diff -r 924777755fad -r b099aaf51bf8 src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psScavenge.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psScavenge.cpp	Mon Mar 21 18:38:00 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psScavenge.cpp	Tue Mar 22 13:36:33 2011 -0700
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "precompiled.hpp"
+#include "classfile/symbolTable.hpp"
 #include "gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/cardTableExtension.hpp"
 #include "gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/gcTaskManager.hpp"
 #include "gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/generationSizer.hpp"
@@ -439,6 +440,14 @@
       reference_processor()->enqueue_discovered_references(NULL);
     }
 
+    if (!JavaObjectsInPerm) {
+      // Unlink any dead interned Strings
+      StringTable::unlink(&_is_alive_closure);
+      // Process the remaining live ones
+      PSScavengeRootsClosure root_closure(promotion_manager);
+      StringTable::oops_do(&root_closure);
+    }
+
     // Finally, flush the promotion_manager's labs, and deallocate its stacks.
     PSPromotionManager::post_scavenge();