1. Add code to grow the heap instead of collecting garbage in Heap::AllocateOld when allocation is …

runtime/vm/compiler.cc

 // Copyright (c) 2012, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
 // for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
 // BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "vm/compiler.h"
 
 #include "vm/assembler.h"
 
 #include "vm/ast_printer.h"
 #include "vm/block_scheduler.h"
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         TimelineDurationScope tds(thread(),
                                   compiler_timeline,
                                   "CompileGraph");
         graph_compiler.CompileGraph();
         pipeline->FinalizeCompilation();
       }
       {
         TimelineDurationScope tds(thread(),
                                   compiler_timeline,
                                   "FinalizeCompilation");
-        // This part of compilation must be at a safepoint.
-        if (!thread()->IsMutatorThread()) {
+        if (thread()->IsMutatorThread()) {
+          FinalizeCompilation(&assembler, &graph_compiler, flow_graph);
+        } else {
+          // This part of compilation must be at a safepoint.
           // Stop mutator thread before creating the instruction object and
           // installing code.
           // Mutator thread may not run code while we are creating the
           // instruction object, since the creation of instruction object
           // changes code page access permissions (makes them temporary not
           // executable).
           isolate()->thread_registry()->SafepointThreads();
-        }
-
-        FinalizeCompilation(&assembler, &graph_compiler, flow_graph);
-
-        if (!thread()->IsMutatorThread()) {
-          // Background compilation.
+          {
+            // Do not Garbage collect during this stage and instead allow the
+            // heap to grow.
+            NoHeapGrowthControlScope no_growth_control;
+            FinalizeCompilation(&assembler, &graph_compiler, flow_graph);
+          }
           isolate()->thread_registry()->ResumeAllThreads();
+          if (isolate()->heap()->NeedsGarbageCollection()) {
+            isolate()->heap()->CollectAllGarbage();
+          }
         }
       }
       // Mark that this isolate now has compiled code.
       isolate()->set_has_compiled_code(true);
       // Exit the loop and the function with the correct result value.
       is_compiled = true;
       done = true;
     } else {
       // We bailed out or we encountered an error.
       const Error& error = Error::Handle(
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 }
 
 
 void BackgroundCompiler::EnsureInit(Thread* thread) {
   UNREACHABLE();
 }
 
 #endif  // DART_PRECOMPILED
 
 }  // namespace dart