--- old/src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.cpp 2015-10-02 15:58:58.326706718 +0200 +++ new/src/share/vm/opto/chaitin.cpp 2015-10-02 15:58:58.214706722 +0200 @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ , _scratch_int_pressure(0, INTPRESSURE) , _scratch_float_pressure(0, FLOATPRESSURE) #ifndef PRODUCT - , _trace_spilling(TraceSpilling || C->method_has_option("TraceSpilling")) + , _trace_spilling(C->directive()->TraceSpillingOption) #endif { Compile::TracePhase tp("ctorChaitin", &timers[_t_ctorChaitin]);