diff --git a/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineOperand.h b/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineOperand.h
index 0cde75d1df7..adf20956a84 100644
--- a/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineOperand.h
+++ b/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineOperand.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ private:
 
     struct {                  // For MO_Register.
       // Register number is in SmallContents.RegNo.
-      MachineOperand **Prev;  // Access list for register.
+      MachineOperand *Prev;   // Access list for register. See MRI.
       MachineOperand *Next;
     } Reg;
 
diff --git a/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineRegisterInfo.h b/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineRegisterInfo.h
index 0fac1a85bbe..68905e3c5e5 100644
--- a/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineRegisterInfo.h
+++ b/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineRegisterInfo.h
@@ -468,10 +468,6 @@ public:
                         const TargetRegisterInfo &TRI,
                         const TargetInstrInfo &TII);
 
-private:
-  void HandleVRegListReallocation();
-
-public:
   /// defusechain_iterator - This class provides iterator support for machine
   /// operands in the function that use or define a specific register.  If
   /// ReturnUses is true it returns uses of registers, if ReturnDefs is true it
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/MachineRegisterInfo.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/MachineRegisterInfo.cpp
index 6d05d35d7a5..bd826fb7c1b 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/MachineRegisterInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/MachineRegisterInfo.cpp
@@ -102,17 +102,9 @@ MachineRegisterInfo::createVirtualRegister(const TargetRegisterClass *RegClass){
 
   // New virtual register number.
   unsigned Reg = TargetRegisterInfo::index2VirtReg(getNumVirtRegs());
-
-  // Add a reg, but keep track of whether the vector reallocated or not.
-  const unsigned FirstVirtReg = TargetRegisterInfo::index2VirtReg(0);
-  void *ArrayBase = getNumVirtRegs() == 0 ? 0 : &VRegInfo[FirstVirtReg];
   VRegInfo.grow(Reg);
   VRegInfo[Reg].first = RegClass;
   RegAllocHints.grow(Reg);
-
-  if (ArrayBase && &VRegInfo[FirstVirtReg] != ArrayBase)
-    // The vector reallocated, handle this now.
-    HandleVRegListReallocation();
   return Reg;
 }
 
@@ -129,55 +121,57 @@ void MachineRegisterInfo::clearVirtRegs() {
 /// Add MO to the linked list of operands for its register.
 void MachineRegisterInfo::addRegOperandToUseList(MachineOperand *MO) {
   assert(!MO->isOnRegUseList() && "Already on list");
-  MachineOperand **Head = &getRegUseDefListHead(MO->getReg());
+  MachineOperand *&HeadRef = getRegUseDefListHead(MO->getReg());
+  MachineOperand *const Head = HeadRef;
 
-  // For SSA values, we prefer to keep the definition at the start of the list.
-  // we do this by skipping over the definition if it is at the head of the
-  // list.
-  if (*Head && (*Head)->isDef())
-    Head = &(*Head)->Contents.Reg.Next;
+  // Head points to the first list element.
+  // Next is NULL on the last list element.
+  // Prev pointers are circular, so Head->Prev == Last.
 
-  MO->Contents.Reg.Next = *Head;
-  if (MO->Contents.Reg.Next) {
-    assert(MO->getReg() == MO->Contents.Reg.Next->getReg() &&
-           "Different regs on the same list!");
-    MO->Contents.Reg.Next->Contents.Reg.Prev = &MO->Contents.Reg.Next;
+  // Head is NULL for an empty list.
+  if (!Head) {
+    MO->Contents.Reg.Prev = MO;
+    MO->Contents.Reg.Next = 0;
+    HeadRef = MO;
+    return;
   }
+  assert(MO->getReg() == Head->getReg() && "Different regs on the same list!");
 
-  MO->Contents.Reg.Prev = Head;
-  *Head = MO;
+  // Insert MO between Last and Head in the circular Prev chain.
+  MachineOperand *Last = Head->Contents.Reg.Prev;
+  assert(Last && "Inconsistent use list");
+  assert(MO->getReg() == Last->getReg() && "Different regs on the same list!");
+  Head->Contents.Reg.Prev = MO;
+  MO->Contents.Reg.Prev = Last;
+
+  // Insert at the front.
+  MO->Contents.Reg.Next = Head;
+  HeadRef = MO;
 }
 
 /// Remove MO from its use-def list.
 void MachineRegisterInfo::removeRegOperandFromUseList(MachineOperand *MO) {
   assert(MO->isOnRegUseList() && "Operand not on use list");
+  MachineOperand *&HeadRef = getRegUseDefListHead(MO->getReg());
+  MachineOperand *const Head = HeadRef;
+  assert(Head && "List already empty");
 
   // Unlink this from the doubly linked list of operands.
-  MachineOperand *NextOp = MO->Contents.Reg.Next;
-  *MO->Contents.Reg.Prev = NextOp;
-  if (NextOp) {
-    assert(NextOp->getReg() == MO->getReg() && "Corrupt reg use/def chain!");
-    NextOp->Contents.Reg.Prev = MO->Contents.Reg.Prev;
-  }
+  MachineOperand *Next = MO->Contents.Reg.Next;
+  MachineOperand *Prev = MO->Contents.Reg.Prev;
+
+  // Prev links are circular, next link is NULL instead of looping back to Head.
+  if (MO == Head)
+    HeadRef = Next;
+  else
+    Prev->Contents.Reg.Next = Next;
+
+  (Next ? Next : Head)->Contents.Reg.Prev = Prev;
+
   MO->Contents.Reg.Prev = 0;
   MO->Contents.Reg.Next = 0;
 }
 
-/// HandleVRegListReallocation - We just added a virtual register to the
-/// VRegInfo info list and it reallocated.  Update the use/def lists info
-/// pointers.
-void MachineRegisterInfo::HandleVRegListReallocation() {
-  // The back pointers for the vreg lists point into the previous vector.
-  // Update them to point to their correct slots.
-  for (unsigned i = 0, e = getNumVirtRegs(); i != e; ++i) {
-    unsigned Reg = TargetRegisterInfo::index2VirtReg(i);
-    MachineOperand *List = VRegInfo[Reg].second;
-    if (!List) continue;
-    // Update the back-pointer to be accurate once more.
-    List->Contents.Reg.Prev = &VRegInfo[Reg].second;
-  }
-}
-
 /// replaceRegWith - Replace all instances of FromReg with ToReg in the
 /// machine function.  This is like llvm-level X->replaceAllUsesWith(Y),
 /// except that it also changes any definitions of the register as well.
diff --git a/test/CodeGen/MSP430/Inst8rr.ll b/test/CodeGen/MSP430/Inst8rr.ll
index 45342e2ee9b..b9c17d91ef5 100644
--- a/test/CodeGen/MSP430/Inst8rr.ll
+++ b/test/CodeGen/MSP430/Inst8rr.ll
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ target triple = "msp430-generic-generic"
 
 define i8 @mov(i8 %a, i8 %b) nounwind {
 ; CHECK: mov:
-; CHECK: mov.b	r14, r15
+; CHECK: mov.{{[bw]}} r14, r15
 	ret i8 %b
 }
 
diff --git a/test/CodeGen/X86/apm.ll b/test/CodeGen/X86/apm.ll
index aaedf18481b..9f4b0f46562 100644
--- a/test/CodeGen/X86/apm.ll
+++ b/test/CodeGen/X86/apm.ll
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 ; PR8573
 
 ; CHECK: foo:
-; CHECK: leaq    (%rdi), %rax
-; CHECK-NEXT: movl    %esi, %ecx
+; CHECK: movl    %esi, %ecx
+; CHECK-NEXT: leaq    (%rdi), %rax
 ; CHECK-NEXT: monitor
 ; WIN64: foo:
 ; WIN64:      leaq    (%rcx), %rax