--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/bytecodeInfo.cpp	Mon Jul 14 18:24:08 2014 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/bytecodeInfo.cpp	Mon Jul 14 03:24:35 2014 -0700
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
                                int caller_bci, ciCallProfile& profile,
                                WarmCallInfo* wci_result) {
   // Allows targeted inlining
-  if(callee_method->should_inline()) {
+  if (callee_method->should_inline()) {
     *wci_result = *(WarmCallInfo::always_hot());
     if (C->print_inlining() && Verbose) {
       CompileTask::print_inline_indent(inline_level());
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@
     return true;
   }
 
+  if (callee_method->force_inline()) {
+      set_msg("force inline by annotation");
+      _forced_inline = true;
+      return true;
+  }
+
 #ifndef PRODUCT
   int inline_depth = inline_level()+1;
   if (ciReplay::should_inline(C->replay_inline_data(), callee_method, caller_bci, inline_depth)) {
@@ -244,6 +250,11 @@
   }
 #endif
 
+  if (callee_method->force_inline()) {
+    set_msg("force inline by annotation");
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // Now perform checks which are heuristic
 
   if (is_unboxing_method(callee_method, C)) {
@@ -251,12 +262,10 @@
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (!callee_method->force_inline()) {
-    if (callee_method->has_compiled_code() &&
-        callee_method->instructions_size() > InlineSmallCode) {
-      set_msg("already compiled into a big method");
-      return true;
-    }
+  if (callee_method->has_compiled_code() &&
+      callee_method->instructions_size() > InlineSmallCode) {
+    set_msg("already compiled into a big method");
+    return true;
   }
 
   // don't inline exception code unless the top method belongs to an
@@ -349,7 +358,7 @@
       // Escape Analysis stress testing when running Xcomp or CTW:
       // inline constructors even if they are not reached.
     } else if (forced_inline()) {
-      // Inlining was forced by CompilerOracle or ciReplay
+      // Inlining was forced by CompilerOracle, ciReplay or annotation
     } else if (profile.count() == 0) {
       // don't inline unreached call sites
        set_msg("call site not reached");

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/parse.hpp	Mon Jul 14 18:24:08 2014 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/parse.hpp	Mon Jul 14 03:24:35 2014 -0700
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
   void print_value_on(outputStream* st) const PRODUCT_RETURN;
 
-  bool        _forced_inline;     // Inlining was forced by CompilerOracle or ciReplay
+  bool        _forced_inline;     // Inlining was forced by CompilerOracle, ciReplay or annotation
   bool        forced_inline()     const { return _forced_inline; }
   // Count number of nodes in this subtree
   int         count() const;