src/java.base/share/classes/java/nio/Buffer.java

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   */
  
  package java.nio;
  
  import java.util.Spliterator;
+ import jdk.internal.HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate;
  
  /**
   * A container for data of a specific primitive type.
   *
   * <p> A buffer is a linear, finite sequence of elements of a specific
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      /**
       * Checks the given index against the limit, throwing an {@link
       * IndexOutOfBoundsException} if it is not smaller than the limit
       * or is smaller than zero.
       */
+     @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate
      final int checkIndex(int i) {                       // package-private
          if ((i < 0) || (i >= limit))
              throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
          return i;
      }