6898948: G1: forensic instrumentation for out-of-bounds recent_avg_pause_time_ratio() Summary: Added instrumentation and (temporary) assert in non-product mode; clipped the value when found out-of-bounds in product mode. Fix of original issue will follow collection of data from this instrumentation. Reviewed-by: jcoomes, tonyp

6898857: [Regression] -XX:NewRatio with -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC causes fatal error Summary: Use CollectorPolicy information instead of MaxNewSize Reviewed-by: ysr, jcoomes

6895788: G1: SATB and update buffer allocation code allocates too much space Summary: The type in the NEW_C_HEAP_ARRRY and FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY calls in the buffer allocation code was changed from void* to char as the size argument had already been mulitipled by the byte size of an object pointer. Reviewed-by: ysr, tonyp

6901572: JVM 1.6.16 crash on loops: assert(has_node(i),"") Summary: Skip the secondary induction variable handling if it is dead Reviewed-by: never, kvn

Merge

6904191: OptimizeStringConcat should be product instead of experimental Summary: Make OptimizeStringConcat a product VM option(contributed by never) Reviewed-by: never

6892658: C2 should optimize some stringbuilder patterns Reviewed-by: kvn, twisti

Merge

6896043: first round of zero fixes Reviewed-by: kvn Contributed-by: Gary Benson <gbenson@redhat.com>

Merge