diff -r f242d4332f56 -r 7908508d9e1c jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Arrays.java
--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Arrays.java	Wed Jul 05 20:59:28 2017 +0200
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Arrays.java	Fri Nov 06 11:11:53 2015 -0800
@@ -2882,6 +2882,7 @@
      * @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;