if (VM.VerifyAssertions) VM.assert( free < 100 ); if (VM.VerifyAssertions) VM.assert( VM_GCUtil.validRef( VM_Magic.objectAsAddress(referent) ) );
if (VM.VerifyAssertions) VM._assert( free < 100 ); if (VM.VerifyAssertions) VM._assert( VM_GCUtil.validRef( VM_Magic.objectAsAddress(referent) ) );
    static int newGlobalRef(Object referent) {	if (VM.VerifyAssertions) VM.assert( free < 100 );	if (VM.VerifyAssertions) VM.assert( VM_GCUtil.validRef( VM_Magic.objectAsAddress(referent) ) );	refs[ free ] = referent;	return - free++;    }