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

[Jesper Wilhelmsson]

I agree with Dmitry here. I think the ability to log to syslog would be more useful than implementing our own rotation.
/Jesper


12 sep 2011 kl. 12:14 skrev Dmitry Samersoff <Dmitry.Samersoff at oracle.com>:

> Yasumasa,
> 
> Personally, I would prefer to add an ability to log to syslog then use standard well known log handling infrastructure.
> 
> -Dmitry
> 
> 
> On 2011-09-12 05:18, 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
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dmitry Samersoff
> Java Hotspot development team, SPB04
> * There will come soft rains ...