src/share/vm/memory/metaspace.cpp

@@ -487,10 +487,14 @@
       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);