*** old/src/share/vm/opto/phaseX.cpp	Mon Aug 17 10:02:29 2009
--- new/src/share/vm/opto/phaseX.cpp	Mon Aug 17 10:02:29 2009

*** 1620,1632 ****
--- 1620,1634 ----
    set_req(i, n);
  
    // old goes dead?
    if( old ) {
      switch (old->outcnt()) {
-     case 0:      // Kill all his inputs, and recursively kill other dead nodes.
+       // Put into the worklist to kill later. We do not kill it now because the
+       // recursive kill will delete the current node (this) if dead-loop exists
        if (!old->is_top())
!         igvn->remove_dead_node( old );
!         igvn->_worklist.push( old );
        break;
      case 1:
        if( old->is_Store() || old->has_special_unique_user() )
          igvn->add_users_to_worklist( old );
        break;