[8u40] RFR 8055289: Internal Error: mallocTracker.cpp:146 fatal error: Should not use malloc for big memory block, use virtual memory instead

[Christian Tornqvist]

Hi Coleen,

This looks good.

Thanks,
Christian

-----Original Message-----
From: hotspot-runtime-dev
[mailto:hotspot-runtime-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net] On Behalf Of Coleen
Phillimore
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 8:25 PM
To: hotspot-runtime-dev
Subject: [8u40] RFR 8055289: Internal Error: mallocTracker.cpp:146 fatal
error: Should not use malloc for big memory block, use virtual memory
instead


Please approve backport for this bug fix for NMT.  The patch applied with
fuzz of 3 lines.

Summary: Return NULL if memory allocation size is bigger than
MAX_MALLOC_SIZE when NMT is on

open webrev at http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~coleenp/8055289_8u40/
bug link https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8055289

Thanks,
Coleen