Для JDK8:
Первоначально установлены произвольные 64 МБ, ...
(От: https://github.com/frohoff/jdk8u-dev-jdk/blob/master/src/share/classes/sun/misc/VM.java#L186)
// A user-settable upper limit on the maximum amount of allocatable direct
// buffer memory. This value may be changed during VM initialization if
// "java" is launched with "-XX:MaxDirectMemorySize=<size>".
//
// The initial value of this field is arbitrary; during JRE initialization
// it will be reset to the value specified on the command line, if any,
// otherwise to Runtime.getRuntime().maxMemory().
//
private static long directMemory = 64 * 1024 * 1024;
...но тогда для directMemory устанавливается значение maxMemory () ~ = Heapsize (если параметр maxDirectMemorySize-Parameter не установлен):
(из: https://github.com/frohoff/jdk8u-dev-jdk/blob/master/src/share/classes/sun/misc/VM.java#L286)
// Set the maximum amount of direct memory. This value is controlled
// by the vm option -XX:MaxDirectMemorySize=<size>.
// The maximum amount of allocatable direct buffer memory (in bytes)
// from the system property sun.nio.MaxDirectMemorySize set by the VM.
// The system property will be removed.
String s = (String)props.remove("sun.nio.MaxDirectMemorySize");
if (s != null) {
if (s.equals("-1")) {
// -XX:MaxDirectMemorySize not given, take default
directMemory = Runtime.getRuntime().maxMemory();
} else {
long l = Long.parseLong(s);
if (l > -1)
directMemory = l;
}
}
Тест, кажется, поддерживает это утверждение, "test.java.nio.Buffer.LimitDirectMemory.java":
(из https://github.com/frohoff/jdk8u-dev-jdk/blob/da0da73ab82ed714dc5be94acd2f0d00fbdfe2e9/test/java/nio/Buffer/LimitDirectMemory.java#L74)
if (size.equals("DEFAULT"))
return (int)Runtime.getRuntime().maxMemory();