In awt_new.cpp, AWT has a handler for memory allocation.  When an allocation 
fails (either malloc or new), this handler is invoked.  It tries to compact 
the heap by invoking the garbage collector, and if successful, tries the 
memory allocation again.  This may have made sense in the days when we were 
using the Symantec JIT, but it doesn't anymore.  In fact, it has caused 
problems for the VM team.  They have asked that the handler be removed.  

Throwing an OutOfMemory Exception is fine, but invoking the garbage collector 
is not.  

The handler function is: 

// Called when malloc or operator new runs out of memory. We try to
// compact the heap by initiating a Java GC. If the amount of free
// memory available after this operation increases, then we return
// (1) to indicate that malloc or operator new should retry the
// allocation. Returning (0) indicates that the allocation should fail.
int
NewHandler::handler(size_t) {