diff a/src/hotspot/share/opto/type.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/opto/type.hpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/opto/type.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/opto/type.hpp
@@ -2506,11 +2506,11 @@
 // For object size computation:
 #define AddXNode     AddLNode
 #define RShiftXNode  RShiftLNode
 // For card marks and hashcodes
 #define URShiftXNode URShiftLNode
-// For shenandoahSupport
+// For pointer-sized accesses
 #define LoadXNode    LoadLNode
 #define StoreXNode   StoreLNode
 // Opcodes
 #define Op_LShiftX   Op_LShiftL
 #define Op_AndX      Op_AndL
@@ -2552,11 +2552,11 @@
 // For object size computation:
 #define AddXNode     AddINode
 #define RShiftXNode  RShiftINode
 // For card marks and hashcodes
 #define URShiftXNode URShiftINode
-// For shenandoahSupport
+// For pointer-sized accesses
 #define LoadXNode    LoadINode
 #define StoreXNode   StoreINode
 // Opcodes
 #define Op_LShiftX   Op_LShiftI
 #define Op_AndX      Op_AndI