--- a/mx/commands.py	Sat Jan 12 00:55:09 2013 +0100
+++ b/mx/commands.py	Sat Jan 12 14:48:44 2013 +0100
@@ -944,11 +944,11 @@
         benchmarks += sanitycheck.getBootstraps()
     #SPECjvm2008
     if ('specjvm2008' in args or 'all' in args):
-        benchmarks += [sanitycheck.getSPECjvm2008([], True, 120, 120)]
+        benchmarks += [sanitycheck.getSPECjvm2008([], False, True, 120, 120)]
     else:
         specjvms = [a[12:] for a in args if a.startswith('specjvm2008:')]
         for specjvm in specjvms:
-            benchmarks += [sanitycheck.getSPECjvm2008([specjvm], True, 120, 120)]
+            benchmarks += [sanitycheck.getSPECjvm2008([specjvm], False, True, 120, 120)]
             
     if ('specjbb2005' in args or 'all' in args):
         benchmarks += [sanitycheck.getSPECjbb2005()]
@@ -966,16 +966,20 @@
 def specjvm2008(args):
     """run one or all SPECjvm2008 benchmarks
 
-    All options begining with - will be passed to the vm except for -ikv -wt and -it.
+    All options begining with - will be passed to the vm except for -ikv -ict -wt and -it.
     Other options are supposed to be benchmark names and will be passed to SPECjvm2008."""
     benchArgs = [a for a in args if a[0] != '-']
     vmArgs = [a for a in args if a[0] == '-']
     wt = None
     it = None
     skipValid = False
+    skipCheck = False
     if '-v' in vmArgs:
         vmArgs.remove('-v')
         benchArgs.append('-v')
+    if '-ict' in vmArgs:
+        skipCheck = True
+        vmArgs.remove('-ict')
     if '-ikv' in vmArgs:
         skipValid = True
         vmArgs.remove('-ikv')
@@ -996,7 +1000,7 @@
         vmArgs.remove('-it')
         benchArgs.remove(args[itIdx+1])
     vm = _vm;
-    sanitycheck.getSPECjvm2008(benchArgs, skipValid, wt, it).bench(vm, opts=vmArgs)
+    sanitycheck.getSPECjvm2008(benchArgs, skipCheck, skipValid, wt, it).bench(vm, opts=vmArgs)
 
 def hsdis(args, copyToDir=None):
     """download the hsdis library

--- a/mx/sanitycheck.py	Sat Jan 12 00:55:09 2013 +0100
+++ b/mx/sanitycheck.py	Sat Jan 12 14:48:44 2013 +0100
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     classpath = ['jbb.jar', 'check.jar']
     return Test("SPECjbb2005", ['spec.jbb.JBBmain', '-propfile', 'SPECjbb.props'] + benchArgs, [success], [error], [matcher], vmOpts=['-Xms3g', '-XX:+UseSerialGC', '-cp', os.pathsep.join(classpath)], defaultCwd=specjbb2005)
     
-def getSPECjvm2008(benchArgs = [], skipKitValidation=False, warmupTime=None, iterationTime=None):
+def getSPECjvm2008(benchArgs = [], skipCheck=False, skipKitValidation=False, warmupTime=None, iterationTime=None):
     
     specjvm2008 = mx.get_env('SPECJVM2008')
     if specjvm2008 is None or not exists(join(specjvm2008, 'SPECjvm2008.jar')):
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@
         opts += ['-it', str(iterationTime)]
     if skipKitValidation:
         opts += ['-ikv']
+    if skipCheck:
+        opts += ['-ict']
     
     return Test("SPECjvm2008", ['-jar', 'SPECjvm2008.jar'] + opts + benchArgs, [success], [error], [matcher], vmOpts=['-Xms3g', '-XX:+UseSerialGC'], defaultCwd=specjvm2008)