--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.hpp	Thu Nov 08 18:10:15 2018 -0300
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.hpp	Thu Nov 08 23:31:08 2018 +0100
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@
   void get_vm_result_2(Register metadata_result);
 
   static bool needs_explicit_null_check(intptr_t offset);
+  static bool uses_implicit_null_check(void* address);
 
   // Trap-instruction-based checks.
   // Range checks can be distinguished from zero checks as they check 32 bit,