--- old/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psYoungGen.cpp	2013-11-01 16:25:49.000000000 +0100
+++ new/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psYoungGen.cpp	2013-11-01 16:25:49.000000000 +0100
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
   // Compute maximum space sizes for performance counters
   ParallelScavengeHeap* heap = (ParallelScavengeHeap*)Universe::heap();
-  size_t alignment = heap->intra_heap_alignment();
+  size_t alignment = heap->space_alignment();
   size_t size = virtual_space()->reserved_size();
 
   size_t max_survivor_size;
@@ -156,8 +156,9 @@
   assert(heap->kind() == CollectedHeap::ParallelScavengeHeap, "Sanity");
 
   // Compute sizes
-  size_t alignment = heap->intra_heap_alignment();
+  size_t alignment = heap->space_alignment();
   size_t size = virtual_space()->committed_size();
+  assert(size >= 3 * alignment, "Young space is not large enough for eden + 2 survivors");
 
   size_t survivor_size = size / InitialSurvivorRatio;
   survivor_size = align_size_down(survivor_size, alignment);
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@
 #ifndef PRODUCT
 void PSYoungGen::space_invariants() {
   ParallelScavengeHeap* heap = (ParallelScavengeHeap*)Universe::heap();
-  const size_t alignment = heap->intra_heap_alignment();
+  const size_t alignment = heap->space_alignment();
 
   // Currently, our eden size cannot shrink to zero
   guarantee(eden_space()->capacity_in_bytes() >= alignment, "eden too small");
@@ -491,7 +492,7 @@
   char* to_end     = (char*)to_space()->end();
 
   ParallelScavengeHeap* heap = (ParallelScavengeHeap*)Universe::heap();
-  const size_t alignment = heap->intra_heap_alignment();
+  const size_t alignment = heap->space_alignment();
   const bool maintain_minimum =
     (requested_eden_size + 2 * requested_survivor_size) <= min_gen_size();
 
@@ -840,8 +841,8 @@
 size_t PSYoungGen::available_to_live() {
   size_t delta_in_survivor = 0;
   ParallelScavengeHeap* heap = (ParallelScavengeHeap*)Universe::heap();
-  const size_t space_alignment = heap->intra_heap_alignment();
-  const size_t gen_alignment = heap->young_gen_alignment();
+  const size_t space_alignment = heap->space_alignment();
+  const size_t gen_alignment = heap->generation_alignment();
 
   MutableSpace* space_shrinking = NULL;
   if (from_space()->end() > to_space()->end()) {