--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/os.hpp 2015-03-26 11:32:44.123015389 +0100 +++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/os.hpp 2015-03-26 11:32:44.048013237 +0100 @@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ static void pd_free_memory(char *addr, size_t bytes, size_t alignment_hint); static void pd_realign_memory(char *addr, size_t bytes, size_t alignment_hint); + static size_t page_size_for_region(size_t region_size, size_t min_pages, bool must_be_aligned); public: static void init(void); // Called before command line parsing @@ -267,8 +268,13 @@ // Returns the page size to use for a region of memory. // region_size / min_pages will always be greater than or equal to the - // returned value. - static size_t page_size_for_region(size_t region_size, size_t min_pages); + // returned value. The returned value will divide region_size. + static size_t page_size_for_region_aligned(size_t region_size, size_t min_pages); + + // Returns the page size to use for a region of memory. + // region_size / min_pages will always be greater than or equal to the + // returned value. The returned value might not divide region_size. + static size_t page_size_for_region_unaligned(size_t region_size, size_t min_pages); // Return the largest page size that can be used static size_t max_page_size() {