--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/mutex.cpp	2014-11-06 12:39:42.238072000 -0800
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/mutex.cpp	2014-11-06 12:39:41.225669000 -0800
@@ -895,6 +895,11 @@
 // of Mutex-Monitor and instead directly address the underlying design flaw.
 
 void Monitor::lock(Thread * Self) {
+  //Ensure that the Monitor requires/allows safepoint checks.
+  assert(this->_safepoint_check_required != Monitor::_safepoint_check_never,
+         err_msg("This lock should never have a safepoint check: %s",
+                 this->name()));
+
 #ifdef CHECK_UNHANDLED_OOPS
   // Clear unhandled oops so we get a crash right away.  Only clear for non-vm
   // or GC threads.
@@ -953,6 +958,10 @@
 // thread state set to be in VM, the safepoint synchronization code will deadlock!
 
 void Monitor::lock_without_safepoint_check(Thread * Self) {
+  //Ensure that the Monitor does not require or allow safepoint checks.
+  assert(this->_safepoint_check_required != Monitor::_safepoint_check_always,
+         err_msg("This lock should always have a safepoint check: %s",
+                 this->name())); 
   assert(_owner != Self, "invariant");
   ILock(Self);
   assert(_owner == NULL, "invariant");
@@ -1168,11 +1177,13 @@
 
 Monitor::Monitor() { ClearMonitor(this); }
 
-Monitor::Monitor(int Rank, const char * name, bool allow_vm_block) {
+Monitor::Monitor(int Rank, const char * name, bool allow_vm_block,
+                 SafepointCheckRequired safepoint_check_required) {
   ClearMonitor(this, name);
 #ifdef ASSERT
   _allow_vm_block  = allow_vm_block;
   _rank            = Rank;
+  NOT_PRODUCT(_safepoint_check_required = safepoint_check_required;)
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1180,11 +1191,13 @@
   assert((UNS(_owner)|UNS(_LockWord.FullWord)|UNS(_EntryList)|UNS(_WaitSet)|UNS(_OnDeck)) == 0, "");
 }
 
-Mutex::Mutex(int Rank, const char * name, bool allow_vm_block) {
+Mutex::Mutex(int Rank, const char * name, bool allow_vm_block,
+             SafepointCheckRequired safepoint_check_required) {
   ClearMonitor((Monitor *) this, name);
 #ifdef ASSERT
   _allow_vm_block   = allow_vm_block;
   _rank             = Rank;
+  NOT_PRODUCT(_safepoint_check_required = safepoint_check_required;)
 #endif
 }