--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/jvmciCodeInstaller_sparc.cpp	Fri Oct 16 13:44:47 2015 +0200
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/jvmciCodeInstaller_sparc.cpp	Fri Oct 16 14:06:20 2015 +0200
@@ -66,7 +66,21 @@
 
 void CodeInstaller::pd_patch_MetaspaceConstant(int pc_offset, Handle& constant) {
   address pc = _instructions->start() + pc_offset;
-  fatal(err_msg("unexpected inline metaspace constant at %p (+%d)", pc, pc_offset));
+  if (HotSpotMetaspaceConstantImpl::compressed(constant)) {
+#ifdef _LP64
+    NativeMovConstReg32* move = nativeMovConstReg32_at(pc);
+    narrowKlass narrowOop = record_narrow_metadata_reference(constant);
+    move->set_data((intptr_t)narrowOop);
+    TRACE_jvmci_3("relocating (narrow metaspace constant) at %p/%p", pc, narrowOop);
+#else
+    fatal("compressed Klass* on 32bit");
+#endif
+  } else {
+    NativeMovConstReg* move = nativeMovConstReg_at(pc);
+    Metadata* reference = record_metadata_reference(constant);
+    move->set_data((intptr_t)reference);
+    TRACE_jvmci_3("relocating (metaspace constant) at %p/%p", pc, reference);
+  }
 }
 
 void CodeInstaller::pd_patch_DataSectionReference(int pc_offset, int data_offset) {

--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/nativeInst_sparc.cpp	Fri Oct 16 13:44:47 2015 +0200
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/nativeInst_sparc.cpp	Fri Oct 16 14:06:20 2015 +0200
@@ -423,6 +423,67 @@
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+void NativeMovConstReg32::verify() {
+  NativeInstruction::verify();
+  // make sure code pattern is actually a "set_metadata" synthetic instruction
+  // see MacroAssembler::set_oop()
+  int i0 = long_at(sethi_offset);
+  int i1 = long_at(add_offset);
+
+  // verify the pattern "sethi %hi22(imm), reg ;  add reg, %lo10(imm), reg"
+  Register rd = inv_rd(i0);
+  if (!is_op2(i0, Assembler::sethi_op2) && rd != G0 ) {
+    fatal("not a set_metadata");
+  }
+}
+
+
+void NativeMovConstReg32::print() {
+  tty->print_cr(INTPTR_FORMAT ": mov reg, " INTPTR_FORMAT, instruction_address(), data());
+}
+
+
+intptr_t NativeMovConstReg32::data() const {
+  return data32(long_at(sethi_offset), long_at(add_offset));
+}
+
+
+void NativeMovConstReg32::set_data(intptr_t x) {
+  set_long_at(sethi_offset, set_data32_sethi(  long_at(sethi_offset), x));
+  set_long_at(add_offset,   set_data32_simm13( long_at(add_offset),   x));
+
+  // also store the value into an oop_Relocation cell, if any
+  CodeBlob* cb = CodeCache::find_blob(instruction_address());
+  nmethod*  nm = cb ? cb->as_nmethod_or_null() : NULL;
+  if (nm != NULL) {
+    RelocIterator iter(nm, instruction_address(), next_instruction_address());
+    oop* oop_addr = NULL;
+    Metadata** metadata_addr = NULL;
+    while (iter.next()) {
+      if (iter.type() == relocInfo::oop_type) {
+        oop_Relocation *r = iter.oop_reloc();
+        if (oop_addr == NULL) {
+          oop_addr = r->oop_addr();
+          *oop_addr = cast_to_oop(x);
+        } else {
+          assert(oop_addr == r->oop_addr(), "must be only one set-oop here");
+        }
+      }
+      if (iter.type() == relocInfo::metadata_type) {
+        metadata_Relocation *r = iter.metadata_reloc();
+        if (metadata_addr == NULL) {
+          metadata_addr = r->metadata_addr();
+          *metadata_addr = (Metadata*)x;
+        } else {
+          assert(metadata_addr == r->metadata_addr(), "must be only one set-metadata here");
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 void NativeMovConstRegPatching::verify() {
   NativeInstruction::verify();
   // Make sure code pattern is sethi/nop/add.

--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/nativeInst_sparc.hpp	Fri Oct 16 13:44:47 2015 +0200
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/nativeInst_sparc.hpp	Fri Oct 16 14:06:20 2015 +0200
@@ -520,6 +520,46 @@
 
 #endif // _LP64
 
+// An interface for accessing/manipulating 32 bit native set_metadata imm, reg instructions
+// (used to manipulate inlined data references, etc.)
+//      set_metadata imm, reg
+//      == sethi %hi22(imm), reg ;  add reg, %lo10(imm), reg
+class NativeMovConstReg32;
+inline NativeMovConstReg32* nativeMovConstReg32_at(address address);
+class NativeMovConstReg32: public NativeInstruction {
+ public:
+  enum Sparc_specific_constants {
+    sethi_offset           = 0,
+    add_offset             = 4,
+    instruction_size       = 8
+  };
+
+  address instruction_address() const       { return addr_at(0); }
+  address next_instruction_address() const  { return addr_at(instruction_size); }
+
+  // (The [set_]data accessor respects oop_type relocs also.)
+  intptr_t data() const;
+  void set_data(intptr_t x);
+
+  // report the destination register
+  Register destination() { return inv_rd(long_at(sethi_offset)); }
+
+  void  verify();
+  void  print();
+
+  // unit test stuff
+  static void test();
+
+  // Creation
+  friend inline NativeMovConstReg32* nativeMovConstReg32_at(address address) {
+    NativeMovConstReg32* test = (NativeMovConstReg32*)address;
+    #ifdef ASSERT
+      test->verify();
+    #endif
+    return test;
+  }
+};
+
 // An interface for accessing/manipulating native set_metadata imm, reg instructions.
 // (used to manipulate inlined data references, etc.)
 //      set_metadata imm, reg