A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
This method eases the recalculation of insufficient array size.
Some VMs reserve some header words in an array.
Attempts to allocate larger arrays may result in OutOfMemoryError: Requested array size exceeds VM limit
java.lang.System seems to be an appropriate home.


JUSTIFICATION :
Increasing an array is a common task in the JDK.
Exemplary use case: see bug 7153238



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    private static final int MAX_ARRAY_SIZE = Integer.MAX_VALUE - 8;

    /**
     * @param old the current size of the array
     * @param size the requested size (must not be bigger than the old size)
     */
    public int secureArraySize(int old, int size) {
        // overflow-conscious code
        assert (size <= old);
        if (size - MAX_ARRAY_SIZE <= 0)
            return size;
        if (++old < 0) // overflow
            throw new OutOfMemoryError
                    ("Required array size too large");
        return (old > MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) ?
                Integer.MAX_VALUE : MAX_ARRAY_SIZE;
    }

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