6941923: RFE: Handling large log files produced by long running Java Applications

[Dmitry Samersoff]

Dan,

Indeed. I'll care of the new CR and integration as soon as we make 
decision to integrate this patch.

-Dmitry

On 2011-09-12 17:37, Daniel D. Daugherty wrote:
> Just an administrative FYI. Bug ID 6941923 has already been
> used to push a fix to the HotSpot repo:
>
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hotspot-gc/hotspot/rev/2a241e764894
>
> so it cannot be used again in the HotSpot repo. If this work
> is going to move forward, then a new bug ID will be needed.
>
> Dan
>
>
> On 9/11/11 7:18 PM, Yasumasa Suenaga wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using "logrotate" tool on RHEL for various log rotation.
>> Now, HotSpot has gclog rotation function for log size base.
>> However, I need to rotate gc log synchronizing with logrotate tool.
>>
>>
>> So, I've made a patch for executing gclog rotation from external tool.
>>
>>
>>   * Changes in HotSpot (hotspot.patch):
>>    * gclog rotation request is received via AttachListener.
>>    * logrotation function ( rotatingFileStream::rotate_log() ) has
>>      1 parameter. It's determined that gclog rotation is forced or not.
>>    * HotSpot allows "GCLogFileSize == 0" . Because we can rotate gclog
>>      via external tool.
>>
>>   * Changes in JDK (jdk.patch):
>>    * gclog rotation is invoked via "jinfo" command with "-rotategclog"
>>      option.
>>    * With "-rotategclog -force" option, gclog is rotated mandatorily.
>>    * "jinfo" is executed "rotategclog" command in AttachListener on
>>      target JVM.
>>
>>
>> I've attached these patch in this email. Please check it.
>>
>> I would like to contribute this patch, and I hope to apply this patch to
>> JDK 6 / 7 / 8.
>>
>>
>> Please cooperate.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Yasumasa
>>


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Dmitry Samersoff
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