--- old/src/cpu/x86/vm/x86.ad	2016-06-28 11:59:41.273192804 +0200
+++ new/src/cpu/x86/vm/x86.ad	2016-06-28 11:59:41.133192811 +0200
@@ -2131,7 +2131,7 @@
   return size+offset_size;
 }
 
-static inline jfloat replicate4_imm(int con, int width) {
+static inline jint replicate4_imm(int con, int width) {
   // Load a constant of "width" (in bytes) and replicate it to fill 32bit.
   assert(width == 1 || width == 2, "only byte or short types here");
   int bit_width = width * 8;
@@ -2141,11 +2141,10 @@
     val |= (val << bit_width);
     bit_width <<= 1;
   }
-  jfloat fval = *((jfloat*) &val);  // coerce to float type
-  return fval;
+  return val;
 }
 
-static inline jdouble replicate8_imm(int con, int width) {
+static inline jlong replicate8_imm(int con, int width) {
   // Load a constant of "width" (in bytes) and replicate it to fill 64bit.
   assert(width == 1 || width == 2 || width == 4, "only byte, short or int types here");
   int bit_width = width * 8;
@@ -2155,8 +2154,7 @@
     val |= (val << bit_width);
     bit_width <<= 1;
   }
-  jdouble dval = *((jdouble*) &val);  // coerce to double type
-  return dval;
+  return val;
 }
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT