We can throw an exception but we cannot deoptimize at a runtime call.

runtime/vm/flow_graph_compiler_ia32.cc

Index: runtime/vm/flow_graph_compiler_ia32.cc
===================================================================
--- runtime/vm/flow_graph_compiler_ia32.cc	(revision 11671)
+++ runtime/vm/flow_graph_compiler_ia32.cc	(working copy)
@@ -447,8 +447,7 @@
 // Clobbers ECX and EDX.
 // Returns:
 // - true or false in EAX.
-void FlowGraphCompiler::GenerateInstanceOf(intptr_t deopt_id,
-                                           intptr_t token_pos,
+void FlowGraphCompiler::GenerateInstanceOf(intptr_t token_pos,
                                            const AbstractType& type,
                                            bool negate_result,
                                            LocationSummary* locs) {
@@ -491,7 +490,7 @@
     __ pushl(EDX);  // Instantiator type arguments.
     __ LoadObject(EAX, test_cache);
     __ pushl(EAX);
-    GenerateCallRuntime(deopt_id, token_pos, kInstanceofRuntimeEntry, locs);
+    GenerateCallRuntime(token_pos, kInstanceofRuntimeEntry, locs);
     // Pop the parameters supplied to the runtime entry. The result of the
     // instanceof runtime call will be left as the result of the operation.
     __ Drop(5);
@@ -530,8 +529,7 @@
 // - object in EAX for successful assignable check (or throws TypeError).
 // Performance notes: positive checks must be quick, negative checks can be slow
 // as they throw an exception.
-void FlowGraphCompiler::GenerateAssertAssignable(intptr_t deopt_id,
-                                                 intptr_t token_pos,
+void FlowGraphCompiler::GenerateAssertAssignable(intptr_t token_pos,
                                                  const AbstractType& dst_type,
                                                  const String& dst_name,
                                                  LocationSummary* locs) {
@@ -559,8 +557,7 @@
     __ pushl(EAX);  // Push the source object.
     __ PushObject(dst_name);  // Push the name of the destination.
     __ PushObject(error_message);
-    GenerateCallRuntime(deopt_id,
-                        token_pos,
+    GenerateCallRuntime(token_pos,
                         kMalformedTypeErrorRuntimeEntry,
                         locs);
     // We should never return here.
@@ -588,7 +585,7 @@
   __ PushObject(dst_name);  // Push the name of the destination.
   __ LoadObject(EAX, test_cache);
   __ pushl(EAX);
-  GenerateCallRuntime(deopt_id, token_pos, kTypeCheckRuntimeEntry, locs);
+  GenerateCallRuntime(token_pos, kTypeCheckRuntimeEntry, locs);
   // Pop the parameters supplied to the runtime entry. The result of the
   // type check runtime call is the checked value.
   __ Drop(6);
@@ -940,8 +937,7 @@
       __ cmpl(EAX, Immediate(Smi::RawValue(parameter_count)));
       __ j(EQUAL, &argc_in_range, Assembler::kNearJump);
       if (function.IsClosureFunction()) {
-        GenerateCallRuntime(Isolate::kNoDeoptId,
-                            function.token_pos(),
+        GenerateCallRuntime(function.token_pos(),
                             kClosureArgumentMismatchRuntimeEntry,
                             prologue_locs);
       } else {
@@ -1038,13 +1034,12 @@
 }
 
 
-void FlowGraphCompiler::GenerateCallRuntime(intptr_t deopt_id,
-                                            intptr_t token_pos,
+void FlowGraphCompiler::GenerateCallRuntime(intptr_t token_pos,
                                             const RuntimeEntry& entry,
                                             LocationSummary* locs) {
   ASSERT(!IsLeaf());
   __ CallRuntime(entry);
-  AddCurrentDescriptor(PcDescriptors::kOther, deopt_id, token_pos);
+  AddCurrentDescriptor(PcDescriptors::kOther, Isolate::kNoDeoptId, token_pos);
   RecordSafepoint(locs);
 }