--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp	Wed Nov 09 06:14:32 2011 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp	Wed Nov 09 07:25:51 2011 -0800
@@ -346,15 +346,15 @@
 // Disconnect all useless nodes by disconnecting those at the boundary.
 void Compile::remove_useless_nodes(Unique_Node_List &useful) {
   uint next = 0;
-  while( next < useful.size() ) {
+  while (next < useful.size()) {
     Node *n = useful.at(next++);
     // Use raw traversal of out edges since this code removes out edges
     int max = n->outcnt();
-    for (int j = 0; j < max; ++j ) {
+    for (int j = 0; j < max; ++j) {
       Node* child = n->raw_out(j);
-      if( ! useful.member(child) ) {
-        assert( !child->is_top() || child != top(),
-                "If top is cached in Compile object it is in useful list");
+      if (! useful.member(child)) {
+        assert(!child->is_top() || child != top(),
+               "If top is cached in Compile object it is in useful list");
         // Only need to remove this out-edge to the useless node
         n->raw_del_out(j);
         --j;
@@ -362,7 +362,14 @@
       }
     }
     if (n->outcnt() == 1 && n->has_special_unique_user()) {
-      record_for_igvn( n->unique_out() );
+      record_for_igvn(n->unique_out());
+    }
+  }
+  // Remove useless macro and predicate opaq nodes
+  for (int i = C->macro_count()-1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    Node* n = C->macro_node(i);
+    if (!useful.member(n)) {
+      remove_macro_node(n);
     }
   }
   debug_only(verify_graph_edges(true/*check for no_dead_code*/);)
@@ -719,6 +726,7 @@
       while (_late_inlines.length() > 0) {
         CallGenerator* cg = _late_inlines.pop();
         cg->do_late_inline();
+        if (failing())  return;
       }
     }
     assert(_late_inlines.length() == 0, "should have been processed");
@@ -1691,13 +1699,20 @@
 
   // Perform escape analysis
   if (_do_escape_analysis && ConnectionGraph::has_candidates(this)) {
+    if (has_loops()) {
+      // Cleanup graph (remove dead nodes).
+      TracePhase t2("idealLoop", &_t_idealLoop, true);
+      PhaseIdealLoop ideal_loop( igvn, false, true );
+      if (major_progress()) print_method("PhaseIdealLoop before EA", 2);
+      if (failing())  return;
+    }
     TracePhase t2("escapeAnalysis", &_t_escapeAnalysis, true);
     ConnectionGraph::do_analysis(this, &igvn);
 
     if (failing())  return;
 
     igvn.optimize();
-    print_method("Iter GVN 3", 2);
+    print_method("Iter GVN after EA", 2);
 
     if (failing())  return;