ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
openjdk version "17.0.2" 2022-01-18
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Homebrew (build 17.0.2+0)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Homebrew (build 17.0.2+0, mixed mode, sharing)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
According to the manual of JDK 17, the behavior of "-XX:MaxDirectMemorySize=size" is described as "By default, the size is set to 0, meaning that the JVM chooses the size for NIO direct-buffer allocations automatically".
It says when size is set to 0, the JVM will choose the size of direct memory automatically. But when I set "-XX:MaxDirectMemorySize" to 0. I can not allocate even a byte.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Just run the following code with "-XX:MaxDirectMemorySize=0".

java -XX:MaxDirectMemorySize=0 Main.java

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
No error.
ACTUAL -
java -XX:MaxDirectMemorySize=0 Main.java
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Cannot reserve 8192 bytes of direct buffer memory (allocated: 0, limit: 0)
        at java.base/java.nio.Bits.reserveMemory(Bits.java:178)
        at java.base/java.nio.DirectByteBuffer.<init>(DirectByteBuffer.java:121)
        at java.base/java.nio.ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(ByteBuffer.java:332)
        at java.base/sun.nio.ch.Util.getTemporaryDirectBuffer(Util.java:243)
        at java.base/sun.nio.ch.IOUtil.read(IOUtil.java:293)
        at java.base/sun.nio.ch.IOUtil.read(IOUtil.java:273)
        at java.base/sun.nio.ch.FileChannelImpl.read(FileChannelImpl.java:232)
        at java.base/sun.nio.ch.ChannelInputStream.read(ChannelInputStream.java:65)
        at java.base/sun.nio.ch.ChannelInputStream.read(ChannelInputStream.java:107)
        at java.base/sun.nio.ch.ChannelInputStream.read(ChannelInputStream.java:101)
        at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(BufferedInputStream.java:282)
        at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:343)
        at java.base/sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.readBytes(StreamDecoder.java:270)
        at java.base/sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.implRead(StreamDecoder.java:313)
        at java.base/sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.read(StreamDecoder.java:188)
        at java.base/java.io.InputStreamReader.read(InputStreamReader.java:177)
        at java.base/java.io.BufferedReader.fill(BufferedReader.java:162)
        at java.base/java.io.BufferedReader.read1(BufferedReader.java:213)
        at java.base/java.io.BufferedReader.read(BufferedReader.java:287)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.launcher.Main.readFile(Main.java:254)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.launcher.Main.compile(Main.java:371)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:189)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:132)

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        System.out.println(ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(1));
    }

}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Do not pass "-XX:MaxDirectMemorySize" to java or set a sufficient size for direct memory.

FREQUENCY : always