*** old/src/share/vm/runtime/virtualspace.cpp	Thu Jan 30 13:11:02 2014
--- new/src/share/vm/runtime/virtualspace.cpp	Thu Jan 30 13:11:02 2014

*** 213,225 ****
--- 213,225 ----
    // Assert that if noaccess_prefix is used, it is the same as alignment.
    assert(noaccess_prefix == 0 ||
           noaccess_prefix == _alignment, "noaccess prefix wrong");
  
    assert(markOopDesc::encode_pointer_as_mark(_base)->decode_pointer() == _base,
!          "area must be distinguisable from marks for mark-sweep");
!          "area must be distinguishable from marks for mark-sweep");
    assert(markOopDesc::encode_pointer_as_mark(&_base[size])->decode_pointer() == &_base[size],
!          "area must be distinguisable from marks for mark-sweep");
!          "area must be distinguishable from marks for mark-sweep");
  }
  
  
  ReservedSpace::ReservedSpace(char* base, size_t size, size_t alignment,
                               bool special, bool executable) {