# HG changeset patch
# User adlertz
# Date 1371595316 -7200
# Node ID 08d35fd1b5993459da1591390e7e898823fc4d0f
# Parent  87a6f2df28e2abe5bc07c373910940b1db9cc428
8001345: VM crashes with assert(n->outcnt() != 0 || C->top() == n || n->is_Proj()) failed: No dead instructions after post-alloc
Summary: Remove unnecessary LoadN / DecodeN nodes at MemBarAcquire nodes.
Reviewed-by: kvn, roland

diff -r 87a6f2df28e2 -r 08d35fd1b599 src/share/vm/opto/memnode.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/memnode.cpp	Mon Jun 17 12:35:53 2013 -0400
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/memnode.cpp	Wed Jun 19 00:41:56 2013 +0200
@@ -2930,7 +2930,9 @@
 Node *MemBarNode::Ideal(PhaseGVN *phase, bool can_reshape) {
   if (remove_dead_region(phase, can_reshape)) return this;
   // Don't bother trying to transform a dead node
-  if (in(0) && in(0)->is_top())  return NULL;
+  if (in(0) && in(0)->is_top()) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
 
   // Eliminate volatile MemBars for scalar replaced objects.
   if (can_reshape && req() == (Precedent+1)) {
@@ -2939,6 +2941,14 @@
     if ((opc == Op_MemBarAcquire || opc == Op_MemBarVolatile)) {
       // Volatile field loads and stores.
       Node* my_mem = in(MemBarNode::Precedent);
+      // The MembarAquire may keep an unused LoadNode alive through the Precedent edge
+      if ((my_mem != NULL) && (opc == Op_MemBarAcquire) && (my_mem->outcnt() == 1)) {
+        assert(my_mem->unique_out() == this, "sanity");
+        phase->hash_delete(this);
+        del_req(Precedent);
+        phase->is_IterGVN()->_worklist.push(my_mem); // remove dead node later
+        my_mem = NULL;
+      }
       if (my_mem != NULL && my_mem->is_Mem()) {
         const TypeOopPtr* t_oop = my_mem->in(MemNode::Address)->bottom_type()->isa_oopptr();
         // Check for scalar replaced object reference.