Index: /trunk/src/VBox/VMM/VMMR3/DBGF.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/VMM/VMMR3/DBGF.cpp	(revision 60625)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/VMM/VMMR3/DBGF.cpp	(revision 60626)
@@ -1218,5 +1218,8 @@
     VM_ASSERT_VALID_EXT_RETURN(pVM, VERR_INVALID_VM_HANDLE);
     AssertReturn(pVM->dbgf.s.fAttached, VERR_DBGF_NOT_ATTACHED);
-    AssertReturn(RTSemPongIsSpeaker(&pVM->dbgf.s.PingPong), VERR_SEM_OUT_OF_TURN);
+    if (RT_LIKELY(RTSemPongIsSpeaker(&pVM->dbgf.s.PingPong)))
+    { /* likely */ }
+    else
+        return VERR_SEM_OUT_OF_TURN;
 
     /*
@@ -1249,7 +1252,10 @@
     PVM pVM = pUVM->pVM;
     VM_ASSERT_VALID_EXT_RETURN(pVM, VERR_INVALID_VM_HANDLE);
+    AssertReturn(idCpu < pVM->cCpus, VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
     AssertReturn(pVM->dbgf.s.fAttached, VERR_DBGF_NOT_ATTACHED);
-    AssertReturn(RTSemPongIsSpeaker(&pVM->dbgf.s.PingPong), VERR_SEM_OUT_OF_TURN);
-    AssertReturn(idCpu < pVM->cCpus, VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
+    if (RT_LIKELY(RTSemPongIsSpeaker(&pVM->dbgf.s.PingPong)))
+    { /* likely */ }
+    else
+        return VERR_SEM_OUT_OF_TURN;
 
     /*