--- a/src/share/vm/opto/parse1.cpp	Thu Nov 12 19:44:32 2009 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/parse1.cpp	Tue Nov 24 15:52:43 2009 -0800
@@ -231,12 +231,13 @@
 
   // Use the raw liveness computation to make sure that unexpected
   // values don't propagate into the OSR frame.
-  MethodLivenessResult live_locals = method()->raw_liveness_at_bci(osr_bci());
+  MethodLivenessResult live_locals = method()->liveness_at_bci(osr_bci());
   if (!live_locals.is_valid()) {
     // Degenerate or breakpointed method.
     C->record_method_not_compilable("OSR in empty or breakpointed method");
     return;
   }
+  MethodLivenessResult raw_live_locals = method()->raw_liveness_at_bci(osr_bci());
 
   // Extract the needed locals from the interpreter frame.
   Node *locals_addr = basic_plus_adr(osr_buf, osr_buf, (max_locals-1)*wordSize);
@@ -316,6 +317,10 @@
         continue;
       }
     }
+    if (type->basic_type() == T_ADDRESS && !raw_live_locals.at(index)) {
+      // Skip type check for dead address locals
+      continue;
+    }
     set_local(index, check_interpreter_type(l, type, bad_type_exit));
   }