*** old/src/share/vm/memory/tenuredGeneration.cpp	Fri Dec 21 12:59:45 2012
--- new/src/share/vm/memory/tenuredGeneration.cpp	Fri Dec 21 12:59:45 2012

*** 60,70 ****
--- 60,70 ----
  
    _space_counters = new CSpaceCounters(gen_name, 0,
                                         _virtual_space.reserved_size(),
                                         _the_space, _gen_counters);
  #ifndef SERIALGC
-   if (UseParNewGC && ParallelGCThreads > 0) {
      typedef ParGCAllocBufferWithBOT* ParGCAllocBufferWithBOTPtr;
      _alloc_buffers = NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(ParGCAllocBufferWithBOTPtr,
                                        ParallelGCThreads, mtGC);
      if (_alloc_buffers == NULL)
        vm_exit_during_initialization("Could not allocate alloc_buffers");