--- /dev/null	2018-01-12 12:14:44.065206906 +0100
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/softRefGenPolicy.cpp	2018-02-21 20:27:21.204582301 +0100
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2001, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
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+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
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+ */
+
+#include "precompiled.hpp"
+#include "gc/shared/adaptiveSizePolicy.hpp"
+#include "gc/shared/genCollectedHeap.hpp"
+#include "gc/shared/softRefGenPolicy.hpp"
+
+void SoftRefGenPolicy::cleared_all_soft_refs() {
+  // If near gc overhear limit, continue to clear SoftRefs.  SoftRefs may
+  // have been cleared in the last collection but if the gc overhear
+  // limit continues to be near, SoftRefs should still be cleared.
+  AdaptiveSizePolicy* size_policy = GenCollectedHeap::heap()->size_policy();
+  if (size_policy != NULL) {
+    set_should_clear_all_soft_refs(size_policy->gc_overhead_limit_near());
+  }
+
+  SoftRefPolicy::cleared_all_soft_refs();
+}