--- a/src/share/vm/utilities/events.cpp	Wed May 28 12:07:21 2014 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/utilities/events.cpp	Thu May 29 09:56:06 2014 -0700
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     va_start(ap, format);
     // Save a copy of begin message and log it.
     _buffer.printv(format, ap);
-    Events::log(NULL, "%s", (const char*)_buffer);
+    Events::log(NULL, "%s", _buffer.buffer());
     va_end(ap);
   }
 }
@@ -91,6 +91,6 @@
   if (LogEvents) {
     // Append " done" to the begin message and log it
     _buffer.append(" done");
-    Events::log(NULL, "%s", (const char*)_buffer);
+    Events::log(NULL, "%s", _buffer.buffer());
   }
 }