src/share/vm/gc_implementation/shared/vmGCOperations.cpp

@@ -102,10 +102,17 @@
 bool VM_GC_Operation::doit_prologue() {
   assert(Thread::current()->is_Java_thread(), "just checking");
   assert(((_gc_cause != GCCause::_no_gc) &&
           (_gc_cause != GCCause::_no_cause_specified)), "Illegal GCCause");
 
+  // To be able to handle a GC the VM initialization needs to be completed.
+  if (!is_init_completed()) {
+    vm_exit_during_initialization(
+      err_msg("GC triggered before VM initialization completed. Try increasing "
+              "NewSize, current value " UINTX_FORMAT "K.", NewSize / K));
+  }
+
   acquire_pending_list_lock();
   // If the GC count has changed someone beat us to the collection
   // Get the Heap_lock after the pending_list_lock.
   Heap_lock->lock();