Revert "SI-8601 Avoid over-eager optimization of LOAD_FIELD"

This reverts commit 0b432f9.

Author: adriaanm

src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/opt/ClosureElimination.scala

@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ abstract class ClosureElimination extends SubComponent {
       case (BOX(t1), UNBOX(t2)) if (t1 == t2) =>
         Some(Nil)
 
-      // Can't eliminate (LOAD_FIELD, DROP) without eliding side effects:
-      //  - static class initialization
-      //  - NPE if the receiver is null
-      // We could replace the LOAD/DROP with a null check to preserve semantics.
+      case (LOAD_FIELD(sym, isStatic), DROP(_)) if !sym.hasAnnotation(definitions.VolatileAttr) =>
+        if (isStatic)
+          Some(Nil)
+        else
+          Some(DROP(REFERENCE(definitions.ObjectClass)) :: Nil)
 
       case _ => None
     }

src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/opt/DeadCodeElimination.scala

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ abstract class DeadCodeElimination extends SubComponent {
               set += idx
               localStores(key) = set
 
-            case RETURN(_) | JUMP(_) | CJUMP(_, _, _, _) | CZJUMP(_, _, _, _) | STORE_FIELD(_, _) | LOAD_FIELD(_, _) | // Why LOAD_FIELD? It can NPE!
+            case RETURN(_) | JUMP(_) | CJUMP(_, _, _, _) | CZJUMP(_, _, _, _) | STORE_FIELD(_, _) |
                  THROW(_)   | LOAD_ARRAY_ITEM(_) | STORE_ARRAY_ITEM(_) | SCOPE_ENTER(_) | SCOPE_EXIT(_) | STORE_THIS(_) |
                  LOAD_EXCEPTION(_) | SWITCH(_, _) | MONITOR_ENTER() | MONITOR_EXIT() | CHECK_CAST(_) =>
               moveToWorkList()