--- old/src/cpu/aarch64/vm/nativeInst_aarch64.hpp	2016-02-24 02:53:06.150000000 -0800
+++ new/src/cpu/aarch64/vm/nativeInst_aarch64.hpp	2016-02-24 02:53:05.930000000 -0800
@@ -105,13 +105,20 @@
   inline friend NativeInstruction* nativeInstruction_at(address address);
 
   static bool is_adrp_at(address instr);
+
   static bool is_ldr_literal_at(address instr);
+
+  bool is_ldr_literal() {
+    return is_ldr_literal_at(addr_at(0));
+  }
+
   static bool is_ldrw_to_zr(address instr);
 
   static bool is_call_at(address instr) {
     const uint32_t insn = (*(uint32_t*)instr);
     return (insn >> 26) == 0b100101;
   }
+
   bool is_call() {
     return is_call_at(addr_at(0));
   }