--- old/src/hotspot/os/linux/gc/z/zPhysicalMemoryBacking_linux.cpp	2020-02-17 11:00:02.209511853 +0100
+++ new/src/hotspot/os/linux/gc/z/zPhysicalMemoryBacking_linux.cpp	2020-02-17 11:00:01.877505117 +0100
@@ -137,16 +137,9 @@
   _block_size = buf.f_bsize;
   _available = buf.f_bavail * _block_size;
 
-  // Make sure we're on a supported filesystem
-  if (!is_tmpfs() && !is_hugetlbfs()) {
-    log_error(gc)("Backing file must be located on a %s or a %s filesystem",
-                  ZFILESYSTEM_TMPFS, ZFILESYSTEM_HUGETLBFS);
-    return;
-  }
-
   // Make sure the filesystem type matches requested large page type
   if (ZLargePages::is_transparent() && !is_tmpfs()) {
-    log_error(gc)("-XX:+UseTransparentHugePages can only be enable when using a %s filesystem",
+    log_error(gc)("-XX:+UseTransparentHugePages can only be enabled when using a %s filesystem",
                   ZFILESYSTEM_TMPFS);
     return;
   }
@@ -169,10 +162,22 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  const size_t expected_block_size = is_tmpfs() ? os::vm_page_size() : os::large_page_size();
-  if (expected_block_size != _block_size) {
+  if (ZLargePages::is_explicit() && os::large_page_size() != ZGranuleSize) {
+    log_error(gc)("Incompatible large page size configured " SIZE_FORMAT " (expected " SIZE_FORMAT ")",
+                  os::large_page_size(), ZGranuleSize);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Make sure the filesystem block size is compatible
+  if (ZGranuleSize % _block_size != 0) {
+    log_error(gc)("Filesystem backing the heap has incompatible block size (" SIZE_FORMAT ")",
+                  _block_size);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (is_hugetlbfs() && _block_size != os::large_page_size()) {
     log_error(gc)("%s filesystem has unexpected block size " SIZE_FORMAT " (expected " SIZE_FORMAT ")",
-                  is_tmpfs() ? ZFILESYSTEM_TMPFS : ZFILESYSTEM_HUGETLBFS, _block_size, expected_block_size);
+                  ZFILESYSTEM_HUGETLBFS, _block_size, os::large_page_size());
     return;
   }