*** old/src/share/vm/opto/connode.cpp	Mon Nov 18 21:54:03 2013
--- new/src/share/vm/opto/connode.cpp	Mon Nov 18 21:54:03 2013

*** 186,196 ****
--- 186,196 ----
  //------------------------------Value------------------------------------------
  // Result is the meet of inputs
  const Type *CMoveNode::Value( PhaseTransform *phase ) const {
    if( phase->type(in(Condition)) == Type::TOP )
      return Type::TOP;
!   return phase->type(in(IfFalse))->meet(phase->type(in(IfTrue)), true);
  }
  
  //------------------------------make-------------------------------------------
  // Make a correctly-flavored CMove.  Since _type is directly determined
  // from the inputs we do not need to specify it here.

*** 390,417 ****
--- 390,417 ----
  
  
  //=============================================================================
  // If input is already higher or equal to cast type, then this is an identity.
  Node *ConstraintCastNode::Identity( PhaseTransform *phase ) {
!   return phase->type(in(1))->higher_equal(_type, true) ? in(1) : this;
  }
  
  //------------------------------Value------------------------------------------
  // Take 'join' of input and cast-up type
  const Type *ConstraintCastNode::Value( PhaseTransform *phase ) const {
    if( in(0) && phase->type(in(0)) == Type::TOP ) return Type::TOP;
!   const Type* ft = phase->type(in(1))->filter(_type);
! const Type* ft = phase->type(in(1))->filter(_type, true);
  
  #ifdef ASSERT
    // Previous versions of this function had some special case logic,
    // which is no longer necessary.  Make sure of the required effects.
    switch (Opcode()) {
    case Op_CastII:
      {
        const Type* t1 = phase->type(in(1));
        if( t1 == Type::TOP )  assert(ft == Type::TOP, "special case #1");
!       const Type* rt = t1->join(_type, true);
        if (rt->empty())       assert(ft == Type::TOP, "special case #2");
        break;
      }
    case Op_CastPP:
      if (phase->type(in(1)) == TypePtr::NULL_PTR &&