diff -r a2d3074db7a9 -r 2d5dd194c65c src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspace/chunkManager.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspace/chunkManager.cpp	Wed Oct 16 17:41:03 2019 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspace/chunkManager.cpp	Thu Oct 17 16:39:45 2019 +0200
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "memory/metaspace/chunkManager.hpp"
 #include "memory/metaspace/internStat.hpp"
 #include "memory/metaspace/metachunk.hpp"
+#include "memory/metaspace/metaDebug.hpp"
 #include "memory/metaspace/metaspaceCommon.hpp"
 #include "memory/metaspace/metaspaceStatistics.hpp"
 #include "memory/metaspace/virtualSpaceNode.hpp"
@@ -110,7 +111,6 @@
   DEBUG_ONLY(chklvl::check_valid_level(target_level);)
 
   DEBUG_ONLY(c->verify(true);)
-  DEBUG_ONLY(c->vsnode()->verify(true);)
 
   // Chunk must be outside of our freelists
   assert(_chunks.contains(c) == false, "Chunk is in freelist.");
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
   DEBUG_ONLY(verify_locked(true);)
 
-  DEBUG_ONLY(c->vsnode()->verify(true);)
+  SOMETIMES(c->vsnode()->verify(true);)
 
   return c;
 }
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@
   c->set_in_use();
 
   DEBUG_ONLY(verify_locked(false);)
+  SOMETIMES(c->vsnode()->verify(true);)
 
   log_debug(metaspace)("ChunkManager %s: handing out chunk " METACHUNK_FORMAT ".",
                        _name, METACHUNK_FORMAT_ARGS(c));
@@ -263,8 +264,7 @@
   log_debug(metaspace)("ChunkManager %s: returning chunk " METACHUNK_FORMAT ".",
                        _name, METACHUNK_FORMAT_ARGS(c));
 
-  DEBUG_ONLY(verify_locked(false);)
-  DEBUG_ONLY(c->verify(false);)
+  DEBUG_ONLY(c->verify(true);)
 
   assert(!_chunks.contains(c), "A chunk to be added to the freelist must not be in the freelist already.");
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
   return_chunk_simple(c);
 
   DEBUG_ONLY(verify_locked(false);)
-  DEBUG_ONLY(c->vsnode()->verify(true);)
+  SOMETIMES(c->vsnode()->verify(true);)
 
   DEBUG_ONLY(InternalStats::inc_num_chunks_returned_to_freelist();)