--- old/src/share/vm/gc/shared/genCollectedHeap.cpp 2016-04-06 17:17:36.834383814 +0200 +++ new/src/share/vm/gc/shared/genCollectedHeap.cpp 2016-04-06 17:17:36.702383812 +0200 @@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ return _young_gen->supports_inline_contig_alloc(); } -HeapWord** GenCollectedHeap::top_addr() const { +HeapWord* volatile* GenCollectedHeap::top_addr() const { return _young_gen->top_addr(); }