if (VM.VerifyAssertions) VM.assert(VM.NOT_REACHED); return -1;
if (VM.runningVM && VM.VerifyAssertions) VM.assert(VM.NOT_REACHED); return VM_BootRecord.the_boot_record.tocRegister;
  public static int getTocPointer() {    if (VM.VerifyAssertions) VM.assert(VM.NOT_REACHED);  // call site should have been hijacked by magic in compiler    return -1;  }