--- a/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.compiler/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/gen/LIRGenerator.java	Thu Jun 09 14:56:14 2011 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.compiler/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/gen/LIRGenerator.java	Thu Jun 09 17:28:56 2011 +0200
@@ -397,6 +397,9 @@
 
         DeoptimizationStub stub = new DeoptimizationStub(state);
         deoptimizationStubs.add(stub);
+
+        emitCompare(x.node());
+        //emitBranch(x.node(), stub.label)
         throw new RuntimeException();
         //lir.branch(x.condition.negate(), stub.label, stub.info);
     }

--- a/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.compiler/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/ir/AccessField.java	Thu Jun 09 14:56:14 2011 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.compiler/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/ir/AccessField.java	Thu Jun 09 17:28:56 2011 +0200
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
         super(kind, inputCount + INPUT_COUNT, successorCount + SUCCESSOR_COUNT, graph);
         this.field = field;
         setObject(object);
+        assert field.isResolved();
+        assert field.holder().isResolved();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -93,18 +95,10 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Checks whether the class of the field of this access is loaded.
-     * @return {@code true} if the class is loaded
-     */
-    public boolean isLoaded() {
-        return field.isResolved();
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Checks whether this field is declared volatile.
      * @return {@code true} if the field is resolved and declared volatile
      */
     public boolean isVolatile() {
-        return isLoaded() && Modifier.isVolatile(field.accessFlags());
+        return Modifier.isVolatile(field.accessFlags());
     }
 }

--- a/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.compiler/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/ir/ArrayLength.java	Thu Jun 09 14:56:14 2011 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.compiler/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/ir/ArrayLength.java	Thu Jun 09 17:28:56 2011 +0200
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@
                 return length;
             }
             CiConstant constantValue = null;
-            if (array instanceof LoadField) {
-                constantValue = ((LoadField) array).constantValue();
-            } else if (array.isConstant()) {
+            if (array.isConstant()) {
                 constantValue = array.asConstant();
             }
             if (constantValue != null && constantValue.isNonNull()) {

--- a/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.compiler/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/ir/GuardNode.java	Thu Jun 09 14:56:14 2011 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.compiler/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/ir/GuardNode.java	Thu Jun 09 17:28:56 2011 +0200
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
     /**
      * The instruction that produces the object tested against null.
      */
-     public FloatingNode node() {
-        return (FloatingNode) inputs().get(super.inputCount() + INPUT_NODE);
+     public Compare node() {
+        return (Compare) inputs().get(super.inputCount() + INPUT_NODE);
     }
 
-    public FloatingNode setNode(FloatingNode n) {
-        return (FloatingNode) inputs().set(super.inputCount() + INPUT_NODE, n);
+    public Compare setNode(Compare n) {
+        return (Compare) inputs().set(super.inputCount() + INPUT_NODE, n);
     }
 
     public GuardNode(Graph graph) {

--- a/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.compiler/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/ir/LoadField.java	Thu Jun 09 14:56:14 2011 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.compiler/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/ir/LoadField.java	Thu Jun 09 17:28:56 2011 +0200
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
      */
     @Override
     public RiType exactType() {
-        RiType declaredType = declaredType();
-        return declaredType.isResolved() ? declaredType.exactType() : null;
+        RiType declared = declaredType();
+        return declared != null && declared.isResolved() ? declared.exactType() : null;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
      *
      * @return {@code null} if this load cannot be reduced to a constant
      */
-    public CiConstant constantValue() {
+    private CiConstant constantValue() {
         if (isStatic()) {
             return field.constantValue(null);
         } else if (object().isConstant()) {
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public Node copy(Graph into) {
-        LoadField x = new LoadField(null, field, into);
-        return x;
+        return new LoadField(null, field, into);
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.compiler/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/phases/LoweringPhase.java	Thu Jun 09 17:28:56 2011 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package com.oracle.max.graal.compiler.phases;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+import com.oracle.max.graal.compiler.*;
+import com.oracle.max.graal.compiler.ir.*;
+import com.oracle.max.graal.compiler.schedule.*;
+import com.oracle.max.graal.graph.*;
+
+public class LoweringPhase extends Phase {
+    @Override
+    protected void run(Graph graph) {
+        NodeMap<Node> javaBlockNodes = graph.createNodeMap();
+        NodeBitMap nodeBitMap = graph.createNodeBitMap();
+        for (Node n : graph.getNodes()) {
+            if (n instanceof FixedNode) {
+                LoweringOp op = n.lookup(LoweringOp.class);
+                if (op != null) {
+                    Node javaBlockNode = getJavaBlockNode(javaBlockNodes, n, nodeBitMap);
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Node getJavaBlockNode(NodeMap<Node> javaBlockNodes, Node n, NodeBitMap nodeBitMap) {
+        assert n instanceof FixedNode;
+        if (javaBlockNodes.get(n) == null) {
+
+            Node truePred = null;
+            int count = 0;
+            for (Node pred : n.predecessors()) {
+                if (pred instanceof FixedNode) {
+                    truePred = pred;
+                    count++;
+                }
+            }
+
+            assert count > 0;
+            if (count == 1) {
+                if (Schedule.trueSuccessorCount(truePred) == 1) {
+                    javaBlockNodes.set(n, getJavaBlockNode(javaBlockNodes, truePred, nodeBitMap));
+                } else {
+                    // Single predecessor is a split => we are our own block node.
+                    javaBlockNodes.set(n, n);
+                }
+            } else {
+                Node dominator = null;
+                for (Node pred : n.predecessors()) {
+                    if (pred instanceof FixedNode) {
+                       dominator = getCommonDominator(dominator, pred, nodeBitMap);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        assert Schedule.truePredecessorCount(javaBlockNodes.get(n)) == 1;
+        return javaBlockNodes.get(n);
+    }
+
+    private Node getCommonDominator(Node a, Node b, NodeBitMap map) {
+        if (a == null) {
+            return b;
+        }
+
+        if (b == null) {
+            return a;
+        }
+
+
+        map.clearAll();
+    }
+
+    public interface LoweringOp extends Op {
+        Node lower(Node node);
+    }
+}

--- a/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.graph/src/com/oracle/max/graal/graph/NodeBitMap.java	Thu Jun 09 14:56:14 2011 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.graph/src/com/oracle/max/graal/graph/NodeBitMap.java	Thu Jun 09 17:28:56 2011 +0200
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
         check(node);
         bitMap.clear(node.id());
     }
+    
+    public void clearAll() {
+        bitMap.clearAll();
+    }
 
     private void check(Node node) {
         assert node.graph == graph : "this node is not part of the graph";