--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/defNewGeneration.cpp	Wed Dec 16 15:12:51 2009 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/defNewGeneration.cpp	Wed Dec 23 09:23:54 2009 -0800
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
 
     remove_forwarding_pointers();
     if (PrintGCDetails) {
-      gclog_or_tty->print(" (promotion failed)");
+      gclog_or_tty->print(" (promotion failed) ");
     }
     // Add to-space to the list of space to compact
     // when a promotion failure has occurred.  In that
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@
     from()->set_next_compaction_space(to());
     gch->set_incremental_collection_will_fail();
 
+    // Inform the next generation that a promotion failure occurred.
+    _next_gen->promotion_failure_occurred();
+
     // Reset the PromotionFailureALot counters.
     NOT_PRODUCT(Universe::heap()->reset_promotion_should_fail();)
   }
@@ -679,6 +682,11 @@
 
 void DefNewGeneration::handle_promotion_failure(oop old) {
   preserve_mark_if_necessary(old, old->mark());
+  if (!_promotion_failed && PrintPromotionFailure) {
+    gclog_or_tty->print(" (promotion failure size = " SIZE_FORMAT ") ",
+                        old->size());
+  }
+
   // forward to self
   old->forward_to(old);
   _promotion_failed = true;