--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/matcher.hpp	Mon Apr 18 20:57:16 2016 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/matcher.hpp	Mon Apr 18 15:18:14 2016 -0700
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@
   // e.g. Op_ vector nodes and other intrinsics while guarding with vlen
   static const bool match_rule_supported_vector(int opcode, int vlen);
 
+  // Some microarchitectures have mask registers used on vectors
+  static const bool has_predicated_vectors(void);
+
   // Some uarchs have different sized float register resources
   static const int float_pressure(int default_pressure_threshold);