--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Arrays.java	Mon May 11 15:09:22 2015 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Arrays.java	Tue Nov 03 09:42:11 2015 +0100
@@ -2685,6 +2685,7 @@
      * @param a2 the other array to be tested for equality
      * @return {@code true} if the two arrays are equal
      */
+    @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
     public static boolean equals(byte[] a, byte[] a2) {
         if (a==a2)
             return true;