ysr [Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:46:29 -0700] rev 6986
6995045: assert(!gch->incremental_collection_failed()) failed: Error, defNewGeneration.cpp:827
Summary: Sharpened an assert, introduced in 6896603, that intended to check that the incremental_collection_failed() predicate on the heap was being reset "soon enough".
Reviewed-by: jmasa
ysr [Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:03:49 -0700] rev 6985
6896603: CMS/GCH: collection_attempt_is_safe() ergo should use more recent data
Summary: Deprecated HandlePromotionFailure, removing the ability to turn off that feature, did away with one epoch look-ahead when deciding if a scavenge is likely to fail, relying on current data.
Reviewed-by: jmasa, johnc, poonam
ysr [Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:29:24 -0700] rev 6984
6992998: CMSWaitDuration=0 causes hangs with +ExplicitGCInvokesConcurrent
Summary: Closed a timing hole during which concurrent full gc requests can be missed. The hole can increase the latency of the response to a full gc request by up to the value of CMSWaitDuration. If CMSWaitDuration=0 is, as currently, interpreted as an unbounded wait, suitable in certain tuning scenarios, the application can potentially hang. Made two obscure tunables, including CMSWaitDuration, manageable.
Reviewed-by: jcoomes, tonyp
tonyp [Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:12:19 -0400] rev 6983
6991377: G1: race between concurrent refinement and humongous object allocation
Summary: There is a race between the concurrent refinement threads and the humongous object allocation that can cause the concurrent refinement threads to corrupt the part of the BOT that it is being initialized by the humongous object allocation operation. The solution is to do the humongous object allocation in careful steps to ensure that the concurrent refinement threads always have a consistent view over the BOT, region contents, and top. The fix includes some very minor tidying up in sparsePRT.
Reviewed-by: jcoomes, johnc, ysr