--- old/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp	2013-05-09 12:17:37.328431287 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp	2013-05-09 12:17:37.252431288 +0200
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
 
 // statics
 CMSCollector* ConcurrentMarkSweepGeneration::_collector = NULL;
-bool          CMSCollector::_full_gc_requested          = false;
+bool CMSCollector::_full_gc_requested = false;
+GCCause::Cause CMSCollector::_full_gc_cause = GCCause::_no_gc;
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // In support of CMS/VM thread synchronization
@@ -1683,12 +1684,13 @@
 
 }
 
-void CMSCollector::request_full_gc(unsigned int full_gc_count) {
+void CMSCollector::request_full_gc(unsigned int full_gc_count, GCCause::Cause cause) {
   GenCollectedHeap* gch = GenCollectedHeap::heap();
   unsigned int gc_count = gch->total_full_collections();
   if (gc_count == full_gc_count) {
     MutexLockerEx y(CGC_lock, Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
     _full_gc_requested = true;
+    _full_gc_cause = cause;
     CGC_lock->notify();   // nudge CMS thread
   } else {
     assert(gc_count > full_gc_count, "Error: causal loop");
@@ -2205,7 +2207,9 @@
     } else {
       assert(_collectorState == Idling, "Should be idling before start.");
       _collectorState = InitialMarking;
-      register_gc_start(GCCause::_cms_concurrent_mark);
+      GCCause::Cause cause =
+        _full_gc_requested ? _full_gc_cause : GCCause::_cms_concurrent_mark;
+      register_gc_start(cause);
       // Reset the expansion cause, now that we are about to begin
       // a new cycle.
       clear_expansion_cause();
@@ -2214,6 +2218,7 @@
     // ensuing concurrent GC cycle.
     update_should_unload_classes();
     _full_gc_requested = false;           // acks all outstanding full gc requests
+    _full_gc_cause = GCCause::_no_gc;
     // Signal that we are about to start a collection
     gch->increment_total_full_collections();  // ... starting a collection cycle
     _collection_count_start = gch->total_full_collections();