diff -r afd8dfb5c2a6 -r fbc12e71c476 src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.cpp	Thu Mar 26 14:39:39 2009 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.cpp	Thu Mar 26 15:04:55 2009 -0700
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@
 #endif
 {
   NOT_PRODUCT( Compile::TracePhase t3("ctorChaitin", &_t_ctorChaitin, TimeCompiler); )
+
+  _high_frequency_lrg = MIN2(float(OPTO_LRG_HIGH_FREQ), _cfg._outer_loop_freq);
+
   uint i,j;
   // Build a list of basic blocks, sorted by frequency
   _blks = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY( Block *, _cfg._num_blocks );