--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parNew/parNewGeneration.cpp	Tue Feb 12 16:07:46 2008 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parNew/parNewGeneration.cpp	Fri Feb 15 07:01:10 2008 -0800
@@ -785,6 +785,9 @@
     swap_spaces();  // Make life simpler for CMS || rescan; see 6483690.
     from()->set_next_compaction_space(to());
     gch->set_incremental_collection_will_fail();
+
+    // Reset the PromotionFailureALot counters.
+    NOT_PRODUCT(Universe::heap()->reset_promotion_should_fail();)
   }
   // set new iteration safe limit for the survivor spaces
   from()->set_concurrent_iteration_safe_limit(from()->top());

--- a/src/share/vm/memory/cardTableModRefBS.cpp	Tue Feb 12 16:07:46 2008 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/cardTableModRefBS.cpp	Fri Feb 15 07:01:10 2008 -0800
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@
   assert(_whole_heap.contains(new_region),
            "attempt to cover area not in reserved area");
   debug_only(verify_guard();)
-  int ind = find_covering_region_by_base(new_region.start());
-  MemRegion old_region = _covered[ind];
+  int const ind = find_covering_region_by_base(new_region.start());
+  MemRegion const old_region = _covered[ind];
   assert(old_region.start() == new_region.start(), "just checking");
   if (new_region.word_size() != old_region.word_size()) {
     // Commit new or uncommit old pages, if necessary.
@@ -205,21 +205,21 @@
     // Extend the end of this _commited region
     // to cover the end of any lower _committed regions.
     // This forms overlapping regions, but never interior regions.
-    HeapWord* max_prev_end = largest_prev_committed_end(ind);
+    HeapWord* const max_prev_end = largest_prev_committed_end(ind);
     if (max_prev_end > cur_committed.end()) {
       cur_committed.set_end(max_prev_end);
     }
     // Align the end up to a page size (starts are already aligned).
-    jbyte* new_end = byte_after(new_region.last());
-    HeapWord* new_end_aligned =
-      (HeapWord*)align_size_up((uintptr_t)new_end, _page_size);
+    jbyte* const new_end = byte_after(new_region.last());
+    HeapWord* const new_end_aligned =
+      (HeapWord*) align_size_up((uintptr_t)new_end, _page_size);
     assert(new_end_aligned >= (HeapWord*) new_end,
            "align up, but less");
     // The guard page is always committed and should not be committed over.
-    HeapWord* new_end_for_commit = MIN2(new_end_aligned, _guard_region.start());
+    HeapWord* const new_end_for_commit = MIN2(new_end_aligned, _guard_region.start());
     if (new_end_for_commit > cur_committed.end()) {
       // Must commit new pages.
-      MemRegion new_committed =
+      MemRegion const new_committed =
         MemRegion(cur_committed.end(), new_end_for_commit);
 
       assert(!new_committed.is_empty(), "Region should not be empty here");
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
     // the cur_committed region may include the guard region.
     } else if (new_end_aligned < cur_committed.end()) {
       // Must uncommit pages.
-      MemRegion uncommit_region =
+      MemRegion const uncommit_region =
         committed_unique_to_self(ind, MemRegion(new_end_aligned,
                                                 cur_committed.end()));
       if (!uncommit_region.is_empty()) {
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
     }
     assert(index_for(new_region.last()) < (int) _guard_index,
       "The guard card will be overwritten");
-    jbyte* end = byte_after(new_region.last());
+    jbyte* const end = (jbyte*) new_end_for_commit;
     // do nothing if we resized downward.
     if (entry < end) {
       memset(entry, clean_card, pointer_delta(end, entry, sizeof(jbyte)));

--- a/src/share/vm/memory/cardTableRS.cpp	Tue Feb 12 16:07:46 2008 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/cardTableRS.cpp	Fri Feb 15 07:01:10 2008 -0800
@@ -556,10 +556,16 @@
 }
 
 
-void CardTableRS::verify_empty(MemRegion mr) {
+void CardTableRS::verify_aligned_region_empty(MemRegion mr) {
   if (!mr.is_empty()) {
     jbyte* cur_entry = byte_for(mr.start());
     jbyte* limit = byte_after(mr.last());
+    // The region mr may not start on a card boundary so
+    // the first card may reflect a write to the space
+    // just prior to mr.
+    if (!is_aligned(mr.start())) {
+      cur_entry++;
+    }
     for (;cur_entry < limit; cur_entry++) {
       guarantee(*cur_entry == CardTableModRefBS::clean_card,
                 "Unexpected dirty card found");

--- a/src/share/vm/memory/cardTableRS.hpp	Tue Feb 12 16:07:46 2008 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/cardTableRS.hpp	Fri Feb 15 07:01:10 2008 -0800
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
   }
 
   void verify();
-  void verify_empty(MemRegion mr);
+  void verify_aligned_region_empty(MemRegion mr);
 
   void clear(MemRegion mr) { _ct_bs.clear(mr); }
   void clear_into_younger(Generation* gen, bool clear_perm);

--- a/src/share/vm/memory/genRemSet.hpp	Tue Feb 12 16:07:46 2008 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/genRemSet.hpp	Fri Feb 15 07:01:10 2008 -0800
@@ -91,8 +91,15 @@
   virtual void verify() = 0;
 
   // Verify that the remembered set has no entries for
-  // the heap interval denoted by mr.
-  virtual void verify_empty(MemRegion mr) = 0;
+  // the heap interval denoted by mr.  If there are any
+  // alignment constraints on the remembered set, only the
+  // part of the region that is aligned is checked.
+  //
+  //   alignment boundaries
+  //   +--------+-------+--------+-------+
+  //         [ region mr              )
+  //            [ part checked   )
+  virtual void verify_aligned_region_empty(MemRegion mr) = 0;
 
   // If appropriate, print some information about the remset on "tty".
   virtual void print() {}

--- a/src/share/vm/memory/tenuredGeneration.cpp	Tue Feb 12 16:07:46 2008 -0800
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/tenuredGeneration.cpp	Fri Feb 15 07:01:10 2008 -0800
@@ -409,10 +409,11 @@
 void TenuredGeneration::verify_alloc_buffers_clean() {
   if (UseParNewGC) {
     for (uint i = 0; i < ParallelGCThreads; i++) {
-      _rs->verify_empty(_alloc_buffers[i]->range());
+      _rs->verify_aligned_region_empty(_alloc_buffers[i]->range());
     }
   }
 }
+
 #else  // SERIALGC
 void TenuredGeneration::retire_alloc_buffers_before_full_gc() {}
 void TenuredGeneration::verify_alloc_buffers_clean() {}