[HBASE-17522] RuntimeExceptions from MemoryMXBean should not take down server process

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.4.0, 1.3.1, 1.2.5, 1.1.9, 2.0.0
• Component/s: regionserver

Environment

java version "1.8.0_92"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_92-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.92-b14, mixed mode)

-XX:+UseG1GC -XX:+UseStringDeduplication -Xmx32768m

• Assignee: Sean Busbey
• Reporter: Sean Busbey
• Created: 24/Jan/17 16:28
• Updated: 09/Nov/17 19:07
• Resolved: 02/Feb/17 04:56

Description

RegionServer died after MemoryMXBean threw an IllegalArgumentException while attempting to create a MemoryUsage object for the heap during construction of the server load.

We shouldn't allow failure to get load information to take down the RS.