--- a/src/share/vm/memory/universe.cpp	Thu Oct 10 18:26:22 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/universe.cpp	Fri Oct 11 10:38:03 2013 +0200
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-static intptr_t non_oop_bits = 0;
+intptr_t Universe::_non_oop_bits = 0;
 
 void* Universe::non_oop_word() {
   // Neither the high bits nor the low bits of this value is allowed
@@ -616,11 +616,11 @@
   // Using the OS-supplied non-memory-address word (usually 0 or -1)
   // will take care of the high bits, however many there are.
 
-  if (non_oop_bits == 0) {
-    non_oop_bits = (intptr_t)os::non_memory_address_word() | 1;
+  if (_non_oop_bits == 0) {
+    _non_oop_bits = (intptr_t)os::non_memory_address_word() | 1;
   }
 
-  return (void*)non_oop_bits;
+  return (void*)_non_oop_bits;
 }
 
 jint universe_init() {
@@ -681,17 +681,23 @@
 // 32Gb
 // OopEncodingHeapMax == NarrowOopHeapMax << LogMinObjAlignmentInBytes;
 
-char* Universe::preferred_heap_base(size_t heap_size, NARROW_OOP_MODE mode) {
+char* Universe::preferred_heap_base(size_t heap_size, size_t alignment, NARROW_OOP_MODE mode) {
+  assert(is_size_aligned((size_t)OopEncodingHeapMax, alignment), "Must be");
+  assert(is_size_aligned((size_t)NarrowOopHeapMax, alignment), "Must be");
+  assert(is_size_aligned(heap_size, alignment), "Must be");
+
+  uintx heap_base_min_address_aligned = align_size_up(HeapBaseMinAddress, alignment);
+
   size_t base = 0;
 #ifdef _LP64
   if (UseCompressedOops) {
     assert(mode == UnscaledNarrowOop  ||
            mode == ZeroBasedNarrowOop ||
            mode == HeapBasedNarrowOop, "mode is invalid");
-    const size_t total_size = heap_size + HeapBaseMinAddress;
+    const size_t total_size = heap_size + heap_base_min_address_aligned;
     // Return specified base for the first request.
     if (!FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(HeapBaseMinAddress) && (mode == UnscaledNarrowOop)) {
-      base = HeapBaseMinAddress;
+      base = heap_base_min_address_aligned;
 
     // If the total size is small enough to allow UnscaledNarrowOop then
     // just use UnscaledNarrowOop.
@@ -742,6 +748,8 @@
     }
   }
 #endif
+
+  assert(is_ptr_aligned((char*)base, alignment), "Must be");
   return (char*)base; // also return NULL (don't care) for 32-bit VM
 }
 
@@ -864,30 +872,39 @@
 
 // Reserve the Java heap, which is now the same for all GCs.
 ReservedSpace Universe::reserve_heap(size_t heap_size, size_t alignment) {
+  assert(alignment <= Arguments::conservative_max_heap_alignment(),
+      err_msg("actual alignment "SIZE_FORMAT" must be within maximum heap alignment "SIZE_FORMAT,
+          alignment, Arguments::conservative_max_heap_alignment()));
   size_t total_reserved = align_size_up(heap_size, alignment);
   assert(!UseCompressedOops || (total_reserved <= (OopEncodingHeapMax - os::vm_page_size())),
       "heap size is too big for compressed oops");
-  char* addr = Universe::preferred_heap_base(total_reserved, Universe::UnscaledNarrowOop);
 
-  ReservedHeapSpace total_rs(total_reserved, alignment, UseLargePages, addr);
+  bool use_large_pages = UseLargePages && is_size_aligned(alignment, os::large_page_size());
+  assert(!UseLargePages
+      || UseParallelGC
+      || use_large_pages, "Wrong alignment to use large pages");
+
+  char* addr = Universe::preferred_heap_base(total_reserved, alignment, Universe::UnscaledNarrowOop);
+
+  ReservedHeapSpace total_rs(total_reserved, alignment, use_large_pages, addr);
 
   if (UseCompressedOops) {
     if (addr != NULL && !total_rs.is_reserved()) {
       // Failed to reserve at specified address - the requested memory
       // region is taken already, for example, by 'java' launcher.
       // Try again to reserver heap higher.
-      addr = Universe::preferred_heap_base(total_reserved, Universe::ZeroBasedNarrowOop);
+      addr = Universe::preferred_heap_base(total_reserved, alignment, Universe::ZeroBasedNarrowOop);
 
       ReservedHeapSpace total_rs0(total_reserved, alignment,
-                                  UseLargePages, addr);
+          use_large_pages, addr);
 
       if (addr != NULL && !total_rs0.is_reserved()) {
         // Failed to reserve at specified address again - give up.
-        addr = Universe::preferred_heap_base(total_reserved, Universe::HeapBasedNarrowOop);
+        addr = Universe::preferred_heap_base(total_reserved, alignment, Universe::HeapBasedNarrowOop);
         assert(addr == NULL, "");
 
         ReservedHeapSpace total_rs1(total_reserved, alignment,
-                                    UseLargePages, addr);
+            use_large_pages, addr);
         total_rs = total_rs1;
       } else {
         total_rs = total_rs0;
@@ -1014,7 +1031,7 @@
 
     msg = java_lang_String::create_from_str("Metadata space", CHECK_false);
     java_lang_Throwable::set_message(Universe::_out_of_memory_error_metaspace, msg());
-    msg = java_lang_String::create_from_str("Class Metadata space", CHECK_false);
+    msg = java_lang_String::create_from_str("Compressed class space", CHECK_false);
     java_lang_Throwable::set_message(Universe::_out_of_memory_error_class_metaspace, msg());
 
     msg = java_lang_String::create_from_str("Requested array size exceeds VM limit", CHECK_false);
@@ -1101,6 +1118,8 @@
 
   // Initialize performance counters for metaspaces
   MetaspaceCounters::initialize_performance_counters();
+  CompressedClassSpaceCounters::initialize_performance_counters();
+
   MemoryService::add_metaspace_memory_pools();
 
   GC_locker::unlock();  // allow gc after bootstrapping