KiServiceTable from windows 10 build 10130

KiServiceLimit .eq. 1BF

is vtguard slow ?

Saw some strange code in fresh mshtml.dll (version 11.00.9600.17842) after jun 2015 security update:

.text:635F4700 ?ReleaseInterface@@YGXPAUIUnknown@@@Z proc near
.text:635F4700   mov   edi, edi
.text:635F4702   push  esi
.text:635F4703   push  edi
.text:635F4704   test  ecx, ecx
.text:635F4706   jnz   short loc_635F470B
.text:635F4708 loc_635F4708:
.text:635F4708   pop   edi
.text:635F4709   pop   esi
.text:635F470A   retn
.text:635F470B loc_635F470B:
.text:635F470B   mov   eax, [ecx]
.text:635F470D   mov   edi, [eax+8]
.text:635F4710   cmp   edi, offset ?PrivateRelease@CElement@@UAGKXZ ; CElement::PrivateRelease(void)
.text:635F4716   jz    loc_6362BE29
.text:635F471C   cmp   edi, offset ?PlainRelease@@YGKPAUTEAROFF_THUNK@@@Z ; PlainRelease(TEAROFF_THUNK *)
.text:635F4722   jz    loc_6362B928
.text:635F4728   mov   esi, esp
.text:635F472A   push  ecx
.text:635F472B   mov   ecx, edi
.text:635F472D   call  ds:___guard_check_icall_fptr
.text:635F4733   call  edi
.text:635F4735   cmp   esi, esp
.text:635F4737   jz    short loc_635F4708
.text:635F4739   jmp   loc_63CA3FDD
.text:635F4739 ?ReleaseInterface@@YGXPAUIUnknown@@@Z endp

.text:6362BE29 loc_6362BE29:
.text:6362BE29   push  ecx
.text:6362BE2A   call  ?PrivateRelease@CElement@@UAGKXZ ; CElement::PrivateRelease(void)
.text:6362BE2F   jmp   loc_635F4708

.text:6362B928 loc_6362B928:
.text:6362B928   push  ecx                             ; struct TEAROFF_THUNK *
.text:6362B929   call  ?PlainRelease@@YGKPAUTEAROFF_THUNK@@@Z ; PlainRelease(TEAROFF_THUNK *)
.text:6362B92E   jmp   loc_635F4708
It seems that compiler added checking for some (most frequently called) methods and calls them directly with no vtguard. I wonder why may be needed such optimization ?