--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/StrictMath.java	Tue Dec 18 16:22:46 2018 -0500
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/StrictMath.java	Tue Dec 18 16:50:35 2018 +0000
@@ -1154,6 +1154,7 @@
      * @param   b   another argument.
      * @return  the larger of {@code a} and {@code b}.
      */
+    @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
     public static float max(float a, float b) {
         return Math.max(a, b);
     }
@@ -1172,6 +1173,7 @@
      * @param   b   another argument.
      * @return  the larger of {@code a} and {@code b}.
      */
+    @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
     public static double max(double a, double b) {
         return Math.max(a, b);
     }
@@ -1219,6 +1221,7 @@
      * @param   b   another argument.
      * @return  the smaller of {@code a} and {@code b.}
      */
+    @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
     public static float min(float a, float b) {
         return Math.min(a, b);
     }
@@ -1237,6 +1240,7 @@
      * @param   b   another argument.
      * @return  the smaller of {@code a} and {@code b}.
      */
+    @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
     public static double min(double a, double b) {
         return Math.min(a, b);
     }