--- jdk8/common/autoconf/hotspot-spec.gmk.in	2016-02-26 13:23:57.379257902 +0100
+++ jdk8/common/autoconf/hotspot-spec.gmk.in	2016-02-26 13:25:10.961590289 +0100
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
 LIBARCH=$(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LEGACY_LIB)
 # Old name for OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU, uses i586 and amd64, instead of x86 and x86_64.
 ARCH=$(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LEGACY)
+# ppc64le uses the HotSpot ppc64 build
+ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU), ppc64le)
+  ARCH=ppc64
+endif
 # Legacy setting for building for a 64 bit machine.
 # If yes then this expands to _LP64:=1
 @LP64@
--- jdk8/common/autoconf/jdk-options.m4	2016-02-26 13:23:57.379257902 +0100
+++ jdk8/common/autoconf/jdk-options.m4	2016-02-26 13:25:10.961590289 +0100
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
   if test "x$JVM_VARIANT_ZEROSHARK" = xtrue ; then
     INCLUDE_SA=false
   fi
-  if test "x$VAR_CPU" = xppc64 ; then
+  if test "x$VAR_CPU" = xppc64 -o "x$VAR_CPU" = xppc64le ; then
     INCLUDE_SA=false
   fi
   if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = xaarch64; then
--- jdk8/common/autoconf/platform.m4	2016-02-26 13:23:57.379257902 +0100
+++ jdk8/common/autoconf/platform.m4	2016-02-26 13:25:10.961590289 +0100
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       VAR_CPU_ENDIAN=big
       ;;
     powerpc64le)
-      VAR_CPU=ppc64
+      VAR_CPU=ppc64le
       VAR_CPU_ARCH=ppc
       VAR_CPU_BITS=64
       VAR_CPU_ENDIAN=little
--- jdk8/common/autoconf/toolchain.m4	2016-02-26 13:23:57.379257902 +0100
+++ jdk8/common/autoconf/toolchain.m4	2016-02-26 13:25:10.961590289 +0100
@@ -1056,6 +1056,9 @@
   else
     CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_BIG_ENDIAN"
   fi
+  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU" = xppc64le; then
+    CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DABI_ELFv2"
+  fi
   if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xlinux; then
     CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -DLINUX"
   fi
--- jdk8/hotspot/make/defs.make	2016-02-26 13:23:55.307304861 +0100
+++ jdk8/hotspot/make/defs.make	2016-02-26 13:25:10.961590289 +0100
@@ -325,6 +325,13 @@
   LIBARCH/ppc64   = ppc64
   LIBARCH/zero    = $(ZERO_LIBARCH)
 
+  # Override LIBARCH for ppc64le
+  ifeq ($(ARCH), ppc64)
+    ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ENDIAN), little)
+      LIBARCH = ppc64le
+    endif
+  endif
+
   LP64_ARCH += sparcv9 amd64 ia64 ppc64 zero
 endif
 
--- jdk8/jdk/make/lib/SoundLibraries.gmk	2016-02-26 13:23:55.795293801 +0100
+++ jdk8/jdk/make/lib/SoundLibraries.gmk	2016-02-26 13:25:10.961590289 +0100
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@
   ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU), aarch64)
 	LIBJSOUND_CFLAGS += -DX_ARCH=X_AARCH64
   endif
+
+  ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU), ppc64le)
+       LIBJSOUND_CFLAGS += -DX_ARCH=X_PPC64LE
+  endif
 endif
 
 LIBJSOUND_CFLAGS += -DEXTRA_SOUND_JNI_LIBS='"$(EXTRA_SOUND_JNI_LIBS)"'
--- jdk8/jdk/src/share/native/com/sun/media/sound/SoundDefs.h	2016-02-26 13:23:56.283282740 +0100
+++ jdk8/jdk/src/share/native/com/sun/media/sound/SoundDefs.h	2016-02-26 13:25:10.961590289 +0100
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
 #define X_ZERO          6
 #define X_ARM           7
 #define X_PPC           8
-#define X_AARCH64	9
+#define X_PPC64         9
+#define X_PPC64LE      10
+#define X_AARCH64      11
 
 // **********************************
 // Make sure you set X_PLATFORM and X_ARCH defines correctly.
--- jdk8/jdk/src/solaris/bin/ppc64le/jvm.cfg	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ jdk8/jdk/src/solaris/bin/ppc64le/jvm.cfg	2016-02-26 13:25:10.961590289 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+#
+# This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+# particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+# by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+#
+# This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+# accompanied this code).
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+# 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+# or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+# questions.
+#
+# List of JVMs that can be used as an option to java, javac, etc.
+# Order is important -- first in this list is the default JVM.
+# NOTE that this both this file and its format are UNSUPPORTED and
+# WILL GO AWAY in a future release.
+#
+# You may also select a JVM in an arbitrary location with the
+# "-XXaltjvm=<jvm_dir>" option, but that too is unsupported
+# and may not be available in a future release.
+#
+-server KNOWN