--- old/src/share/vm/adlc/formssel.cpp 2014-02-07 00:45:30.000000000 -0800 +++ new/src/share/vm/adlc/formssel.cpp 2014-02-07 00:45:30.000000000 -0800 @@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ int USE_of_memory = 0; int DEF_of_memory = 0; const char* last_memory_DEF = NULL; // to test DEF/USE pairing in asserts + const char* last_memory_USE = NULL; Component *unique = NULL; Component *comp = NULL; ComponentList &components = (ComponentList &)_components; @@ -681,7 +682,16 @@ assert(0 == strcmp(last_memory_DEF, comp->_name), "every memory DEF is followed by a USE of the same name"); last_memory_DEF = NULL; } - USE_of_memory++; + // Handles same memory being used multiple times in the case of BMI1 instructions. + if (last_memory_USE != NULL) { + if (strcmp(comp->_name, last_memory_USE) != 0) { + USE_of_memory++; + } + } else { + USE_of_memory++; + } + last_memory_USE = comp->_name; + if (DEF_of_memory == 0) // defs take precedence unique = comp; } else {