--- old/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/vm_version_ppc.cpp 2018-01-10 08:46:34.868630690 -0600 +++ new/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/vm_version_ppc.cpp 2018-01-10 08:46:34.084599918 -0600 @@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ if (PowerArchitecturePPC64 >= 8) { if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(SuperwordUseVSX)) { - // TODO: Switch on when it works stable. Currently, MachSpillCopyNode::implementation code is missing. - //FLAG_SET_ERGO(bool, SuperwordUseVSX, true); + FLAG_SET_ERGO(bool, SuperwordUseVSX, true); } } else { if (SuperwordUseVSX) {