--- old/src/share/vm/opto/machnode.hpp	Mon Aug 15 17:13:59 2011
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/machnode.hpp	Mon Aug 15 17:13:59 2011
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@
   virtual void use_cisc_RegMask();
 
   // Support for short branches
-  virtual MachNode *short_branch_version(Compile* C) { return NULL; }
   bool may_be_short_branch() const { return (flags() & Flag_may_be_short_branch) != 0; }
 
   // Avoid back to back some instructions on some CPUs.
@@ -272,9 +271,6 @@
   // Call "get_base_and_disp" to decide which category of memory is used here.
   virtual const class TypePtr *adr_type() const;
 
-  // Negate conditional branches.  Error for non-branch Nodes
-  virtual void negate();
-
   // Apply peephole rule(s) to this instruction
   virtual MachNode *peephole( Block *block, int block_index, PhaseRegAlloc *ra_, int &deleted, Compile* C );
 
@@ -281,9 +277,6 @@
   // Top-level ideal Opcode matched
   virtual int ideal_Opcode()     const { return Op_Node; }
 
-  // Set the branch inside jump MachNodes.  Error for non-branch Nodes.
-  virtual void label_set( Label* label, uint block_num );
-
   // Adds the label for the case
   virtual void add_case_label( int switch_val, Label* blockLabel);
 
@@ -514,6 +507,22 @@
 #endif
 };
 
+//------------------------------MachBranchNode--------------------------------
+// Abstract machine branch Node
+class MachBranchNode : public MachIdealNode {
+public:
+  MachBranchNode() : MachIdealNode() {
+    init_class_id(Class_MachBranch);
+  }
+  virtual void label_set(Label* label, uint block_num) = 0;
+  virtual void save_label(Label** label, uint* block_num) = 0;
+
+  // Support for short branches
+  virtual MachNode *short_branch_version(Compile* C) { return NULL; }
+
+  virtual bool pinned() const { return true; };
+};
+
 //------------------------------MachNullChkNode--------------------------------
 // Machine-dependent null-pointer-check Node.  Points a real MachNode that is
 // also some kind of memory op.  Turns the indicated MachNode into a
@@ -520,19 +529,19 @@
 // conditional branch with good latency on the ptr-not-null path and awful
 // latency on the pointer-is-null path.
 
-class MachNullCheckNode : public MachIdealNode {
+class MachNullCheckNode : public MachBranchNode {
 public:
   const uint _vidx;             // Index of memop being tested
-  MachNullCheckNode( Node *ctrl, Node *memop, uint vidx ) : MachIdealNode(), _vidx(vidx) {
+  MachNullCheckNode( Node *ctrl, Node *memop, uint vidx ) : MachBranchNode(), _vidx(vidx) {
     init_class_id(Class_MachNullCheck);
-    init_flags(Flag_is_Branch);
     add_req(ctrl);
     add_req(memop);
   }
+  virtual uint size_of() const { return sizeof(*this); }
 
   virtual void emit(CodeBuffer &cbuf, PhaseRegAlloc *ra_) const;
   virtual void label_set(Label* label, uint block_num);
-  virtual bool pinned() const { return true; };
+  virtual void save_label(Label** label, uint* block_num);
   virtual void negate() { }
   virtual const class Type *bottom_type() const { return TypeTuple::IFBOTH; }
   virtual uint ideal_reg() const { return NotAMachineReg; }
@@ -578,14 +587,16 @@
 
 //------------------------------MachIfNode-------------------------------------
 // Machine-specific versions of IfNodes
-class MachIfNode : public MachNode {
+class MachIfNode : public MachBranchNode {
   virtual uint size_of() const { return sizeof(*this); } // Size is bigger
 public:
   float _prob;                  // Probability branch goes either way
   float _fcnt;                  // Frequency counter
-  MachIfNode() : MachNode() {
+  MachIfNode() : MachBranchNode() {
     init_class_id(Class_MachIf);
   }
+  // Negate conditional branches.
+  virtual void negate() = 0;
 #ifndef PRODUCT
   virtual void dump_spec(outputStream *st) const;
 #endif
@@ -593,9 +604,9 @@
 
 //------------------------------MachGotoNode-----------------------------------
 // Machine-specific versions of GotoNodes
-class MachGotoNode : public MachNode {
+class MachGotoNode : public MachBranchNode {
 public:
-  MachGotoNode() : MachNode() {
+  MachGotoNode() : MachBranchNode() {
     init_class_id(Class_MachGoto);
   }
 };