diff -r 924777755fad -r b099aaf51bf8 src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.cpp	Mon Mar 21 18:38:00 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.cpp	Tue Mar 22 13:36:33 2011 -0700
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 }
 
 Handle java_lang_String::create_tenured_from_unicode(jchar* unicode, int length, TRAPS) {
-  return basic_create_from_unicode(unicode, length, true, CHECK_NH);
+  return basic_create_from_unicode(unicode, length, JavaObjectsInPerm, CHECK_NH);
 }
 
 oop java_lang_String::create_oop_from_unicode(jchar* unicode, int length, TRAPS) {