src/share/vm/memory/universe.cpp

@@ -630,11 +630,10 @@
          "LogHeapWordSize is incorrect.");
   guarantee(sizeof(oop) >= sizeof(HeapWord), "HeapWord larger than oop?");
   guarantee(sizeof(oop) % sizeof(HeapWord) == 0,
             "oop size is not not a multiple of HeapWord size");
   TraceTime timer("Genesis", TraceStartupTime);
-  GC_locker::lock();  // do not allow gc during bootstrapping
   JavaClasses::compute_hard_coded_offsets();
 
   jint status = Universe::initialize_heap();
   if (status != JNI_OK) {
     return status;

@@ -1157,12 +1156,10 @@
   MetaspaceCounters::initialize_performance_counters();
   CompressedClassSpaceCounters::initialize_performance_counters();
 
   MemoryService::add_metaspace_memory_pools();
 
-  GC_locker::unlock();  // allow gc after bootstrapping
-
   MemoryService::set_universe_heap(Universe::_collectedHeap);
   return true;
 }