--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/collectorPolicy.cpp	Thu Oct 21 17:29:24 2010 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/collectorPolicy.cpp	Sat Oct 23 23:03:49 2010 -0700
@@ -659,9 +659,6 @@
     }
     return result;   // could be null if we are out of space
   } else if (!gch->incremental_collection_will_fail()) {
-    // The gc_prologues have not executed yet.  The value
-    // for incremental_collection_will_fail() is the remanent
-    // of the last collection.
     // Do an incremental collection.
     gch->do_collection(false            /* full */,
                        false            /* clear_all_soft_refs */,
@@ -739,9 +736,8 @@
   GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
   size_t gen0_capacity = gch->get_gen(0)->capacity_before_gc();
   return    (word_size > heap_word_size(gen0_capacity))
-         || (GC_locker::is_active_and_needs_gc())
-         || (   gch->last_incremental_collection_failed()
-             && gch->incremental_collection_will_fail());
+         || GC_locker::is_active_and_needs_gc()
+         || gch->incremental_collection_failed();
 }