--- a/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp	Mon Sep 15 16:39:00 2014 -0400
+++ b/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp	Tue Sep 16 13:55:38 2014 -0700
@@ -233,10 +233,11 @@
   // Tracking number of breakpoints, for fullspeed debugging.
   // Only mutated by VM thread.
   u2   number_of_breakpoints()             const {
-    if (method_counters() == NULL) {
+    MethodCounters* mcs = method_counters();
+    if (mcs == NULL) {
       return 0;
     } else {
-      return method_counters()->number_of_breakpoints();
+      return mcs->number_of_breakpoints();
     }
   }
   void incr_number_of_breakpoints(TRAPS)         {
@@ -253,8 +254,9 @@
   }
   // Initialization only
   void clear_number_of_breakpoints()             {
-    if (method_counters() != NULL) {
-      method_counters()->clear_number_of_breakpoints();
+    MethodCounters* mcs = method_counters();
+    if (mcs != NULL) {
+      mcs->clear_number_of_breakpoints();
     }
   }
 
@@ -301,10 +303,11 @@
   }
 
   int  interpreter_throwout_count() const        {
-    if (method_counters() == NULL) {
+    MethodCounters* mcs = method_counters();
+    if (mcs == NULL) {
       return 0;
     } else {
-      return method_counters()->interpreter_throwout_count();
+      return mcs->interpreter_throwout_count();
     }
   }
 
@@ -379,26 +382,28 @@
       return method_counters()->interpreter_invocation_count();
     }
   }
-  void set_prev_event_count(int count, TRAPS)    {
-    MethodCounters* mcs = get_method_counters(CHECK);
+  void set_prev_event_count(int count) {
+    MethodCounters* mcs = method_counters();
     if (mcs != NULL) {
       mcs->set_interpreter_invocation_count(count);
     }
   }
   jlong prev_time() const                        {
-    return method_counters() == NULL ? 0 : method_counters()->prev_time();
+    MethodCounters* mcs = method_counters();
+    return mcs == NULL ? 0 : mcs->prev_time();
   }
-  void set_prev_time(jlong time, TRAPS)          {
-    MethodCounters* mcs = get_method_counters(CHECK);
+  void set_prev_time(jlong time) {
+    MethodCounters* mcs = method_counters();
     if (mcs != NULL) {
       mcs->set_prev_time(time);
     }
   }
   float rate() const                             {
-    return method_counters() == NULL ? 0 : method_counters()->rate();
+    MethodCounters* mcs = method_counters();
+    return mcs == NULL ? 0 : mcs->rate();
   }
-  void set_rate(float rate, TRAPS) {
-    MethodCounters* mcs = get_method_counters(CHECK);
+  void set_rate(float rate) {
+    MethodCounters* mcs = method_counters();
     if (mcs != NULL) {
       mcs->set_rate(rate);
     }
@@ -416,9 +421,12 @@
   static MethodCounters* build_method_counters(Method* m, TRAPS);
 
   int interpreter_invocation_count() {
-    if (TieredCompilation) return invocation_count();
-    else return (method_counters() == NULL) ? 0 :
-                 method_counters()->interpreter_invocation_count();
+    if (TieredCompilation) {
+      return invocation_count();
+    } else {
+      MethodCounters* mcs = method_counters();
+      return (mcs == NULL) ? 0 : mcs->interpreter_invocation_count();
+    }
   }
   int increment_interpreter_invocation_count(TRAPS) {
     if (TieredCompilation) ShouldNotReachHere();