*** old/src/share/vm/libadt/dict.cpp	Mon Feb  2 17:49:27 2009
--- new/src/share/vm/libadt/dict.cpp	Mon Feb  2 17:49:27 2009

*** 344,356 ****
--- 344,359 ----
  //------------------------------Key Comparator Functions---------------------
  int32 cmpstr(const void *k1, const void *k2) {
    return strcmp((const char *)k1,(const char *)k2);
  }
  
! // Slimey cheap key comparator.
! // Cheap key comparator.
  int32 cmpkey(const void *key1, const void *key2) {
!   return (int32)((intptr_t)key1 - (intptr_t)key2);
!   if (key1 == key2) return 0;
+   intptr_t delta = (intptr_t)key1 - (intptr_t)key2;
+   if (delta > 0) return 1;
+   return -1;
  }
  
  //=============================================================================
  //------------------------------reset------------------------------------------
  // Create an iterator and initialize the first variables.