VM.assert(false);
VM._assert(false);
    static void	freeIncDecBuffer(VM_Address addr)    {	VM.assert(false);	// not used -- bufs freed incrementally in processMutationBuffer	for (VM_Address buf = addr, nextbuf = VM_Address.zero(); !buf.isZero(); buf = nextbuf) {	    nextbuf = VM_Magic.getMemoryAddress(buf.add(INCDEC_BUFFER_NEXT_OFFSET));	    freeBuffer(buf);	    // VM_Scheduler.trace("freeIncDecBuffer" , "incDecDepth = ", --incDecDepth);	}