Summary: Add a LoadUB (unsigned byte) and LoadUI (unsigned int) opcode class so we have these load optimizations in the first place and do not need to handle them in the matcher.
Reviewed-by: never, kvn

Summary: I have collected some typos I have found while looking at the code.
Reviewed-by: kvn, never

Summary: Renaming LoadC to LoadUS would round up the planned introduction of LoadUB and LoadUI.
Reviewed-by: phh, kvn

Summary: Inline biased locking code in C2 ideal graph during macro nodes expansion
Reviewed-by: never

Summary: insert CastII nodes to narrow type of load_array_length() node
Reviewed-by: never, kvn

Summary: Escape Analysis fixes.
Reviewed-by: never, rasbold

Summary: Update copyright year for files that have been modified in 2008
Reviewed-by: ohair, tbell

Summary: Intrinsify java/util/Arrays.equals(char[], char[])
Reviewed-by: kvn, never

6703890: Compressed Oops: add LoadNKlass node to generate narrow oops (32-bits) compare instructions
Summary: Add LoadNKlass and CMoveN nodes, use CmpN and ConN nodes to generate narrow oops compare instructions.
Reviewed-by: never, rasbold

Summary: fix several problems in C2 related to Escape Analysis and Compressed Oops.
Reviewed-by: never, jrose

Summary: Optimization in CmpPNode::sub() removed the valid compare instruction because of false positive answer from detect_dominating_control().
Reviewed-by: jrose, sgoldman

Summary: Optimization in CmpPNode::sub() removed the valid compare instruction because of false positive answer from detect_dominating_control().
Reviewed-by: jrose, sgoldman

Summary: Compressed oops in instances, arrays, and headers. Code contributors are coleenp, phh, never, swamyv
Reviewed-by: jmasa, kamg, acorn, tbell, kvn, rasbold

Summary: EA gives opportunite to do more aggressive memory optimizations.
Reviewed-by: never, jrose

Summary: Avoid an infinite generation of instance's field values Phi nodes.
Reviewed-by: never

Summary: CmpP could be optimized out if it compares new allocated objects.
Reviewed-by: jrose, never, rasbold

Summary: T_ADDRESS size is defined as 'int' size (4 bytes) but C2 use it for raw pointers and as memory type for StoreP and LoadP nodes.
Reviewed-by: jrose

Reviewed-by: kvn, rasbold