6976528: PS: assert(!limit_exceeded || softrefs_clear) failed: Should have been cleared

Reviewed-by: johnc

hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/parallelScavengeHeap.cpp

@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ HeapWord* ParallelScavengeHeap::mem_allocate(
         // heap remains parsable.
         const bool limit_exceeded = size_policy()->gc_overhead_limit_exceeded();
         const bool softrefs_clear = collector_policy()->all_soft_refs_clear();
-        assert(!limit_exceeded || softrefs_clear, "Should have been cleared");
+
         if (limit_exceeded && softrefs_clear) {
           *gc_overhead_limit_was_exceeded = true;
           size_policy()->set_gc_overhead_limit_exceeded(false);

hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/collectorPolicy.cpp

@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ HeapWord* GenCollectorPolicy::mem_allocate_work(size_t size,
 
       const bool limit_exceeded = size_policy()->gc_overhead_limit_exceeded();
       const bool softrefs_clear = all_soft_refs_clear();
-      assert(!limit_exceeded || softrefs_clear, "Should have been cleared");
+
       if (limit_exceeded && softrefs_clear) {
         *gc_overhead_limit_was_exceeded = true;
         size_policy()->set_gc_overhead_limit_exceeded(false);