diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/ADT/ilist.h b/llvm/include/llvm/ADT/ilist.h
index 1db648b0ff256091e6ae0fc58f6dd5cf03a4d138..a451a184ce77c1532c2766b4e5b3df868d7ddc3a 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/ADT/ilist.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/ADT/ilist.h
@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@
 #include "llvm/ADT/iterator.h"
 #include <cassert>
 
+#undef LLVM_COMPACTIFY_SENTINELS
+/// @brief activate small sentinel structs
+/// Comment out if you want better debuggability
+/// of ilist<> end() iterators.
+/// See also llvm/ADT/ilist_node.h, where the
+/// same change must be made.
+///
+#define LLVM_COMPACTIFY_SENTINELS 1
+
+#if defined(LLVM_COMPACTIFY_SENTINELS) && LLVM_COMPACTIFY_SENTINELS
+#   define sentinel_tail_assert(COND)
+#else
+#   define sentinel_tail_assert(COND) assert(COND)
+#endif
+
 namespace llvm {
 
 template<typename NodeTy, typename Traits> class iplist;
@@ -189,12 +204,12 @@ public:
 
   // Accessors...
   operator pointer() const {
-    assert(Traits::getNext(NodePtr) != 0 && "Dereferencing end()!");
+    sentinel_tail_assert(Traits::getNext(NodePtr) != 0 && "Dereferencing end()!");
     return NodePtr;
   }
 
   reference operator*() const {
-    assert(Traits::getNext(NodePtr) != 0 && "Dereferencing end()!");
+    sentinel_tail_assert(Traits::getNext(NodePtr) != 0 && "Dereferencing end()!");
     return *NodePtr;
   }
   pointer operator->() const { return &operator*(); }
@@ -215,7 +230,7 @@ public:
   }
   ilist_iterator &operator++() {      // preincrement - Advance
     NodePtr = Traits::getNext(NodePtr);
-    assert(NodePtr && "++'d off the end of an ilist!");
+    sentinel_tail_assert(NodePtr && "++'d off the end of an ilist!");
     return *this;
   }
   ilist_iterator operator--(int) {    // postdecrement operators...
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/ADT/ilist_node.h b/llvm/include/llvm/ADT/ilist_node.h
index dae7475ffa01222cf7c05b8990d30fb1b331a461..ae4a5905f83cd6f26d5e6fe9e5cfa56d5fe4d419 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/ADT/ilist_node.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/ADT/ilist_node.h
@@ -15,33 +15,63 @@
 #ifndef LLVM_ADT_ILIST_NODE_H
 #define LLVM_ADT_ILIST_NODE_H
 
+#undef LLVM_COMPACTIFY_SENTINELS
+/// @brief activate small sentinel structs
+/// Comment out if you want better debuggability
+/// of ilist<> end() iterators.
+/// See also llvm/ADT/ilist.h, where the
+/// same change must be made.
+///
+#define LLVM_COMPACTIFY_SENTINELS 1
+
 namespace llvm {
 
 template<typename NodeTy>
-struct ilist_nextprev_traits;
+struct ilist_traits;
 
+/// ilist_half_node - Base class that provides prev services for sentinels.
+///
 template<typename NodeTy>
-struct ilist_traits;
+class ilist_half_node {
+  friend struct ilist_traits<NodeTy>;
+  NodeTy *Prev;
+protected:
+  NodeTy *getPrev() { return Prev; }
+  const NodeTy *getPrev() const { return Prev; }
+  void setPrev(NodeTy *P) { Prev = P; }
+  ilist_half_node() : Prev(0) {}
+};
+
+template<typename NodeTy>
+struct ilist_nextprev_traits;
 
 /// ilist_node - Base class that provides next/prev services for nodes
 /// that use ilist_nextprev_traits or ilist_default_traits.
 ///
 template<typename NodeTy>
-class ilist_node {
-private:
+class ilist_node : ilist_half_node<NodeTy> {
   friend struct ilist_nextprev_traits<NodeTy>;
   friend struct ilist_traits<NodeTy>;
-  NodeTy *Prev, *Next;
-  NodeTy *getPrev() { return Prev; }
+  NodeTy *Next;
   NodeTy *getNext() { return Next; }
-  const NodeTy *getPrev() const { return Prev; }
   const NodeTy *getNext() const { return Next; }
-  void setPrev(NodeTy *N) { Prev = N; }
   void setNext(NodeTy *N) { Next = N; }
 protected:
-  ilist_node() : Prev(0), Next(0) {}
+  ilist_node() : Next(0) {}
 };
 
+/// When assertions are off, the Next field of sentinels
+/// will not be accessed. So it is not necessary to allocate
+/// space for it. The following macro selects the most
+/// efficient traits class. The LLVM_COMPACTIFY_SENTINELS
+/// preprocessor symbol controls this.
+///
+#if defined(LLVM_COMPACTIFY_SENTINELS) && LLVM_COMPACTIFY_SENTINELS
+#   define ILIST_NODE ilist_half_node
+#else
+#   define ILIST_NODE ilist_node
+#endif
+
 } // End llvm namespace
 
 #endif
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/BasicBlock.h b/llvm/include/llvm/BasicBlock.h
index 3ba4e360f7120940f218f01817bfd3bc6a34d77b..16f680d2438427b731f6ff44cfd7960682cdc5ba 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/BasicBlock.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/BasicBlock.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ template<> struct ilist_traits<Instruction>
   Instruction *ensureHead(Instruction*) const { return createSentinel(); }
   static void noteHead(Instruction*, Instruction*) {}
 private:
-  mutable ilist_node<Instruction> Sentinel;
+  mutable ILIST_NODE<Instruction> Sentinel;
 };
 
 /// This represents a single basic block in LLVM. A basic block is simply a
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineBasicBlock.h b/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineBasicBlock.h
index 9b989b2304fdaaca6c1d20d2fac404ee5c2163c1..52e56422c8cb0df2fd1c1b333f0142b92bfcb4ef 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineBasicBlock.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineBasicBlock.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class raw_ostream;
 template <>
 struct ilist_traits<MachineInstr> : public ilist_default_traits<MachineInstr> {
 private:
-  mutable ilist_node<MachineInstr> Sentinel;
+  mutable ILIST_NODE<MachineInstr> Sentinel;
 
   // this is only set by the MachineBasicBlock owning the LiveList
   friend class MachineBasicBlock;
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineFunction.h b/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineFunction.h
index 38c7a5f76228152e6ede257e615efa6098732766..5fca29f7dc218bcd94b20f9228fc4141bab353a1 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineFunction.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineFunction.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class TargetRegisterClass;
 template <>
 struct ilist_traits<MachineBasicBlock>
     : public ilist_default_traits<MachineBasicBlock> {
-  mutable ilist_node<MachineBasicBlock> Sentinel;
+  mutable ILIST_NODE<MachineBasicBlock> Sentinel;
 public:
   MachineBasicBlock *createSentinel() const {
     return static_cast<MachineBasicBlock*>(&Sentinel);
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/SelectionDAG.h b/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/SelectionDAG.h
index 9d92a08b84150955f7c8da9d14b911834d2a6ed0..1d3023b4b09786e5fa1070d16ce4f74b03e79d62 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/SelectionDAG.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/SelectionDAG.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class FunctionLoweringInfo;
 
 template<> struct ilist_traits<SDNode> : public ilist_default_traits<SDNode> {
 private:
-  mutable ilist_node<SDNode> Sentinel;
+  mutable ILIST_NODE<SDNode> Sentinel;
 public:
   SDNode *createSentinel() const {
     return static_cast<SDNode*>(&Sentinel);
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Function.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Function.h
index 90d9b0ee46e12a55dcecdbac826e8632ae998bb0..6c3d41e21af4f198ff0d8c18f24ae291a490bca7 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Function.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Function.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ template<> struct ilist_traits<BasicBlock>
 
   static ValueSymbolTable *getSymTab(Function *ItemParent);
 private:
-  mutable ilist_node<BasicBlock> Sentinel;
+  mutable ILIST_NODE<BasicBlock> Sentinel;
 };
 
 template<> struct ilist_traits<Argument>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ template<> struct ilist_traits<Argument>
 
   static ValueSymbolTable *getSymTab(Function *ItemParent);
 private:
-  mutable ilist_node<Argument> Sentinel;
+  mutable ILIST_NODE<Argument> Sentinel;
 };
 
 class Function : public GlobalValue,