--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/heapRegionSeq.cpp	Fri Aug 06 11:53:28 2010 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/heapRegionSeq.cpp	Mon Aug 09 15:17:05 2010 -0700
@@ -42,14 +42,19 @@
   // The line below is the worst bit of C++ hackery I've ever written
   // (Detlefs, 11/23).  You should think of it as equivalent to
   // "_regions(100, true)": initialize the growable array and inform it
-  // that it should allocate its elem array(s) on the C heap.  The first
-  // argument, however, is actually a comma expression (new-expr, 100).
-  // The purpose of the new_expr is to inform the growable array that it
-  // is *already* allocated on the C heap: it uses the placement syntax to
-  // keep it from actually doing any allocation.
-  _regions((ResourceObj::operator new (sizeof(GrowableArray<HeapRegion*>),
-                                       (void*)&_regions,
-                                       ResourceObj::C_HEAP),
+  // that it should allocate its elem array(s) on the C heap.
+  //
+  // The first argument, however, is actually a comma expression
+  // (set_allocation_type(this, C_HEAP), 100). The purpose of the
+  // set_allocation_type() call is to replace the default allocation
+  // type for embedded objects STACK_OR_EMBEDDED with C_HEAP. It will
+  // allow to pass the assert in GenericGrowableArray() which checks
+  // that a growable array object must be on C heap if elements are.
+  //
+  // Note: containing object is allocated on C heap since it is CHeapObj.
+  //
+  _regions((ResourceObj::set_allocation_type((address)&_regions,
+                                             ResourceObj::C_HEAP),
             (int)max_size),
            true),
   _next_rr_candidate(0),