# assert(!n->pinned() || n->is_SafePointScalarObject()) failed: only SafePointScalarObject pinned node is expected here

[Vladimir Kozlov]

Christian Thalinger wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 19:24 -0700, Vladimir Kozlov wrote:
>> Christian, why you need to pin it and why you need control edge for it
>> (what dependancy it has with control graph)?
> 
> MachConstantBaseNode is the node that represents the constant table base
> address and so should be at the beginning of the method.  The control is
> C->root() and I thought it would be a good idea to pin it to this
> control.

No, it is bad idea. If you place this node far away from usage you will introduce
spillings for register which hold the value. From what I understand this node
should behave as loadConP_poll node.

Vladimir

> 
> -- Christian
>