--- old/src/share/vm/opto/type.cpp	Fri Jan 16 11:17:45 2009
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/type.cpp	Fri Jan 16 11:17:45 2009
@@ -3667,7 +3667,7 @@
 
 //------------------------------cast_to_ptr_type-------------------------------
 const Type *TypeKlassPtr::cast_to_ptr_type(PTR ptr) const {
-  assert(_base == OopPtr, "subclass must override cast_to_ptr_type");
+  assert(_base == KlassPtr, "subclass must override cast_to_ptr_type");
   if( ptr == _ptr ) return this;
   return make(ptr, _klass, _offset);
 }