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Unmapping a file now gives its memory back. A file that does not fit in native memory fails with HotSpot's error.

FileChannel.map copies the mapped range into the VM's native memory, which holds at most 512 MB. Before this change, that memory only grew. After a program mapped a 200 MB file once, the VM kept the 200 MB until it exited. Unmapping a read-write mapping also copied the whole range first, so RSS jumped by the mapping's size at unmap.

• Freeing a block at the top of native memory lowers the top. Free blocks just below it merge in through an index of free-block end addresses, so a small free stays O(1). Once the used part falls to a quarter of a buffer of 2 MB or more, the buffer is replaced by a smaller one.
• A mapping that does not fit fails like mmap returning ENOMEM: map0 throws OutOfMemoryError, and FileChannelImpl retries once, then reports IOException: Map failed with that cause. A failed grow leaves native memory usable.
• Write-back passes a view of the mapped bytes instead of a copy.
• Snapshot restore goes through NativeMemory.restore, which rebuilds the index.
• docs/support.md explains that mappings are copies in the 512 MB native memory.

Map, touch and unmap a 200 MB file four times. RSS after unmap and a gc:

	start	peak at unmap	after unmap
master	188 to 192 MB	614 to 622 MB	413 to 422 MB
this branch	188 to 194 MB	413 to 417 MB	212 to 217 MB

Tests:

• test/java/MappedFile.java maps, writes, forces and unmaps a 4 MB file, and the output matches HotSpot.
• test/memory.test.ts covers shrinking, merging free blocks into the top, and a failed allocation. test/nio.test.ts covers the map0 failure.
• FileChannel/AtomicAppend.java now passes and is in passing.txt. The other MappedByteBuffer and FileChannel map tests still pass.
• pnpm typecheck and pnpm test pass.

Noticed, not fixed:

• A page-aligned block placed above a small block leaves a gap of up to 4080 bytes. If the small block is freed while the mapping is live, the top stays above it until the blocks below are freed. That wastes 4 KB at most.
• MapSyncFail.java needs jdk.nio.mapmode.ExtendedMapMode, which is not in the image.

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• Bug Fixes
  • Native memory is reclaimed when allocations are freed, and the memory buffer can shrink when enough space is available.
  • Memory-mapped file allocation failures now report OutOfMemoryError: Map failed instead of surfacing an unrelated allocation error.
  • Mapped-file changes are written back when forced or unmapped.
• Documentation
  • Clarified that file mappings use the VM’s limited native memory, shared with other native allocations, and may fail if they exceed available capacity.

NativeMemory now tracks free-block ends, reclaims top allocations, shrinks buffers, and restores allocator state. NIO mapping converts allocation failures to OutOfMemoryError and writes mapped-memory views back to files. Documentation and tests cover allocator behavior, mapped files, and AtomicAppend support.

Changes: Native memory and mapped files

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Allocator resizing and block reuse src/memory.ts, test/memory.test.ts	NativeMemory tracks free-block ends, resizes its buffer, reclaims contiguous top blocks, and tests allocation, freeing, and buffer behavior.
Allocator snapshot restoration src/memory.ts, src/snapshot.ts, test/memory.test.ts	NativeMemory restores saved bytes and allocation tables. restoreVM delegates memory restoration to that method, and a test covers restored allocator state.
Mapped-file writes and allocation failures src/natives/nio.ts, test/nio.test.ts, test/java/MappedFile.java, test/jtreg/passing.txt, docs/support.md	writeBack passes a view of mapped memory to OpenFile.write. map0 converts allocation failures to OutOfMemoryError("Map failed"). Added tests and documentation cover mapped files and AtomicAppend support.

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Change: Bug fix

Possibly related PRs

• Project516/java-web#37: Adds aligned allocation to NativeMemory.malloc and requests alignment in map0, which connects to the allocator and mapped-memory changes here.
• Project516/java-web#29: Adds boot snapshot capture and restoration, which connects to the allocator restoration changes here.

Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review aad47

Freeing many small native allocations in an unlucky order can make the VM stall while the allocator reclaims blocks. A failed buffer shrink under memory pressure can make a free or unmap call throw during cleanup. Both cases are uncommon, but they should be fixed before merge.

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- Line 100: Avoid repeated linear scans when reclaiming free blocks in the logic
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The PR implements native memory reclamation after unmapping files and adds HotSpot-compatible OOM failures for oversized mappings. Key changes: NativeMemory now tracks free blocks by end address to merge adjacent frees and lower the top pointer, shrinking the buffer when usage drops below 25% of a 2 MB+ buffer. FileChannel.map0 throws OutOfMemoryError on allocation failure (FileChannelImpl wraps it in IOException). Write-back uses a view (subarray) instead of a copy. Snapshot restore rebuilds the free-end index. Tests cover shrinking, merge order, failed allocations, and the map0 OOM path. The known alignment gap (≤4 KB) is documented and not fixed.

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The PR implements native memory management for file mappings: unmapping files returns memory to the native heap via top-lowering and free-block merging, oversized mappings fail with HotSpot-compatible OutOfMemoryError, write-back uses views instead of copies, and snapshot restore rebuilds the NativeMemory index. The native memory now shrinks when usage drops to a quarter of the buffer.

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