--- jsr166/src/jsr166y/LinkedTransferQueue.java	2009/11/15 02:00:26	1.69
+++ jsr166/src/jsr166y/LinkedTransferQueue.java	2010/08/17 18:30:33	1.73
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import java.util.Queue;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport;
+
 /**
  * An unbounded {@link TransferQueue} based on linked nodes.
  * This queue orders elements FIFO (first-in-first-out) with respect
@@ -422,7 +423,7 @@ public class LinkedTransferQueue<E> exte
         }
 
         final boolean casItem(Object cmp, Object val) {
-            assert cmp == null || cmp.getClass() != Node.class;
+            //            assert cmp == null || cmp.getClass() != Node.class;
             return UNSAFE.compareAndSwapObject(this, itemOffset, cmp, val);
         }
 
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ public class LinkedTransferQueue<E> exte
         /**
          * Sets item to self and waiter to null, to avoid garbage
          * retention after matching or cancelling. Uses relaxed writes
-         * bacause order is already constrained in the only calling
+         * because order is already constrained in the only calling
          * contexts: item is forgotten only after volatile/atomic
          * mechanics that extract items.  Similarly, clearing waiter
          * follows either CAS or return from park (if ever parked;
@@ -488,7 +489,7 @@ public class LinkedTransferQueue<E> exte
          * Tries to artificially match a data node -- used by remove.
          */
         final boolean tryMatchData() {
-            assert isData;
+            //            assert isData;
             Object x = item;
             if (x != null && x != this && casItem(x, null)) {
                 LockSupport.unpark(waiter);
@@ -541,7 +542,7 @@ public class LinkedTransferQueue<E> exte
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     static <E> E cast(Object item) {
-        assert item == null || item.getClass() != Node.class;
+        //        assert item == null || item.getClass() != Node.class;
         return (E) item;
     }
 
@@ -656,7 +657,7 @@ public class LinkedTransferQueue<E> exte
         for (;;) {
             Object item = s.item;
             if (item != e) {                  // matched
-                assert item != s;
+                //                assert item != s;
                 s.forgetContents();           // avoid garbage
                 return this.<E>cast(item);
             }
@@ -876,17 +877,18 @@ public class LinkedTransferQueue<E> exte
     }
 
     /**
-     * Unlink matched nodes encountered in a traversal from head
+     * Unlinks matched nodes encountered in a traversal from head.
      */
     private void sweep() {
-        Node p = head, s, n;
-        while (p != null && (s = p.next) != null && (n = s.next) != null) {
-            if (p == s || s == n)
-                p = head; // stale
-            else if (s.isMatched())
-                p.casNext(s, n);
-            else
+        for (Node p = head, s, n; p != null && (s = p.next) != null; ) {
+            if (p == s)                    // stale
+                p = head;
+            else if (!s.isMatched())
                 p = s;
+            else if ((n = s.next) == null) // trailing node is pinned
+                break;
+            else
+                p.casNext(s, n);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1124,7 +1126,11 @@ public class LinkedTransferQueue<E> exte
      * @return {@code true} if this queue contains no elements
      */
     public boolean isEmpty() {
-        return firstOfMode(true) == null;
+        for (Node p = head; p != null; p = succ(p)) {
+            if (!p.isMatched())
+                return !p.isData;
+        }
+        return true;
     }
 
     public boolean hasWaitingConsumer() {