--- old/src/share/vm/services/attachListener.cpp	2014-02-03 23:18:36.000000000 +0100
+++ new/src/share/vm/services/attachListener.cpp	2014-02-03 23:18:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -282,6 +282,20 @@
       return JNI_ERR;
     }
   }
+
+  if (strncmp(name, "MaxHeapFreeRatio", 17) == 0) {
+    FormatBuffer<80> err_msg("");
+    if (!Arguments::verify_MaxHeapFreeRatio(err_msg, value)) {
+      out->print_cr(err_msg.buffer());
+      return JNI_ERR;
+    }
+  } else if (strncmp(name, "MinHeapFreeRatio", 17) == 0) {
+    FormatBuffer<80> err_msg("");
+    if (!Arguments::verify_MinHeapFreeRatio(err_msg, value)) {
+      out->print_cr(err_msg.buffer());
+      return JNI_ERR;
+    }
+  }
   bool res = CommandLineFlags::uintxAtPut((char*)name, &value, Flag::ATTACH_ON_DEMAND);
   if (! res) {
     out->print_cr("setting flag %s failed", name);