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PPC64: Use andis instead of lis/and

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        On replacing lis/and by a single instruction (andis) it's
        possible to reduce the path length so the program is shorter, and therefore is faster.

        It's related to the discussion started here:
        http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-compiler-dev/2016-October/024664.html

              gromero Gustavo Romero
              gromero Gustavo Romero
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