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

Yasumasa Suenaga suenaga.yasumasa at oss.ntt.co.jp
Wed Sep 14 01:01:16 UTC 2011


Hi,

I've made new RFE. (I can't view it yet.)
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7090324


Yasumasa

(2011/09/13 8:53), Yasumasa Suenaga wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thank you for replying.
> I'm waiting to be created new CR, and I hope to integrate this patch :-)
>
>
> Thanks,
> Yasumasa
>
> (2011/09/12 22:50), Dmitry Samersoff wrote:
>> 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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