diff -r 13b87063b4d8 -r f55c4f82ab9d src/share/vm/opto/coalesce.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/coalesce.cpp	Wed Aug 18 01:22:16 2010 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/coalesce.cpp	Thu Aug 19 14:51:47 2010 -0700
@@ -780,6 +780,14 @@
   // Number of bits free
   uint rm_size = rm.Size();
 
+  if (UseFPUForSpilling && rm.is_AllStack() ) {
+    // Don't coalesce when frequency difference is large
+    Block *dst_b = _phc._cfg._bbs[dst_copy->_idx];
+    Block *src_def_b = _phc._cfg._bbs[src_def->_idx];
+    if (src_def_b->_freq > 10*dst_b->_freq )
+      return false;
+  }
+
   // If we can use any stack slot, then effective size is infinite
   if( rm.is_AllStack() ) rm_size += 1000000;
   // Incompatible masks, no way to coalesce