--- old/src/share/vm/opto/domgraph.cpp	2015-10-07 16:08:13.191426852 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/domgraph.cpp	2015-10-07 16:08:13.111426848 +0200
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
 // Perform DFS search.  Setup 'vertex' as DFS to vertex mapping.  Setup
 // 'semi' as vertex to DFS mapping.  Set 'parent' to DFS parent.
 int NTarjan::DFS( NTarjan *ntarjan, VectorSet &visited, PhaseIdealLoop *pil, uint *dfsorder) {
-  // Allocate stack of size C->unique()/8 to avoid frequent realloc
+  // Allocate stack of size C->live_nodes()/8 to avoid frequent realloc
   GrowableArray <Node *> dfstack(pil->C->live_nodes() >> 3);
   Node *b = pil->C->root();
   int dfsnum = 1;
--- old/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp	2015-10-07 16:08:13.211426852 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp	2015-10-07 16:08:13.135426849 +0200
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 // Use breadth-first pass that records state in a Unique_Node_List,
 // recursive traversal is slower.
 void Compile::identify_useful_nodes(Unique_Node_List &useful) {
-  int estimated_worklist_size = unique();
+  int estimated_worklist_size = live_nodes();
   useful.map( estimated_worklist_size, NULL );  // preallocate space
 
   // Initialize worklist
@@ -3314,7 +3314,7 @@
   Final_Reshape_Counts frc;
 
   // Visit everybody reachable!
-  // Allocate stack of size C->unique()/2 to avoid frequent realloc
+  // Allocate stack of size C->live_nodes()/2 to avoid frequent realloc
   Node_Stack nstack(live_nodes() >> 1);
   final_graph_reshaping_walk(nstack, root(), frc);
 
--- old/src/share/vm/opto/matcher.cpp	2015-10-07 16:08:13.235426853 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/matcher.cpp	2015-10-07 16:08:13.139426849 +0200
@@ -326,14 +326,14 @@
   grow_new_node_array(C->unique());
 
   // Reset node counter so MachNodes start with _idx at 0
-  int nodes = C->unique(); // save value
+  int live_nodes = C->live_nodes();
   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.
   _visited.Clear();             // Clear visit bits for xform call
-  C->set_cached_top_node(xform( C->top(), nodes ));
+  C->set_cached_top_node(xform( C->top(), live_nodes ));
   if (!C->failing()) {
     Node* xroot =        xform( C->root(), 1 );
     if (xroot == NULL) {
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@
 Node *Matcher::transform( Node *n ) { ShouldNotCallThis(); return n; }
 Node *Matcher::xform( Node *n, int max_stack ) {
   // Use one stack to keep both: child's node/state and parent's node/index
-  MStack mstack(max_stack * 2 * 2); // C->unique() * 2 * 2
+  MStack mstack(max_stack * 2 * 2); // usually: C->live_nodes() * 2 * 2
   mstack.push(n, Visit, NULL, -1);  // set NULL as parent to indicate root
 
   while (mstack.is_nonempty()) {
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@
 //------------------------------find_shared------------------------------------
 // Set bits if Node is shared or otherwise a root
 void Matcher::find_shared( Node *n ) {
-  // Allocate stack of size C->unique() * 2 to avoid frequent realloc
+  // Allocate stack of size C->live_nodes() * 2 to avoid frequent realloc
   MStack mstack(C->live_nodes() * 2);
   // Mark nodes as address_visited if they are inputs to an address expression
   VectorSet address_visited(Thread::current()->resource_area());