--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.hpp	Thu Jan 23 12:08:28 2014 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.hpp	Tue Feb 25 10:26:21 2014 +0100
@@ -501,8 +501,9 @@
   // Used for aggressive coalescing.
   void build_ifg_virtual( );
 
+  // used when computing the register pressure for each block in the CFG. This
+  // is done during IFG creation.
   class Pressure {
-    public:
       // keeps track of the register pressure at the current
       // instruction (used when stepping backwards in the block)
       uint _current_pressure;
@@ -518,6 +519,7 @@
 
       // number of live ranges that constitute high register pressure
       const uint _high_pressure_limit;
+    public:
 
       // lower the register pressure and look for a low to high pressure
       // transition
@@ -525,9 +527,6 @@
         _current_pressure -= lrg.reg_pressure();
         if (_current_pressure == _high_pressure_limit) {
           _high_pressure_index = location;
-          if (_current_pressure > _final_pressure) {
-            _final_pressure = _current_pressure + 1;
-          }
         }
       }
 
@@ -540,6 +539,45 @@
         }
       }
 
+      uint high_pressure_index() const {
+        return _high_pressure_index;
+      }
+
+      uint final_pressure() const {
+        return _final_pressure;
+      }
+
+      uint current_pressure() const {
+        return _current_pressure;
+      }
+
+      uint high_pressure_limit() const {
+        return _high_pressure_limit;
+      }
+
+      void lower_high_pressure_index() {
+        _high_pressure_index--;
+      }
+
+      void set_high_pressure_index_to_block_start() {
+        _high_pressure_index = 0;
+      }
+
+      void check_pressure_at_fatproj(uint fatproj_location, RegMask& fatproj_mask) {
+        // this pressure is only valid at this instruction, i.e. we don't need to lower
+        // the register pressure since the fat proj was never live before (going backwards)
+        uint new_pressure = current_pressure() + fatproj_mask.Size();
+        if (new_pressure > final_pressure()) {
+          _final_pressure = new_pressure;
+        }
+
+        // if we were at a low pressure and now and the fat proj is at high pressure, record the fat proj location
+        // as coming from a low to high (to low again)
+        if (current_pressure() <= high_pressure_limit() && new_pressure > high_pressure_limit()) {
+          _high_pressure_index = fatproj_location;
+        }
+      }
+
       Pressure(uint high_pressure_index, uint high_pressure_limit)
       : _current_pressure(0)
       , _high_pressure_index(high_pressure_index)

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/ifg.cpp	Thu Jan 23 12:08:28 2014 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/ifg.cpp	Tue Feb 25 10:26:21 2014 +0100
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@
       }
     }
   }
-  assert(int_pressure._current_pressure == count_int_pressure(liveout), "the int pressure is incorrect");
-  assert(float_pressure._current_pressure == count_float_pressure(liveout), "the float pressure is incorrect");
+  assert(int_pressure.current_pressure() == count_int_pressure(liveout), "the int pressure is incorrect");
+  assert(float_pressure.current_pressure() == count_float_pressure(liveout), "the float pressure is incorrect");
 }
 
 /* Go to the first non-phi index in a block */
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@
     raise_pressure(b, lrg, int_pressure, float_pressure);
     lid = elements.next();
   }
-  assert(int_pressure._current_pressure == count_int_pressure(liveout), "the int pressure is incorrect");
-  assert(float_pressure._current_pressure == count_float_pressure(liveout), "the float pressure is incorrect");
+  assert(int_pressure.current_pressure() == count_int_pressure(liveout), "the int pressure is incorrect");
+  assert(float_pressure.current_pressure() == count_float_pressure(liveout), "the float pressure is incorrect");
 }
 
 /*
@@ -548,17 +548,7 @@
 void PhaseChaitin::check_for_high_pressure_transition_at_fatproj(uint& block_reg_pressure, uint location, LRG& lrg, Pressure& pressure, const int op_regtype) {
   RegMask mask_tmp = lrg.mask();
   mask_tmp.AND(*Matcher::idealreg2regmask[op_regtype]);
-  // this pressure is only valid at this instruction, i.e. we don't need to lower
-  // the register pressure since the fat proj was never live before (going backwards)
-  uint new_pressure = pressure._current_pressure + mask_tmp.Size();
-  if (new_pressure > pressure._final_pressure) {
-    pressure._final_pressure = new_pressure;
-  }
-  // if we were at a low pressure and now at the fat proj is at high pressure, record the fat proj location
-  // as coming from a low to high (to low again)
-  if (pressure._current_pressure <= pressure._high_pressure_limit && new_pressure > pressure._high_pressure_limit) {
-    pressure._high_pressure_index = location;
-  }
+  pressure.check_pressure_at_fatproj(location, mask_tmp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -700,8 +690,8 @@
       // Newly live things assumed live from here to top of block
       lrg._area += cost;
       raise_pressure(b, lrg, int_pressure, float_pressure);
-      assert(int_pressure._current_pressure == count_int_pressure(liveout), "the int pressure is incorrect");
-      assert(float_pressure._current_pressure == count_float_pressure(liveout), "the float pressure is incorrect");
+      assert(int_pressure.current_pressure() == count_int_pressure(liveout), "the int pressure is incorrect");
+      assert(float_pressure.current_pressure() == count_float_pressure(liveout), "the float pressure is incorrect");
     }
     assert(!(lrg._area < 0.0), "negative spill area" );
   }
@@ -710,13 +700,13 @@
 /*
  * If we run off the top of the block with high pressure just record that the
  * whole block is high pressure. (Even though we might have a transition
- * lower down in the block)
+ * later down in the block)
  */
 void PhaseChaitin::check_for_high_pressure_block(Pressure& pressure) {
   // current pressure now means the pressure before the first instruction in the block
   // (since we have stepped through all instructions backwards)
-  if (pressure._current_pressure > pressure._high_pressure_limit) {
-    pressure._high_pressure_index = 0;
+  if (pressure.current_pressure() > pressure.high_pressure_limit()) {
+    pressure.set_high_pressure_index_to_block_start();
   }
 }
 
@@ -725,7 +715,7 @@
  * and set the high pressure index for the block
  */
 void PhaseChaitin::adjust_high_pressure_index(Block* b, uint& block_hrp_index, Pressure& pressure) {
-  uint i = pressure._high_pressure_index;
+  uint i = pressure.high_pressure_index();
   if (i < b->number_of_nodes() && i < b->end_idx() + 1) {
     Node* cur = b->get_node(i);
     while (cur->is_Proj() || (cur->is_MachNullCheck()) || cur->is_Catch()) {
@@ -789,8 +779,8 @@
 
         if (!liveout.member(lid) && n->Opcode() != Op_SafePoint) {
           if (remove_node_if_not_used(block, location, n, lid, &liveout)) {
-            float_pressure._high_pressure_index--;
-            int_pressure._high_pressure_index--;
+            float_pressure.lower_high_pressure_index();
+            int_pressure.lower_high_pressure_index();
             continue;
           }
           if (lrg._fat_proj) {
@@ -837,13 +827,13 @@
     adjust_high_pressure_index(block, block->_ihrp_index, int_pressure);
     adjust_high_pressure_index(block, block->_fhrp_index, float_pressure);
     // set the final_pressure as the register pressure for the block
-    block->_reg_pressure = int_pressure._final_pressure;
-    block->_freg_pressure = float_pressure._final_pressure;
+    block->_reg_pressure = int_pressure.final_pressure();
+    block->_freg_pressure = float_pressure.final_pressure();
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT
     // Gather Register Pressure Statistics
     if (PrintOptoStatistics) {
-      if (block->_reg_pressure > int_pressure._high_pressure_limit || block->_freg_pressure > float_pressure._high_pressure_limit) {
+      if (block->_reg_pressure > int_pressure.high_pressure_limit() || block->_freg_pressure > float_pressure.high_pressure_limit()) {
         _high_pressure++;
       } else {
         _low_pressure++;