src/share/vm/memory/universe.cpp

rev 5146 : [mq]: first-patch

@@ -870,10 +870,13 @@
 }
 
 
 // Reserve the Java heap, which is now the same for all GCs.
 ReservedSpace Universe::reserve_heap(size_t heap_size, size_t alignment) {
+  assert(alignment <= Arguments::conservative_max_heap_alignment(),
+      err_msg("actual alignment "SIZE_FORMAT" must be within maximum heap alignment "SIZE_FORMAT,
+          alignment, Arguments::conservative_max_heap_alignment()));
   size_t total_reserved = align_size_up(heap_size, alignment);
   assert(!UseCompressedOops || (total_reserved <= (OopEncodingHeapMax - os::vm_page_size())),
       "heap size is too big for compressed oops");
 
   bool use_large_pages = UseLargePages && is_size_aligned(alignment, os::large_page_size());