Changes for JDK-8234160: "Enable optimized mitigation for Intel jcc erratum in C2" added NOP instructions before branch instructions to avoid crossing cache line.

But code which checks for branch instruction assumes that all blocks in generated code have a branch as last instruction:
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk/file/e7d0ec2d06e8/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/c2_intelJccErratum_x86.cpp#l48

Which is not true for block which fall through to next block - C2 removes branch in such blocks.

Because of incorrect check we may see unneeded NOPs in code:

04c movq R10, [R10 + #192 (32-bit)] # long
053 movq [RAX], R10 # long

        nop # 10 bytes pad for loops and calls

060 movl [RAX + #8 (8-bit)], narrowklass: precise klass java/lang/Object: 0x00007fe6b02b86c0:Constant:exact *
067 movl [RAX + #12 (8-bit)], R12 # int (R12_heapbase==0)