--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/symbolTable.hpp	Mon Nov 12 16:15:05 2012 -0500
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/symbolTable.hpp	Tue Nov 13 15:14:27 2012 -0500
@@ -262,19 +262,14 @@
   // The string table
   static StringTable* the_table() { return _the_table; }
 
+  // Size of one bucket in the string table.  Used when checking for rollover.
+  static uint bucket_size() { return sizeof(HashtableBucket<mtSymbol>); }
+
   static void create_table() {
     assert(_the_table == NULL, "One string table allowed.");
     _the_table = new StringTable();
   }
 
-  static void create_table(HashtableBucket<mtSymbol>* t, int length,
-                           int number_of_entries) {
-    assert(_the_table == NULL, "One string table allowed.");
-    assert((size_t)length == StringTableSize * sizeof(HashtableBucket<mtSymbol>),
-           "bad shared string size.");
-    _the_table = new StringTable(t, number_of_entries);
-  }
-
   // GC support
   //   Delete pointers to otherwise-unreachable objects.
   static void unlink(BoolObjectClosure* cl);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Mon Nov 12 16:15:05 2012 -0500
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Tue Nov 13 15:14:27 2012 -0500
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "precompiled.hpp"
 #include "classfile/javaAssertions.hpp"
+#include "classfile/symbolTable.hpp"
 #include "compiler/compilerOracle.hpp"
 #include "memory/allocation.inline.hpp"
 #include "memory/cardTableRS.hpp"
@@ -1844,6 +1845,11 @@
   status = status && verify_percentage(MinHeapFreeRatio, "MinHeapFreeRatio");
   status = status && verify_percentage(MaxHeapFreeRatio, "MaxHeapFreeRatio");
 
+  // Divide by bucket size to prevent a large size from causing rollover when
+  // calculating amount of memory needed to be allocated for the String table.
+  status = status && verify_interval(StringTableSize, defaultStringTableSize,
+    (max_uintx / StringTable::bucket_size()), "StringTable size");
+
   if (MinHeapFreeRatio > MaxHeapFreeRatio) {
     jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
                 "MinHeapFreeRatio (" UINTX_FORMAT ") must be less than or "

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp	Mon Nov 12 16:15:05 2012 -0500
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp	Tue Nov 13 15:14:27 2012 -0500
@@ -3593,7 +3593,7 @@
   diagnostic(bool, PrintDTraceDOF, false,                                   \
              "Print the DTrace DOF passed to the system for JSDT probes")   \
                                                                             \
-  product(uintx, StringTableSize, 1009,                                     \
+  product(uintx, StringTableSize, defaultStringTableSize,                   \
           "Number of buckets in the interned String table")                 \
                                                                             \
   develop(bool, TraceDefaultMethods, false,                                 \

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/os.cpp	Mon Nov 12 16:15:05 2012 -0500
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/os.cpp	Tue Nov 13 15:14:27 2012 -0500
@@ -576,7 +576,9 @@
     // if NULL is returned the calling functions assume out of memory.
     size = 1;
   }
-
+  if (size > size + space_before + space_after) { // Check for rollover.
+    return NULL;
+  }
   NOT_PRODUCT(if (MallocVerifyInterval > 0) check_heap());
   u_char* ptr = (u_char*)::malloc(size + space_before + space_after);
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp	Mon Nov 12 16:15:05 2012 -0500
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp	Tue Nov 13 15:14:27 2012 -0500
@@ -328,6 +328,12 @@
 
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Minimum StringTableSize value
+
+const int defaultStringTableSize=1009;
+
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // HotSwap - for JVMTI   aka Class File Replacement and PopFrame
 //
 // Determines whether on-the-fly class replacement and frame popping are enabled.