--- old/src/share/vm/services/memoryService.cpp	2013-03-14 11:21:40.000000000 -0400
+++ new/src/share/vm/services/memoryService.cpp	2013-03-14 11:21:40.000000000 -0400
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@
 void MemoryService::add_generation_memory_pool(Generation* gen,
                                                MemoryManager* major_mgr,
                                                MemoryManager* minor_mgr) {
+  assert(gen != NULL, "No generation for memory pool");
+  if (gen == NULL) {
+    ShouldNotReachHere();
+    return;
+  }
   Generation::Name kind = gen->kind();
   int index = _pools_list->length();