--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.graph/src/com/oracle/graal/graph/NodeStack.java	Fri Mar 13 22:35:37 2015 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2015, 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.graal.graph;
+
+public class NodeStack {
+
+    private static final int INITIAL_SIZE = 8;
+
+    protected Node[] values;
+    protected int tos;
+
+    public NodeStack() {
+        values = new Node[INITIAL_SIZE];
+    }
+
+    public void push(Node n) {
+        int newIndex = tos++;
+        int valuesLength = values.length;
+        if (newIndex >= valuesLength) {
+            Node[] newValues = new Node[valuesLength << 1];
+            System.arraycopy(values, 0, newValues, 0, valuesLength);
+            values = newValues;
+        }
+        values[newIndex] = n;
+    }
+
+    public Node pop() {
+        assert tos > 0 : "stack must be non-empty";
+        return values[--tos];
+    }
+
+    public Node peek() {
+        assert tos > 0 : "stack must be non-empty";
+        return values[tos - 1];
+    }
+
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return tos == 0;
+    }
+}

--- a/graal/com.oracle.graal.phases/src/com/oracle/graal/phases/schedule/SchedulePhase.java	Fri Mar 13 21:43:38 2015 +0100
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.phases/src/com/oracle/graal/phases/schedule/SchedulePhase.java	Fri Mar 13 22:35:37 2015 +0100
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        Stack<Node> stack = new Stack<>();
+        NodeStack stack = new NodeStack();
 
         // Start analysis with control flow ends.
         for (Block b : cfg.postOrder()) {
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        ArrayList<Node> newList = new ArrayList<>();
+        ArrayList<Node> newList = new ArrayList<>(oldList.size());
         assert oldList.get(0) == beginNode;
         unprocessed.clear(beginNode);
         newList.add(beginNode);
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
         blockToNodes.get(b).add(endNode);
     }
 
-    private static void processStack(ControlFlowGraph cfg, BlockMap<List<Node>> blockToNodes, NodeMap<Block> nodeToBlock, NodeBitMap visited, BlockMap<Boolean> floatingReads, Stack<Node> stack) {
+    private static void processStack(ControlFlowGraph cfg, BlockMap<List<Node>> blockToNodes, NodeMap<Block> nodeToBlock, NodeBitMap visited, BlockMap<Boolean> floatingReads, NodeStack stack) {
         Block startBlock = cfg.getStartBlock();
         while (!stack.isEmpty()) {
             Node current = stack.peek();