diff --git a/src/share/vm/opto/cfgnode.cpp b/src/share/vm/opto/cfgnode.cpp
index 48bf400c81d0e30aaa593cfc3a021d6a48a8850f..ebf6eaeb82f88c0838ff46aa9a1ad5ba9300603a 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/cfgnode.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/cfgnode.cpp
@@ -1419,7 +1419,8 @@ PhiNode::LoopSafety PhiNode::simple_data_loop_check(Node *in) const {
     // Check inputs of phi's inputs also.
     // It is much less expensive then full graph walk.
     uint cnt = in->req();
-    for (uint i = 1; i < cnt; ++i) {
+    uint i = (in->is_Proj() && !in->is_CFG())  ? 0 : 1;
+    for (; i < cnt; ++i) {
       Node* m = in->in(i);
       if (m == (Node*)this)
         return UnsafeLoop; // Unsafe loop
@@ -1467,7 +1468,8 @@ bool PhiNode::is_unsafe_data_reference(Node *in) const {
   while (nstack.size() != 0) {
     Node* n = nstack.pop();
     uint cnt = n->req();
-    for (uint i = 1; i < cnt; i++) { // Only data paths
+    uint i = (n->is_Proj() && !n->is_CFG()) ? 0 : 1;
+    for (; i < cnt; i++) {
       Node* m = n->in(i);
       if (m == (Node*)this) {
         return true;    // Data loop
diff --git a/src/share/vm/opto/connode.hpp b/src/share/vm/opto/connode.hpp
index 0b5dd3cf977b400a38a91876129a733f2042ad9f..247a364c845dc071091ad549ee562dad8430799d 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/connode.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/connode.hpp
@@ -239,10 +239,7 @@ public:
 // cast pointer to pointer (different type)
 class CastPPNode: public ConstraintCastNode {
 public:
-  CastPPNode (Node *n, const Type *t ): ConstraintCastNode(n, t) {
-    // Only CastPP is safe.  CastII can cause optimizer loops.
-    init_flags(Flag_is_dead_loop_safe);
-  }
+  CastPPNode (Node *n, const Type *t ): ConstraintCastNode(n, t) {}
   virtual int Opcode() const;
   virtual uint ideal_reg() const { return Op_RegP; }
   virtual Node *Ideal_DU_postCCP( PhaseCCP * );
@@ -254,10 +251,10 @@ class CheckCastPPNode: public TypeNode {
 public:
   CheckCastPPNode( Node *c, Node *n, const Type *t ) : TypeNode(t,2) {
     init_class_id(Class_CheckCastPP);
-    init_flags(Flag_is_dead_loop_safe);
     init_req(0, c);
     init_req(1, n);
   }
+
   virtual Node *Identity( PhaseTransform *phase );
   virtual const Type *Value( PhaseTransform *phase ) const;
   virtual Node *Ideal(PhaseGVN *phase, bool can_reshape);
diff --git a/src/share/vm/opto/multnode.hpp b/src/share/vm/opto/multnode.hpp
index 34a573ffcd3eb349dd4e9317b4d3d2a65ba78666..8c17f9d45f6b4032cb4ccb35d9e438aa9d848898 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/multnode.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/multnode.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ public:
     : Node( src ), _con(con), _is_io_use(io_use)
   {
     init_class_id(Class_Proj);
+    // Optimistic setting. Need additional checks in Node::is_dead_loop_safe().
+    if (con != TypeFunc::Memory || src->is_Start())
+      init_flags(Flag_is_dead_loop_safe);
     debug_only(check_con());
   }
   const uint _con;              // The field in the tuple we are projecting
diff --git a/src/share/vm/opto/node.hpp b/src/share/vm/opto/node.hpp
index e957887b3edf340de79439230f35123cbf7b5827..dc44aab22c807ab26361233c3ca04315b5d17db8 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/node.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/node.hpp
@@ -741,8 +741,9 @@ public:
   bool is_Goto() const { return (_flags & Flag_is_Goto) != 0; }
   // The data node which is safe to leave in dead loop during IGVN optimization.
   bool is_dead_loop_safe() const {
-    return is_Phi() || is_Proj() ||
-           (_flags & (Flag_is_dead_loop_safe | Flag_is_Con)) != 0;
+    return is_Phi() || (is_Proj() && in(0) == NULL) ||
+           ((_flags & (Flag_is_dead_loop_safe | Flag_is_Con)) != 0 &&
+            (!is_Proj() || !in(0)->is_Allocate()));
   }
 
   // is_Copy() returns copied edge index (0 or 1)