@@ -418,12 +418,15 @@ static void allocate_system_memory_nonnuma(MemoryRegion *mr, Object *owner,
Error *err = NULL;
memory_region_init_ram_from_file(mr, owner, name, ram_size, false,
mem_path, &err);
-
- /* Legacy behavior: if allocation failed, fall back to
- * regular RAM allocation.
- */
if (err) {
error_report_err(err);
+ if (mem_prealloc) {
+ exit(1);
+ }
+
+ /* Legacy behavior: if allocation failed, fall back to
+ * regular RAM allocation.
+ */
memory_region_init_ram(mr, owner, name, ram_size, &error_fatal);
}
#else