*** old/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Thu Feb 13 12:08:23 2014
--- new/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Thu Feb 13 12:08:23 2014

*** 2341,2350 ****
--- 2341,2354 ----
    }
  
    status &= verify_interval(NmethodSweepFraction, 1, ReservedCodeCacheSize/K, "NmethodSweepFraction");
    status &= verify_interval(NmethodSweepActivity, 0, 2000, "NmethodSweepActivity");
  
+   // TieredCompilation needs at least 2 compiler threads.
+   const int num_min_compiler_threads = (TieredCompilation) ? 2 : 1;
+   status &=verify_min_value(CICompilerCount, num_min_compiler_threads, "CICompilerCount");
+ 
    return status;
  }
  
  bool Arguments::is_bad_option(const JavaVMOption* option, jboolean ignore,
    const char* option_type) {