RFR: 8281811: assert(_base == Tuple) failed: Not a Tuple after JDK-8280799

[Vladimir Kozlov]

On Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:28:48 GMT, Roland Westrelin <roland at openjdk.org> wrote:

> The crash occurs because a Shenandoah barrier is expanded between the
> Start node and its control projection. One of the test cases I added
> also shows the same failure with a barrier expansion between a MemBar
> and its control projection. The barrier is expanded at the control
> that PhaseIdealLoop assigns to it.
> 
> This code:
> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/master/src/hotspot/share/opto/loopnode.cpp#L5756
> I added back with JDK-8280799 is what's causing the incorrect
> placement of the barrier.
> 
> The fix I propose is to skip that logic if the loop opts pass is for
> barrier expansion as there's no range check elimination then.

Good.

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Marked as reviewed by kvn (Reviewer).

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7494