--- old/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psScavenge.cpp	2013-07-02 13:31:57.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psScavenge.cpp	2013-07-02 13:31:57.000000000 -0700
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@
 
        if (PrintTenuringDistribution) {
          gclog_or_tty->cr();
-         gclog_or_tty->print_cr("Desired survivor size " SIZE_FORMAT " bytes, new threshold %u (max %u)",
+         gclog_or_tty->print_cr("Desired survivor size " SIZE_FORMAT " bytes, new threshold %u (max threshold %u)",
                                 size_policy->calculated_survivor_size_in_bytes(),
                                 _tenuring_threshold, MaxTenuringThreshold);
        }
@@ -818,10 +818,8 @@
 void PSScavenge::initialize() {
   // Arguments must have been parsed
 
-  if (AlwaysTenure) {
-    _tenuring_threshold = 0;
-  } else if (NeverTenure) {
-    _tenuring_threshold = markOopDesc::max_age + 1;
+  if (AlwaysTenure || NeverTenure) {
+    _tenuring_threshold = MaxTenuringThreshold;
   } else {
     // We want to smooth out our startup times for the AdaptiveSizePolicy
     _tenuring_threshold = (UseAdaptiveSizePolicy) ? InitialTenuringThreshold :
--- old/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/shared/ageTable.cpp	2013-07-02 13:31:58.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/shared/ageTable.cpp	2013-07-02 13:31:58.000000000 -0700
@@ -80,28 +80,34 @@
 
 uint ageTable::compute_tenuring_threshold(size_t survivor_capacity) {
   size_t desired_survivor_size = (size_t)((((double) survivor_capacity)*TargetSurvivorRatio)/100);
-  size_t total = 0;
-  uint age = 1;
-  assert(sizes[0] == 0, "no objects with age zero should be recorded");
-  while (age < table_size) {
-    total += sizes[age];
-    // check if including objects of age 'age' made us pass the desired
-    // size, if so 'age' is the new threshold
-    if (total > desired_survivor_size) break;
-    age++;
+  uint result;
+
+  if (AlwaysTenure || NeverTenure) {
+    result = MaxTenuringThreshold;
+  } else {
+    size_t total = 0;
+    uint age = 1;
+    assert(sizes[0] == 0, "no objects with age zero should be recorded");
+    while (age < table_size) {
+      total += sizes[age];
+      // check if including objects of age 'age' made us pass the desired
+      // size, if so 'age' is the new threshold
+      if (total > desired_survivor_size) break;
+      age++;
+    }
+    result = age < MaxTenuringThreshold ? age : MaxTenuringThreshold;
   }
-  uint result = age < MaxTenuringThreshold ? age : MaxTenuringThreshold;
 
   if (PrintTenuringDistribution || UsePerfData) {
 
     if (PrintTenuringDistribution) {
       gclog_or_tty->cr();
-      gclog_or_tty->print_cr("Desired survivor size " SIZE_FORMAT " bytes, new threshold %u (max %u)",
+      gclog_or_tty->print_cr("Desired survivor size " SIZE_FORMAT " bytes, new threshold %u (max threshold %u)",
         desired_survivor_size*oopSize, result, MaxTenuringThreshold);
     }
 
-    total = 0;
-    age = 1;
+    size_t total = 0;
+    uint age = 1;
     while (age < table_size) {
       total += sizes[age];
       if (sizes[age] > 0) {
--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	2013-07-02 13:31:58.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	2013-07-02 13:31:58.000000000 -0700
@@ -1142,11 +1142,6 @@
     FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(OldPLABSize, (intx)1024);
   }
 
-  // AlwaysTenure flag should make ParNew promote all at first collection.
-  // See CR 6362902.
-  if (AlwaysTenure) {
-    FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(uintx, MaxTenuringThreshold, 0);
-  }
   // When using compressed oops, we use local overflow stacks,
   // rather than using a global overflow list chained through
   // the klass word of the object's pre-image.
@@ -2169,10 +2164,8 @@
   status = status && verify_percentage(YoungGenerationSizeSupplement, "YoungGenerationSizeSupplement");
   status = status && verify_percentage(TenuredGenerationSizeSupplement, "TenuredGenerationSizeSupplement");
 
-  // the "age" field in the oop header is 4 bits; do not want to pull in markOop.hpp
-  // just for that, so hardcode here.
-  status = status && verify_interval(MaxTenuringThreshold, 0, 15, "MaxTenuringThreshold");
-  status = status && verify_interval(InitialTenuringThreshold, 0, MaxTenuringThreshold, "MaxTenuringThreshold");
+  status = status && verify_interval(MaxTenuringThreshold, 0, markOopDesc::max_age + 1, "MaxTenuringThreshold");
+  status = status && verify_interval(InitialTenuringThreshold, 0, MaxTenuringThreshold, "InitialTenuringThreshold");
   status = status && verify_percentage(TargetSurvivorRatio, "TargetSurvivorRatio");
   status = status && verify_percentage(MarkSweepDeadRatio, "MarkSweepDeadRatio");
 
@@ -2880,14 +2873,34 @@
       // but disallow DR and offlining (5008695).
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, BindGCTaskThreadsToCPUs, true);
 
+    // Need to keep consistency of MaxTenuringThreshold and AlwaysTenure/NeverTenure;
+    // the last option wins.
     } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+NeverTenure", &tail)) {
-      // The last option must always win.
-      FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, AlwaysTenure, false);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, NeverTenure, true);
+      FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, AlwaysTenure, false);
+      FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(uintx, MaxTenuringThreshold, markOopDesc::max_age + 1);
     } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+AlwaysTenure", &tail)) {
-      // The last option must always win.
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, NeverTenure, false);
       FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, AlwaysTenure, true);
+      FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(uintx, MaxTenuringThreshold, 0);
+    } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=", &tail)) {
+      uintx max_tenuring_thresh = 0;
+      if(!parse_uintx(tail, &max_tenuring_thresh, 0)) {
+        jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
+                    "Invalid MaxTenuringThreshold: %s\n", option->optionString);
+      }
+      FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(uintx, MaxTenuringThreshold, max_tenuring_thresh);
+
+      if (MaxTenuringThreshold == 0) {
+        FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, NeverTenure, false);
+        FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, AlwaysTenure, true);
+      } else if (MaxTenuringThreshold == markOopDesc::max_age + 1) {
+        FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, NeverTenure, true);
+        FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, AlwaysTenure, false);
+      } else {
+        FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, NeverTenure, false);
+        FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, AlwaysTenure, false);
+      }
     } else if (match_option(option, "-XX:+CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled", &tail) ||
                match_option(option, "-XX:-CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled", &tail)) {
       jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),