ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS:   -Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=gasp
java version "1.8.0_151"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_151-b12)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.151-b12, mixed mode)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Javadoc of method ArrayList.ensureCapacity does not restrict the capacity of the ArrayList.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. Compile the sample program
2. Run it using Oracle HotSpot java

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The ArrayList capacity increased by Integer.MAX_VALUE.
ACTUAL -
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Requested array size exceeds VM limit
	at java.util.Arrays.copyOf(Arrays.java:3210)
	at java.util.Arrays.copyOf(Arrays.java:3181)
	at java.util.ArrayList.grow(ArrayList.java:265)
	at java.util.ArrayList.ensureExplicitCapacity(ArrayList.java:239)
	at java.util.ArrayList.ensureCapacity(ArrayList.java:219)
	at A.main(A.java:6)

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public class A {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      ArrayList al = new ArrayList();
      al.ensureCapacity(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
   }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

FREQUENCY : always