diff -r a19b9cf9ffa8 -r ea32f6c51d08 hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp	Wed Jan 15 07:20:04 2014 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp	Wed Jan 29 23:17:05 2014 +0100
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "runtime/java.hpp"
 #include "runtime/perfData.hpp"
+#include "utilities/debug.hpp"
 #include "utilities/top.hpp"
 
 // Arguments parses the command line and recognizes options
@@ -370,11 +371,16 @@
   static jint parse_vm_init_args(const JavaVMInitArgs* args);
   static jint parse_each_vm_init_arg(const JavaVMInitArgs* args, SysClassPath* scp_p, bool* scp_assembly_required_p, Flag::Flags origin);
   static jint finalize_vm_init_args(SysClassPath* scp_p, bool scp_assembly_required);
-  static bool is_bad_option(const JavaVMOption* option, jboolean ignore,
-    const char* option_type);
+  static bool is_bad_option(const JavaVMOption* option, jboolean ignore, const char* option_type);
+
   static bool is_bad_option(const JavaVMOption* option, jboolean ignore) {
     return is_bad_option(option, ignore, NULL);
   }
+
+  static bool is_percentage(uintx val) {
+    return val <= 100;
+  }
+
   static bool verify_interval(uintx val, uintx min,
                               uintx max, const char* name);
   static bool verify_min_value(intx val, intx min, const char* name);
@@ -440,6 +446,15 @@
   static jint apply_ergo();
   // Adjusts the arguments after the OS have adjusted the arguments
   static jint adjust_after_os();
+
+  // Verifies that the given value will fit as a MinHeapFreeRatio. If not, an error
+  // message is returned in the provided buffer.
+  static bool verify_MinHeapFreeRatio(FormatBuffer<80>& err_msg, uintx min_heap_free_ratio);
+
+  // Verifies that the given value will fit as a MaxHeapFreeRatio. If not, an error
+  // message is returned in the provided buffer.
+  static bool verify_MaxHeapFreeRatio(FormatBuffer<80>& err_msg, uintx max_heap_free_ratio);
+
   // Check for consistency in the selection of the garbage collector.
   static bool check_gc_consistency();
   static void check_deprecated_gcs();