Request for reviews (XS): 6863155: Server compiler generates incorrect code (x86, long, bitshift, bitmask)

[Christian Thalinger]

Tom Rodriguez wrote:
> Don't you just want to replace the existing mask with  
> 0xffffffff80000000 to test for this?  Testing separately is unneeded.

Yeah, Vladimir also asked me that question.  I wanted to do that, but I
thought it's easier to understand when kept separated.  But I think I
change it and write a good comment.

-- Christian