Performance regression observed for DaCapo xalan benchmark

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Your Name: Monica Bhan-Beckwith
Company Name: AMD


J2SE Version (please include all output from java -version flag):
   Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 1.6.0-rc-b67 mixed mode)

Does this problem occur on J2SE 1.4.x or 5.0.x ? Yes / No (pick one)
   No


Operating System Configuration Information (be specific):
   SLES9 (64bit) (2.6.5-7.97)

Hardware Configuration Information (be specific):
   V40Z system, Opteron 875 - 4#, 16Gs of memory.


Bug Description: Bug for: java/hotspot/compiler2
   Performance regression observed for 2 benchmarks (chart and xalan)
   in the DaCapo suite when compared to 1.6.0-ea-b56

Steps to Reproduce (be specific):
   Download the suite from - http://www-ali.cs.umass.edu/DaCapo/gcbm/dacapo-beta051009.jar

    Run with the 2 JVMs (1.6.0-ea-b56 and 1.6.0-rc-b67) for both 32 and
    64 bit versions. You will observe the regression for chart and xalan