Make sure when we shrink an object that we store a filler first into the free memory before updatin…

src/runtime.cc

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   // Shorten string and fill
   int string_size = ResultSeqString::SizeFor(position);
   int allocated_string_size = ResultSeqString::SizeFor(new_length);
   int delta = allocated_string_size - string_size;
 
   answer->set_length(position);
   if (delta == 0) return *answer;
 
   Address end_of_string = answer->address() + string_size;
   Heap* heap = isolate->heap();
+
+  // The trimming is performed on a newly allocated object, which is on a
+  // fresly allocated page or on an already swept page. Hence, the sweeper
+  // thread can not get confused with the filler creation. No synchronization
+  // needed.
   heap->CreateFillerObjectAt(end_of_string, delta);
   heap->AdjustLiveBytes(answer->address(), -delta, Heap::FROM_MUTATOR);
   return *answer;
 }
 
 
 RUNTIME_FUNCTION(MaybeObject*, Runtime_StringReplaceGlobalRegExpWithString) {
   HandleScope scope(isolate);
   ASSERT(args.length() == 4);
 
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     // Handle last resort GC and make sure to allow future allocations
     // to grow the heap without causing GCs (if possible).
     isolate->counters()->gc_last_resort_from_js()->Increment();
     isolate->heap()->CollectAllGarbage(Heap::kNoGCFlags,
                                        "Runtime::PerformGC");
   }
 }
 
 
 } }  // namespace v8::internal