atomll(char *, jlong *) in src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp does not
fully verify that the memory size specification string does not contain illegal
characters. At the present time, only the first character after the last
non-digit is checked. Subsequent characters are ignored.

$ java -Xss4Mfoobar Hi
hi
$ java -Xmx16Mfoobar Hi
hi
$ java -Xms8Mfoobar Hi
hi
$ java -version
java version "1.4.1-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1-beta-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1-beta-b14, mixed mode)

-- iag@sfbay 2002-06-20