Java heap Xms and linux free memory different

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Even when -Xmx and -Xms set to the same value, the space reserved for Java Heap is not immediately allocated in RAM.

Operating System typically allocates physical memory lazily, only on the first access to a virtual page. So, while unused part of Java Heap is not touched, it won’t really consume memory.

You may use -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch option to forcibly touch all heap pages on JVM start.

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