HeapWord* DefNewGeneration::allocate(size_t word_size,
                                     bool is_large_noref,
                                     bool is_tlab) {
  // This is the slow-path allocation for the DefNewGeneration.
  // Most allocations are fast-path in compiled code.
  // We try to allocate from the eden.  If that works, we are happy.
  // Note that since DefNewGeneration supports lock-free allocation, we
  // have to use it here, as well.
  HeapWord* result = eden()->par_allocate(word_size);
  if (result == NULL) {
    // Tell the next generation we reached a limit.
    HeapWord* new_limit = 
      next_gen()->allocation_limit_reached(eden(), eden()->top(), word_size);
    if (new_limit != NULL) {
      eden()->set_soft_end(new_limit);
      result = eden()->par_allocate(word_size);
    } else {
      assert(eden()->soft_end() == eden()->end(),
	     "invalid state after allocation_limit_reached returned null")
    }

    // If the eden is full and the last collection bailed out, we are running
    // out of heap space, and we try to allocate the from-space, too.
    // allocate_from_space can't be inlined because that would introduce a
    // circular dependency at compile time.
    if (result == NULL) {
      result = allocate_from_space(word_size);
    }
  }
HeapWord* DefNewGeneration::allocate(size_t word_size,
                                     bool is_tlab) {
  // This is the slow-path allocation for the DefNewGeneration.
  // Most allocations are fast-path in compiled code.
  // We try to allocate from the eden.  If that works, we are happy.
  // Note that since DefNewGeneration supports lock-free allocation, we
  // have to use it here, as well.
  HeapWord* result = eden()->par_allocate(word_size);
  if (result != NULL) {
    return result;
  }
  do {
    HeapWord* old_limit = eden()->soft_end();
    if (old_limit < eden()->end()) {
      // Tell the next generation we reached a limit.
      HeapWord* new_limit =
        next_gen()->allocation_limit_reached(eden(), eden()->top(), word_size);
      if (new_limit != NULL) {
        Atomic::cmpxchg_ptr(new_limit, eden()->soft_end_addr(), old_limit);
      } else {
        assert(eden()->soft_end() == eden()->end(),
               "invalid state after allocation_limit_reached returned null");
      }
    } else {
      // The allocation failed and the soft limit is equal to the hard limit,
      // there are no reasons to do an attempt to allocate
      assert(old_limit == eden()->end(), "sanity check");
      break;
    }
    // Try to allocate until succeeded or the soft limit can't be adjusted
    result = eden()->par_allocate(word_size);
  } while (result == NULL);

  // If the eden is full and the last collection bailed out, we are running
  // out of heap space, and we try to allocate the from-space, too.
  // allocate_from_space can't be inlined because that would introduce a
  // circular dependency at compile time.
  if (result == NULL) {
    result = allocate_from_space(word_size);
  }
  return result;
}