diff --git a/include/llvm/CodeGen/LiveIntervalAnalysis.h b/include/llvm/CodeGen/LiveIntervalAnalysis.h
index 8efcbee2908..ebbcf63b700 100644
--- a/include/llvm/CodeGen/LiveIntervalAnalysis.h
+++ b/include/llvm/CodeGen/LiveIntervalAnalysis.h
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ namespace llvm {
     /// and MBB id.
     std::vector<IdxMBBPair> Idx2MBBMap;
 
+    /// FunctionSize - The number of instructions present in the function
+    uint64_t FunctionSize;
+
     typedef std::map<MachineInstr*, unsigned> Mi2IndexMap;
     Mi2IndexMap mi2iMap_;
 
@@ -169,11 +172,18 @@ namespace llvm {
       return MBB2IdxMap[MBBNo].second;
     }
 
-    /// getIntervalSize - get the size of an interval in "units,"
+    /// getScaledIntervalSize - get the size of an interval in "units,"
     /// where every function is composed of one thousand units.  This
     /// measure scales properly with empty index slots in the function.
-    unsigned getScaledIntervalSize(LiveInterval& I) const {
-      return (1000 / InstrSlots::NUM * I.getSize()) / i2miMap_.size();
+    double getScaledIntervalSize(LiveInterval& I) {
+      return (1000.0 / InstrSlots::NUM * I.getSize()) / i2miMap_.size();
+    }
+    
+    /// getApproximateInstructionCount - computes an estimate of the number
+    /// of instructions in a given LiveInterval.
+    unsigned getApproximateInstructionCount(LiveInterval& I) {
+      double IntervalPercentage = getScaledIntervalSize(I) / 1000.0;
+      return IntervalPercentage * FunctionSize;
     }
 
     /// getMBBFromIndex - given an index in any instruction of an
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/LiveIntervalAnalysis.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/LiveIntervalAnalysis.cpp
index f57cd2b7d18..295a1615b69 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/LiveIntervalAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/LiveIntervalAnalysis.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ void LiveIntervals::computeNumbering() {
   mi2iMap_.clear();
   i2miMap_.clear();
   
+  FunctionSize = 0;
+  
   // Number MachineInstrs and MachineBasicBlocks.
   // Initialize MBB indexes to a sentinal.
   MBB2IdxMap.resize(mf_->getNumBlockIDs(), std::make_pair(~0U,~0U));
@@ -102,6 +104,8 @@ void LiveIntervals::computeNumbering() {
       assert(inserted && "multiple MachineInstr -> index mappings");
       i2miMap_.push_back(I);
       MIIndex += InstrSlots::NUM;
+      
+      FunctionSize++;
     }
     
     if (StartIdx == MIIndex) {
@@ -1789,7 +1793,7 @@ addIntervalsForSpills(const LiveInterval &li,
   for (unsigned i = 0, e = NewLIs.size(); i != e; ++i) {
     LiveInterval *LI = NewLIs[i];
     if (!LI->empty()) {
-      LI->weight /= LI->getSize();
+      LI->weight /= getApproximateInstructionCount(*LI);
       if (!AddedKill.count(LI)) {
         LiveRange *LR = &LI->ranges[LI->ranges.size()-1];
         unsigned LastUseIdx = getBaseIndex(LR->end);
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocLinearScan.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocLinearScan.cpp
index a26924be627..4df172d40c7 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocLinearScan.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocLinearScan.cpp
@@ -851,7 +851,8 @@ void RALinScan::assignRegOrStackSlotAtInterval(LiveInterval* cur)
   if (minWeight == HUGE_VALF) {
     // All registers must have inf weight. Just grab one!
     minReg = BestPhysReg ? BestPhysReg : *RC->allocation_order_begin(*mf_);
-    if (cur->weight == HUGE_VALF || cur->getSize() == 1)
+    if (cur->weight == HUGE_VALF ||
+        li_->getApproximateInstructionCount(*cur) == 1)
       // Spill a physical register around defs and uses.
       li_->spillPhysRegAroundRegDefsUses(*cur, minReg, *vrm_);
   }
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/SimpleRegisterCoalescing.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/SimpleRegisterCoalescing.cpp
index 5b7f55dfc9a..29e634b477d 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/SimpleRegisterCoalescing.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/SimpleRegisterCoalescing.cpp
@@ -851,8 +851,8 @@ SimpleRegisterCoalescing::isProfitableToCoalesceToSubRC(unsigned SrcReg,
   // Then make sure the intervals are *short*.
   LiveInterval &SrcInt = li_->getInterval(SrcReg);
   LiveInterval &DstInt = li_->getInterval(DstReg);
-  unsigned SrcSize = SrcInt.getSize() / InstrSlots::NUM;
-  unsigned DstSize = DstInt.getSize() / InstrSlots::NUM;
+  unsigned SrcSize = li_->getApproximateInstructionCount(SrcInt);
+  unsigned DstSize = li_->getApproximateInstructionCount(DstInt);
   const TargetRegisterClass *RC = mri_->getRegClass(DstReg);
   unsigned Threshold = allocatableRCRegs_[RC].count() * 2;
   return (SrcSize + DstSize) <= Threshold;
@@ -1011,10 +1011,10 @@ bool SimpleRegisterCoalescing::JoinCopy(CopyRec &TheCopy, bool &Again) {
       if (SubIdx) {
         unsigned LargeReg = isExtSubReg ? SrcReg : DstReg;
         unsigned SmallReg = isExtSubReg ? DstReg : SrcReg;
-        unsigned LargeRegSize =
-          li_->getInterval(LargeReg).getSize() / InstrSlots::NUM;
-        unsigned SmallRegSize =
-          li_->getInterval(SmallReg).getSize() / InstrSlots::NUM;
+        unsigned LargeRegSize = 
+          li_->getApproximateInstructionCount(li_->getInterval(LargeReg));
+        unsigned SmallRegSize = 
+          li_->getApproximateInstructionCount(li_->getInterval(SmallReg));
         const TargetRegisterClass *RC = mri_->getRegClass(SmallReg);
         unsigned Threshold = allocatableRCRegs_[RC].count();
         // Be conservative. If both sides are virtual registers, do not coalesce
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ bool SimpleRegisterCoalescing::JoinCopy(CopyRec &TheCopy, bool &Again) {
       // If the virtual register live interval is long but it has low use desity,
       // do not join them, instead mark the physical register as its allocation
       // preference.
-      unsigned Length = JoinVInt.getSize() / InstrSlots::NUM;
+      unsigned Length = li_->getApproximateInstructionCount(JoinVInt);
       if (Length > Threshold &&
           (((float)std::distance(mri_->use_begin(JoinVReg),
                               mri_->use_end()) / Length) < (1.0 / Threshold))) {
@@ -2196,7 +2196,7 @@ bool SimpleRegisterCoalescing::runOnMachineFunction(MachineFunction &fn) {
       // Divide the weight of the interval by its size.  This encourages 
       // spilling of intervals that are large and have few uses, and
       // discourages spilling of small intervals with many uses.
-      LI.weight /= LI.getSize();
+      LI.weight /= li_->getApproximateInstructionCount(LI);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/SimpleRegisterCoalescing.h b/lib/CodeGen/SimpleRegisterCoalescing.h
index 3a65a9f4dd7..de16fa15356 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/SimpleRegisterCoalescing.h
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/SimpleRegisterCoalescing.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace llvm {
     unsigned getRepIntervalSize(unsigned Reg) {
       if (!li_->hasInterval(Reg))
         return 0;
-      return li_->getInterval(Reg).getSize();
+      return li_->getApproximateInstructionCount(li_->getInterval(Reg));
     }
 
     /// print - Implement the dump method.