--- a/hotspot/src/share/tools/LogCompilation/README	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/tools/LogCompilation/README	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
 
 More information about the LogCompilation output can be found at 
 
-http://wikis.sun.com/display/HotSpotInternals/LogCompilation+overview
-http://wikis.sun.com/display/HotSpotInternals/PrintCompilation
-http://wikis.sun.com/display/HotSpotInternals/LogCompilation+tool
+https://wikis.oracle.com/display/HotSpotInternals/LogCompilation+overview
+https://wikis.oracle.com/display/HotSpotInternals/PrintCompilation
+https://wikis.oracle.com/display/HotSpotInternals/LogCompilation+tool

--- a/hotspot/src/share/tools/LogCompilation/src/com/sun/hotspot/tools/compiler/CallSite.java	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/tools/LogCompilation/src/com/sun/hotspot/tools/compiler/CallSite.java	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     private String reason;
     private List<CallSite> calls;
     private int endNodes;
+    private int endLiveNodes;
     private double timeStamp;
 
     CallSite() {
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@
             }
         }
         if (getEndNodes() > 0) {
-          stream.printf(" (end time: %6.4f nodes: %d)", getTimeStamp(), getEndNodes());
+            stream.printf(" (end time: %6.4f nodes: %d live: %d)", getTimeStamp(), getEndNodes(), getEndLiveNodes());
         }
         stream.println("");
         if (getReceiver() != null) {
@@ -195,6 +196,14 @@
         return endNodes;
     }
 
+    void setEndLiveNodes(int n) {
+        endLiveNodes = n;
+    }
+
+    public int getEndLiveNodes() {
+        return endLiveNodes;
+    }
+
     void setTimeStamp(double time) {
         timeStamp = time;
     }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/tools/LogCompilation/src/com/sun/hotspot/tools/compiler/LogCompilation.java	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/tools/LogCompilation/src/com/sun/hotspot/tools/compiler/LogCompilation.java	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         System.out.println("  -S:   print compilation statistics");
         System.out.println("  -s:   sort events by start time");
         System.out.println("  -e:   sort events by elapsed time");
-        System.out.println("  -N:   sort events by name and start");
+        System.out.println("  -n:   sort events by name and start");
         System.exit(exitcode);
     }
 
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@
                         v2 = Integer.valueOf(0);
                     }
                     phaseNodes.put(phase.getName(), Integer.valueOf(v2.intValue() + phase.getNodes()));
-                    out.printf("\t%s %6.4f %d %d\n", phase.getName(), phase.getElapsedTime(), phase.getStartNodes(), phase.getNodes());
+                    /* Print phase name, elapsed time, nodes at the start of the phase,
+                       nodes created in the phase, live nodes at the start of the phase,
+                       live nodes added in the phase.
+                    */
+                    out.printf("\t%s %6.4f %d %d %d %d\n", phase.getName(), phase.getElapsedTime(), phase.getStartNodes(), phase.getNodes(), phase.getStartLiveNodes(), phase.getLiveNodes());
                 }
             } else if (e instanceof MakeNotEntrantEvent) {
                 MakeNotEntrantEvent mne = (MakeNotEntrantEvent) e;

--- a/hotspot/src/share/tools/LogCompilation/src/com/sun/hotspot/tools/compiler/LogParser.java	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/tools/LogCompilation/src/com/sun/hotspot/tools/compiler/LogParser.java	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -268,12 +268,18 @@
         if (qname.equals("phase")) {
             Phase p = new Phase(search(atts, "name"),
                     Double.parseDouble(search(atts, "stamp")),
-                    Integer.parseInt(search(atts, "nodes")));
+                    Integer.parseInt(search(atts, "nodes")),
+                    Integer.parseInt(search(atts, "live")));
             phaseStack.push(p);
         } else if (qname.equals("phase_done")) {
             Phase p = phaseStack.pop();
+            if (! p.getId().equals(search(atts, "name"))) {
+                System.out.println("phase: " + p.getId());
+                throw new InternalError("phase name mismatch");
+            }
+            p.setEnd(Double.parseDouble(search(atts, "stamp")));
             p.setEndNodes(Integer.parseInt(search(atts, "nodes")));
-            p.setEnd(Double.parseDouble(search(atts, "stamp")));
+            p.setEndLiveNodes(Integer.parseInt(search(atts, "live")));
             compile.getPhases().add(p);
         } else if (qname.equals("task")) {
             compile = new Compilation(Integer.parseInt(search(atts, "compile_id", "-1")));
@@ -406,6 +412,7 @@
         } else if (qname.equals("parse_done")) {
             CallSite call = scopes.pop();
             call.setEndNodes(Integer.parseInt(search(atts, "nodes", "1")));
+            call.setEndLiveNodes(Integer.parseInt(search(atts, "live", "1")));
             call.setTimeStamp(Double.parseDouble(search(atts, "stamp")));
             scopes.push(call);
         }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/tools/LogCompilation/src/com/sun/hotspot/tools/compiler/Phase.java	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/tools/LogCompilation/src/com/sun/hotspot/tools/compiler/Phase.java	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@
 
     private final int startNodes;
     private int endNodes;
+    private final int startLiveNodes;
+    private int endLiveNodes;
 
-    Phase(String n, double s, int nodes) {
+    Phase(String n, double s, int nodes, int live) {
         super(s, n);
         startNodes = nodes;
+        startLiveNodes = live;
     }
 
     int getNodes() {
@@ -55,6 +58,22 @@
     public int getEndNodes() {
         return endNodes;
     }
+    /* Number of live nodes added by the phase */
+    int getLiveNodes() {
+        return getEndLiveNodes() - getStartLiveNodes();
+    }
+
+    void setEndLiveNodes(int n) {
+        endLiveNodes = n;
+    }
+
+    public int getStartLiveNodes() {
+        return startLiveNodes;
+    }
+
+    public int getEndLiveNodes() {
+        return endLiveNodes;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public void print(PrintStream stream) {

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/block.hpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/block.hpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
   void needed_for_next_call(Node *this_call, VectorSet &next_call, Block_Array &bbs);
   bool schedule_local(PhaseCFG *cfg, Matcher &m, GrowableArray<int> &ready_cnt, VectorSet &next_call);
   // Cleanup if any code lands between a Call and his Catch
-  void call_catch_cleanup(Block_Array &bbs);
+  void call_catch_cleanup(Block_Array &bbs, Compile *C);
   // Detect implicit-null-check opportunities.  Basically, find NULL checks
   // with suitable memory ops nearby.  Use the memory op to do the NULL check.
   // I can generate a memory op if there is not one nearby.

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/c2_globals.hpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/c2_globals.hpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@
   notproduct(bool, VerifyOpto, false,                                       \
           "Apply more time consuming verification during compilation")      \
                                                                             \
+  notproduct(bool, VerifyIdealNodeCount, false,                             \
+          "Verify that tracked dead ideal node count is accurate")          \
+                                                                            \
+  notproduct(bool, PrintIdealNodeCount, false,                              \
+          "Print liveness counts of ideal nodes")                           \
+                                                                            \
   notproduct(bool, VerifyOptoOopOffsets, false,                             \
           "Check types of base addresses in field references")              \
                                                                             \

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@
             cisc->ins_req(1,src);         // Requires a memory edge
           }
           b->_nodes.map(j,cisc);          // Insert into basic block
-          n->subsume_by(cisc); // Correct graph
+          n->subsume_by(cisc, C); // Correct graph
           //
           ++_used_cisc_instructions;
 #ifndef PRODUCT

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -316,7 +316,12 @@
 }
 
 
-
+static inline bool not_a_node(const Node* n) {
+  if (n == NULL)                   return true;
+  if (((intptr_t)n & 1) != 0)      return true;  // uninitialized, etc.
+  if (*(address*)n == badAddress)  return true;  // kill by Node::destruct
+  return false;
+}
 
 // Identify all nodes that are reachable from below, useful.
 // Use breadth-first pass that records state in a Unique_Node_List,
@@ -337,12 +342,27 @@
     uint max = n->len();
     for( uint i = 0; i < max; ++i ) {
       Node *m = n->in(i);
-      if( m == NULL ) continue;
+      if (not_a_node(m))  continue;
       useful.push(m);
     }
   }
 }
 
+// Update dead_node_list with any missing dead nodes using useful
+// list. Consider all non-useful nodes to be useless i.e., dead nodes.
+void Compile::update_dead_node_list(Unique_Node_List &useful) {
+  uint max_idx = unique();
+  VectorSet& useful_node_set = useful.member_set();
+
+  for (uint node_idx = 0; node_idx < max_idx; node_idx++) {
+    // If node with index node_idx is not in useful set,
+    // mark it as dead in dead node list.
+    if (! useful_node_set.test(node_idx) ) {
+      record_dead_node(node_idx);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 // Disconnect all useless nodes by disconnecting those at the boundary.
 void Compile::remove_useless_nodes(Unique_Node_List &useful) {
   uint next = 0;
@@ -582,6 +602,8 @@
                   _inner_loops(0),
                   _scratch_const_size(-1),
                   _in_scratch_emit_size(false),
+                  _dead_node_list(comp_arena()),
+                  _dead_node_count(0),
 #ifndef PRODUCT
                   _trace_opto_output(TraceOptoOutput || method()->has_option("TraceOptoOutput")),
                   _printer(IdealGraphPrinter::printer()),
@@ -873,6 +895,8 @@
     _trace_opto_output(TraceOptoOutput),
     _printer(NULL),
 #endif
+    _dead_node_list(comp_arena()),
+    _dead_node_count(0),
     _congraph(NULL) {
   C = this;
 
@@ -1069,6 +1093,72 @@
   assert(_top == NULL || top()->is_top(), "");
 }
 
+#ifdef ASSERT
+uint Compile::count_live_nodes_by_graph_walk() {
+  Unique_Node_List useful(comp_arena());
+  // Get useful node list by walking the graph.
+  identify_useful_nodes(useful);
+  return useful.size();
+}
+
+void Compile::print_missing_nodes() {
+
+  // Return if CompileLog is NULL and PrintIdealNodeCount is false.
+  if ((_log == NULL) && (! PrintIdealNodeCount)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // This is an expensive function. It is executed only when the user
+  // specifies VerifyIdealNodeCount option or otherwise knows the
+  // additional work that needs to be done to identify reachable nodes
+  // by walking the flow graph and find the missing ones using
+  // _dead_node_list.
+
+  Unique_Node_List useful(comp_arena());
+  // Get useful node list by walking the graph.
+  identify_useful_nodes(useful);
+
+  uint l_nodes = C->live_nodes();
+  uint l_nodes_by_walk = useful.size();
+
+  if (l_nodes != l_nodes_by_walk) {
+    if (_log != NULL) {
+      _log->begin_head("mismatched_nodes count='%d'", abs((int) (l_nodes - l_nodes_by_walk)));
+      _log->stamp();
+      _log->end_head();
+    }
+    VectorSet& useful_member_set = useful.member_set();
+    int last_idx = l_nodes_by_walk;
+    for (int i = 0; i < last_idx; i++) {
+      if (useful_member_set.test(i)) {
+        if (_dead_node_list.test(i)) {
+          if (_log != NULL) {
+            _log->elem("mismatched_node_info node_idx='%d' type='both live and dead'", i);
+          }
+          if (PrintIdealNodeCount) {
+            // Print the log message to tty
+              tty->print_cr("mismatched_node idx='%d' both live and dead'", i);
+              useful.at(i)->dump();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      else if (! _dead_node_list.test(i)) {
+        if (_log != NULL) {
+          _log->elem("mismatched_node_info node_idx='%d' type='neither live nor dead'", i);
+        }
+        if (PrintIdealNodeCount) {
+          // Print the log message to tty
+          tty->print_cr("mismatched_node idx='%d' type='neither live nor dead'", i);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (_log != NULL) {
+      _log->tail("mismatched_nodes");
+    }
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifndef PRODUCT
 void Compile::verify_top(Node* tn) const {
   if (tn != NULL) {
@@ -2087,7 +2177,7 @@
 
 // Eliminate trivially redundant StoreCMs and accumulate their
 // precedence edges.
-static void eliminate_redundant_card_marks(Node* n) {
+void Compile::eliminate_redundant_card_marks(Node* n) {
   assert(n->Opcode() == Op_StoreCM, "expected StoreCM");
   if (n->in(MemNode::Address)->outcnt() > 1) {
     // There are multiple users of the same address so it might be
@@ -2122,7 +2212,7 @@
         // Eliminate the previous StoreCM
         prev->set_req(MemNode::Memory, mem->in(MemNode::Memory));
         assert(mem->outcnt() == 0, "should be dead");
-        mem->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+        mem->disconnect_inputs(NULL, this);
       } else {
         prev = mem;
       }
@@ -2133,7 +2223,7 @@
 
 //------------------------------final_graph_reshaping_impl----------------------
 // Implement items 1-5 from final_graph_reshaping below.
-static void final_graph_reshaping_impl( Node *n, Final_Reshape_Counts &frc ) {
+void Compile::final_graph_reshaping_impl( Node *n, Final_Reshape_Counts &frc) {
 
   if ( n->outcnt() == 0 ) return; // dead node
   uint nop = n->Opcode();
@@ -2163,8 +2253,7 @@
 
 #ifdef ASSERT
   if( n->is_Mem() ) {
-    Compile* C = Compile::current();
-    int alias_idx = C->get_alias_index(n->as_Mem()->adr_type());
+    int alias_idx = get_alias_index(n->as_Mem()->adr_type());
     assert( n->in(0) != NULL || alias_idx != Compile::AliasIdxRaw ||
             // oop will be recorded in oop map if load crosses safepoint
             n->is_Load() && (n->as_Load()->bottom_type()->isa_oopptr() ||
@@ -2213,7 +2302,7 @@
     break;
   case Op_Opaque1:              // Remove Opaque Nodes before matching
   case Op_Opaque2:              // Remove Opaque Nodes before matching
-    n->subsume_by(n->in(1));
+    n->subsume_by(n->in(1), this);
     break;
   case Op_CallStaticJava:
   case Op_CallJava:
@@ -2337,8 +2426,7 @@
         int op = t->isa_oopptr() ? Op_ConN : Op_ConNKlass;
 
         // Look for existing ConN node of the same exact type.
-        Compile* C = Compile::current();
-        Node* r  = C->root();
+        Node* r  = root();
         uint cnt = r->outcnt();
         for (uint i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
           Node* m = r->raw_out(i);
@@ -2352,14 +2440,14 @@
           // Decode a narrow oop to match address
           // [R12 + narrow_oop_reg<<3 + offset]
           if (t->isa_oopptr()) {
-            nn = new (C) DecodeNNode(nn, t);
+            nn = new (this) DecodeNNode(nn, t);
           } else {
-            nn = new (C) DecodeNKlassNode(nn, t);
+            nn = new (this) DecodeNKlassNode(nn, t);
           }
           n->set_req(AddPNode::Base, nn);
           n->set_req(AddPNode::Address, nn);
           if (addp->outcnt() == 0) {
-            addp->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+            addp->disconnect_inputs(NULL, this);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -2371,7 +2459,6 @@
 #ifdef _LP64
   case Op_CastPP:
     if (n->in(1)->is_DecodeN() && Matcher::gen_narrow_oop_implicit_null_checks()) {
-      Compile* C = Compile::current();
       Node* in1 = n->in(1);
       const Type* t = n->bottom_type();
       Node* new_in1 = in1->clone();
@@ -2400,9 +2487,9 @@
         new_in1->set_req(0, n->in(0));
       }
 
-      n->subsume_by(new_in1);
+      n->subsume_by(new_in1, this);
       if (in1->outcnt() == 0) {
-        in1->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+        in1->disconnect_inputs(NULL, this);
       }
     }
     break;
@@ -2419,7 +2506,6 @@
       }
       assert(in1->is_DecodeNarrowPtr(), "sanity");
 
-      Compile* C = Compile::current();
       Node* new_in2 = NULL;
       if (in2->is_DecodeNarrowPtr()) {
         assert(in2->Opcode() == in1->Opcode(), "must be same node type");
@@ -2432,7 +2518,7 @@
           // oops implicit null check is not generated.
           // This will allow to generate normal oop implicit null check.
           if (Matcher::gen_narrow_oop_implicit_null_checks())
-            new_in2 = ConNode::make(C, TypeNarrowOop::NULL_PTR);
+            new_in2 = ConNode::make(this, TypeNarrowOop::NULL_PTR);
           //
           // This transformation together with CastPP transformation above
           // will generated code for implicit NULL checks for compressed oops.
@@ -2471,19 +2557,19 @@
           //    NullCheck base_reg
           //
         } else if (t->isa_oopptr()) {
-          new_in2 = ConNode::make(C, t->make_narrowoop());
+          new_in2 = ConNode::make(this, t->make_narrowoop());
         } else if (t->isa_klassptr()) {
-          new_in2 = ConNode::make(C, t->make_narrowklass());
+          new_in2 = ConNode::make(this, t->make_narrowklass());
         }
       }
       if (new_in2 != NULL) {
-        Node* cmpN = new (C) CmpNNode(in1->in(1), new_in2);
-        n->subsume_by( cmpN );
+        Node* cmpN = new (this) CmpNNode(in1->in(1), new_in2);
+        n->subsume_by(cmpN, this);
         if (in1->outcnt() == 0) {
-          in1->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+          in1->disconnect_inputs(NULL, this);
         }
         if (in2->outcnt() == 0) {
-          in2->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+          in2->disconnect_inputs(NULL, this);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -2501,21 +2587,20 @@
   case Op_EncodePKlass: {
     Node* in1 = n->in(1);
     if (in1->is_DecodeNarrowPtr()) {
-      n->subsume_by(in1->in(1));
+      n->subsume_by(in1->in(1), this);
     } else if (in1->Opcode() == Op_ConP) {
-      Compile* C = Compile::current();
       const Type* t = in1->bottom_type();
       if (t == TypePtr::NULL_PTR) {
         assert(t->isa_oopptr(), "null klass?");
-        n->subsume_by(ConNode::make(C, TypeNarrowOop::NULL_PTR));
+        n->subsume_by(ConNode::make(this, TypeNarrowOop::NULL_PTR), this);
       } else if (t->isa_oopptr()) {
-        n->subsume_by(ConNode::make(C, t->make_narrowoop()));
+        n->subsume_by(ConNode::make(this, t->make_narrowoop()), this);
       } else if (t->isa_klassptr()) {
-        n->subsume_by(ConNode::make(C, t->make_narrowklass()));
+        n->subsume_by(ConNode::make(this, t->make_narrowklass()), this);
       }
     }
     if (in1->outcnt() == 0) {
-      in1->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+      in1->disconnect_inputs(NULL, this);
     }
     break;
   }
@@ -2538,7 +2623,7 @@
           }
         }
         assert(proj != NULL, "must be found");
-        p->subsume_by(proj);
+        p->subsume_by(proj, this);
       }
     }
     break;
@@ -2558,7 +2643,7 @@
           unique_in = NULL;
       }
       if (unique_in != NULL) {
-        n->subsume_by(unique_in);
+        n->subsume_by(unique_in, this);
       }
     }
     break;
@@ -2571,16 +2656,15 @@
       Node* d = n->find_similar(Op_DivI);
       if (d) {
         // Replace them with a fused divmod if supported
-        Compile* C = Compile::current();
         if (Matcher::has_match_rule(Op_DivModI)) {
-          DivModINode* divmod = DivModINode::make(C, n);
-          d->subsume_by(divmod->div_proj());
-          n->subsume_by(divmod->mod_proj());
+          DivModINode* divmod = DivModINode::make(this, n);
+          d->subsume_by(divmod->div_proj(), this);
+          n->subsume_by(divmod->mod_proj(), this);
         } else {
           // replace a%b with a-((a/b)*b)
-          Node* mult = new (C) MulINode(d, d->in(2));
-          Node* sub  = new (C) SubINode(d->in(1), mult);
-          n->subsume_by( sub );
+          Node* mult = new (this) MulINode(d, d->in(2));
+          Node* sub  = new (this) SubINode(d->in(1), mult);
+          n->subsume_by(sub, this);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -2592,16 +2676,15 @@
       Node* d = n->find_similar(Op_DivL);
       if (d) {
         // Replace them with a fused divmod if supported
-        Compile* C = Compile::current();
         if (Matcher::has_match_rule(Op_DivModL)) {
-          DivModLNode* divmod = DivModLNode::make(C, n);
-          d->subsume_by(divmod->div_proj());
-          n->subsume_by(divmod->mod_proj());
+          DivModLNode* divmod = DivModLNode::make(this, n);
+          d->subsume_by(divmod->div_proj(), this);
+          n->subsume_by(divmod->mod_proj(), this);
         } else {
           // replace a%b with a-((a/b)*b)
-          Node* mult = new (C) MulLNode(d, d->in(2));
-          Node* sub  = new (C) SubLNode(d->in(1), mult);
-          n->subsume_by( sub );
+          Node* mult = new (this) MulLNode(d, d->in(2));
+          Node* sub  = new (this) SubLNode(d->in(1), mult);
+          n->subsume_by(sub, this);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -2620,8 +2703,8 @@
     if (n->req()-1 > 2) {
       // Replace many operand PackNodes with a binary tree for matching
       PackNode* p = (PackNode*) n;
-      Node* btp = p->binary_tree_pack(Compile::current(), 1, n->req());
-      n->subsume_by(btp);
+      Node* btp = p->binary_tree_pack(this, 1, n->req());
+      n->subsume_by(btp, this);
     }
     break;
   case Op_Loop:
@@ -2645,18 +2728,16 @@
       if (t != NULL && t->is_con()) {
         juint shift = t->get_con();
         if (shift > mask) { // Unsigned cmp
-          Compile* C = Compile::current();
-          n->set_req(2, ConNode::make(C, TypeInt::make(shift & mask)));
+          n->set_req(2, ConNode::make(this, TypeInt::make(shift & mask)));
         }
       } else {
         if (t == NULL || t->_lo < 0 || t->_hi > (int)mask) {
-          Compile* C = Compile::current();
-          Node* shift = new (C) AndINode(in2, ConNode::make(C, TypeInt::make(mask)));
+          Node* shift = new (this) AndINode(in2, ConNode::make(this, TypeInt::make(mask)));
           n->set_req(2, shift);
         }
       }
       if (in2->outcnt() == 0) { // Remove dead node
-        in2->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+        in2->disconnect_inputs(NULL, this);
       }
     }
     break;
@@ -2674,7 +2755,7 @@
 //------------------------------final_graph_reshaping_walk---------------------
 // Replacing Opaque nodes with their input in final_graph_reshaping_impl(),
 // requires that the walk visits a node's inputs before visiting the node.
-static void final_graph_reshaping_walk( Node_Stack &nstack, Node *root, Final_Reshape_Counts &frc ) {
+void Compile::final_graph_reshaping_walk( Node_Stack &nstack, Node *root, Final_Reshape_Counts &frc ) {
   ResourceArea *area = Thread::current()->resource_area();
   Unique_Node_List sfpt(area);
 
@@ -2741,7 +2822,7 @@
           n->set_req(j, in->in(1));
         }
         if (in->outcnt() == 0) {
-          in->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+          in->disconnect_inputs(NULL, this);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -3014,7 +3095,8 @@
 }
 
 Compile::TracePhase::TracePhase(const char* name, elapsedTimer* accumulator, bool dolog)
-  : TraceTime(NULL, accumulator, false NOT_PRODUCT( || TimeCompiler ), false)
+  : TraceTime(NULL, accumulator, false NOT_PRODUCT( || TimeCompiler ), false),
+    _phase_name(name), _dolog(dolog)
 {
   if (dolog) {
     C = Compile::current();
@@ -3024,15 +3106,34 @@
     _log = NULL;
   }
   if (_log != NULL) {
-    _log->begin_head("phase name='%s' nodes='%d'", name, C->unique());
+    _log->begin_head("phase name='%s' nodes='%d' live='%d'", _phase_name, C->unique(), C->live_nodes());
     _log->stamp();
     _log->end_head();
   }
 }
 
 Compile::TracePhase::~TracePhase() {
+
+  C = Compile::current();
+  if (_dolog) {
+    _log = C->log();
+  } else {
+    _log = NULL;
+  }
+
+#ifdef ASSERT
+  if (PrintIdealNodeCount) {
+    tty->print_cr("phase name='%s' nodes='%d' live='%d' live_graph_walk='%d'",
+                  _phase_name, C->unique(), C->live_nodes(), C->count_live_nodes_by_graph_walk());
+  }
+
+  if (VerifyIdealNodeCount) {
+    Compile::current()->print_missing_nodes();
+  }
+#endif
+
   if (_log != NULL) {
-    _log->done("phase nodes='%d'", C->unique());
+    _log->done("phase name='%s' nodes='%d' live='%d'", _phase_name, C->unique(), C->live_nodes());
   }
 }
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/compile.hpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/compile.hpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
 class Unique_Node_List;
 class nmethod;
 class WarmCallInfo;
+class Node_Stack;
+struct Final_Reshape_Counts;
 
 //------------------------------Compile----------------------------------------
 // This class defines a top-level Compiler invocation.
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@
    private:
     Compile*    C;
     CompileLog* _log;
+    const char* _phase_name;
+    bool _dolog;
    public:
     TracePhase(const char* name, elapsedTimer* accumulator, bool dolog);
     ~TracePhase();
@@ -313,6 +317,9 @@
 
   // Node management
   uint                  _unique;                // Counter for unique Node indices
+  VectorSet             _dead_node_list;        // Set of dead nodes
+  uint                  _dead_node_count;       // Number of dead nodes; VectorSet::Size() is O(N).
+                                                // So use this to keep count and make the call O(1).
   debug_only(static int _debug_idx;)            // Monotonic counter (not reset), use -XX:BreakAtNode=<idx>
   Arena                 _node_arena;            // Arena for new-space Nodes
   Arena                 _old_arena;             // Arena for old-space Nodes, lifetime during xform
@@ -534,7 +541,7 @@
   ciEnv*            env() const                 { return _env; }
   CompileLog*       log() const                 { return _log; }
   bool              failing() const             { return _env->failing() || _failure_reason != NULL; }
-  const char* failure_reason() { return _failure_reason; }
+  const char*       failure_reason() { return _failure_reason; }
   bool              failure_reason_is(const char* r) { return (r==_failure_reason) || (r!=NULL && _failure_reason!=NULL && strcmp(r, _failure_reason)==0); }
 
   void record_failure(const char* reason);
@@ -549,7 +556,7 @@
     record_method_not_compilable(reason, true);
   }
   bool check_node_count(uint margin, const char* reason) {
-    if (unique() + margin > (uint)MaxNodeLimit) {
+    if (live_nodes() + margin > (uint)MaxNodeLimit) {
       record_method_not_compilable(reason);
       return true;
     } else {
@@ -558,25 +565,41 @@
   }
 
   // Node management
-  uint              unique() const              { return _unique; }
-  uint         next_unique()                    { return _unique++; }
-  void          set_unique(uint i)              { _unique = i; }
-  static int        debug_idx()                 { return debug_only(_debug_idx)+0; }
-  static void   set_debug_idx(int i)            { debug_only(_debug_idx = i); }
-  Arena*            node_arena()                { return &_node_arena; }
-  Arena*            old_arena()                 { return &_old_arena; }
-  RootNode*         root() const                { return _root; }
-  void          set_root(RootNode* r)           { _root = r; }
-  StartNode*        start() const;              // (Derived from root.)
+  uint         unique() const              { return _unique; }
+  uint         next_unique()               { return _unique++; }
+  void         set_unique(uint i)          { _unique = i; }
+  static int   debug_idx()                 { return debug_only(_debug_idx)+0; }
+  static void  set_debug_idx(int i)        { debug_only(_debug_idx = i); }
+  Arena*       node_arena()                { return &_node_arena; }
+  Arena*       old_arena()                 { return &_old_arena; }
+  RootNode*    root() const                { return _root; }
+  void         set_root(RootNode* r)       { _root = r; }
+  StartNode*   start() const;              // (Derived from root.)
   void         init_start(StartNode* s);
-  Node*             immutable_memory();
+  Node*        immutable_memory();
 
-  Node*             recent_alloc_ctl() const    { return _recent_alloc_ctl; }
-  Node*             recent_alloc_obj() const    { return _recent_alloc_obj; }
-  void          set_recent_alloc(Node* ctl, Node* obj) {
+  Node*        recent_alloc_ctl() const    { return _recent_alloc_ctl; }
+  Node*        recent_alloc_obj() const    { return _recent_alloc_obj; }
+  void         set_recent_alloc(Node* ctl, Node* obj) {
                                                   _recent_alloc_ctl = ctl;
                                                   _recent_alloc_obj = obj;
-                                                }
+                                           }
+  void         record_dead_node(uint idx)  { if (_dead_node_list.test_set(idx)) return;
+                                             _dead_node_count++;
+                                           }
+  uint         dead_node_count()           { return _dead_node_count; }
+  void         reset_dead_node_list()      { _dead_node_list.Reset();
+                                             _dead_node_count = 0;
+                                           }
+  uint          live_nodes()               {
+    int  val = _unique - _dead_node_count;
+    assert (val >= 0, err_msg_res("number of tracked dead nodes %d more than created nodes %d", _unique, _dead_node_count));
+            return (uint) val;
+                                           }
+#ifdef ASSERT
+  uint         count_live_nodes_by_graph_walk();
+  void         print_missing_nodes();
+#endif
 
   // Constant table
   ConstantTable&   constant_table() { return _constant_table; }
@@ -678,6 +701,7 @@
 
 
   void              identify_useful_nodes(Unique_Node_List &useful);
+  void              update_dead_node_list(Unique_Node_List &useful);
   void              remove_useless_nodes  (Unique_Node_List &useful);
 
   WarmCallInfo*     warm_calls() const          { return _warm_calls; }
@@ -892,6 +916,11 @@
   static juint  _intrinsic_hist_count[vmIntrinsics::ID_LIMIT];
   static jubyte _intrinsic_hist_flags[vmIntrinsics::ID_LIMIT];
 #endif
+  // Function calls made by the public function final_graph_reshaping.
+  // No need to be made public as they are not called elsewhere.
+  void final_graph_reshaping_impl( Node *n, Final_Reshape_Counts &frc);
+  void final_graph_reshaping_walk( Node_Stack &nstack, Node *root, Final_Reshape_Counts &frc );
+  void eliminate_redundant_card_marks(Node* n);
 
  public:
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/escape.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/escape.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -2320,7 +2320,7 @@
       }
     }
   }
-  if ((int)C->unique() + 2*NodeLimitFudgeFactor > MaxNodeLimit) {
+  if ((int) (C->live_nodes() + 2*NodeLimitFudgeFactor) > MaxNodeLimit) {
     if (C->do_escape_analysis() == true && !C->failing()) {
       // Retry compilation without escape analysis.
       // If this is the first failure, the sentinel string will "stick"

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/gcm.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/gcm.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@
   // If we inserted any instructions between a Call and his CatchNode,
   // clone the instructions on all paths below the Catch.
   for( i=0; i < _num_blocks; i++ )
-    _blocks[i]->call_catch_cleanup(_bbs);
+    _blocks[i]->call_catch_cleanup(_bbs, C);
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT
   if (trace_opto_pipelining()) {

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/graphKit.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/graphKit.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 void GraphKit::stop_and_kill_map() {
   SafePointNode* dead_map = stop();
   if (dead_map != NULL) {
-    dead_map->disconnect_inputs(NULL); // Mark the map as killed.
+    dead_map->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C); // Mark the map as killed.
     assert(dead_map->is_killed(), "must be so marked");
   }
 }
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@
   }
 
   // Disconnect the call from the graph
-  call->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+  call->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
   C->gvn_replace_by(call, C->top());
 
   // Clean up any MergeMems that feed other MergeMems since the

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/ifg.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/ifg.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
               (n2lidx(def) && !liveout.member(n2lidx(def)) ) ) {
             b->_nodes.remove(j - 1);
             if( lrgs(r)._def == n ) lrgs(r)._def = 0;
-            n->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+            n->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
             _cfg._bbs.map(n->_idx,NULL);
             n->replace_by(C->top());
             // Since yanking a Node from block, high pressure moves up one

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/lcm.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/lcm.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@
 //------------------------------call_catch_cleanup-----------------------------
 // If we inserted any instructions between a Call and his CatchNode,
 // clone the instructions on all paths below the Catch.
-void Block::call_catch_cleanup(Block_Array &bbs) {
+void Block::call_catch_cleanup(Block_Array &bbs, Compile* C) {
 
   // End of region to clone
   uint end = end_idx();
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@
 
   // Remove the now-dead cloned ops
   for(uint i3 = beg; i3 < end; i3++ ) {
-    _nodes[beg]->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+    _nodes[beg]->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
     _nodes.remove(beg);
   }
 
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@
       Node *n = sb->_nodes[j];
       if (n->outcnt() == 0 &&
           (!n->is_Proj() || n->as_Proj()->in(0)->outcnt() == 1) ){
-        n->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+        n->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
         sb->_nodes.remove(j);
         new_cnt--;
       }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/loopTransform.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/loopTransform.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@
 bool IdealLoopTree::policy_peeling( PhaseIdealLoop *phase ) const {
   Node *test = ((IdealLoopTree*)this)->tail();
   int  body_size = ((IdealLoopTree*)this)->_body.size();
-  int  uniq      = phase->C->unique();
+  int  live_node_count = phase->C->live_nodes();
   // Peeling does loop cloning which can result in O(N^2) node construction
   if( body_size > 255 /* Prevent overflow for large body_size */
-      || (body_size * body_size + uniq > MaxNodeLimit) ) {
+      || (body_size * body_size + live_node_count > MaxNodeLimit) ) {
     return false;           // too large to safely clone
   }
   while( test != _head ) {      // Scan till run off top of loop
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@
     return false;
   if (new_body_size > unroll_limit ||
       // Unrolling can result in a large amount of node construction
-      new_body_size >= MaxNodeLimit - phase->C->unique()) {
+      new_body_size >= MaxNodeLimit - (uint) phase->C->live_nodes()) {
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@
 
   // Skip next optimizations if running low on nodes. Note that
   // policy_unswitching and policy_maximally_unroll have this check.
-  uint nodes_left = MaxNodeLimit - phase->C->unique();
+  uint nodes_left = MaxNodeLimit - (uint) phase->C->live_nodes();
   if ((2 * _body.size()) > nodes_left) {
     return true;
   }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/loopUnswitch.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/loopUnswitch.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   if (!_head->is_Loop()) {
     return false;
   }
-  uint nodes_left = MaxNodeLimit - phase->C->unique();
+  uint nodes_left = MaxNodeLimit - phase->C->live_nodes();
   if (2 * _body.size() > nodes_left) {
     return false; // Too speculative if running low on nodes.
   }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/loopopts.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/loopopts.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@
   for (DUIterator_Fast imax, i = region->fast_outs(imax); i < imax; i++) {
     weight += region->fast_out(i)->outcnt();
   }
-  int nodes_left = MaxNodeLimit - C->unique();
+  int nodes_left = MaxNodeLimit - C->live_nodes();
   if (weight * 8 > nodes_left) {
 #ifndef PRODUCT
     if (PrintOpto)

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/macro.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/macro.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@
   Node *slow_ctrl = _fallthroughproj->clone();
   transform_later(slow_ctrl);
   _igvn.hash_delete(_fallthroughproj);
-  _fallthroughproj->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+  _fallthroughproj->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
   region->init_req(1, slow_ctrl);
   // region inputs are now complete
   transform_later(region);
@@ -2327,7 +2327,7 @@
   Node *slow_ctrl = _fallthroughproj->clone();
   transform_later(slow_ctrl);
   _igvn.hash_delete(_fallthroughproj);
-  _fallthroughproj->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+  _fallthroughproj->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
   region->init_req(1, slow_ctrl);
   // region inputs are now complete
   transform_later(region);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/matcher.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/matcher.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@
   // Reset node counter so MachNodes start with _idx at 0
   int nodes = C->unique(); // save value
   C->set_unique(0);
+  C->reset_dead_node_list();
 
   // Recursively match trees from old space into new space.
   // Correct leaves of new-space Nodes; they point to old-space.

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/node.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/node.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   int new_debug_idx = old_debug_idx+1;
   if (new_debug_idx > 0) {
     // Arrange that the lowest five decimal digits of _debug_idx
-    // will repeat thos of _idx.  In case this is somehow pathological,
+    // will repeat those of _idx. In case this is somehow pathological,
     // we continue to assign negative numbers (!) consecutively.
     const int mod = 100000;
     int bump = (int)(_idx - new_debug_idx) % mod;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   }
   Compile::set_debug_idx(new_debug_idx);
   set_debug_idx( new_debug_idx );
-  assert(Compile::current()->unique() < (uint)MaxNodeLimit, "Node limit exceeded");
+  assert(Compile::current()->unique() < (UINT_MAX - 1), "Node limit exceeded UINT_MAX");
   if (BreakAtNode != 0 && (_debug_idx == BreakAtNode || (int)_idx == BreakAtNode)) {
     tty->print_cr("BreakAtNode: _idx=%d _debug_idx=%d", _idx, _debug_idx);
     BREAKPOINT;
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@
 //-------------------------disconnect_inputs-----------------------------------
 // NULL out all inputs to eliminate incoming Def-Use edges.
 // Return the number of edges between 'n' and 'this'
-int Node::disconnect_inputs(Node *n) {
+int Node::disconnect_inputs(Node *n, Compile* C) {
   int edges_to_n = 0;
 
   uint cnt = req();
@@ -824,6 +824,9 @@
 
   // Node::destruct requires all out edges be deleted first
   // debug_only(destruct();)   // no reuse benefit expected
+  if (edges_to_n == 0) {
+    C->record_dead_node(_idx);
+  }
   return edges_to_n;
 }
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/node.hpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/node.hpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
   int replace_edge(Node* old, Node* neww);
   // NULL out all inputs to eliminate incoming Def-Use edges.
   // Return the number of edges between 'n' and 'this'
-  int  disconnect_inputs(Node *n);
+  int  disconnect_inputs(Node *n, Compile *c);
 
   // Quickly, return true if and only if I am Compile::current()->top().
   bool is_top() const {
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@
   void replace_by(Node* new_node);
   // Globally replace this node by a given new node, updating all uses
   // and cutting input edges of old node.
-  void subsume_by(Node* new_node) {
+  void subsume_by(Node* new_node, Compile* c) {
     replace_by(new_node);
-    disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+    disconnect_inputs(NULL, c);
   }
   void set_req_X( uint i, Node *n, PhaseIterGVN *igvn );
   // Find the one non-null required input.  RegionNode only

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
           }
           adjust_block_start += diff;
           b->_nodes.map(idx, replacement);
-          mach->subsume_by(replacement);
+          mach->subsume_by(replacement, C);
           mach = replacement;
           progress = true;
 
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@
               jmp_rule[i]   = mach->rule();
 #endif
               b->_nodes.map(j, replacement);
-              mach->subsume_by(replacement);
+              mach->subsume_by(replacement, C);
               n    = replacement;
               mach = replacement;
             }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/parse1.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/parse1.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -601,8 +601,8 @@
   set_map(entry_map);
   do_exits();
 
-  if (log)  log->done("parse nodes='%d' memory='%d'",
-                      C->unique(), C->node_arena()->used());
+  if (log)  log->done("parse nodes='%d' live='%d' memory='%d'",
+                      C->unique(), C->live_nodes(), C->node_arena()->used());
 }
 
 //---------------------------do_all_blocks-------------------------------------

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/phaseX.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/phaseX.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@
 
   // Identify nodes that are reachable from below, useful.
   C->identify_useful_nodes(_useful);
+  // Update dead node list
+  C->update_dead_node_list(_useful);
 
   // Remove all useless nodes from PhaseValues' recorded types
   // Must be done before disconnecting nodes to preserve hash-table-invariant
@@ -1190,7 +1192,7 @@
             }
           }
         }
-
+        C->record_dead_node(dead->_idx);
         if (dead->is_macro()) {
           C->remove_macro_node(dead);
         }
@@ -1199,6 +1201,11 @@
           continue;
         }
       }
+      // Constant node that has no out-edges and has only one in-edge from
+      // root is usually dead. However, sometimes reshaping walk makes
+      // it reachable by adding use edges. So, we will NOT count Con nodes
+      // as dead to be conservative about the dead node count at any
+      // given time.
     }
 
     // Aggressively kill globally dead uses

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/postaloc.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/postaloc.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
       }
     }
     // Disconnect control and remove precedence edges if any exist
-    old->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+    old->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
   }
   return blk_adjust;
 }
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
         b->_nodes.remove(j--); phi_dex--;
         _cfg._bbs.map(phi->_idx,NULL);
         phi->replace_by(u);
-        phi->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+        phi->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
         continue;
       }
       // Note that if value[pidx] exists, then we merged no new values here

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/reg_split.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/reg_split.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@
             if( i >= cnt ) {    // Found one unique input
               assert(Find_id(n) == Find_id(u), "should be the same lrg");
               n->replace_by(u); // Then replace with unique input
-              n->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+              n->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
               b->_nodes.remove(insidx);
               insidx--;
               b->_ihrp_index--;

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/stringopts.cpp	Tue Nov 27 12:48:52 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/stringopts.cpp	Tue Nov 27 17:24:15 2012 -0800
@@ -241,13 +241,13 @@
 
       _stringopts->gvn()->transform(call);
       C->gvn_replace_by(uct, call);
-      uct->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+      uct->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
     }
   }
 
   void cleanup() {
     // disconnect the hook node
-    _arguments->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+    _arguments->disconnect_inputs(NULL, _stringopts->C);
   }
 };
 
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
     C->gvn_replace_by(mem_proj, mem);
   }
   C->gvn_replace_by(init, C->top());
-  init->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+  init->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
 }
 
 Node_List PhaseStringOpts::collect_toString_calls() {
@@ -1477,6 +1477,6 @@
   kit.replace_call(sc->end(), result);
 
   // Unhook any hook nodes
-  string_sizes->disconnect_inputs(NULL);
+  string_sizes->disconnect_inputs(NULL, C);
   sc->cleanup();
 }