diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/aarch64.ad b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/aarch64.ad
index 2b8ed2e85632..bd01095ba9ca 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/aarch64.ad
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/aarch64.ad
@@ -1920,7 +1920,24 @@ void MachPrologNode::emit(CodeBuffer &cbuf, PhaseRegAlloc *ra_) const {
 
   if (C->stub_function() == NULL) {
     BarrierSetAssembler* bs = BarrierSet::barrier_set()->barrier_set_assembler();
-    bs->nmethod_entry_barrier(&_masm);
+    if (BarrierSet::barrier_set()->barrier_set_nmethod() != NULL) {
+      // Dummy labels for just measuring the code size
+      Label dummy_slow_path;
+      Label dummy_continuation;
+      Label dummy_guard;
+      Label* slow_path = &dummy_slow_path;
+      Label* continuation = &dummy_continuation;
+      Label* guard = &dummy_guard;
+      if (!Compile::current()->output()->in_scratch_emit_size()) {
+        // Use real labels from actual stub when not emitting code for the purpose of measuring its size
+        C2EntryBarrierStub* stub = Compile::current()->output()->entry_barrier_table()->add_entry_barrier();
+        slow_path = &stub->slow_path();
+        continuation = &stub->continuation();
+        guard = &stub->guard();
+      }
+      // In the C2 code, we move the non-hot part of nmethod entry barriers out-of-line to a stub.
+      bs->nmethod_entry_barrier(&_masm, slow_path, continuation, guard);
+    }
   }
 
   if (VerifyStackAtCalls) {
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/c1_MacroAssembler_aarch64.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/c1_MacroAssembler_aarch64.cpp
index afd5be0db46e..81cf2b8fbd0b 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/c1_MacroAssembler_aarch64.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/c1_MacroAssembler_aarch64.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void C1_MacroAssembler::build_frame(int framesize, int bang_size_in_bytes) {
 
   // Insert nmethod entry barrier into frame.
   BarrierSetAssembler* bs = BarrierSet::barrier_set()->barrier_set_assembler();
-  bs->nmethod_entry_barrier(this);
+  bs->nmethod_entry_barrier(this, NULL /* slow_path */, NULL /* continuation */, NULL /* guard */);
 }
 
 void C1_MacroAssembler::remove_frame(int framesize) {
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/c2_MacroAssembler_aarch64.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/c2_MacroAssembler_aarch64.cpp
index 83d9e1f182ce..26b2ab9a5fad 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/c2_MacroAssembler_aarch64.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/c2_MacroAssembler_aarch64.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "opto/c2_MacroAssembler.hpp"
 #include "opto/intrinsicnode.hpp"
 #include "opto/matcher.hpp"
+#include "opto/output.hpp"
 #include "opto/subnode.hpp"
 #include "runtime/stubRoutines.hpp"
 
@@ -43,6 +44,21 @@
 
 typedef void (MacroAssembler::* chr_insn)(Register Rt, const Address &adr);
 
+void C2_MacroAssembler::emit_entry_barrier_stub(C2EntryBarrierStub* stub) {
+  bind(stub->slow_path());
+  movptr(rscratch1, (uintptr_t) StubRoutines::aarch64::method_entry_barrier());
+  blr(rscratch1);
+  b(stub->continuation());
+
+  bind(stub->guard());
+  relocate(entry_guard_Relocation::spec());
+  emit_int32(0);   // nmethod guard value
+}
+
+int C2_MacroAssembler::entry_barrier_stub_size() {
+  return 4 * 6;
+}
+
 // Search for str1 in str2 and return index or -1
 void C2_MacroAssembler::string_indexof(Register str2, Register str1,
                                        Register cnt2, Register cnt1,
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/c2_MacroAssembler_aarch64.hpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/c2_MacroAssembler_aarch64.hpp
index cc65f4692eaf..289b9c7322f0 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/c2_MacroAssembler_aarch64.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/c2_MacroAssembler_aarch64.hpp
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 // C2_MacroAssembler contains high-level macros for C2
 
  public:
-  void emit_entry_barrier_stub(C2EntryBarrierStub* stub) {}
-  static int entry_barrier_stub_size() { return 0; }
+  void emit_entry_barrier_stub(C2EntryBarrierStub* stub);
+  static int entry_barrier_stub_size();
 
   void string_compare(Register str1, Register str2,
                       Register cnt1, Register cnt2, Register result,
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shared/barrierSetAssembler_aarch64.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shared/barrierSetAssembler_aarch64.cpp
index 28b1dcde30ec..15e655b30441 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shared/barrierSetAssembler_aarch64.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shared/barrierSetAssembler_aarch64.cpp
@@ -246,18 +246,38 @@ void BarrierSetAssembler::clear_patching_epoch() {
   _patching_epoch = 0;
 }
 
-void BarrierSetAssembler::nmethod_entry_barrier(MacroAssembler* masm) {
+void BarrierSetAssembler::nmethod_entry_barrier(MacroAssembler* masm, Label* slow_path, Label* continuation, Label* guard) {
   BarrierSetNMethod* bs_nm = BarrierSet::barrier_set()->barrier_set_nmethod();
 
   if (bs_nm == NULL) {
     return;
   }
 
-  Label skip_barrier, guard;
+  Label local_guard;
+  Label skip_barrier;
+  NMethodPatchingType patching_type = nmethod_patching_type();
 
-  __ ldrw(rscratch1, guard);
+  if (slow_path == NULL) {
+    guard = &local_guard;
+  }
+
+  // If the slow path is out of line in a stub, we flip the condition
+  Assembler::Condition condition = slow_path == NULL ? Assembler::EQ : Assembler::NE;
+  Label& barrier_target = slow_path == NULL ? skip_barrier : *slow_path;
 
-  if (nmethod_code_patching()) {
+  __ ldrw(rscratch1, *guard);
+
+  if (patching_type == NMethodPatchingType::stw_instruction_and_data_patch) {
+    // With STW patching, no data or instructions are updated concurrently,
+    // which means there isn't really any need for any fencing for neither
+    // data nor instruction modifications happening concurrently. The
+    // instruction patching is handled with isb fences on the way back
+    // from the safepoint to Java. So here we can do a plain conditional
+    // branch with no fencing.
+    Address thread_disarmed_addr(rthread, in_bytes(bs_nm->thread_disarmed_offset()));
+    __ ldrw(rscratch2, thread_disarmed_addr);
+    __ cmp(rscratch1, rscratch2);
+  } else if (patching_type == NMethodPatchingType::conc_instruction_and_data_patch) {
     // If we patch code we need both a code patching and a loadload
     // fence. It's not super cheap, so we use a global epoch mechanism
     // to hide them in a slow path.
@@ -278,24 +298,28 @@ void BarrierSetAssembler::nmethod_entry_barrier(MacroAssembler* masm) {
     Address thread_disarmed_and_epoch_addr(rthread, in_bytes(bs_nm->thread_disarmed_offset()));
     __ ldr(rscratch2, thread_disarmed_and_epoch_addr);
     __ cmp(rscratch1, rscratch2);
-    __ br(Assembler::EQ, skip_barrier);
   } else {
+    assert(patching_type == NMethodPatchingType::conc_data_patch, "must be");
     // Subsequent loads of oops must occur after load of guard value.
     // BarrierSetNMethod::disarm sets guard with release semantics.
     __ membar(__ LoadLoad);
     Address thread_disarmed_addr(rthread, in_bytes(bs_nm->thread_disarmed_offset()));
     __ ldrw(rscratch2, thread_disarmed_addr);
     __ cmpw(rscratch1, rscratch2);
-    __ br(Assembler::EQ, skip_barrier);
   }
+  __ br(condition, barrier_target);
 
-  __ movptr(rscratch1, (uintptr_t) StubRoutines::aarch64::method_entry_barrier());
-  __ blr(rscratch1);
-  __ b(skip_barrier);
+  if (slow_path == NULL) {
+    __ movptr(rscratch1, (uintptr_t) StubRoutines::aarch64::method_entry_barrier());
+    __ blr(rscratch1);
+    __ b(skip_barrier);
 
-  __ bind(guard);
+    __ bind(local_guard);
 
-  __ emit_int32(0);   // nmethod guard value. Skipped over in common case.
+    __ emit_int32(0);   // nmethod guard value. Skipped over in common case.
+  } else {
+    __ bind(*continuation);
+  }
 
   __ bind(skip_barrier);
 }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shared/barrierSetAssembler_aarch64.hpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shared/barrierSetAssembler_aarch64.hpp
index 5e7a5b97ef91..522cb9b53e13 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shared/barrierSetAssembler_aarch64.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shared/barrierSetAssembler_aarch64.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
 #include "memory/allocation.hpp"
 #include "oops/access.hpp"
 
+enum class NMethodPatchingType {
+  stw_instruction_and_data_patch,
+  conc_instruction_and_data_patch,
+  conc_data_patch
+};
+
 class BarrierSetAssembler: public CHeapObj<mtGC> {
 private:
   void incr_allocated_bytes(MacroAssembler* masm,
@@ -68,9 +74,9 @@ class BarrierSetAssembler: public CHeapObj<mtGC> {
   );
   virtual void barrier_stubs_init() {}
 
-  virtual bool nmethod_code_patching() { return true; }
+  virtual NMethodPatchingType nmethod_patching_type() { return NMethodPatchingType::stw_instruction_and_data_patch; }
 
-  virtual void nmethod_entry_barrier(MacroAssembler* masm);
+  virtual void nmethod_entry_barrier(MacroAssembler* masm, Label* slow_path, Label* continuation, Label* guard);
   virtual void c2i_entry_barrier(MacroAssembler* masm);
 
   static address patching_epoch_addr();
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shared/barrierSetNMethod_aarch64.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shared/barrierSetNMethod_aarch64.cpp
index fd25dcf3ace8..d1cac3d00c2f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shared/barrierSetNMethod_aarch64.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shared/barrierSetNMethod_aarch64.cpp
@@ -37,29 +37,62 @@
 #include "utilities/align.hpp"
 #include "utilities/debug.hpp"
 
+static int slow_path_size(nmethod* nm) {
+  // The slow path code is out of line with C2
+  return nm->is_compiled_by_c2() ? 0 : 6;
+}
+
+// This is the offset of the entry barrier from where the frame is completed.
+// If any code changes between the end of the verified entry where the entry
+// barrier resides, and the completion of the frame, then
+// NativeNMethodCmpBarrier::verify() will immediately complain when it does
+// not find the expected native instruction at this offset, which needs updating.
+// Note that this offset is invariant of PreserveFramePointer.
+static int entry_barrier_offset(nmethod* nm) {
+  BarrierSetAssembler* bs_asm = BarrierSet::barrier_set()->barrier_set_assembler();
+  switch (bs_asm->nmethod_patching_type()) {
+  case NMethodPatchingType::stw_instruction_and_data_patch:
+    return -4 * (4 + slow_path_size(nm));
+  case NMethodPatchingType::conc_instruction_and_data_patch:
+    return -4 * (10 + slow_path_size(nm));
+  case NMethodPatchingType::conc_data_patch:
+    return -4 * (5 + slow_path_size(nm));
+  }
+  ShouldNotReachHere();
+  return 0;
+}
+
 class NativeNMethodBarrier: public NativeInstruction {
   address instruction_address() const { return addr_at(0); }
 
-  int guard_offset() {
-    BarrierSetAssembler* bs_asm = BarrierSet::barrier_set()->barrier_set_assembler();
-    if (bs_asm->nmethod_code_patching()) {
-      return 4 * 15;
-    } else {
-      return 4 * 10;
-    }
+  int local_guard_offset(nmethod* nm) {
+    // It's the last instruction
+    return (-entry_barrier_offset(nm)) - 4;
   }
 
-  int *guard_addr() {
-    return reinterpret_cast<int*>(instruction_address() + guard_offset());
+  int *guard_addr(nmethod* nm) {
+    if (nm->is_compiled_by_c2()) {
+      // With c2 compiled code, the guard is out-of-line in a stub
+      // We find it using the RelocIterator.
+      RelocIterator iter(nm);
+      while (iter.next()) {
+        if (iter.type() == relocInfo::entry_guard_type) {
+          entry_guard_Relocation* const reloc = iter.entry_guard_reloc();
+          return reinterpret_cast<int*>(reloc->addr());
+        }
+      }
+      ShouldNotReachHere();
+    }
+    return reinterpret_cast<int*>(instruction_address() + local_guard_offset(nm));
   }
 
 public:
-  int get_value() {
-    return Atomic::load_acquire(guard_addr());
+  int get_value(nmethod* nm) {
+    return Atomic::load_acquire(guard_addr(nm));
   }
 
-  void set_value(int value) {
-    Atomic::release_store(guard_addr(), value);
+  void set_value(nmethod* nm, int value) {
+    Atomic::release_store(guard_addr(nm), value);
   }
 
   void verify() const;
@@ -120,24 +153,8 @@ void BarrierSetNMethod::deoptimize(nmethod* nm, address* return_address_ptr) {
   new_frame->pc = SharedRuntime::get_handle_wrong_method_stub();
 }
 
-// This is the offset of the entry barrier from where the frame is completed.
-// If any code changes between the end of the verified entry where the entry
-// barrier resides, and the completion of the frame, then
-// NativeNMethodCmpBarrier::verify() will immediately complain when it does
-// not find the expected native instruction at this offset, which needs updating.
-// Note that this offset is invariant of PreserveFramePointer.
-
-static int entry_barrier_offset() {
-  BarrierSetAssembler* bs_asm = BarrierSet::barrier_set()->barrier_set_assembler();
-  if (bs_asm->nmethod_code_patching()) {
-    return -4 * 16;
-  } else {
-    return -4 * 11;
-  }
-}
-
 static NativeNMethodBarrier* native_nmethod_barrier(nmethod* nm) {
-  address barrier_address = nm->code_begin() + nm->frame_complete_offset() + entry_barrier_offset();
+  address barrier_address = nm->code_begin() + nm->frame_complete_offset() + entry_barrier_offset(nm);
   NativeNMethodBarrier* barrier = reinterpret_cast<NativeNMethodBarrier*>(barrier_address);
   debug_only(barrier->verify());
   return barrier;
@@ -160,7 +177,7 @@ void BarrierSetNMethod::disarm(nmethod* nm) {
   // Disarms the nmethod guard emitted by BarrierSetAssembler::nmethod_entry_barrier.
   // Symmetric "LDR; DMB ISHLD" is in the nmethod barrier.
   NativeNMethodBarrier* barrier = native_nmethod_barrier(nm);
-  barrier->set_value(disarmed_value());
+  barrier->set_value(nm, disarmed_value());
 }
 
 void BarrierSetNMethod::arm(nmethod* nm, int arm_value) {
@@ -180,7 +197,7 @@ void BarrierSetNMethod::arm(nmethod* nm, int arm_value) {
   }
 
   NativeNMethodBarrier* barrier = native_nmethod_barrier(nm);
-  barrier->set_value(arm_value);
+  barrier->set_value(nm, arm_value);
 }
 
 bool BarrierSetNMethod::is_armed(nmethod* nm) {
@@ -189,5 +206,5 @@ bool BarrierSetNMethod::is_armed(nmethod* nm) {
   }
 
   NativeNMethodBarrier* barrier = native_nmethod_barrier(nm);
-  return barrier->get_value() != disarmed_value();
+  return barrier->get_value(nm) != disarmed_value();
 }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahBarrierSetAssembler_aarch64.hpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahBarrierSetAssembler_aarch64.hpp
index de3cdf2b236f..b02601540ca9 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahBarrierSetAssembler_aarch64.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahBarrierSetAssembler_aarch64.hpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class ShenandoahBarrierSetAssembler: public BarrierSetAssembler {
 
   void iu_barrier(MacroAssembler* masm, Register dst, Register tmp);
 
-  virtual bool nmethod_code_patching() { return false; }
+  virtual NMethodPatchingType nmethod_patching_type() { return NMethodPatchingType::conc_data_patch; }
 
 #ifdef COMPILER1
   void gen_pre_barrier_stub(LIR_Assembler* ce, ShenandoahPreBarrierStub* stub);
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/z/zBarrierSetAssembler_aarch64.hpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/z/zBarrierSetAssembler_aarch64.hpp
index 1b9a5cc71c15..cd2c25469488 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/z/zBarrierSetAssembler_aarch64.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/gc/z/zBarrierSetAssembler_aarch64.hpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ZBarrierSetAssembler : public ZBarrierSetAssemblerBase {
                                              Register tmp,
                                              Label& slowpath);
 
-  virtual bool nmethod_code_patching() { return false; }
+  virtual NMethodPatchingType nmethod_patching_type() { return NMethodPatchingType::conc_data_patch; }
 
 #ifdef COMPILER1
   void generate_c1_load_barrier_test(LIR_Assembler* ce,
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/macroAssembler_aarch64.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/macroAssembler_aarch64.cpp
index d694b010ffc4..c6a65f55cedc 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/macroAssembler_aarch64.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/macroAssembler_aarch64.cpp
@@ -4475,7 +4475,7 @@ void MacroAssembler::movoop(Register dst, jobject obj, bool immediate) {
   // ordered with respected to oop accesses.
   // Using immediate literals would necessitate ISBs.
   BarrierSet* bs = BarrierSet::barrier_set();
-  if ((bs->barrier_set_nmethod() != NULL && !bs->barrier_set_assembler()->nmethod_code_patching()) || !immediate) {
+  if ((bs->barrier_set_nmethod() != NULL && bs->barrier_set_assembler()->nmethod_patching_type() == NMethodPatchingType::conc_data_patch) || !immediate) {
     address dummy = address(uintptr_t(pc()) & -wordSize); // A nearby aligned address
     ldr_constant(dst, Address(dummy, rspec));
   } else
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/sharedRuntime_aarch64.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/sharedRuntime_aarch64.cpp
index 9bef3f559164..254b36f4c1f7 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/sharedRuntime_aarch64.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/sharedRuntime_aarch64.cpp
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ nmethod* SharedRuntime::generate_native_wrapper(MacroAssembler* masm,
   __ sub(sp, sp, stack_size - 2*wordSize);
 
   BarrierSetAssembler* bs = BarrierSet::barrier_set()->barrier_set_assembler();
-  bs->nmethod_entry_barrier(masm);
+  bs->nmethod_entry_barrier(masm, NULL /* slow_path */, NULL /* continuation */, NULL /* guard */);
 
   // Frame is now completed as far as size and linkage.
   int frame_complete = ((intptr_t)__ pc()) - start;
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/stubGenerator_aarch64.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/stubGenerator_aarch64.cpp
index 073ca97b344c..26fa9cafbc17 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/stubGenerator_aarch64.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/stubGenerator_aarch64.cpp
@@ -5145,7 +5145,7 @@ class StubGenerator: public StubCodeGenerator {
     return entry;
   }
 
-    address generate_method_entry_barrier() {
+  address generate_method_entry_barrier() {
     __ align(CodeEntryAlignment);
     StubCodeMark mark(this, "StubRoutines", "nmethod_entry_barrier");
 
@@ -5155,10 +5155,10 @@ class StubGenerator: public StubCodeGenerator {
 
     BarrierSetAssembler* bs_asm = BarrierSet::barrier_set()->barrier_set_assembler();
 
-    if (bs_asm->nmethod_code_patching()) {
+    if (bs_asm->nmethod_patching_type() == NMethodPatchingType::conc_instruction_and_data_patch) {
       BarrierSetNMethod* bs_nm = BarrierSet::barrier_set()->barrier_set_nmethod();
       // We can get here despite the nmethod being good, if we have not
-      // yet applied our cross modification fence.
+      // yet applied our cross modification fence (or data fence).
       Address thread_epoch_addr(rthread, in_bytes(bs_nm->thread_disarmed_offset()) + 4);
       __ lea(rscratch2, ExternalAddress(bs_asm->patching_epoch_addr()));
       __ ldrw(rscratch2, rscratch2);
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/code/relocInfo.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/code/relocInfo.hpp
index db5b55db5bcc..33e342a3707c 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/code/relocInfo.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/code/relocInfo.hpp
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ class relocInfo {
     runtime_call_w_cp_type  = 14, // Runtime call which may load its target from the constant pool
     data_prefix_tag         = 15, // tag for a prefix (carries data arguments)
     post_call_nop_type      = 16, // A tag for post call nop relocations
+    entry_guard_type        = 17, // A tag for an nmethod entry barrier guard value
     type_mask               = 31  // A mask which selects only the above values
   };
 
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ class relocInfo {
     visitor(section_word) \
     visitor(trampoline_stub) \
     visitor(post_call_nop) \
+    visitor(entry_guard) \
 
 
  public:
@@ -883,6 +885,19 @@ class post_call_nop_Relocation : public Relocation {
   }
 };
 
+class entry_guard_Relocation : public Relocation {
+  friend class RelocIterator;
+
+public:
+  entry_guard_Relocation() : Relocation(relocInfo::entry_guard_type) { }
+
+  static RelocationHolder spec() {
+    RelocationHolder rh = newHolder();
+    new(rh) entry_guard_Relocation();
+    return rh;
+  }
+};
+
 // A CallRelocation always points at a call instruction.
 // It is PC-relative on most machines.
 class CallRelocation : public Relocation {
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/opto/output.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/opto/output.hpp
index 7e47fdf01b6b..7393f4facec3 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/opto/output.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/opto/output.hpp
@@ -118,14 +118,18 @@ class C2SafepointPollStubTable {
 class C2EntryBarrierStub: public ResourceObj {
   Label _slow_path;
   Label _continuation;
+  Label _guard; // Used on AArch64
 
 public:
   C2EntryBarrierStub() :
     _slow_path(),
-    _continuation() {}
+    _continuation(),
+    _guard() {}
 
   Label& slow_path() { return _slow_path; }
   Label& continuation() { return _continuation; }
+  Label& guard() { return _guard; }
+
 };
 
 class C2EntryBarrierStubTable {