--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/compactibleFreeListSpace.cpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/compactibleFreeListSpace.cpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2001, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2001, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
       cp->space->set_compaction_top(compact_top);
       cp->space = cp->space->next_compaction_space();
       if (cp->space == NULL) {
-        cp->gen = GenCollectedHeap::heap()->prev_gen(cp->gen);
+        cp->gen = GenCollectedHeap::heap()->young_gen();
         assert(cp->gen != NULL, "compaction must succeed");
         cp->space = cp->gen->first_compaction_space();
         assert(cp->space != NULL, "generation must have a first compaction space");
@@ -900,7 +900,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-
 // Callers of this iterator beware: The closure application should
 // be robust in the face of uninitialized objects and should (always)
 // return a correct size so that the next addr + size below gives us a

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 double CMSStats::time_until_cms_gen_full() const {
   size_t cms_free = _cms_gen->cmsSpace()->free();
   GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
-  size_t expected_promotion = MIN2(gch->get_gen(0)->capacity(),
+  size_t expected_promotion = MIN2(gch->young_gen()->capacity(),
                                    (size_t) _cms_gen->gc_stats()->avg_promoted()->padded_average());
   if (cms_free > expected_promotion) {
     // Start a cms collection if there isn't enough space to promote
@@ -626,8 +626,8 @@
 
   // Support for parallelizing young gen rescan
   GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
-  assert(gch->prev_gen(_cmsGen)->kind() == Generation::ParNew, "CMS can only be used with ParNew");
-  _young_gen = (ParNewGeneration*)gch->prev_gen(_cmsGen);
+  assert(gch->young_gen()->kind() == Generation::ParNew, "CMS can only be used with ParNew");
+  _young_gen = (ParNewGeneration*)gch->young_gen();
   if (gch->supports_inline_contig_alloc()) {
     _top_addr = gch->top_addr();
     _end_addr = gch->end_addr();
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@
       if (prev_level >= 0) {
         size_t prev_size = 0;
         GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
-        Generation* prev_gen = gch->get_gen(prev_level);
+        Generation* prev_gen = gch->young_gen();
         prev_size = prev_gen->capacity();
           gclog_or_tty->print_cr("  Younger gen size "SIZE_FORMAT,
                                  prev_size/1000);
@@ -1049,11 +1049,8 @@
     // expand and retry
     size_t s = _cmsSpace->expansionSpaceRequired(obj_size);  // HeapWords
     expand_for_gc_cause(s*HeapWordSize, MinHeapDeltaBytes, CMSExpansionCause::_satisfy_promotion);
-    // Since there's currently no next generation, we don't try to promote
+    // Since this is the old generation, we don't try to promote
     // into a more senior generation.
-    assert(next_gen() == NULL, "assumption, based upon which no attempt "
-                               "is made to pass on a possibly failing "
-                               "promotion to next generation");
     res = _cmsSpace->promote(obj, obj_size);
   }
   if (res != NULL) {

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parNew/parNewGeneration.cpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parNew/parNewGeneration.cpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 private:
   ParallelTaskTerminator& _term;
   ParNewGeneration&       _gen;
-  Generation&             _next_gen;
+  Generation&             _old_gen;
  public:
   bool is_valid(int id) const { return id < length(); }
   ParallelTaskTerminator* terminator() { return &_term; }
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
   Stack<oop, mtGC>* overflow_stacks,
   size_t desired_plab_sz, ParallelTaskTerminator& term)
   : ResourceArray(sizeof(ParScanThreadState), num_threads),
-    _gen(gen), _next_gen(old_gen), _term(term)
+    _gen(gen), _old_gen(old_gen), _term(term)
 {
   assert(num_threads > 0, "sanity check!");
   assert(ParGCUseLocalOverflow == (overflow_stacks != NULL),
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@
     _gen.age_table()->merge(local_table);
 
     // Inform old gen that we're done.
-    _next_gen.par_promote_alloc_done(i);
-    _next_gen.par_oop_since_save_marks_iterate_done(i);
+    _old_gen.par_promote_alloc_done(i);
+    _old_gen.par_oop_since_save_marks_iterate_done(i);
   }
 
   if (UseConcMarkSweepGC) {
@@ -574,10 +574,10 @@
   par_scan_state()->end_term_time();
 }
 
-ParNewGenTask::ParNewGenTask(ParNewGeneration* gen, Generation* next_gen,
-                HeapWord* young_old_boundary, ParScanThreadStateSet* state_set) :
+ParNewGenTask::ParNewGenTask(ParNewGeneration* gen, Generation* old_gen,
+                             HeapWord* young_old_boundary, ParScanThreadStateSet* state_set) :
     AbstractGangTask("ParNewGeneration collection"),
-    _gen(gen), _next_gen(next_gen),
+    _gen(gen), _old_gen(old_gen),
     _young_old_boundary(young_old_boundary),
     _state_set(state_set)
   {}
@@ -601,8 +601,6 @@
   // We would need multiple old-gen queues otherwise.
   assert(gch->n_gens() == 2, "Par young collection currently only works with one older gen.");
 
-  Generation* old_gen = gch->next_gen(_gen);
-
   ParScanThreadState& par_scan_state = _state_set->thread_state(worker_id);
   assert(_state_set->is_valid(worker_id), "Should not have been called");
 
@@ -763,8 +761,9 @@
 class ParNewRefProcTaskProxy: public AbstractGangTask {
   typedef AbstractRefProcTaskExecutor::ProcessTask ProcessTask;
 public:
-  ParNewRefProcTaskProxy(ProcessTask& task, ParNewGeneration& gen,
-                         Generation& next_gen,
+  ParNewRefProcTaskProxy(ProcessTask& task,
+                         ParNewGeneration& gen,
+                         Generation& old_gen,
                          HeapWord* young_old_boundary,
                          ParScanThreadStateSet& state_set);
 
@@ -776,20 +775,20 @@
 private:
   ParNewGeneration&      _gen;
   ProcessTask&           _task;
-  Generation&            _next_gen;
+  Generation&            _old_gen;
   HeapWord*              _young_old_boundary;
   ParScanThreadStateSet& _state_set;
 };
 
-ParNewRefProcTaskProxy::ParNewRefProcTaskProxy(
-    ProcessTask& task, ParNewGeneration& gen,
-    Generation& next_gen,
-    HeapWord* young_old_boundary,
-    ParScanThreadStateSet& state_set)
+ParNewRefProcTaskProxy::ParNewRefProcTaskProxy(ProcessTask& task,
+                                               ParNewGeneration& gen,
+                                               Generation& old_gen,
+                                               HeapWord* young_old_boundary,
+                                               ParScanThreadStateSet& state_set)
   : AbstractGangTask("ParNewGeneration parallel reference processing"),
     _gen(gen),
     _task(task),
-    _next_gen(next_gen),
+    _old_gen(old_gen),
     _young_old_boundary(young_old_boundary),
     _state_set(state_set)
 {
@@ -893,7 +892,7 @@
   from()->set_next_compaction_space(to());
   gch->set_incremental_collection_failed();
   // Inform the next generation that a promotion failure occurred.
-  _next_gen->promotion_failure_occurred();
+  _old_gen->promotion_failure_occurred();
 
   // Trace promotion failure in the parallel GC threads
   thread_state_set.trace_promotion_failed(gc_tracer());
@@ -927,7 +926,7 @@
   workers->set_active_workers(active_workers);
   assert(gch->n_gens() == 2,
          "Par collection currently only works with single older gen.");
-  _next_gen = gch->next_gen(this);
+  _old_gen = gch->old_gen();
 
   // If the next generation is too full to accommodate worst-case promotion
   // from this generation, pass on collection; let the next generation
@@ -968,10 +967,10 @@
   // because only those workers go through the termination protocol.
   ParallelTaskTerminator _term(n_workers, task_queues());
   ParScanThreadStateSet thread_state_set(workers->active_workers(),
-                                         *to(), *this, *_next_gen, *task_queues(),
+                                         *to(), *this, *_old_gen, *task_queues(),
                                          _overflow_stacks, desired_plab_sz(), _term);
 
-  ParNewGenTask tsk(this, _next_gen, reserved().end(), &thread_state_set);
+  ParNewGenTask tsk(this, _old_gen, reserved().end(), &thread_state_set);
   gch->set_par_threads(n_workers);
   gch->rem_set()->prepare_for_younger_refs_iterate(true);
   // It turns out that even when we're using 1 thread, doing the work in a
@@ -1191,8 +1190,8 @@
     }
 
     if (!_promotion_failed) {
-      new_obj = _next_gen->par_promote(par_scan_state->thread_num(),
-                                        old, m, sz);
+      new_obj = _old_gen->par_promote(par_scan_state->thread_num(),
+                                      old, m, sz);
     }
 
     if (new_obj == NULL) {

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parNew/parNewGeneration.hpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parNew/parNewGeneration.hpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2001, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2001, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -233,13 +233,13 @@
 class ParNewGenTask: public AbstractGangTask {
  private:
   ParNewGeneration*            _gen;
-  Generation*                  _next_gen;
+  Generation*                  _old_gen;
   HeapWord*                    _young_old_boundary;
   class ParScanThreadStateSet* _state_set;
 
 public:
   ParNewGenTask(ParNewGeneration*      gen,
-                Generation*            next_gen,
+                Generation*            old_gen,
                 HeapWord*              young_old_boundary,
                 ParScanThreadStateSet* state_set);
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/collectorPolicy.cpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/collectorPolicy.cpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@
     HandleMark hm; // Discard any handles allocated in each iteration.
 
     // First allocation attempt is lock-free.
-    Generation *young = gch->get_gen(0);
+    Generation *young = gch->young_gen();
     assert(young->supports_inline_contig_alloc(),
       "Otherwise, must do alloc within heap lock");
     if (young->should_allocate(size, is_tlab)) {
@@ -615,8 +615,8 @@
     {
       MutexLocker ml(Heap_lock);
       if (PrintGC && Verbose) {
-        gclog_or_tty->print_cr("TwoGenerationCollectorPolicy::mem_allocate_work:"
-                      " attempting locked slow path allocation");
+        gclog_or_tty->print_cr("GenCollectorPolicy::mem_allocate_work:"
+                               " attempting locked slow path allocation");
       }
       // Note that only large objects get a shot at being
       // allocated in later generations.
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@
     // Give a warning if we seem to be looping forever.
     if ((QueuedAllocationWarningCount > 0) &&
         (try_count % QueuedAllocationWarningCount == 0)) {
-          warning("TwoGenerationCollectorPolicy::mem_allocate_work retries %d times \n\t"
+          warning("GenCollectorPolicy::mem_allocate_work retries %d times \n\t"
                   " size=" SIZE_FORMAT " %s", try_count, size, is_tlab ? "(TLAB)" : "");
     }
   }
@@ -715,10 +715,14 @@
                                                        bool   is_tlab) {
   GenCollectedHeap *gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
   HeapWord* result = NULL;
-  for (int i = number_of_generations() - 1; i >= 0 && result == NULL; i--) {
-    Generation *gen = gch->get_gen(i);
-    if (gen->should_allocate(size, is_tlab)) {
-      result = gen->expand_and_allocate(size, is_tlab);
+  Generation *old = gch->old_gen();
+  if (old->should_allocate(size, is_tlab)) {
+    result = old->expand_and_allocate(size, is_tlab);
+  }
+  if (result == NULL) {
+    Generation *young = gch->young_gen();
+    if (young->should_allocate(size, is_tlab)) {
+      result = young->expand_and_allocate(size, is_tlab);
     }
   }
   assert(result == NULL || gch->is_in_reserved(result), "result not in heap");
@@ -891,7 +895,7 @@
 bool GenCollectorPolicy::should_try_older_generation_allocation(
         size_t word_size) const {
   GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
-  size_t young_capacity = gch->get_gen(0)->capacity_before_gc();
+  size_t young_capacity = gch->young_gen()->capacity_before_gc();
   return    (word_size > heap_word_size(young_capacity))
          || GC_locker::is_active_and_needs_gc()
          || gch->incremental_collection_failed();

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/defNewGeneration.cpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/defNewGeneration.cpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 
   compute_space_boundaries(0, SpaceDecorator::Clear, SpaceDecorator::Mangle);
   update_counters();
-  _next_gen = NULL;
+  _old_gen = NULL;
   _tenuring_threshold = MaxTenuringThreshold;
   _pretenure_size_threshold_words = PretenureSizeThreshold >> LogHeapWordSize;
 
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@
   assert(next_level < gch->_n_gens,
          "DefNewGeneration cannot be an oldest gen");
 
-  Generation* next_gen = gch->get_gen(next_level);
-  size_t old_size = next_gen->capacity();
+  Generation* old_gen = gch->old_gen();
+  size_t old_size = old_gen->capacity();
   size_t new_size_before = _virtual_space.committed_size();
   size_t min_new_size = spec()->init_size();
   size_t max_new_size = reserved().byte_size();
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
   DefNewTracer gc_tracer;
   gc_tracer.report_gc_start(gch->gc_cause(), _gc_timer->gc_start());
 
-  _next_gen = gch->next_gen(this);
+  _old_gen = gch->old_gen();
 
   // If the next generation is too full to accommodate promotion
   // from this generation, pass on collection; let the next generation
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@
     gch->set_incremental_collection_failed();
 
     // Inform the next generation that a promotion failure occurred.
-    _next_gen->promotion_failure_occurred();
+    _old_gen->promotion_failure_occurred();
     gc_tracer.report_promotion_failed(_promotion_failed_info);
 
     // Reset the PromotionFailureALot counters.
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@
 
   // Otherwise try allocating obj tenured
   if (obj == NULL) {
-    obj = _next_gen->promote(old, s);
+    obj = _old_gen->promote(old, s);
     if (obj == NULL) {
       handle_promotion_failure(old);
       return old;
@@ -898,11 +898,11 @@
     }
     return false;
   }
-  if (_next_gen == NULL) {
+  if (_old_gen == NULL) {
     GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
-    _next_gen = gch->next_gen(this);
+    _old_gen = gch->old_gen();
   }
-  return _next_gen->promotion_attempt_is_safe(used());
+  return _old_gen->promotion_attempt_is_safe(used());
 }
 
 void DefNewGeneration::gc_epilogue(bool full) {
@@ -1022,8 +1022,7 @@
   return eden();
 }
 
-HeapWord* DefNewGeneration::allocate(size_t word_size,
-                                     bool is_tlab) {
+HeapWord* DefNewGeneration::allocate(size_t word_size, bool is_tlab) {
   // This is the slow-path allocation for the DefNewGeneration.
   // Most allocations are fast-path in compiled code.
   // We try to allocate from the eden.  If that works, we are happy.
@@ -1031,8 +1030,8 @@
   // have to use it here, as well.
   HeapWord* result = eden()->par_allocate(word_size);
   if (result != NULL) {
-    if (CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways && _next_gen != NULL) {
-      _next_gen->sample_eden_chunk();
+    if (CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways && _old_gen != NULL) {
+      _old_gen->sample_eden_chunk();
     }
   } else {
     // If the eden is full and the last collection bailed out, we are running
@@ -1047,8 +1046,8 @@
 HeapWord* DefNewGeneration::par_allocate(size_t word_size,
                                          bool is_tlab) {
   HeapWord* res = eden()->par_allocate(word_size);
-  if (CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways && _next_gen != NULL) {
-    _next_gen->sample_eden_chunk();
+  if (CMSEdenChunksRecordAlways && _old_gen != NULL) {
+    _old_gen->sample_eden_chunk();
   }
   return res;
 }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/defNewGeneration.hpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/defNewGeneration.hpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2001, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2001, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   friend class VMStructs;
 
 protected:
-  Generation* _next_gen;
+  Generation* _old_gen;
   uint        _tenuring_threshold;   // Tenuring threshold for next collection.
   ageTable    _age_table;
   // Size of object to pretenure in words; command line provides bytes

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/genCollectedHeap.cpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/genCollectedHeap.cpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -177,18 +177,17 @@
   SharedHeap::post_initialize();
   GenCollectorPolicy *policy = (GenCollectorPolicy *)collector_policy();
   guarantee(policy->is_generation_policy(), "Illegal policy type");
-  assert((get_gen(0)->kind() == Generation::DefNew) ||
-         (get_gen(0)->kind() == Generation::ParNew),
+  assert((_young_gen->kind() == Generation::DefNew) ||
+         (_young_gen->kind() == Generation::ParNew),
     "Wrong youngest generation type");
-  DefNewGeneration* def_new_gen = (DefNewGeneration*)get_gen(0);
+  DefNewGeneration* def_new_gen = (DefNewGeneration*)_young_gen;
 
-  Generation* old_gen = get_gen(1);
-  assert(old_gen->kind() == Generation::ConcurrentMarkSweep ||
-         old_gen->kind() == Generation::MarkSweepCompact,
+  assert(_old_gen->kind() == Generation::ConcurrentMarkSweep ||
+         _old_gen->kind() == Generation::MarkSweepCompact,
     "Wrong generation kind");
 
   policy->initialize_size_policy(def_new_gen->eden()->capacity(),
-                                 old_gen->capacity(),
+                                 _old_gen->capacity(),
                                  def_new_gen->from()->capacity());
   policy->initialize_gc_policy_counters();
 }
@@ -1113,10 +1112,10 @@
 
 void GenCollectedHeap::print_tracing_info() const {
   if (TraceYoungGenTime) {
-    get_gen(0)->print_summary_info();
+    _young_gen->print_summary_info();
   }
   if (TraceOldGenTime) {
-    get_gen(1)->print_summary_info();
+    _old_gen->print_summary_info();
   }
 }
 

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/genCollectedHeap.hpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/genCollectedHeap.hpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -373,27 +373,6 @@
   // collection.
   virtual bool is_maximal_no_gc() const;
 
-  // Return the generation before "gen".
-  Generation* prev_gen(Generation* gen) const {
-    guarantee(gen->level() == 1, "Out of bounds");
-    return _young_gen;
-  }
-
-  // Return the generation after "gen".
-  Generation* next_gen(Generation* gen) const {
-    guarantee(gen->level() == 0, "Out of bounds");
-    return _old_gen;
-  }
-
-  Generation* get_gen(int i) const {
-    guarantee(i == 0 || i == 1, "Out of bounds");
-    if (i == 0) {
-      return _young_gen;
-    } else {
-      return _old_gen;
-    }
-  }
-
   int n_gens() const {
     assert(_n_gens == gen_policy()->number_of_generations(), "Sanity");
     return _n_gens;
@@ -486,7 +465,7 @@
     assert(heap()->collector_policy()->is_generation_policy(),
            "the following definition may not be suitable for an n(>2)-generation system");
     return incremental_collection_failed() ||
-           (consult_young && !get_gen(0)->collection_attempt_is_safe());
+           (consult_young && !_young_gen->collection_attempt_is_safe());
   }
 
   // If a generation bails out of an incremental collection,

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/genMarkSweep.cpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/genMarkSweep.cpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -109,20 +109,16 @@
 
   deallocate_stacks();
 
-  // If compaction completely evacuated all generations younger than this
-  // one, then we can clear the card table.  Otherwise, we must invalidate
+  // If compaction completely evacuated the young generation then we
+  // can clear the card table.  Otherwise, we must invalidate
   // it (consider all cards dirty).  In the future, we might consider doing
   // compaction within generations only, and doing card-table sliding.
-  bool all_empty = true;
-  for (int i = 0; all_empty && i < level; i++) {
-    Generation* g = gch->get_gen(i);
-    all_empty = all_empty && gch->get_gen(i)->used() == 0;
-  }
   GenRemSet* rs = gch->rem_set();
-  Generation* old_gen = gch->get_gen(level);
+  Generation* old_gen = gch->old_gen();
+
   // Clear/invalidate below make use of the "prev_used_regions" saved earlier.
-  if (all_empty) {
-    // We've evacuated all generations below us.
+  if (gch->young_gen()->used() == 0) {
+    // We've evacuated the young generation.
     rs->clear_into_younger(old_gen);
   } else {
     // Invalidate the cards corresponding to the currently used
@@ -157,9 +153,8 @@
 
 void GenMarkSweep::allocate_stacks() {
   GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
-  // Scratch request on behalf of oldest generation; will do no
-  // allocation.
-  ScratchBlock* scratch = gch->gather_scratch(gch->get_gen(gch->_n_gens-1), 0);
+  // Scratch request on behalf of old generation; will do no allocation.
+  ScratchBlock* scratch = gch->gather_scratch(gch->old_gen(), 0);
 
   // $$$ To cut a corner, we'll only use the first scratch block, and then
   // revert to malloc.
@@ -188,7 +183,7 @@
 }
 
 void GenMarkSweep::mark_sweep_phase1(int level,
-                                  bool clear_all_softrefs) {
+                                     bool clear_all_softrefs) {
   // Recursively traverse all live objects and mark them
   GCTraceTime tm("phase 1", PrintGC && Verbose, true, _gc_timer, _gc_tracer->gc_id());
   trace(" 1");
@@ -199,7 +194,8 @@
   // use OopsInGenClosure constructor which takes a generation,
   // as the Universe has not been created when the static constructors
   // are run.
-  follow_root_closure.set_orig_generation(gch->get_gen(level));
+  assert(level == 1, "We don't use mark-sweep on young generations");
+  follow_root_closure.set_orig_generation(gch->old_gen());
 
   // Need new claim bits before marking starts.
   ClassLoaderDataGraph::clear_claimed_marks();
@@ -287,7 +283,8 @@
   // use OopsInGenClosure constructor which takes a generation,
   // as the Universe has not been created when the static constructors
   // are run.
-  adjust_pointer_closure.set_orig_generation(gch->get_gen(level));
+  assert(level == 1, "We don't use mark-sweep on young generations.");
+  adjust_pointer_closure.set_orig_generation(gch->old_gen());
 
   gch->gen_process_roots(level,
                          false, // Younger gens are not roots.

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/generation.cpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/generation.cpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -153,9 +153,8 @@
 
 Generation* Generation::next_gen() const {
   GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
-  int next = level() + 1;
-  if (next < gch->_n_gens) {
-    return gch->get_gen(next);
+  if (level() == 0) {
+    return gch->old_gen();
   } else {
     return NULL;
   }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/space.cpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/space.cpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
     cp->space->set_compaction_top(compact_top);
     cp->space = cp->space->next_compaction_space();
     if (cp->space == NULL) {
-      cp->gen = GenCollectedHeap::heap()->prev_gen(cp->gen);
+      cp->gen = GenCollectedHeap::heap()->young_gen();
       assert(cp->gen != NULL, "compaction must succeed");
       cp->space = cp->gen->first_compaction_space();
       assert(cp->space != NULL, "generation must have a first compaction space");

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vmStructs.cpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vmStructs.cpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
   nonstatic_field(ContiguousSpace,             _concurrent_iteration_safe_limit,              HeapWord*)                             \
   nonstatic_field(ContiguousSpace,             _saved_mark_word,                              HeapWord*)                             \
                                                                                                                                      \
-  nonstatic_field(DefNewGeneration,            _next_gen,                                     Generation*)                           \
+  nonstatic_field(DefNewGeneration,            _old_gen,                                      Generation*)                           \
   nonstatic_field(DefNewGeneration,            _tenuring_threshold,                           uint)                                  \
   nonstatic_field(DefNewGeneration,            _age_table,                                    ageTable)                              \
   nonstatic_field(DefNewGeneration,            _eden_space,                                   ContiguousSpace*)                      \

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/services/memoryService.cpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/services/memoryService.cpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@
   _managers_list->append(_minor_gc_manager);
   _managers_list->append(_major_gc_manager);
 
-  add_generation_memory_pool(heap->get_gen(minor), _major_gc_manager, _minor_gc_manager);
-  add_generation_memory_pool(heap->get_gen(major), _major_gc_manager);
+  add_generation_memory_pool(heap->young_gen(), _major_gc_manager, _minor_gc_manager);
+  add_generation_memory_pool(heap->old_gen(), _major_gc_manager);
 }
 
 #if INCLUDE_ALL_GCS

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/services/memoryService.hpp	Fri Mar 13 15:39:03 2015 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/services/memoryService.hpp	Thu Mar 05 23:47:26 2015 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -57,13 +57,6 @@
     init_code_heap_pools_size = 9
   };
 
-  // index for minor and major generations
-  enum {
-    minor = 0,
-    major = 1,
-    n_gens = 2
-  };
-
   static GrowableArray<MemoryPool*>*    _pools_list;
   static GrowableArray<MemoryManager*>* _managers_list;