--- old/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/shared/gcTrace.hpp	2014-12-02 10:40:28.774664181 -0800
+++ new/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/shared/gcTrace.hpp	2014-12-02 10:40:28.682664185 -0800
@@ -156,9 +156,38 @@
   void report_promotion_failed(const PromotionFailedInfo& pf_info);
   void report_tenuring_threshold(const uint tenuring_threshold);
 
+  /*
+   * Methods for reporting Promotion in new or outside PLAB Events.
+   * 
+   * The object age is always required as it is not certain that the mark word 
+   * of the oop can be trusted at this stage.
+   *
+   * obj_size is the size of the promoted object in bytes.
+   * 
+   * tenured should be true if the object has been promoted to the old 
+   * space during this GC, if the object is copied to survivor space 
+   * from young space or survivor space (aging) tenured should be false.
+   * 
+   * plab_size is the size of the newly allocated PLAB in bytes.
+   */
+  bool should_report_promotion_in_new_plab_event() const;
+  bool should_report_promotion_outside_plab_event() const;
+  void report_promotion_in_new_plab_event(Klass* klass, size_t obj_size,
+                                          uint age, bool tenured,
+                                          size_t plab_size) const;
+  void report_promotion_outside_plab_event(Klass* klass, size_t obj_size,
+                                           uint age, bool tenured) const;
+
  private:
   void send_young_gc_event() const;
   void send_promotion_failed_event(const PromotionFailedInfo& pf_info) const;
+  bool should_send_promotion_in_new_plab_event() const;
+  bool should_send_promotion_outside_plab_event() const;
+  void send_promotion_in_new_plab_event(Klass* klass, size_t obj_size,
+                                        uint age, bool tenured,
+                                        size_t plab_size) const;
+  void send_promotion_outside_plab_event(Klass* klass, size_t obj_size,
+                                         uint age, bool tenured) const;
 };
 
 class OldGCTracer : public GCTracer {