Name: skT88420 Date: 12/10/99


java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-I)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3-I, mixed mode)

In SDK v1.3 RA , the max of heap size can reach only 1262485504 bytes.
It is much smaller than 2,147,483,647 bytes ( 2**31 -1 ).

G:\java\test>java -mx2147483647 LargeArrayTest6
Error occurred during initialization of VM
Size of maximum heap (-2147483648 bytes) must be aligned to 2097152 bytes

G:\java\test>java -mx1262485505 LargeArrayTest6
Error occurred during initialization of VM
Could not reserve enough space for object heap

G:\java\test>java -mx1262485504 LargeArrayTest6
1262485504
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
        <<no stack trace available>>
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But in IBM JDK 1.1.8
The max Heap size can reach 2,147,483,647 bytes ( 2**31 -1 ).

[F:\java\test]java -mx2147483647 LargeArrayTest6
2146914612
should be 123: 123

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class LargeArrayTest6 {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    byte[] array;
    int size = 1259761470; <<-- modify the size here
    System.out.println( size );

    array = new byte[size];
    array[size-1] = 123;
    System.out.println("should be 123: " + array[size-1]);

  }
}
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(Review ID: 98874)
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