--- old/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/g1/mixedgc/TestLogging.java	2018-09-12 19:06:33.251157777 -0400
+++ new/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/g1/mixedgc/TestLogging.java	2018-09-12 19:06:31.847077760 -0400
@@ -166,7 +166,14 @@
         System.out.println("Allocating new objects to provoke mixed GC");
         // allocate more objects to provoke GC
         for (int i = 0; i < (TestLogging.ALLOCATION_COUNT * 20); i++) {
-            newObjects.add(new byte[TestLogging.ALLOCATION_SIZE]);
+            try {
+                newObjects.add(new byte[TestLogging.ALLOCATION_SIZE]);
+            } catch (OutOfMemoryError e) {
+                newObjects.clear();
+                WB.youngGC();
+                WB.youngGC();
+                break;
+            }
         }
         // check that liveOldObjects still alive
         Asserts.assertTrue(WB.isObjectInOldGen(liveOldObjects),