--- a/hotspot/src/jdk.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/GraalHotSpotVMConfig.java	Tue Jan 17 08:53:42 2017 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/jdk.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/GraalHotSpotVMConfig.java	Tue Jan 17 16:18:03 2017 +0100
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@
     public final int methodCompiledEntryOffset = getFieldOffset("Method::_from_compiled_entry", Integer.class, "address");
     public final int methodCodeOffset = getFieldOffset("Method::_code", Integer.class, isJDK8 ? "nmethod*" : "CompiledMethod*");
 
-    public final int methodFlagsJfrTowrite = getConstant("Method::_jfr_towrite", Integer.class);
     public final int methodFlagsCallerSensitive = getConstant("Method::_caller_sensitive", Integer.class);
     public final int methodFlagsForceInline = getConstant("Method::_force_inline", Integer.class);
     public final int methodFlagsDontInline = getConstant("Method::_dont_inline", Integer.class);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/jvmci/vmStructs_jvmci.cpp	Tue Jan 17 08:53:42 2017 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/jvmci/vmStructs_jvmci.cpp	Tue Jan 17 16:18:03 2017 +0100
@@ -535,7 +535,6 @@
                                                                           \
   declare_constant(markOopDesc::no_hash)                                  \
                                                                           \
-  declare_constant(Method::_jfr_towrite)                                  \
   declare_constant(Method::_caller_sensitive)                             \
   declare_constant(Method::_force_inline)                                 \
   declare_constant(Method::_dont_inline)                                  \

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.cpp	Tue Jan 17 08:53:42 2017 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.cpp	Tue Jan 17 16:18:03 2017 +0100
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
   set_constMethod(xconst);
   set_access_flags(access_flags);
   set_intrinsic_id(vmIntrinsics::_none);
-  set_jfr_towrite(false);
   set_force_inline(false);
   set_hidden(false);
   set_dont_inline(false);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp	Tue Jan 17 08:53:42 2017 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp	Tue Jan 17 16:18:03 2017 +0100
@@ -75,18 +75,19 @@
 
   // Flags
   enum Flags {
-    _jfr_towrite           = 1 << 0,
-    _caller_sensitive      = 1 << 1,
-    _force_inline          = 1 << 2,
-    _dont_inline           = 1 << 3,
-    _hidden                = 1 << 4,
-    _has_injected_profile  = 1 << 5,
-    _running_emcp          = 1 << 6,
-    _intrinsic_candidate   = 1 << 7,
-    _reserved_stack_access = 1 << 8
+    _caller_sensitive      = 1 << 0,
+    _force_inline          = 1 << 1,
+    _dont_inline           = 1 << 2,
+    _hidden                = 1 << 3,
+    _has_injected_profile  = 1 << 4,
+    _running_emcp          = 1 << 5,
+    _intrinsic_candidate   = 1 << 6,
+    _reserved_stack_access = 1 << 7
   };
   mutable u2 _flags;
 
+  TRACE_DEFINE_FLAG;
+
 #ifndef PRODUCT
   int               _compiled_invocation_count;  // Number of nmethod invocations so far (for perf. debugging)
 #endif
@@ -833,13 +834,6 @@
   void init_intrinsic_id();     // updates from _none if a match
   static vmSymbols::SID klass_id_for_intrinsics(const Klass* holder);
 
-  bool jfr_towrite() const {
-    return (_flags & _jfr_towrite) != 0;
-  }
-  void set_jfr_towrite(bool x) const {
-    _flags = x ? (_flags | _jfr_towrite) : (_flags & ~_jfr_towrite);
-  }
-
   bool caller_sensitive() {
     return (_flags & _caller_sensitive) != 0;
   }
@@ -890,6 +884,8 @@
     _flags = x ? (_flags | _reserved_stack_access) : (_flags & ~_reserved_stack_access);
   }
 
+  TRACE_DEFINE_FLAG_ACCESSOR;
+
   ConstMethod::MethodType method_type() const {
       return _constMethod->method_type();
   }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vmStructs.cpp	Tue Jan 17 08:53:42 2017 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vmStructs.cpp	Tue Jan 17 16:18:03 2017 +0100
@@ -2453,7 +2453,6 @@
   /* ConstMethod anon-enum */                                             \
   /********************************/                                      \
                                                                           \
-  declare_constant(Method::_jfr_towrite)                                  \
   declare_constant(Method::_caller_sensitive)                             \
   declare_constant(Method::_force_inline)                                 \
   declare_constant(Method::_dont_inline)                                  \

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/trace/traceMacros.hpp	Tue Jan 17 08:53:42 2017 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/trace/traceMacros.hpp	Tue Jan 17 16:18:03 2017 +0100
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 #define TRACE_DEFINE_THREAD_ID_SIZE typedef int ___IGNORED_hs_trace_type6
 #define TRACE_DEFINE_THREAD_DATA_WRITER_OFFSET typedef int ___IGNORED_hs_trace_type7
 #define TRACE_THREAD_DATA_WRITER_OFFSET in_ByteSize(0); ShouldNotReachHere()
+#define TRACE_DEFINE_FLAG typedef int ___IGNORED_hs_trace_type8
+#define TRACE_DEFINE_FLAG_ACCESSOR typedef int ___IGNORED_hs_trace_type9
 #define TRACE_TEMPLATES(template)
 #define TRACE_INTRINSICS(do_intrinsic, do_class, do_name, do_signature, do_alias)