CheckPrototypes uses weak cells to embed maps.

src/ic/ia32/handler-compiler-ia32.cc

 // Copyright 2014 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "src/v8.h"
 
 #if V8_TARGET_ARCH_IA32
 
 #include "src/ic/call-optimization.h"
 #include "src/ic/handler-compiler.h"
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              current->property_dictionary()->FindEntry(name) ==
                  NameDictionary::kNotFound);
 
       GenerateDictionaryNegativeLookup(masm(), miss, reg, name, scratch1,
                                        scratch2);
 
       __ mov(scratch1, FieldOperand(reg, HeapObject::kMapOffset));
       reg = holder_reg;  // From now on the object will be in holder_reg.
       __ mov(reg, FieldOperand(scratch1, Map::kPrototypeOffset));
     } else {
+      Register map_reg = scratch1;
+      __ mov(map_reg, FieldOperand(reg, HeapObject::kMapOffset));
       if (depth != 1 || check == CHECK_ALL_MAPS) {
-        __ CheckMap(reg, current_map, miss, DONT_DO_SMI_CHECK);
+        Handle<WeakCell> cell = Map::WeakCellForMap(current_map);
+        __ CmpWeakValue(map_reg, cell, scratch2);
+        __ j(not_equal, miss);
       }
 
       // Check access rights to the global object.  This has to happen after
       // the map check so that we know that the object is actually a global
       // object.
       // This allows us to install generated handlers for accesses to the
       // global proxy (as opposed to using slow ICs). See corresponding code
       // in LookupForRead().
       if (current_map->IsJSGlobalProxyMap()) {
-        __ CheckAccessGlobalProxy(reg, scratch1, scratch2, miss);
+        __ CheckAccessGlobalProxy(reg, map_reg, scratch2, miss);
+        // Restore map_reg.
+        __ mov(map_reg, FieldOperand(reg, HeapObject::kMapOffset));
       } else if (current_map->IsJSGlobalObjectMap()) {
         GenerateCheckPropertyCell(masm(), Handle<JSGlobalObject>::cast(current),
                                   name, scratch2, miss);
       }
-
-      __ mov(scratch1, FieldOperand(reg, HeapObject::kMapOffset));
       reg = holder_reg;  // From now on the object will be in holder_reg.
-      __ mov(reg, FieldOperand(scratch1, Map::kPrototypeOffset));
+      __ mov(reg, FieldOperand(map_reg, Map::kPrototypeOffset));
     }
 
     // Go to the next object in the prototype chain.
     current = prototype;
     current_map = handle(current->map());
   }
 
   // Log the check depth.
   LOG(isolate(), IntEvent("check-maps-depth", depth + 1));
 
   if (depth != 0 || check == CHECK_ALL_MAPS) {
     // Check the holder map.
-    __ CheckMap(reg, current_map, miss, DONT_DO_SMI_CHECK);
+    __ mov(scratch1, FieldOperand(reg, HeapObject::kMapOffset));
+    Handle<WeakCell> cell = Map::WeakCellForMap(current_map);
+    __ CmpWeakValue(scratch1, cell, scratch2);
+    __ j(not_equal, miss);
   }
 
   // Perform security check for access to the global object.
   DCHECK(current_map->IsJSGlobalProxyMap() ||
          !current_map->is_access_check_needed());
   if (current_map->IsJSGlobalProxyMap()) {
     __ CheckAccessGlobalProxy(reg, scratch1, scratch2, miss);
   }
 
   // Return the register containing the holder.
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   // Return the generated code.
   return GetCode(kind(), Code::NORMAL, name);
 }
 
 
 #undef __
 }
 }  // namespace v8::internal
 
 #endif  // V8_TARGET_ARCH_IA32