--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp	Fri Sep 19 09:23:55 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp	Thu Sep 18 12:45:45 2014 +0200
@@ -1960,15 +1960,10 @@
   ReservedSpace heap_rs = Universe::reserve_heap(max_byte_size,
                                                  heap_alignment);
 
-  // It is important to do this in a way such that concurrent readers can't
-  // temporarily think something is in the heap.  (I've actually seen this
-  // happen in asserts: DLD.)
-  _reserved.set_word_size(0);
-  _reserved.set_start((HeapWord*)heap_rs.base());
-  _reserved.set_end((HeapWord*)(heap_rs.base() + heap_rs.size()));
+  initialize_reserved_region((HeapWord*)heap_rs.base(), (HeapWord*)(heap_rs.base() + heap_rs.size()));
 
   // Create the gen rem set (and barrier set) for the entire reserved region.
-  _rem_set = collector_policy()->create_rem_set(_reserved, 2);
+  _rem_set = collector_policy()->create_rem_set(reserved_region(), 2);
   set_barrier_set(rem_set()->bs());
   if (!barrier_set()->is_a(BarrierSet::G1SATBCTLogging)) {
     vm_exit_during_initialization("G1 requires a G1SATBLoggingCardTableModRefBS");
@@ -2052,7 +2047,7 @@
 
   FreeRegionList::set_unrealistically_long_length(max_regions() + 1);
 
-  _bot_shared = new G1BlockOffsetSharedArray(_reserved, bot_storage);
+  _bot_shared = new G1BlockOffsetSharedArray(reserved_region(), bot_storage);
 
   _g1h = this;
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.inline.hpp	Fri Sep 19 09:23:55 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.inline.hpp	Thu Sep 18 12:45:45 2014 +0200
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 inline uint G1CollectedHeap::addr_to_region(HeapWord* addr) const {
   assert(is_in_reserved(addr),
          err_msg("Cannot calculate region index for address "PTR_FORMAT" that is outside of the heap ["PTR_FORMAT", "PTR_FORMAT")",
-                 p2i(addr), p2i(_reserved.start()), p2i(_reserved.end())));
-  return (uint)(pointer_delta(addr, _reserved.start(), sizeof(uint8_t)) >> HeapRegion::LogOfHRGrainBytes);
+                 p2i(addr), p2i(reserved_region().start()), p2i(reserved_region().end())));
+  return (uint)(pointer_delta(addr, reserved_region().start(), sizeof(uint8_t)) >> HeapRegion::LogOfHRGrainBytes);
 }
 
 inline HeapWord* G1CollectedHeap::bottom_addr_for_region(uint index) const {

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/parallelScavengeHeap.cpp	Fri Sep 19 09:23:55 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/parallelScavengeHeap.cpp	Thu Sep 18 12:45:45 2014 +0200
@@ -74,10 +74,9 @@
     return JNI_ENOMEM;
   }
 
-  _reserved = MemRegion((HeapWord*)heap_rs.base(),
-                        (HeapWord*)(heap_rs.base() + heap_rs.size()));
+  initialize_reserved_region((HeapWord*)heap_rs.base(), (HeapWord*)(heap_rs.base() + heap_rs.size()));
 
-  CardTableExtension* const barrier_set = new CardTableExtension(_reserved, 3);
+  CardTableExtension* const barrier_set = new CardTableExtension(reserved_region(), 3);
   barrier_set->initialize();
   _barrier_set = barrier_set;
   oopDesc::set_bs(_barrier_set);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_interface/collectedHeap.cpp	Fri Sep 19 09:23:55 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_interface/collectedHeap.cpp	Thu Sep 18 12:45:45 2014 +0200
@@ -582,6 +582,14 @@
   }
 }
 
+void CollectedHeap::initialize_reserved_region(HeapWord *start, HeapWord *end) {
+  // It is important to do this in a way such that concurrent readers can't
+  // temporarily think something is in the heap.  (Seen this happen in asserts.)
+  _reserved.set_word_size(0);
+  _reserved.set_start(start);
+  _reserved.set_end(end);
+}
+
 /////////////// Unit tests ///////////////
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_interface/collectedHeap.hpp	Fri Sep 19 09:23:55 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_interface/collectedHeap.hpp	Thu Sep 18 12:45:45 2014 +0200
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
   friend class VMStructs;
   friend class IsGCActiveMark; // Block structured external access to _is_gc_active
 
+ private:
 #ifdef ASSERT
   static int       _fire_out_of_memory_count;
 #endif
@@ -97,8 +98,9 @@
   // Used in support of ReduceInitialCardMarks; only consulted if COMPILER2 is being used
   bool _defer_initial_card_mark;
 
+  MemRegion _reserved;
+
  protected:
-  MemRegion _reserved;
   BarrierSet* _barrier_set;
   bool _is_gc_active;
   uint _n_par_threads;
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@
   // Stop any onging concurrent work and prepare for exit.
   virtual void stop() {}
 
+  void initialize_reserved_region(HeapWord *start, HeapWord *end);
   MemRegion reserved_region() const { return _reserved; }
   address base() const { return (address)reserved_region().start(); }
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/genCollectedHeap.cpp	Fri Sep 19 09:23:55 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/genCollectedHeap.cpp	Thu Sep 18 12:45:45 2014 +0200
@@ -123,17 +123,9 @@
     return JNI_ENOMEM;
   }
 
-  _reserved = MemRegion((HeapWord*)heap_rs.base(),
-                        (HeapWord*)(heap_rs.base() + heap_rs.size()));
+  initialize_reserved_region((HeapWord*)heap_rs.base(), (HeapWord*)(heap_rs.base() + heap_rs.size()));
 
-  // It is important to do this in a way such that concurrent readers can't
-  // temporarily think something is in the heap.  (Seen this happen in asserts.)
-  _reserved.set_word_size(0);
-  _reserved.set_start((HeapWord*)heap_rs.base());
-  size_t actual_heap_size = heap_rs.size();
-  _reserved.set_end((HeapWord*)(heap_rs.base() + actual_heap_size));
-
-  _rem_set = collector_policy()->create_rem_set(_reserved, n_covered_regions);
+  _rem_set = collector_policy()->create_rem_set(reserved_region(), n_covered_regions);
   set_barrier_set(rem_set()->bs());
 
   _gch = this;