The following patch prevents build failures due to comparisons between a pointer and an integer. It has been adapted from openjdk@10. diff -u -r openjdk-9.alt/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/virtualspace.cpp openjdk-9/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/virtualspace.cpp --- openjdk-9.alt/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/virtualspace.cpp 2023-04-05 13:46:58.841965513 +0200 +++ openjdk-9/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/virtualspace.cpp 2023-04-05 13:48:43.902387837 +0200 @@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ assert(markOopDesc::encode_pointer_as_mark(&_base[size])->decode_pointer() == &_base[size], "area must be distinguishable from marks for mark-sweep"); - if (base() > 0) { + if (base() != NULL) { MemTracker::record_virtual_memory_type((address)base(), mtJavaHeap); } } diff -u -r openjdk-9.alt/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/lcm.cpp openjdk-9/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/lcm.cpp --- openjdk-9.alt/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/lcm.cpp 2023-04-05 13:46:58.849965545 +0200 +++ openjdk-9/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/lcm.cpp 2023-04-05 13:47:53.566187260 +0200 @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ // Check whether val is not-null-decoded compressed oop, // i.e. will grab into the base of the heap if it represents NULL. static bool accesses_heap_base_zone(Node *val) { - if (Universe::narrow_oop_base() > 0) { // Implies UseCompressedOops. + if (Universe::narrow_oop_base() != NULL) { // Implies UseCompressedOops. if (val && val->is_Mach()) { if (val->as_Mach()->ideal_Opcode() == Op_DecodeN) { // This assumes all Decodes with TypePtr::NotNull are matched to nodes that