diff -r 9be4ca335650 -r 76af788b6c16 src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp	Fri Sep 05 00:28:43 2014 +0200
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.hpp	Fri Sep 05 12:36:37 2014 -0700
@@ -465,12 +465,12 @@
   static bool verify_MaxHeapFreeRatio(FormatBuffer<80>& err_msg, uintx max_heap_free_ratio);
 
   // Check for consistency in the selection of the garbage collector.
-  static bool check_gc_consistency();
+  static bool check_gc_consistency_user();        // Check user-selected gc
+  static inline bool check_gc_consistency_ergo(); // Check ergonomic-selected gc
   static void check_deprecated_gcs();
   static void check_deprecated_gc_flags();
   // Check consistecy or otherwise of VM argument settings
   static bool check_vm_args_consistency();
-  static bool check_vm_args_consistency_ext();
   // Check stack pages settings
   static bool check_stack_pages();
   // Used by os_solaris
@@ -611,4 +611,9 @@
   return UseConcMarkSweepGC || UseG1GC || UseParallelGC || UseParallelOldGC ||
     UseParNewGC || UseSerialGC;
 }
+
+bool Arguments::check_gc_consistency_ergo() {
+  return check_gc_consistency_user();
+}
+
 #endif // SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_ARGUMENTS_HPP