diff -r 48d3d0eb193b -r 583211d4b16b src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	Wed Jun 26 16:06:38 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	Wed Jul 03 11:50:29 2013 -0700
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
   set_osthread(NULL);
   set_resource_area(new (mtThread)ResourceArea());
   set_handle_area(new (mtThread) HandleArea(NULL));
-  set_metadata_handles(new (ResourceObj::C_HEAP, mtClass) GrowableArray<Metadata*>(300, true));
+  set_metadata_handles(new (ResourceObj::C_HEAP, mtClass) GrowableArray<Metadata*>(30, true));
   set_active_handles(NULL);
   set_free_handle_block(NULL);
   set_last_handle_mark(NULL);