--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc/cms/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp	Fri May 22 10:57:53 2015 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc/cms/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp	Fri May 22 10:58:04 2015 +0200
@@ -5072,14 +5072,9 @@
   FlexibleWorkGang* workers = gch->workers();
   assert(workers != NULL, "Need parallel worker threads.");
   // Choose to use the number of GC workers most recently set
-  // into "active_workers".  If active_workers is not set, set it
-  // to ParallelGCThreads.
+  // into "active_workers".
   uint n_workers = workers->active_workers();
-  if (n_workers == 0) {
-    assert(n_workers > 0, "Should have been set during scavenge");
-    n_workers = ParallelGCThreads;
-    workers->set_active_workers(n_workers);
-  }
+
   CompactibleFreeListSpace* cms_space  = _cmsGen->cmsSpace();
 
   StrongRootsScope srs(n_workers);

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc/g1/concurrentMark.cpp	Fri May 22 10:57:53 2015 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc/g1/concurrentMark.cpp	Fri May 22 10:58:04 2015 +0200
@@ -1218,15 +1218,13 @@
     "Maximum number of marking threads exceeded");
 
   uint active_workers = MAX2(1U, parallel_marking_threads());
+  assert(active_workers > 0, "Should have been set");
 
   // Parallel task terminator is set in "set_concurrency_and_phase()"
   set_concurrency_and_phase(active_workers, true /* concurrent */);
 
   CMConcurrentMarkingTask markingTask(this, cmThread());
   _parallel_workers->set_active_workers(active_workers);
-  // Don't set _n_par_threads because it affects MT in process_roots()
-  // and the decisions on that MT processing is made elsewhere.
-  assert(_parallel_workers->active_workers() > 0, "Should have been set");
   _parallel_workers->run_task(&markingTask);
   print_stats();
 }
@@ -2593,11 +2591,6 @@
 
   // this is remark, so we'll use up all active threads
   uint active_workers = g1h->workers()->active_workers();
-  if (active_workers == 0) {
-    assert(active_workers > 0, "Should have been set earlier");
-    active_workers = (uint) ParallelGCThreads;
-    g1h->workers()->set_active_workers(active_workers);
-  }
   set_concurrency_and_phase(active_workers, false /* concurrent */);
   // Leave _parallel_marking_threads at it's
   // value originally calculated in the ConcurrentMark

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp	Fri May 22 10:57:53 2015 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp	Fri May 22 10:58:04 2015 +0200
@@ -1326,15 +1326,9 @@
         AdaptiveSizePolicy::calc_active_workers(workers()->total_workers(),
                                                 workers()->active_workers(),
                                                 Threads::number_of_non_daemon_threads());
-      assert(UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads ||
-             n_workers == workers()->total_workers(),
-             "If not dynamic should be using all the  workers");
       workers()->set_active_workers(n_workers);
 
       ParRebuildRSTask rebuild_rs_task(this);
-      assert(UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads ||
-             workers()->active_workers() == workers()->total_workers(),
-             "Unless dynamic should use total workers");
       workers()->run_task(&rebuild_rs_task);
 
       // Rebuild the strong code root lists for each region
@@ -2530,9 +2524,6 @@
   result = g1_policy()->collection_set();
   uint cs_size = g1_policy()->cset_region_length();
   uint active_workers = workers()->active_workers();
-  assert(UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads ||
-           active_workers == workers()->total_workers(),
-           "Unless dynamic should use total workers");
 
   uint end_ind   = (cs_size * worker_i) / active_workers;
   uint start_ind = 0;
@@ -3031,9 +3022,6 @@
     if (GCParallelVerificationEnabled && ParallelGCThreads > 1) {
 
       G1ParVerifyTask task(this, vo);
-      assert(UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads ||
-        workers()->active_workers() == workers()->total_workers(),
-        "If not dynamic should be using all the workers");
       workers()->run_task(&task);
       if (task.failures()) {
         failures = true;
@@ -3682,9 +3670,6 @@
     uint active_workers = AdaptiveSizePolicy::calc_active_workers(workers()->total_workers(),
                                                                   workers()->active_workers(),
                                                                   Threads::number_of_non_daemon_threads());
-    assert(UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads ||
-           active_workers == workers()->total_workers(),
-           "If not dynamic should be using all the  workers");
     workers()->set_active_workers(active_workers);
 
     double pause_start_sec = os::elapsedTime();
@@ -5189,7 +5174,7 @@
 };
 
 // Weak Reference processing during an evacuation pause (part 1).
-void G1CollectedHeap::process_discovered_references(uint no_of_gc_workers) {
+void G1CollectedHeap::process_discovered_references() {
   double ref_proc_start = os::elapsedTime();
 
   ReferenceProcessor* rp = _ref_processor_stw;
@@ -5216,7 +5201,7 @@
   // referents points to another object which is also referenced by an
   // object discovered by the STW ref processor.
 
-  assert(no_of_gc_workers == workers()->active_workers(), "Need to reset active GC workers");
+  uint no_of_gc_workers = workers()->active_workers();
 
   G1ParPreserveCMReferentsTask keep_cm_referents(this,
                                                  no_of_gc_workers,
@@ -5297,7 +5282,7 @@
 }
 
 // Weak Reference processing during an evacuation pause (part 2).
-void G1CollectedHeap::enqueue_discovered_references(uint no_of_gc_workers) {
+void G1CollectedHeap::enqueue_discovered_references() {
   double ref_enq_start = os::elapsedTime();
 
   ReferenceProcessor* rp = _ref_processor_stw;
@@ -5311,12 +5296,12 @@
   } else {
     // Parallel reference enqueueing
 
-    assert(no_of_gc_workers == workers()->active_workers(),
-           "Need to reset active workers");
-    assert(rp->num_q() == no_of_gc_workers, "sanity");
-    assert(no_of_gc_workers <= rp->max_num_q(), "sanity");
-
-    G1STWRefProcTaskExecutor par_task_executor(this, workers(), _task_queues, no_of_gc_workers);
+    uint n_workers = workers()->active_workers();
+
+    assert(rp->num_q() == n_workers, "sanity");
+    assert(n_workers <= rp->max_num_q(), "sanity");
+
+    G1STWRefProcTaskExecutor par_task_executor(this, workers(), _task_queues, n_workers);
     rp->enqueue_discovered_references(&par_task_executor);
   }
 
@@ -5347,9 +5332,6 @@
   hot_card_cache->set_use_cache(false);
 
   const uint n_workers = workers()->active_workers();
-  assert(UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads ||
-         n_workers == workers()->total_workers(),
-         "If not dynamic should be using all the  workers");
 
   init_for_evac_failure(NULL);
 
@@ -5365,12 +5347,9 @@
       ClassLoaderDataGraph::clear_claimed_marks();
     }
 
-     // The individual threads will set their evac-failure closures.
-     if (PrintTerminationStats) G1ParScanThreadState::print_termination_stats_hdr();
-     // These tasks use ShareHeap::_process_strong_tasks
-     assert(UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads ||
-            workers()->active_workers() == workers()->total_workers(),
-            "If not dynamic should be using all the  workers");
+    // The individual threads will set their evac-failure closures.
+    if (PrintTerminationStats) G1ParScanThreadState::print_termination_stats_hdr();
+
     workers()->run_task(&g1_par_task);
     end_par_time_sec = os::elapsedTime();
 
@@ -5395,7 +5374,7 @@
   // as we may have to copy some 'reachable' referent
   // objects (and their reachable sub-graphs) that were
   // not copied during the pause.
-  process_discovered_references(n_workers);
+  process_discovered_references();
 
   if (G1StringDedup::is_enabled()) {
     double fixup_start = os::elapsedTime();
@@ -5437,7 +5416,7 @@
   // will log these updates (and dirty their associated
   // cards). We need these updates logged to update any
   // RSets.
-  enqueue_discovered_references(n_workers);
+  enqueue_discovered_references();
 
   redirty_logged_cards();
   COMPILER2_PRESENT(DerivedPointerTable::update_pointers());

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.hpp	Fri May 22 10:57:53 2015 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc/g1/g1CollectedHeap.hpp	Fri May 22 10:58:04 2015 +0200
@@ -606,11 +606,11 @@
 
   // Process any reference objects discovered during
   // an incremental evacuation pause.
-  void process_discovered_references(uint no_of_gc_workers);
+  void process_discovered_references();
 
   // Enqueue any remaining discovered references
   // after processing.
-  void enqueue_discovered_references(uint no_of_gc_workers);
+  void enqueue_discovered_references();
 
 public:
   FlexibleWorkGang* workers() const { return _workers; }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc/shared/workgroup.hpp	Fri May 22 10:57:53 2015 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc/shared/workgroup.hpp	Fri May 22 10:58:04 2015 +0200
@@ -322,7 +322,13 @@
     _active_workers(UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads ? 1U : workers) {}
 
   // Accessors for fields.
-  virtual uint active_workers() const { return _active_workers; }
+  virtual uint active_workers() const {
+    assert(_active_workers <= _total_workers,
+           err_msg("_active_workers: %u > _total_workers: %u", _active_workers, _total_workers));
+    assert(UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads || _active_workers == _total_workers,
+           "Unless dynamic should use total workers");
+    return _active_workers;
+  }
   void set_active_workers(uint v) {
     assert(v <= _total_workers,
            "Trying to set more workers active than there are");