src/share/vm/memory/metaspace.cpp

*** 487,496 ****
--- 487,500 ----
        assert(shared_base == 0 || _rs.base() == shared_base, "should match");
      } else {
        // Get a mmap region anywhere if the SharedBaseAddress fails.
        _rs = ReservedSpace(bytes, Metaspace::reserve_alignment(), large_pages);
      }
+     if (!_rs.is_reserved()) {
+       vm_exit_during_initialization("Unable to allocate memory for shared space",
+         err_msg(SIZE_FORMAT " bytes.", bytes));
+     }
      MetaspaceShared::initialize_shared_rs(&_rs);
    } else
  #endif
    {
      bool large_pages = should_commit_large_pages_when_reserving(bytes);