--- old/src/share/vm/opto/graphKit.cpp 2013-10-15 10:44:01.000000000 -0700 +++ new/src/share/vm/opto/graphKit.cpp 2013-10-15 10:44:01.000000000 -0700 @@ -3615,7 +3615,7 @@ Node* marking = __ load(__ ctrl(), marking_adr, TypeInt::INT, active_type, Compile::AliasIdxRaw); // if (!marking) - __ if_then(marking, BoolTest::ne, zero); { + __ if_then(marking, BoolTest::ne, zero, unlikely); { BasicType index_bt = TypeX_X->basic_type(); assert(sizeof(size_t) == type2aelembytes(index_bt), "Loading G1 PtrQueue::_index with wrong size."); Node* index = __ load(__ ctrl(), index_adr, TypeX_X, index_bt, Compile::AliasIdxRaw);