*** old/src/share/vm/memory/defNewGeneration.cpp	Fri Oct 17 16:16:02 2014
--- new/src/share/vm/memory/defNewGeneration.cpp	Fri Oct 17 16:16:02 2014

*** 852,862 ****
--- 852,864 ----
  
  #undef DefNew_SINCE_SAVE_MARKS_DEFN
  
  void DefNewGeneration::contribute_scratch(ScratchBlock*& list, Generation* requestor,
                                           size_t max_alloc_words) {
!   if (requestor == this || _promotion_failed) return;
!   if (requestor == this || _promotion_failed) {
+     return;
+   }
    assert(requestor == GenCollectedHeap::heap()->old_gen(), "We should not call our own generation");
  
    /* $$$ Assert this?  "trace" is a "MarkSweep" function so that's not appropriate.
    if (to_space->top() > to_space->bottom()) {
      trace("to_space not empty when contribute_scratch called");