*** old/src/share/vm/utilities/growableArray.hpp	Mon Aug  2 14:26:21 2010
--- new/src/share/vm/utilities/growableArray.hpp	Mon Aug  2 14:26:21 2010

*** 95,105 ****
--- 95,106 ----
      _len = initial_len;
      _max = initial_size;
      assert(_len >= 0 && _len <= _max, "initial_len too big");
      _arena = (c_heap ? (Arena*)1 : NULL);
      set_nesting();
!     assert(!c_heap || allocated_on_C_heap(), "growable array must be on C heap if elements are");
!     assert(!on_C_heap() || allocated_on_C_heap(), "growable array must be on C heap if elements are");
+     assert(!on_stack () || allocated_on_stack(), "growable array must be on stack if elements are not on arena and not on C heap");
    }
  
    // This GA will use the given arena for storage.
    // Consider using new(arena) GrowableArray<T> to allocate the header.
    GenericGrowableArray(Arena* arena, int initial_size, int initial_len) {

*** 106,115 ****
--- 107,118 ----
      _len = initial_len;
      _max = initial_size;
      assert(_len >= 0 && _len <= _max, "initial_len too big");
      _arena = arena;
      assert(on_arena(), "arena has taken on reserved value 0 or 1");
+     // Relax next assert to allow object allocation on resource area, stack or part of other object.
+     assert(allocated_on_arena() || allocated_on_stack(), "growable array must be on arena or on stack if elements are on arena");
    }
  
    void* raw_allocate(int elementSize);
  
    // some uses pass the Thread explicitly for speed (4990299 tuning)