JDK-6941923 : RFE: Handling large log files produced by long running Java Applications
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Affected Version: hs17,hs18,6
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • OS: generic,solaris
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2010-04-08
  • Updated: 2019-09-24
  • Resolved: 2011-11-23
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Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6950787 - Make GC logs cyclic
Relates :  
JDK-7055309 - File for -Xloggc flag is opened with 'w', not 'a'
Relates :  
JDK-6799101 - Circular logging
Relates :  
JDK-8231398 - Add time tracing for gc log rotation at safepoint cleanup
Description
This RFE addresses the a problem faced by long running (one or more months) Java applications generating large log files that exhaust available disk storage.

This RFE introduces a new flag  -XX:logfilesize=n and its usage is described as follows:


 -Xloggc:somefile  -XX:logfilesize=n

  If  the value of n is 0 or is not set then current behavior.

  else

  if  n is positive, close  somefile when its size reaches n and direct
  GC log to somefile.1 until its size reaches n, close somefile.1 and
  dirct GC log to somefile.2 etc.

  A OS specific background (provided by the user) can monitor closed log files
  and move them to back up storage.

  else

  if n is negative perform circular logging when the file size equals abs(n)
Comments
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hotspot-rt/hotspot/rev/2a241e764894
08-07-2011
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hotspot-comp/hotspot/rev/2a241e764894
08-07-2011
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hotspot-gc/hotspot/rev/2a241e764894
11-06-2011
EVALUATION introduced three flags: 1) -XX:+UseGCLogRotation must be used with -Xloggc:<filename> 2) -XX:NumberOfGClogFiles=<number of files> must be >=1, default is one 3) -XX:GCLogFileSize=<number>M (or K) default will be set to 512K if UseGCLogRotation set and -Xloggc gives file name, do Log rotation, depends on other flag settings. if NumberOfGClogFiles = 1, using same file, rotate log when reaches file capicity (set by GCLogFileSize) in <filename>.0 if NumberOfGClogFiles > 1, rotate between files <filename>.0, <filename>.1, ..., <filename>.n-1 GC output through outputStream, we have multiple threads, vmThread, CMS threads, GC worker threads. Check if need rotation at every safepoint. When stop world (at safepoint), changing file handle is safe, else need grab lock to do the change. i.e. tty_lock.
01-04-2011