   __ null_check(O0_recv);
 
   // G4: MethodType object (from cpool->resolved_references[f1], if necessary)
   // G5: MH.invokeExact_MT method (from f2)
 
   // Note:  G4_mtype is already pushed (if necessary) by prepare_invoke
+  Label L_no_such_method;
 
   // do the call
+  __ load_ptr(0, G4_mtype);
+  __ br_null_short(G4_mtype, Assembler::pn, L_no_such_method);
+
   __ verify_oop(G4_mtype);
   __ profile_final_call(O4);  // FIXME: profile the LambdaForm also
   __ call_from_interpreter(Rscratch, Gargs, Rret);
+  __ bind(L_no_such_method);
+  AddressLiteral ame(StubRoutines::throw_AbstractMethodError_entry());
+  __ jump_to(ame, Rscratch);
+  __ delayed()->nop();
 }
 
 
diff -r 144b23411b51 src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp	Tue Nov 12 13:58:37 2013 +0100
+++ b/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp	Tue Nov 12 13:39:41 2013 -0800
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@
                                             basic_lock_owner_sp_offset,
                                             basic_lock_sp_offset, oop_maps);
     NOT_PRODUCT(if (nm != NULL)  nmethod_stats.note_native_nmethod(nm));
-    if (PrintAssembly && nm != NULL) {
+    if (nm != NULL && (PrintAssembly || CompilerOracle::should_print(method))) {
       Disassembler::decode(nm);
     }
   }
@@ -905,6 +905,7 @@
     || CompilerOracle::has_option_string(_method, "PrintNMethods");
   if (printnmethods || PrintDebugInfo || PrintRelocations || PrintDependencies || PrintExceptionHandlers) {
     print_nmethod(printnmethods);
+    tty->print("PRINTN: %s", _method->name_and_sig_as_C_string());
   }
 }