--- a/graal/com.oracle.truffle.api/src/com/oracle/truffle/api/utilities/ValueProfile.java	Fri Oct 24 16:18:10 2014 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.truffle.api/src/com/oracle/truffle/api/utilities/ValueProfile.java	Fri Oct 24 22:50:04 2014 +0100
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@
  *
  * <pre>
  * private final ValueProfile classProfile = ValueProfile.createClassProfile();
- *
+ * 
  * return classProfile.profile(value);
  * </pre>
  *
  * All instances of {@code ValueProfile} (and subclasses) must be held in {@code final} fields for
  * compiler optimizations to take effect.
  *
+ * @see #createPrimitiveProfile()
  * @see #createIdentityProfile()
  * @see #createClassProfile()
  */
@@ -48,6 +49,13 @@
     /**
      * Returns a {@link ValueProfile} that speculates on the exact class of a value.
      */
+    public static PrimitiveValueProfile createPrimitiveProfile() {
+        return new PrimitiveValueProfile();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a {@link ValueProfile} that speculates on the exact class of a value.
+     */
     public static ValueProfile createClassProfile() {
         return new ExactClassValueProfile();
     }