--- a/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/consumer/RecordedEvent.java	Wed Dec 05 09:34:01 2018 -0500
+++ b/src/jdk.jfr/share/classes/jdk/jfr/consumer/RecordedEvent.java	Wed Dec 05 16:40:12 2018 +0100
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 public final class RecordedEvent extends RecordedObject {
     private final EventType eventType;
     private final long startTime;
-    private final long endTime;
+    // package private needed for efficient sorting
+    final long endTime;
 
     // package private
     RecordedEvent(EventType type, List<ValueDescriptor> vds, Object[] values, long startTime, long endTime, TimeConverter timeConverter) {