diff -r 72c3e8693c9a -r 524eca34ea76 src/share/vm/opto/c2_globals.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/c2_globals.hpp	Wed Jul 02 15:38:47 2008 -0400
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/c2_globals.hpp	Thu Jul 03 18:02:47 2008 -0700
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
   product(intx, AutoBoxCacheMax, 128,                                       \
           "Sets max value cached by the java.lang.Integer autobox cache")   \
                                                                             \
-  product(bool, DoEscapeAnalysis, false,                                    \
+  product(bool, DoEscapeAnalysis, true,                                     \
           "Perform escape analysis")                                        \
                                                                             \
   notproduct(bool, PrintEscapeAnalysis, false,                              \