--- a/graal/GraalCompiler/src/com/sun/c1x/graph/GraphBuilder.java	Wed May 25 11:15:24 2011 +0200
+++ b/graal/GraalCompiler/src/com/sun/c1x/graph/GraphBuilder.java	Wed May 25 12:04:58 2011 +0200
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@
             if (n instanceof Placeholder) {
                 Placeholder p = (Placeholder) n;
 
-                if (p == graph.start().successors().get(0)) {
+                /*if (p == graph.start().successors().get(0)) {
                     // nothing to do...
-                } else if (p.blockPredecessors().size() == 0) {
+                } else*/ if (p.blockPredecessors().size() == 0) {
                     assert p.next() == null;
                     p.delete();
                 } else {
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        for (Node n : graph.getNodes()) {
+            assert !(n instanceof Placeholder);
+        }
+
+
         for (Node n : graph.getNodes()) {
             if (n instanceof FrameState) {
                 boolean delete = false;
@@ -1089,7 +1095,9 @@
             // go forward to the end of the block
             lastInstr = lastInstr.next();
         }
-        frameState.initializeFrom(((BlockBegin) syncHandler.firstInstruction).stateBefore());
+
+//        TTY.println("first instruction: " + syncHandler.firstInstruction);
+        frameState.initializeFrom(((StateSplit) syncHandler.firstInstruction).stateBefore());
 
         int bci = Instruction.SYNCHRONIZATION_ENTRY_BCI;