src/share/vm/opto/node.cpp

@@ -1115,12 +1115,12 @@
   Node* n = unique_out();
   int op  = Opcode();
   if (this->is_Store()) {
     // Condition for back-to-back stores folding.
     return n->Opcode() == op && n->in(MemNode::Memory) == this;
-  } else if (this->is_Load()) {
-    // Condition for removing an unused LoadNode from the MemBarAcquire precedence input
+  } else if (this->is_Load() || this->is_DecodeN()) {
+    // Condition for removing an unused LoadNode or DecodeNNode from the MemBarAcquire precedence input
     return n->Opcode() == Op_MemBarAcquire;
   } else if (op == Op_AddL) {
     // Condition for convL2I(addL(x,y)) ==> addI(convL2I(x),convL2I(y))
     return n->Opcode() == Op_ConvL2I && n->in(1) == this;
   } else if (op == Op_SubI || op == Op_SubL) {