From d2dd02152caaad0e748f634cf8b5ed673bc037df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "whesse@chromium.org"
 <whesse@chromium.org@ce2b1a6d-e550-0410-aec6-3dcde31c8c00>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:05:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Improve load of global variables. Review URL:
 http://codereview.chromium.org/651019

git-svn-id: http://v8.googlecode.com/svn/branches/bleeding_edge@3911 ce2b1a6d-e550-0410-aec6-3dcde31c8c00
---
 src/ia32/codegen-ia32.cc | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/ia32/codegen-ia32.cc b/src/ia32/codegen-ia32.cc
index edf221bfb2..8f06f5d6f5 100644
--- a/src/ia32/codegen-ia32.cc
+++ b/src/ia32/codegen-ia32.cc
@@ -689,6 +689,9 @@ void CodeGenerator::LoadReference(Reference* ref) {
     // The expression is a variable proxy that does not rewrite to a
     // property.  Global variables are treated as named property references.
     if (var->is_global()) {
+      // Named loads require object in eax.  Named stores don't use references.
+      // Spilling eax makes it free, so LoadGlobal loads directly into eax.
+      frame_->Spill(eax);
       LoadGlobal();
       ref->set_type(Reference::NAMED);
     } else {