--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parNew/parNewGeneration.cpp	Thu Oct 21 17:29:24 2010 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parNew/parNewGeneration.cpp	Sat Oct 23 23:03:49 2010 -0700
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@
   // from this generation, pass on collection; let the next generation
   // do it.
   if (!collection_attempt_is_safe()) {
-    gch->set_incremental_collection_will_fail();
+    gch->set_incremental_collection_failed();  // slight lie, in that we did not even attempt one
     return;
   }
   assert(to()->is_empty(), "Else not collection_attempt_is_safe");
@@ -935,8 +935,6 @@
 
     assert(to()->is_empty(), "to space should be empty now");
   } else {
-    assert(HandlePromotionFailure,
-      "Should only be here if promotion failure handling is on");
     assert(_promo_failure_scan_stack.is_empty(), "post condition");
     _promo_failure_scan_stack.clear(true); // Clear cached segments.
 
@@ -947,7 +945,7 @@
     // All the spaces are in play for mark-sweep.
     swap_spaces();  // Make life simpler for CMS || rescan; see 6483690.
     from()->set_next_compaction_space(to());
-    gch->set_incremental_collection_will_fail();
+    gch->set_incremental_collection_failed();
     // Inform the next generation that a promotion failure occurred.
     _next_gen->promotion_failure_occurred();
 
@@ -1092,11 +1090,6 @@
                                        old, m, sz);
 
     if (new_obj == NULL) {
-      if (!HandlePromotionFailure) {
-        // A failed promotion likely means the MaxLiveObjectEvacuationRatio flag
-        // is incorrectly set. In any case, its seriously wrong to be here!
-        vm_exit_out_of_memory(sz*wordSize, "promotion");
-      }
       // promotion failed, forward to self
       _promotion_failed = true;
       new_obj = old;
@@ -1206,12 +1199,6 @@
                                        old, m, sz);
 
     if (new_obj == NULL) {
-      if (!HandlePromotionFailure) {
-        // A failed promotion likely means the MaxLiveObjectEvacuationRatio
-        // flag is incorrectly set. In any case, its seriously wrong to be
-        // here!
-        vm_exit_out_of_memory(sz*wordSize, "promotion");
-      }
       // promotion failed, forward to self
       forward_ptr = old->forward_to_atomic(old);
       new_obj = old;