diff -r fc79935c3055 -r 8ec481b8f514 hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_interface/collectedHeap.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_interface/collectedHeap.cpp	Wed Dec 10 23:46:10 2008 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_interface/collectedHeap.cpp	Thu Dec 11 12:05:08 2008 -0800
@@ -30,12 +30,21 @@
 int CollectedHeap::_fire_out_of_memory_count = 0;
 #endif
 
+size_t CollectedHeap::_filler_array_max_size = 0;
+
 // Memory state functions.
 
-CollectedHeap::CollectedHeap() :
-  _reserved(), _barrier_set(NULL), _is_gc_active(false),
-  _total_collections(0), _total_full_collections(0),
-  _gc_cause(GCCause::_no_gc), _gc_lastcause(GCCause::_no_gc) {
+CollectedHeap::CollectedHeap()
+{
+  const size_t max_len = size_t(arrayOopDesc::max_array_length(T_INT));
+  const size_t elements_per_word = HeapWordSize / sizeof(jint);
+  _filler_array_max_size = align_object_size(filler_array_hdr_size() +
+                                             max_len * elements_per_word);
+
+  _barrier_set = NULL;
+  _is_gc_active = false;
+  _total_collections = _total_full_collections = 0;
+  _gc_cause = _gc_lastcause = GCCause::_no_gc;
   NOT_PRODUCT(_promotion_failure_alot_count = 0;)
   NOT_PRODUCT(_promotion_failure_alot_gc_number = 0;)
 
@@ -128,6 +137,95 @@
   return obj;
 }
 
+size_t CollectedHeap::filler_array_hdr_size() {
+  return size_t(arrayOopDesc::header_size(T_INT));
+}
+
+size_t CollectedHeap::filler_array_min_size() {
+  return align_object_size(filler_array_hdr_size());
+}
+
+size_t CollectedHeap::filler_array_max_size() {
+  return _filler_array_max_size;
+}
+
+#ifdef ASSERT
+void CollectedHeap::fill_args_check(HeapWord* start, size_t words)
+{
+  assert(words >= min_fill_size(), "too small to fill");
+  assert(words % MinObjAlignment == 0, "unaligned size");
+  assert(Universe::heap()->is_in_reserved(start), "not in heap");
+  assert(Universe::heap()->is_in_reserved(start + words - 1), "not in heap");
+}
+
+void CollectedHeap::zap_filler_array(HeapWord* start, size_t words)
+{
+  if (ZapFillerObjects) {
+    Copy::fill_to_words(start + filler_array_hdr_size(),
+                        words - filler_array_hdr_size(), 0XDEAFBABE);
+  }
+}
+#endif // ASSERT
+
+void
+CollectedHeap::fill_with_array(HeapWord* start, size_t words)
+{
+  assert(words >= filler_array_min_size(), "too small for an array");
+  assert(words <= filler_array_max_size(), "too big for a single object");
+
+  const size_t payload_size = words - filler_array_hdr_size();
+  const size_t len = payload_size * HeapWordSize / sizeof(jint);
+
+  // Set the length first for concurrent GC.
+  ((arrayOop)start)->set_length((int)len);
+  post_allocation_setup_common(Universe::fillerArrayKlassObj(), start,
+                               words);
+  DEBUG_ONLY(zap_filler_array(start, words);)
+}
+
+void
+CollectedHeap::fill_with_object_impl(HeapWord* start, size_t words)
+{
+  assert(words <= filler_array_max_size(), "too big for a single object");
+
+  if (words >= filler_array_min_size()) {
+    fill_with_array(start, words);
+  } else if (words > 0) {
+    assert(words == min_fill_size(), "unaligned size");
+    post_allocation_setup_common(SystemDictionary::object_klass(), start,
+                                 words);
+  }
+}
+
+void CollectedHeap::fill_with_object(HeapWord* start, size_t words)
+{
+  DEBUG_ONLY(fill_args_check(start, words);)
+  HandleMark hm;  // Free handles before leaving.
+  fill_with_object_impl(start, words);
+}
+
+void CollectedHeap::fill_with_objects(HeapWord* start, size_t words)
+{
+  DEBUG_ONLY(fill_args_check(start, words);)
+  HandleMark hm;  // Free handles before leaving.
+
+#ifdef LP64
+  // A single array can fill ~8G, so multiple objects are needed only in 64-bit.
+  // First fill with arrays, ensuring that any remaining space is big enough to
+  // fill.  The remainder is filled with a single object.
+  const size_t min = min_fill_size();
+  const size_t max = filler_array_max_size();
+  while (words > max) {
+    const size_t cur = words - max >= min ? max : max - min;
+    fill_with_array(start, cur);
+    start += cur;
+    words -= cur;
+  }
+#endif
+
+  fill_with_object_impl(start, words);
+}
+
 oop CollectedHeap::new_store_barrier(oop new_obj) {
   // %%% This needs refactoring.  (It was imported from the server compiler.)
   guarantee(can_elide_tlab_store_barriers(), "store barrier elision not supported");