src/share/vm/gc/shared/workgroup.hpp

@@ -154,19 +154,18 @@
     assert(UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads || _active_workers == _total_workers,
            "Unless dynamic should use total workers");
     return _active_workers;
   }
 
-  void set_active_workers(uint v) {
+  uint update_active_workers(uint v) {
     assert(v <= _total_workers,
            "Trying to set more workers active than there are");
     _active_workers = MIN2(v, _total_workers);
     add_workers(false /* exit_on_failure */);
     assert(v != 0, "Trying to set active workers to 0");
-    assert(UseDynamicNumberOfGCThreads || _active_workers == _total_workers,
-           "Unless dynamic should use total workers");
     log_info(gc, task)("GC Workers: using %d out of %d", _active_workers, _total_workers);
+    return _active_workers;
   }
 
   // Add GC workers as needed.
   void add_workers(bool initializing);