--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/StringCoding.java	2016-03-02 09:11:30.727930607 +0100
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/StringCoding.java	2016-03-02 09:11:30.559930615 +0100
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
     }
 
     @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
-    private static boolean hasNegatives(byte[] ba, int off, int len) {
+    public static boolean hasNegatives(byte[] ba, int off, int len) {
         for (int i = off; i < off + len; i++) {
             if (ba[i] < 0) {
                 return true;