--- old/src/share/vm/memory/genCollectedHeap.cpp 2015-05-13 14:05:34.253144351 +0200 +++ new/src/share/vm/memory/genCollectedHeap.cpp 2015-05-13 14:05:34.141140628 +0200 @@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ // older-gen scanning. if (level == 0) { older_gens->set_generation(_old_gen); - rem_set()->younger_refs_iterate(_old_gen, older_gens); + rem_set()->younger_refs_iterate(_old_gen, older_gens, scope->n_threads()); older_gens->reset_generation(); }