src/hotspot/os/linux/gc/z/zPhysicalMemoryBacking_linux.cpp

@@ -136,18 +136,18 @@
   _filesystem = buf.f_type;
   _block_size = buf.f_bsize;
   _available = buf.f_bavail * _block_size;
 
   // Make sure we're on a supported filesystem
-  if (!is_tmpfs() && !is_hugetlbfs()) {
+  if (!ZAllowHeapOnFileSystem && !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()) {
+  if (!ZAllowHeapOnFileSystem && ZLargePages::is_transparent() && !is_tmpfs()) {
     log_error(gc)("-XX:+UseTransparentHugePages can only be enable when using a %s filesystem",
                   ZFILESYSTEM_TMPFS);
     return;
   }
 

@@ -168,11 +168,17 @@
                   ZFILESYSTEM_HUGETLBFS);
     return;
   }
 
   const size_t expected_block_size = is_tmpfs() ? os::vm_page_size() : os::large_page_size();
-  if (expected_block_size != _block_size) {
+  if (ZAllowHeapOnFileSystem) {
+    if (ZGranuleSize % _block_size != 0) {
+      log_error(gc)("Filesystem block size of %s should be multiple of " SIZE_FORMAT,
+                    AllocateHeapAt, _block_size);
+      return;
+    }
+  } else if (expected_block_size != _block_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);
     return;
   }