hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/stringopts.cpp
author never
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:24:21 -0800
changeset 4450 6d700b859b3e
child 4891 7c8755dd5bb2
permissions -rw-r--r--
6892658: C2 should optimize some stringbuilder patterns Reviewed-by: kvn, twisti

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#include "incls/_precompiled.incl"
#include "incls/_stringopts.cpp.incl"

#define __ kit.

class StringConcat : public ResourceObj {
 private:
  PhaseStringOpts*    _stringopts;
  Node*               _string_alloc;
  AllocateNode*       _begin;          // The allocation the begins the pattern
  CallStaticJavaNode* _end;            // The final call of the pattern.  Will either be
                                       // SB.toString or or String.<init>(SB.toString)
  bool                _multiple;       // indicates this is a fusion of two or more
                                       // separate StringBuilders

  Node*               _arguments;      // The list of arguments to be concatenated
  GrowableArray<int>  _mode;           // into a String along with a mode flag
                                       // indicating how to treat the value.

  Node_List           _control;        // List of control nodes that will be deleted
  Node_List           _uncommon_traps; // Uncommon traps that needs to be rewritten
                                       // to restart at the initial JVMState.
 public:
  // Mode for converting arguments to Strings
  enum {
    StringMode,
    IntMode,
    CharMode
  };

  StringConcat(PhaseStringOpts* stringopts, CallStaticJavaNode* end):
    _end(end),
    _begin(NULL),
    _multiple(false),
    _string_alloc(NULL),
    _stringopts(stringopts) {
    _arguments = new (_stringopts->C, 1) Node(1);
    _arguments->del_req(0);
  }

  bool validate_control_flow();

  void merge_add() {
#if 0
    // XXX This is place holder code for reusing an existing String
    // allocation but the logic for checking the state safety is
    // probably inadequate at the moment.
    CallProjections endprojs;
    sc->end()->extract_projections(&endprojs, false);
    if (endprojs.resproj != NULL) {
      for (SimpleDUIterator i(endprojs.resproj); i.has_next(); i.next()) {
        CallStaticJavaNode *use = i.get()->isa_CallStaticJava();
        if (use != NULL && use->method() != NULL &&
            use->method()->holder() == C->env()->String_klass() &&
            use->method()->name() == ciSymbol::object_initializer_name() &&
            use->in(TypeFunc::Parms + 1) == endprojs.resproj) {
          // Found useless new String(sb.toString()) so reuse the newly allocated String
          // when creating the result instead of allocating a new one.
          sc->set_string_alloc(use->in(TypeFunc::Parms));
          sc->set_end(use);
        }
      }
    }
#endif
  }

  StringConcat* merge(StringConcat* other, Node* arg);

  void set_allocation(AllocateNode* alloc) {
    _begin = alloc;
  }

  void append(Node* value, int mode) {
    _arguments->add_req(value);
    _mode.append(mode);
  }
  void push(Node* value, int mode) {
    _arguments->ins_req(0, value);
    _mode.insert_before(0, mode);
  }
  void push_string(Node* value) {
    push(value, StringMode);
  }
  void push_int(Node* value) {
    push(value, IntMode);
  }
  void push_char(Node* value) {
    push(value, CharMode);
  }

  Node* argument(int i) {
    return _arguments->in(i);
  }
  void set_argument(int i, Node* value) {
    _arguments->set_req(i, value);
  }
  int num_arguments() {
    return _mode.length();
  }
  int mode(int i) {
    return _mode.at(i);
  }
  void add_control(Node* ctrl) {
    assert(!_control.contains(ctrl), "only push once");
    _control.push(ctrl);
  }
  CallStaticJavaNode* end() { return _end; }
  AllocateNode* begin() { return _begin; }
  Node* string_alloc() { return _string_alloc; }

  void eliminate_unneeded_control();
  void eliminate_initialize(InitializeNode* init);
  void eliminate_call(CallNode* call);

  void maybe_log_transform() {
    CompileLog* log = _stringopts->C->log();
    if (log != NULL) {
      log->head("replace_string_concat arguments='%d' string_alloc='%d' multiple='%d'",
                num_arguments(),
                _string_alloc != NULL,
                _multiple);
      JVMState* p = _begin->jvms();
      while (p != NULL) {
        log->elem("jvms bci='%d' method='%d'", p->bci(), log->identify(p->method()));
        p = p->caller();
      }
      log->tail("replace_string_concat");
    }
  }

  void convert_uncommon_traps(GraphKit& kit, const JVMState* jvms) {
    for (uint u = 0; u < _uncommon_traps.size(); u++) {
      Node* uct = _uncommon_traps.at(u);

      // Build a new call using the jvms state of the allocate
      address call_addr = SharedRuntime::uncommon_trap_blob()->instructions_begin();
      const TypeFunc* call_type = OptoRuntime::uncommon_trap_Type();
      int size = call_type->domain()->cnt();
      const TypePtr* no_memory_effects = NULL;
      Compile* C = _stringopts->C;
      CallStaticJavaNode* call = new (C, size) CallStaticJavaNode(call_type, call_addr, "uncommon_trap",
                                                                  jvms->bci(), no_memory_effects);
      for (int e = 0; e < TypeFunc::Parms; e++) {
        call->init_req(e, uct->in(e));
      }
      // Set the trap request to record intrinsic failure if this trap
      // is taken too many times.  Ideally we would handle then traps by
      // doing the original bookkeeping in the MDO so that if it caused
      // the code to be thrown out we could still recompile and use the
      // optimization.  Failing the uncommon traps doesn't really mean
      // that the optimization is a bad idea but there's no other way to
      // do the MDO updates currently.
      int trap_request = Deoptimization::make_trap_request(Deoptimization::Reason_intrinsic,
                                                           Deoptimization::Action_make_not_entrant);
      call->init_req(TypeFunc::Parms, __ intcon(trap_request));
      kit.add_safepoint_edges(call);

      _stringopts->gvn()->transform(call);
      C->gvn_replace_by(uct, call);
      uct->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
    }
  }

  void cleanup() {
    // disconnect the hook node
    _arguments->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
  }
};


void StringConcat::eliminate_unneeded_control() {
  eliminate_initialize(begin()->initialization());
  for (uint i = 0; i < _control.size(); i++) {
    Node* n = _control.at(i);
    if (n->is_Call()) {
      if (n != _end) {
        eliminate_call(n->as_Call());
      }
    } else if (n->is_IfTrue()) {
      Compile* C = _stringopts->C;
      C->gvn_replace_by(n, n->in(0)->in(0));
      C->gvn_replace_by(n->in(0), C->top());
    }
  }
}


StringConcat* StringConcat::merge(StringConcat* other, Node* arg) {
  StringConcat* result = new StringConcat(_stringopts, _end);
  for (uint x = 0; x < _control.size(); x++) {
    Node* n = _control.at(x);
    if (n->is_Call()) {
      result->_control.push(n);
    }
  }
  for (uint x = 0; x < other->_control.size(); x++) {
    Node* n = other->_control.at(x);
    if (n->is_Call()) {
      result->_control.push(n);
    }
  }
  assert(result->_control.contains(other->_end), "what?");
  assert(result->_control.contains(_begin), "what?");
  for (int x = 0; x < num_arguments(); x++) {
    if (argument(x) == arg) {
      // replace the toString result with the all the arguments that
      // made up the other StringConcat
      for (int y = 0; y < other->num_arguments(); y++) {
        result->append(other->argument(y), other->mode(y));
      }
    } else {
      result->append(argument(x), mode(x));
    }
  }
  result->set_allocation(other->_begin);
  result->_multiple = true;
  return result;
}


void StringConcat::eliminate_call(CallNode* call) {
  Compile* C = _stringopts->C;
  CallProjections projs;
  call->extract_projections(&projs, false);
  if (projs.fallthrough_catchproj != NULL) {
    C->gvn_replace_by(projs.fallthrough_catchproj, call->in(TypeFunc::Control));
  }
  if (projs.fallthrough_memproj != NULL) {
    C->gvn_replace_by(projs.fallthrough_memproj, call->in(TypeFunc::Memory));
  }
  if (projs.catchall_memproj != NULL) {
    C->gvn_replace_by(projs.catchall_memproj, C->top());
  }
  if (projs.fallthrough_ioproj != NULL) {
    C->gvn_replace_by(projs.fallthrough_ioproj, call->in(TypeFunc::I_O));
  }
  if (projs.catchall_ioproj != NULL) {
    C->gvn_replace_by(projs.catchall_ioproj, C->top());
  }
  if (projs.catchall_catchproj != NULL) {
    // EA can't cope with the partially collapsed graph this
    // creates so put it on the worklist to be collapsed later.
    for (SimpleDUIterator i(projs.catchall_catchproj); i.has_next(); i.next()) {
      Node *use = i.get();
      int opc = use->Opcode();
      if (opc == Op_CreateEx || opc == Op_Region) {
        _stringopts->record_dead_node(use);
      }
    }
    C->gvn_replace_by(projs.catchall_catchproj, C->top());
  }
  if (projs.resproj != NULL) {
    C->gvn_replace_by(projs.resproj, C->top());
  }
  C->gvn_replace_by(call, C->top());
}

void StringConcat::eliminate_initialize(InitializeNode* init) {
  Compile* C = _stringopts->C;

  // Eliminate Initialize node.
  assert(init->outcnt() <= 2, "only a control and memory projection expected");
  assert(init->req() <= InitializeNode::RawStores, "no pending inits");
  Node *ctrl_proj = init->proj_out(TypeFunc::Control);
  if (ctrl_proj != NULL) {
    C->gvn_replace_by(ctrl_proj, init->in(TypeFunc::Control));
  }
  Node *mem_proj = init->proj_out(TypeFunc::Memory);
  if (mem_proj != NULL) {
    Node *mem = init->in(TypeFunc::Memory);
    C->gvn_replace_by(mem_proj, mem);
  }
  C->gvn_replace_by(init, C->top());
  init->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
}

Node_List PhaseStringOpts::collect_toString_calls() {
  Node_List string_calls;
  Node_List worklist;

  _visited.Clear();

  // Prime the worklist
  for (uint i = 1; i < C->root()->len(); i++) {
    Node* n = C->root()->in(i);
    if (n != NULL && !_visited.test_set(n->_idx)) {
      worklist.push(n);
    }
  }

  while (worklist.size() > 0) {
    Node* ctrl = worklist.pop();
    if (ctrl->is_CallStaticJava()) {
      CallStaticJavaNode* csj = ctrl->as_CallStaticJava();
      ciMethod* m = csj->method();
      if (m != NULL &&
          (m->intrinsic_id() == vmIntrinsics::_StringBuffer_toString ||
           m->intrinsic_id() == vmIntrinsics::_StringBuilder_toString)) {
        string_calls.push(csj);
      }
    }
    if (ctrl->in(0) != NULL && !_visited.test_set(ctrl->in(0)->_idx)) {
      worklist.push(ctrl->in(0));
    }
    if (ctrl->is_Region()) {
      for (uint i = 1; i < ctrl->len(); i++) {
        if (ctrl->in(i) != NULL && !_visited.test_set(ctrl->in(i)->_idx)) {
          worklist.push(ctrl->in(i));
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return string_calls;
}


StringConcat* PhaseStringOpts::build_candidate(CallStaticJavaNode* call) {
  ciMethod* m = call->method();
  ciSymbol* string_sig;
  ciSymbol* int_sig;
  ciSymbol* char_sig;
  if (m->holder() == C->env()->StringBuilder_klass()) {
    string_sig = ciSymbol::String_StringBuilder_signature();
    int_sig = ciSymbol::int_StringBuilder_signature();
    char_sig = ciSymbol::char_StringBuilder_signature();
  } else if (m->holder() == C->env()->StringBuffer_klass()) {
    string_sig = ciSymbol::String_StringBuffer_signature();
    int_sig = ciSymbol::int_StringBuffer_signature();
    char_sig = ciSymbol::char_StringBuffer_signature();
  } else {
    return NULL;
  }
#ifndef PRODUCT
  if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
    tty->print("considering toString call in ");
    call->jvms()->dump_spec(tty); tty->cr();
  }
#endif

  StringConcat* sc = new StringConcat(this, call);

  AllocateNode* alloc = NULL;
  InitializeNode* init = NULL;

  // possible opportunity for StringBuilder fusion
  CallStaticJavaNode* cnode = call;
  while (cnode) {
    Node* recv = cnode->in(TypeFunc::Parms)->uncast();
    if (recv->is_Proj()) {
      recv = recv->in(0);
    }
    cnode = recv->isa_CallStaticJava();
    if (cnode == NULL) {
      alloc = recv->isa_Allocate();
      if (alloc == NULL) {
        break;
      }
      // Find the constructor call
      Node* result = alloc->result_cast();
      if (result == NULL || !result->is_CheckCastPP()) {
        // strange looking allocation
#ifndef PRODUCT
        if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
          tty->print("giving up because allocation looks strange ");
          alloc->jvms()->dump_spec(tty); tty->cr();
        }
#endif
        break;
      }
      Node* constructor = NULL;
      for (SimpleDUIterator i(result); i.has_next(); i.next()) {
        CallStaticJavaNode *use = i.get()->isa_CallStaticJava();
        if (use != NULL && use->method() != NULL &&
            use->method()->name() == ciSymbol::object_initializer_name() &&
            use->method()->holder() == m->holder()) {
          // Matched the constructor.
          ciSymbol* sig = use->method()->signature()->as_symbol();
          if (sig == ciSymbol::void_method_signature() ||
              sig == ciSymbol::int_void_signature() ||
              sig == ciSymbol::string_void_signature()) {
            if (sig == ciSymbol::string_void_signature()) {
              // StringBuilder(String) so pick this up as the first argument
              assert(use->in(TypeFunc::Parms + 1) != NULL, "what?");
              sc->push_string(use->in(TypeFunc::Parms + 1));
            }
            // The int variant takes an initial size for the backing
            // array so just treat it like the void version.
            constructor = use;
          } else {
#ifndef PRODUCT
            if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
              tty->print("unexpected constructor signature: %s", sig->as_utf8());
            }
#endif
          }
          break;
        }
      }
      if (constructor == NULL) {
        // couldn't find constructor
#ifndef PRODUCT
        if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
          tty->print("giving up because couldn't find constructor ");
          alloc->jvms()->dump_spec(tty);
        }
#endif
        break;
      }

      // Walked all the way back and found the constructor call so see
      // if this call converted into a direct string concatenation.
      sc->add_control(call);
      sc->add_control(constructor);
      sc->add_control(alloc);
      sc->set_allocation(alloc);
      if (sc->validate_control_flow()) {
        return sc;
      } else {
        return NULL;
      }
    } else if (cnode->method() == NULL) {
      break;
    } else if (cnode->method()->holder() == m->holder() &&
               cnode->method()->name() == ciSymbol::append_name() &&
               (cnode->method()->signature()->as_symbol() == string_sig ||
                cnode->method()->signature()->as_symbol() == char_sig ||
                cnode->method()->signature()->as_symbol() == int_sig)) {
      sc->add_control(cnode);
      Node* arg = cnode->in(TypeFunc::Parms + 1);
      if (cnode->method()->signature()->as_symbol() == int_sig) {
        sc->push_int(arg);
      } else if (cnode->method()->signature()->as_symbol() == char_sig) {
        sc->push_char(arg);
      } else {
        if (arg->is_Proj() && arg->in(0)->is_CallStaticJava()) {
          CallStaticJavaNode* csj = arg->in(0)->as_CallStaticJava();
          if (csj->method() != NULL &&
              csj->method()->holder() == C->env()->Integer_klass() &&
              csj->method()->name() == ciSymbol::toString_name()) {
            sc->add_control(csj);
            sc->push_int(csj->in(TypeFunc::Parms));
            continue;
          }
        }
        sc->push_string(arg);
      }
      continue;
    } else {
      // some unhandled signature
#ifndef PRODUCT
      if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
        tty->print("giving up because encountered unexpected signature ");
        cnode->tf()->dump(); tty->cr();
        cnode->in(TypeFunc::Parms + 1)->dump();
      }
#endif
      break;
    }
  }
  return NULL;
}


PhaseStringOpts::PhaseStringOpts(PhaseGVN* gvn, Unique_Node_List*):
  Phase(StringOpts),
  _gvn(gvn),
  _visited(Thread::current()->resource_area()) {

  assert(OptimizeStringConcat, "shouldn't be here");

  size_table_field = C->env()->Integer_klass()->get_field_by_name(ciSymbol::make("sizeTable"),
                                                                  ciSymbol::make("[I"), true);
  if (size_table_field == NULL) {
    // Something wrong so give up.
    assert(false, "why can't we find Integer.sizeTable?");
    return;
  }

  // Collect the types needed to talk about the various slices of memory
  const TypeInstPtr* string_type = TypeInstPtr::make(TypePtr::NotNull, C->env()->String_klass(),
                                                     false, NULL, 0);

  const TypePtr* value_field_type = string_type->add_offset(java_lang_String::value_offset_in_bytes());
  const TypePtr* offset_field_type = string_type->add_offset(java_lang_String::offset_offset_in_bytes());
  const TypePtr* count_field_type = string_type->add_offset(java_lang_String::count_offset_in_bytes());

  value_field_idx = C->get_alias_index(value_field_type);
  count_field_idx = C->get_alias_index(count_field_type);
  offset_field_idx = C->get_alias_index(offset_field_type);
  char_adr_idx = C->get_alias_index(TypeAryPtr::CHARS);

  // For each locally allocated StringBuffer see if the usages can be
  // collapsed into a single String construction.

  // Run through the list of allocation looking for SB.toString to see
  // if it's possible to fuse the usage of the SB into a single String
  // construction.
  GrowableArray<StringConcat*> concats;
  Node_List toStrings = collect_toString_calls();
  while (toStrings.size() > 0) {
    StringConcat* sc = build_candidate(toStrings.pop()->as_CallStaticJava());
    if (sc != NULL) {
      concats.push(sc);
    }
  }

  // try to coalesce separate concats
 restart:
  for (int c = 0; c < concats.length(); c++) {
    StringConcat* sc = concats.at(c);
    for (int i = 0; i < sc->num_arguments(); i++) {
      Node* arg = sc->argument(i);
      if (arg->is_Proj() && arg->in(0)->is_CallStaticJava()) {
        CallStaticJavaNode* csj = arg->in(0)->as_CallStaticJava();
        if (csj->method() != NULL &&
            (csj->method()->holder() == C->env()->StringBuffer_klass() ||
             csj->method()->holder() == C->env()->StringBuilder_klass()) &&
            csj->method()->name() == ciSymbol::toString_name()) {
          for (int o = 0; o < concats.length(); o++) {
            if (c == o) continue;
            StringConcat* other = concats.at(o);
            if (other->end() == csj) {
#ifndef PRODUCT
              if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
                tty->print_cr("considering stacked concats");
              }
#endif

              StringConcat* merged = sc->merge(other, arg);
              if (merged->validate_control_flow()) {
#ifndef PRODUCT
                if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
                  tty->print_cr("stacking would succeed");
                }
#endif
                if (c < o) {
                  concats.remove_at(o);
                  concats.at_put(c, merged);
                } else {
                  concats.remove_at(c);
                  concats.at_put(o, merged);
                }
                goto restart;
              } else {
#ifndef PRODUCT
                if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
                  tty->print_cr("stacking would fail");
                }
#endif
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }


  for (int c = 0; c < concats.length(); c++) {
    StringConcat* sc = concats.at(c);
    replace_string_concat(sc);
  }

  remove_dead_nodes();
}

void PhaseStringOpts::record_dead_node(Node* dead) {
  dead_worklist.push(dead);
}

void PhaseStringOpts::remove_dead_nodes() {
  // Delete any dead nodes to make things clean enough that escape
  // analysis doesn't get unhappy.
  while (dead_worklist.size() > 0) {
    Node* use = dead_worklist.pop();
    int opc = use->Opcode();
    switch (opc) {
      case Op_Region: {
        uint i = 1;
        for (i = 1; i < use->req(); i++) {
          if (use->in(i) != C->top()) {
            break;
          }
        }
        if (i >= use->req()) {
          for (SimpleDUIterator i(use); i.has_next(); i.next()) {
            Node* m = i.get();
            if (m->is_Phi()) {
              dead_worklist.push(m);
            }
          }
          C->gvn_replace_by(use, C->top());
        }
        break;
      }
      case Op_AddP:
      case Op_CreateEx: {
        // Recurisvely clean up references to CreateEx so EA doesn't
        // get unhappy about the partially collapsed graph.
        for (SimpleDUIterator i(use); i.has_next(); i.next()) {
          Node* m = i.get();
          if (m->is_AddP()) {
            dead_worklist.push(m);
          }
        }
        C->gvn_replace_by(use, C->top());
        break;
      }
      case Op_Phi:
        if (use->in(0) == C->top()) {
          C->gvn_replace_by(use, C->top());
        }
        break;
    }
  }
}


bool StringConcat::validate_control_flow() {
  // We found all the calls and arguments now lets see if it's
  // safe to transform the graph as we would expect.

  // Check to see if this resulted in too many uncommon traps previously
  if (Compile::current()->too_many_traps(_begin->jvms()->method(), _begin->jvms()->bci(),
                        Deoptimization::Reason_intrinsic)) {
    return false;
  }

  // Walk backwards over the control flow from toString to the
  // allocation and make sure all the control flow is ok.  This
  // means it's either going to be eliminated once the calls are
  // removed or it can safely be transformed into an uncommon
  // trap.

  int null_check_count = 0;
  Unique_Node_List ctrl_path;

  assert(_control.contains(_begin), "missing");
  assert(_control.contains(_end), "missing");

  // Collect the nodes that we know about and will eliminate into ctrl_path
  for (uint i = 0; i < _control.size(); i++) {
    // Push the call and it's control projection
    Node* n = _control.at(i);
    if (n->is_Allocate()) {
      AllocateNode* an = n->as_Allocate();
      InitializeNode* init = an->initialization();
      ctrl_path.push(init);
      ctrl_path.push(init->as_Multi()->proj_out(0));
    }
    if (n->is_Call()) {
      CallNode* cn = n->as_Call();
      ctrl_path.push(cn);
      ctrl_path.push(cn->proj_out(0));
      ctrl_path.push(cn->proj_out(0)->unique_out());
      ctrl_path.push(cn->proj_out(0)->unique_out()->as_Catch()->proj_out(0));
    } else {
      ShouldNotReachHere();
    }
  }

  // Skip backwards through the control checking for unexpected contro flow
  Node* ptr = _end;
  bool fail = false;
  while (ptr != _begin) {
    if (ptr->is_Call() && ctrl_path.member(ptr)) {
      ptr = ptr->in(0);
    } else if (ptr->is_CatchProj() && ctrl_path.member(ptr)) {
      ptr = ptr->in(0)->in(0)->in(0);
      assert(ctrl_path.member(ptr), "should be a known piece of control");
    } else if (ptr->is_IfTrue()) {
      IfNode* iff = ptr->in(0)->as_If();
      BoolNode* b = iff->in(1)->isa_Bool();
      Node* cmp = b->in(1);
      Node* v1 = cmp->in(1);
      Node* v2 = cmp->in(2);
      Node* otherproj = iff->proj_out(1 - ptr->as_Proj()->_con);

      // Null check of the return of append which can simply be eliminated
      if (b->_test._test == BoolTest::ne &&
          v2->bottom_type() == TypePtr::NULL_PTR &&
          v1->is_Proj() && ctrl_path.member(v1->in(0))) {
        // NULL check of the return value of the append
        null_check_count++;
        if (otherproj->outcnt() == 1) {
          CallStaticJavaNode* call = otherproj->unique_out()->isa_CallStaticJava();
          if (call != NULL && call->_name != NULL && strcmp(call->_name, "uncommon_trap") == 0) {
            ctrl_path.push(call);
          }
        }
        _control.push(ptr);
        ptr = ptr->in(0)->in(0);
        continue;
      }

      // A test which leads to an uncommon trap which should be safe.
      // Later this trap will be converted into a trap that restarts
      // at the beginning.
      if (otherproj->outcnt() == 1) {
        CallStaticJavaNode* call = otherproj->unique_out()->isa_CallStaticJava();
        if (call != NULL && call->_name != NULL && strcmp(call->_name, "uncommon_trap") == 0) {
          // control flow leads to uct so should be ok
          _uncommon_traps.push(call);
          ctrl_path.push(call);
          ptr = ptr->in(0)->in(0);
          continue;
        }
      }

#ifndef PRODUCT
      // Some unexpected control flow we don't know how to handle.
      if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
        tty->print_cr("failing with unknown test");
        b->dump();
        cmp->dump();
        v1->dump();
        v2->dump();
        tty->cr();
      }
#endif
      break;
    } else if (ptr->is_Proj() && ptr->in(0)->is_Initialize()) {
      ptr = ptr->in(0)->in(0);
    } else if (ptr->is_Region()) {
      Node* copy = ptr->as_Region()->is_copy();
      if (copy != NULL) {
        ptr = copy;
        continue;
      }
      if (ptr->req() == 3 &&
          ptr->in(1) != NULL && ptr->in(1)->is_Proj() &&
          ptr->in(2) != NULL && ptr->in(2)->is_Proj() &&
          ptr->in(1)->in(0) == ptr->in(2)->in(0) &&
          ptr->in(1)->in(0) != NULL && ptr->in(1)->in(0)->is_If()) {
        // Simple diamond.
        // XXX should check for possibly merging stores.  simple data merges are ok.
        ptr = ptr->in(1)->in(0)->in(0);
        continue;
      }
#ifndef PRODUCT
      if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
        tty->print_cr("fusion would fail for region");
        _begin->dump();
        ptr->dump(2);
      }
#endif
      fail = true;
      break;
    } else {
      // other unknown control
      if (!fail) {
#ifndef PRODUCT
        if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
          tty->print_cr("fusion would fail for");
          _begin->dump();
        }
#endif
        fail = true;
      }
#ifndef PRODUCT
      if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
        ptr->dump();
      }
#endif
      ptr = ptr->in(0);
    }
  }
#ifndef PRODUCT
  if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat && fail) {
    tty->cr();
  }
#endif
  if (fail) return !fail;

  // Validate that all these results produced are contained within
  // this cluster of objects.  First collect all the results produced
  // by calls in the region.
  _stringopts->_visited.Clear();
  Node_List worklist;
  Node* final_result = _end->proj_out(TypeFunc::Parms);
  for (uint i = 0; i < _control.size(); i++) {
    CallNode* cnode = _control.at(i)->isa_Call();
    if (cnode != NULL) {
      _stringopts->_visited.test_set(cnode->_idx);
    }
    Node* result = cnode != NULL ? cnode->proj_out(TypeFunc::Parms) : NULL;
    if (result != NULL && result != final_result) {
      worklist.push(result);
    }
  }

  Node* last_result = NULL;
  while (worklist.size() > 0) {
    Node* result = worklist.pop();
    if (_stringopts->_visited.test_set(result->_idx))
      continue;
    for (SimpleDUIterator i(result); i.has_next(); i.next()) {
      Node *use = i.get();
      if (ctrl_path.member(use)) {
        // already checked this
        continue;
      }
      int opc = use->Opcode();
      if (opc == Op_CmpP || opc == Op_Node) {
        ctrl_path.push(use);
        continue;
      }
      if (opc == Op_CastPP || opc == Op_CheckCastPP) {
        for (SimpleDUIterator j(use); j.has_next(); j.next()) {
          worklist.push(j.get());
        }
        worklist.push(use->in(1));
        ctrl_path.push(use);
        continue;
      }
#ifndef PRODUCT
      if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat) {
        if (result != last_result) {
          last_result = result;
          tty->print_cr("extra uses for result:");
          last_result->dump();
        }
        use->dump();
      }
#endif
      fail = true;
      break;
    }
  }

#ifndef PRODUCT
  if (PrintOptimizeStringConcat && !fail) {
    ttyLocker ttyl;
    tty->cr();
    tty->print("fusion would succeed (%d %d) for ", null_check_count, _uncommon_traps.size());
    _begin->jvms()->dump_spec(tty); tty->cr();
    for (int i = 0; i < num_arguments(); i++) {
      argument(i)->dump();
    }
    _control.dump();
    tty->cr();
  }
#endif

  return !fail;
}

Node* PhaseStringOpts::fetch_static_field(GraphKit& kit, ciField* field) {
  const TypeKlassPtr* klass_type = TypeKlassPtr::make(field->holder());
  Node* klass_node = __ makecon(klass_type);
  BasicType bt = field->layout_type();
  ciType* field_klass = field->type();

  const Type *type;
  if( bt == T_OBJECT ) {
    if (!field->type()->is_loaded()) {
      type = TypeInstPtr::BOTTOM;
    } else if (field->is_constant()) {
      // This can happen if the constant oop is non-perm.
      ciObject* con = field->constant_value().as_object();
      // Do not "join" in the previous type; it doesn't add value,
      // and may yield a vacuous result if the field is of interface type.
      type = TypeOopPtr::make_from_constant(con)->isa_oopptr();
      assert(type != NULL, "field singleton type must be consistent");
    } else {
      type = TypeOopPtr::make_from_klass(field_klass->as_klass());
    }
  } else {
    type = Type::get_const_basic_type(bt);
  }

  return kit.make_load(NULL, kit.basic_plus_adr(klass_node, field->offset_in_bytes()),
                       type, T_OBJECT,
                       C->get_alias_index(klass_type->add_offset(field->offset_in_bytes())));
}

Node* PhaseStringOpts::int_stringSize(GraphKit& kit, Node* arg) {
  RegionNode *final_merge = new (C, 3) RegionNode(3);
  kit.gvn().set_type(final_merge, Type::CONTROL);
  Node* final_size = new (C, 3) PhiNode(final_merge, TypeInt::INT);
  kit.gvn().set_type(final_size, TypeInt::INT);

  IfNode* iff = kit.create_and_map_if(kit.control(),
                                      __ Bool(__ CmpI(arg, __ intcon(0x80000000)), BoolTest::ne),
                                      PROB_FAIR, COUNT_UNKNOWN);
  Node* is_min = __ IfFalse(iff);
  final_merge->init_req(1, is_min);
  final_size->init_req(1, __ intcon(11));

  kit.set_control(__ IfTrue(iff));
  if (kit.stopped()) {
    final_merge->init_req(2, C->top());
    final_size->init_req(2, C->top());
  } else {

    // int size = (i < 0) ? stringSize(-i) + 1 : stringSize(i);
    RegionNode *r = new (C, 3) RegionNode(3);
    kit.gvn().set_type(r, Type::CONTROL);
    Node *phi = new (C, 3) PhiNode(r, TypeInt::INT);
    kit.gvn().set_type(phi, TypeInt::INT);
    Node *size = new (C, 3) PhiNode(r, TypeInt::INT);
    kit.gvn().set_type(size, TypeInt::INT);
    Node* chk = __ CmpI(arg, __ intcon(0));
    Node* p = __ Bool(chk, BoolTest::lt);
    IfNode* iff = kit.create_and_map_if(kit.control(), p, PROB_FAIR, COUNT_UNKNOWN);
    Node* lessthan = __ IfTrue(iff);
    Node* greaterequal = __ IfFalse(iff);
    r->init_req(1, lessthan);
    phi->init_req(1, __ SubI(__ intcon(0), arg));
    size->init_req(1, __ intcon(1));
    r->init_req(2, greaterequal);
    phi->init_req(2, arg);
    size->init_req(2, __ intcon(0));
    kit.set_control(r);
    C->record_for_igvn(r);
    C->record_for_igvn(phi);
    C->record_for_igvn(size);

    // for (int i=0; ; i++)
    //   if (x <= sizeTable[i])
    //     return i+1;
    RegionNode *loop = new (C, 3) RegionNode(3);
    loop->init_req(1, kit.control());
    kit.gvn().set_type(loop, Type::CONTROL);

    Node *index = new (C, 3) PhiNode(loop, TypeInt::INT);
    index->init_req(1, __ intcon(0));
    kit.gvn().set_type(index, TypeInt::INT);
    kit.set_control(loop);
    Node* sizeTable = fetch_static_field(kit, size_table_field);

    Node* value = kit.load_array_element(NULL, sizeTable, index, TypeAryPtr::INTS);
    C->record_for_igvn(value);
    Node* limit = __ CmpI(phi, value);
    Node* limitb = __ Bool(limit, BoolTest::le);
    IfNode* iff2 = kit.create_and_map_if(kit.control(), limitb, PROB_MIN, COUNT_UNKNOWN);
    Node* lessEqual = __ IfTrue(iff2);
    Node* greater = __ IfFalse(iff2);

    loop->init_req(2, greater);
    index->init_req(2, __ AddI(index, __ intcon(1)));

    kit.set_control(lessEqual);
    C->record_for_igvn(loop);
    C->record_for_igvn(index);

    final_merge->init_req(2, kit.control());
    final_size->init_req(2, __ AddI(__ AddI(index, size), __ intcon(1)));
  }

  kit.set_control(final_merge);
  C->record_for_igvn(final_merge);
  C->record_for_igvn(final_size);

  return final_size;
}

void PhaseStringOpts::int_getChars(GraphKit& kit, Node* arg, Node* char_array, Node* start, Node* end) {
  RegionNode *final_merge = new (C, 4) RegionNode(4);
  kit.gvn().set_type(final_merge, Type::CONTROL);
  Node *final_mem = PhiNode::make(final_merge, kit.memory(char_adr_idx), Type::MEMORY, TypeAryPtr::CHARS);
  kit.gvn().set_type(final_mem, Type::MEMORY);

  // need to handle Integer.MIN_VALUE specially because negating doesn't make it positive
  {
    // i == MIN_VALUE
    IfNode* iff = kit.create_and_map_if(kit.control(),
                                        __ Bool(__ CmpI(arg, __ intcon(0x80000000)), BoolTest::ne),
                                        PROB_FAIR, COUNT_UNKNOWN);

    Node* old_mem = kit.memory(char_adr_idx);

    kit.set_control(__ IfFalse(iff));
    if (kit.stopped()) {
      // Statically not equal to MIN_VALUE so this path is dead
      final_merge->init_req(3, kit.control());
    } else {
      copy_string(kit, __ makecon(TypeInstPtr::make(C->env()->the_min_jint_string())),
                  char_array, start);
      final_merge->init_req(3, kit.control());
      final_mem->init_req(3, kit.memory(char_adr_idx));
    }

    kit.set_control(__ IfTrue(iff));
    kit.set_memory(old_mem, char_adr_idx);
  }


  // Simplified version of Integer.getChars

  // int q, r;
  // int charPos = index;
  Node* charPos = end;

  // char sign = 0;

  Node* i = arg;
  Node* sign = __ intcon(0);

  // if (i < 0) {
  //     sign = '-';
  //     i = -i;
  // }
  {
    IfNode* iff = kit.create_and_map_if(kit.control(),
                                        __ Bool(__ CmpI(arg, __ intcon(0)), BoolTest::lt),
                                        PROB_FAIR, COUNT_UNKNOWN);

    RegionNode *merge = new (C, 3) RegionNode(3);
    kit.gvn().set_type(merge, Type::CONTROL);
    i = new (C, 3) PhiNode(merge, TypeInt::INT);
    kit.gvn().set_type(i, TypeInt::INT);
    sign = new (C, 3) PhiNode(merge, TypeInt::INT);
    kit.gvn().set_type(sign, TypeInt::INT);

    merge->init_req(1, __ IfTrue(iff));
    i->init_req(1, __ SubI(__ intcon(0), arg));
    sign->init_req(1, __ intcon('-'));
    merge->init_req(2, __ IfFalse(iff));
    i->init_req(2, arg);
    sign->init_req(2, __ intcon(0));

    kit.set_control(merge);

    C->record_for_igvn(merge);
    C->record_for_igvn(i);
    C->record_for_igvn(sign);
  }

  // for (;;) {
  //     q = i / 10;
  //     r = i - ((q << 3) + (q << 1));  // r = i-(q*10) ...
  //     buf [--charPos] = digits [r];
  //     i = q;
  //     if (i == 0) break;
  // }

  {
    RegionNode *head = new (C, 3) RegionNode(3);
    head->init_req(1, kit.control());
    kit.gvn().set_type(head, Type::CONTROL);
    Node *i_phi = new (C, 3) PhiNode(head, TypeInt::INT);
    i_phi->init_req(1, i);
    kit.gvn().set_type(i_phi, TypeInt::INT);
    charPos = PhiNode::make(head, charPos);
    kit.gvn().set_type(charPos, TypeInt::INT);
    Node *mem = PhiNode::make(head, kit.memory(char_adr_idx), Type::MEMORY, TypeAryPtr::CHARS);
    kit.gvn().set_type(mem, Type::MEMORY);
    kit.set_control(head);
    kit.set_memory(mem, char_adr_idx);

    Node* q = __ DivI(kit.null(), i_phi, __ intcon(10));
    Node* r = __ SubI(i_phi, __ AddI(__ LShiftI(q, __ intcon(3)),
                                     __ LShiftI(q, __ intcon(1))));
    Node* m1 = __ SubI(charPos, __ intcon(1));
    Node* ch = __ AddI(r, __ intcon('0'));

    Node* st = __ store_to_memory(kit.control(), kit.array_element_address(char_array, m1, T_CHAR),
                                  ch, T_CHAR, char_adr_idx);


    IfNode* iff = kit.create_and_map_if(head, __ Bool(__ CmpI(q, __ intcon(0)), BoolTest::ne),
                                        PROB_FAIR, COUNT_UNKNOWN);
    Node* ne = __ IfTrue(iff);
    Node* eq = __ IfFalse(iff);

    head->init_req(2, ne);
    mem->init_req(2, st);
    i_phi->init_req(2, q);
    charPos->init_req(2, m1);

    charPos = m1;

    kit.set_control(eq);
    kit.set_memory(st, char_adr_idx);

    C->record_for_igvn(head);
    C->record_for_igvn(mem);
    C->record_for_igvn(i_phi);
    C->record_for_igvn(charPos);
  }

  {
    // if (sign != 0) {
    //     buf [--charPos] = sign;
    // }
    IfNode* iff = kit.create_and_map_if(kit.control(),
                                        __ Bool(__ CmpI(sign, __ intcon(0)), BoolTest::ne),
                                        PROB_FAIR, COUNT_UNKNOWN);

    final_merge->init_req(2, __ IfFalse(iff));
    final_mem->init_req(2, kit.memory(char_adr_idx));

    kit.set_control(__ IfTrue(iff));
    if (kit.stopped()) {
      final_merge->init_req(1, C->top());
      final_mem->init_req(1, C->top());
    } else {
      Node* m1 = __ SubI(charPos, __ intcon(1));
      Node* st = __ store_to_memory(kit.control(), kit.array_element_address(char_array, m1, T_CHAR),
                                    sign, T_CHAR, char_adr_idx);

      final_merge->init_req(1, kit.control());
      final_mem->init_req(1, st);
    }

    kit.set_control(final_merge);
    kit.set_memory(final_mem, char_adr_idx);

    C->record_for_igvn(final_merge);
    C->record_for_igvn(final_mem);
  }
}


Node* PhaseStringOpts::copy_string(GraphKit& kit, Node* str, Node* char_array, Node* start) {
  Node* string = str;
  Node* offset = kit.make_load(NULL,
                               kit.basic_plus_adr(string, string, java_lang_String::offset_offset_in_bytes()),
                               TypeInt::INT, T_INT, offset_field_idx);
  Node* count = kit.make_load(NULL,
                              kit.basic_plus_adr(string, string, java_lang_String::count_offset_in_bytes()),
                              TypeInt::INT, T_INT, count_field_idx);
  const TypeAryPtr*  value_type = TypeAryPtr::make(TypePtr::NotNull,
                                                   TypeAry::make(TypeInt::CHAR,TypeInt::POS),
                                                   ciTypeArrayKlass::make(T_CHAR), true, 0);
  Node* value = kit.make_load(NULL,
                              kit.basic_plus_adr(string, string, java_lang_String::value_offset_in_bytes()),
                              value_type, T_OBJECT, value_field_idx);

  // copy the contents
  if (offset->is_Con() && count->is_Con() && value->is_Con() && count->get_int() < unroll_string_copy_length) {
    // For small constant strings just emit individual stores.
    // A length of 6 seems like a good space/speed tradeof.
    int c = count->get_int();
    int o = offset->get_int();
    const TypeOopPtr* t = kit.gvn().type(value)->isa_oopptr();
    ciTypeArray* value_array = t->const_oop()->as_type_array();
    for (int e = 0; e < c; e++) {
      __ store_to_memory(kit.control(), kit.array_element_address(char_array, start, T_CHAR),
                         __ intcon(value_array->char_at(o + e)), T_CHAR, char_adr_idx);
      start = __ AddI(start, __ intcon(1));
    }
  } else {
    Node* src_ptr = kit.array_element_address(value, offset, T_CHAR);
    Node* dst_ptr = kit.array_element_address(char_array, start, T_CHAR);
    Node* c = count;
    Node* extra = NULL;
#ifdef _LP64
    c = __ ConvI2L(c);
    extra = C->top();
#endif
    Node* call = kit.make_runtime_call(GraphKit::RC_LEAF|GraphKit::RC_NO_FP,
                                       OptoRuntime::fast_arraycopy_Type(),
                                       CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, StubRoutines::jshort_disjoint_arraycopy()),
                                       "jshort_disjoint_arraycopy", TypeAryPtr::CHARS,
                                       src_ptr, dst_ptr, c, extra);
    start = __ AddI(start, count);
  }
  return start;
}


void PhaseStringOpts::replace_string_concat(StringConcat* sc) {
  // Log a little info about the transformation
  sc->maybe_log_transform();

  // pull the JVMState of the allocation into a SafePointNode to serve as
  // as a shim for the insertion of the new code.
  JVMState* jvms     = sc->begin()->jvms()->clone_shallow(C);
  uint size = sc->begin()->req();
  SafePointNode* map = new (C, size) SafePointNode(size, jvms);

  // copy the control and memory state from the final call into our
  // new starting state.  This allows any preceeding tests to feed
  // into the new section of code.
  for (uint i1 = 0; i1 < TypeFunc::Parms; i1++) {
    map->init_req(i1, sc->end()->in(i1));
  }
  // blow away old allocation arguments
  for (uint i1 = TypeFunc::Parms; i1 < jvms->debug_start(); i1++) {
    map->init_req(i1, C->top());
  }
  // Copy the rest of the inputs for the JVMState
  for (uint i1 = jvms->debug_start(); i1 < sc->begin()->req(); i1++) {
    map->init_req(i1, sc->begin()->in(i1));
  }
  // Make sure the memory state is a MergeMem for parsing.
  if (!map->in(TypeFunc::Memory)->is_MergeMem()) {
    map->set_req(TypeFunc::Memory, MergeMemNode::make(C, map->in(TypeFunc::Memory)));
  }

  jvms->set_map(map);
  map->ensure_stack(jvms, jvms->method()->max_stack());


  // disconnect all the old StringBuilder calls from the graph
  sc->eliminate_unneeded_control();

  // At this point all the old work has been completely removed from
  // the graph and the saved JVMState exists at the point where the
  // final toString call used to be.
  GraphKit kit(jvms);

  // There may be uncommon traps which are still using the
  // intermediate states and these need to be rewritten to point at
  // the JVMState at the beginning of the transformation.
  sc->convert_uncommon_traps(kit, jvms);

  // Now insert the logic to compute the size of the string followed
  // by all the logic to construct array and resulting string.

  Node* null_string = __ makecon(TypeInstPtr::make(C->env()->the_null_string()));

  // Create a region for the overflow checks to merge into.
  int args = MAX2(sc->num_arguments(), 1);
  RegionNode* overflow = new (C, args) RegionNode(args);
  kit.gvn().set_type(overflow, Type::CONTROL);

  // Create a hook node to hold onto the individual sizes since they
  // are need for the copying phase.
  Node* string_sizes = new (C, args) Node(args);

  Node* length = __ intcon(0);
  for (int argi = 0; argi < sc->num_arguments(); argi++) {
    Node* arg = sc->argument(argi);
    switch (sc->mode(argi)) {
      case StringConcat::IntMode: {
        Node* string_size = int_stringSize(kit, arg);

        // accumulate total
        length = __ AddI(length, string_size);

        // Cache this value for the use by int_toString
        string_sizes->init_req(argi, string_size);
        break;
      }
      case StringConcat::StringMode: {
        const Type* type = kit.gvn().type(arg);
        if (type == TypePtr::NULL_PTR) {
          // replace the argument with the null checked version
          arg = null_string;
          sc->set_argument(argi, arg);
        } else if (!type->higher_equal(TypeInstPtr::NOTNULL)) {
          // s = s != null ? s : "null";
          // length = length + (s.count - s.offset);
          RegionNode *r = new (C, 3) RegionNode(3);
          kit.gvn().set_type(r, Type::CONTROL);
          Node *phi = new (C, 3) PhiNode(r, type->join(TypeInstPtr::NOTNULL));
          kit.gvn().set_type(phi, phi->bottom_type());
          Node* p = __ Bool(__ CmpP(arg, kit.null()), BoolTest::ne);
          IfNode* iff = kit.create_and_map_if(kit.control(), p, PROB_MIN, COUNT_UNKNOWN);
          Node* notnull = __ IfTrue(iff);
          Node* isnull =  __ IfFalse(iff);
          r->init_req(1, notnull);
          phi->init_req(1, arg);
          r->init_req(2, isnull);
          phi->init_req(2, null_string);
          kit.set_control(r);
          C->record_for_igvn(r);
          C->record_for_igvn(phi);
          // replace the argument with the null checked version
          arg = phi;
          sc->set_argument(argi, arg);
        }
        //         Node* offset = kit.make_load(NULL, kit.basic_plus_adr(arg, arg, offset_offset),
        //                                      TypeInt::INT, T_INT, offset_field_idx);
        Node* count = kit.make_load(NULL, kit.basic_plus_adr(arg, arg, java_lang_String::count_offset_in_bytes()),
                                    TypeInt::INT, T_INT, count_field_idx);
        length = __ AddI(length, count);
        string_sizes->init_req(argi, NULL);
        break;
      }
      case StringConcat::CharMode: {
        // one character only
        length = __ AddI(length, __ intcon(1));
        break;
      }
      default:
        ShouldNotReachHere();
    }
    if (argi > 0) {
      // Check that the sum hasn't overflowed
      IfNode* iff = kit.create_and_map_if(kit.control(),
                                          __ Bool(__ CmpI(length, __ intcon(0)), BoolTest::lt),
                                          PROB_MIN, COUNT_UNKNOWN);
      kit.set_control(__ IfFalse(iff));
      overflow->set_req(argi, __ IfTrue(iff));
    }
  }

  {
    // Hook
    PreserveJVMState pjvms(&kit);
    kit.set_control(overflow);
    kit.uncommon_trap(Deoptimization::Reason_intrinsic,
                      Deoptimization::Action_make_not_entrant);
  }

  // length now contains the number of characters needed for the
  // char[] so create a new AllocateArray for the char[]
  Node* char_array = NULL;
  {
    PreserveReexecuteState preexecs(&kit);
    // The original jvms is for an allocation of either a String or
    // StringBuffer so no stack adjustment is necessary for proper
    // reexecution.  If we deoptimize in the slow path the bytecode
    // will be reexecuted and the char[] allocation will be thrown away.
    kit.jvms()->set_should_reexecute(true);
    char_array = kit.new_array(__ makecon(TypeKlassPtr::make(ciTypeArrayKlass::make(T_CHAR))),
                               length, 1);
  }

  // Mark the allocation so that zeroing is skipped since the code
  // below will overwrite the entire array
  AllocateArrayNode* char_alloc = AllocateArrayNode::Ideal_array_allocation(char_array, _gvn);
  char_alloc->maybe_set_complete(_gvn);

  // Now copy the string representations into the final char[]
  Node* start = __ intcon(0);
  for (int argi = 0; argi < sc->num_arguments(); argi++) {
    Node* arg = sc->argument(argi);
    switch (sc->mode(argi)) {
      case StringConcat::IntMode: {
        Node* end = __ AddI(start, string_sizes->in(argi));
        // getChars words backwards so pass the ending point as well as the start
        int_getChars(kit, arg, char_array, start, end);
        start = end;
        break;
      }
      case StringConcat::StringMode: {
        start = copy_string(kit, arg, char_array, start);
        break;
      }
      case StringConcat::CharMode: {
        __ store_to_memory(kit.control(), kit.array_element_address(char_array, start, T_CHAR),
                           arg, T_CHAR, char_adr_idx);
        start = __ AddI(start, __ intcon(1));
        break;
      }
      default:
        ShouldNotReachHere();
    }
  }

  // If we're not reusing an existing String allocation then allocate one here.
  Node* result = sc->string_alloc();
  if (result == NULL) {
    PreserveReexecuteState preexecs(&kit);
    // The original jvms is for an allocation of either a String or
    // StringBuffer so no stack adjustment is necessary for proper
    // reexecution.
    kit.jvms()->set_should_reexecute(true);
    result = kit.new_instance(__ makecon(TypeKlassPtr::make(C->env()->String_klass())));
  }

  // Intialize the string
  kit.store_to_memory(kit.control(), kit.basic_plus_adr(result, java_lang_String::offset_offset_in_bytes()),
                      __ intcon(0), T_INT, offset_field_idx);
  kit.store_to_memory(kit.control(), kit.basic_plus_adr(result, java_lang_String::count_offset_in_bytes()),
                      length, T_INT, count_field_idx);
  kit.store_to_memory(kit.control(), kit.basic_plus_adr(result, java_lang_String::value_offset_in_bytes()),
                      char_array, T_OBJECT, value_field_idx);

  // hook up the outgoing control and result
  kit.replace_call(sc->end(), result);

  // Unhook any hook nodes
  string_sizes->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
  sc->cleanup();
}