[LOG4J2-3329] OOM Issue: RollingFile with custom layout and timebased rolling policy

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Abandoned
• Affects Version/s: 2.17.1
• Component/s: Appenders, Layouts

Environment

CERTIFICATION

• Assignee: Ralph Goers
• Reporter: Geet S
• Created: 12/Jan/22 01:27
• Updated: 03/Jan/23 06:17
• Resolved: 03/Jan/23 06:17

Description

I have used Java log4j2 programmatically and created custom appender of type RollingFile with custom layout and TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy (interval 1800) . We see below issue for one component and this does not happen for all.

We are using OpenJDK 1.8 with Embedded Jetty server 9.

Error: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded

Exception Trace 1:

2022-01-11 22:14:53,338 JobPublishingTask - 25 of 30 ERROR An exception occurred processing Appender CustomAppender org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AppenderLoggingException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded

at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderControl.tryCallAppender(AppenderControl.java:165)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderControl.callAppender0(AppenderControl.java:134)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderControl.callAppenderPreventRecursion(AppenderControl.java:125)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderControl.callAppender(AppenderControl.java:89)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.callAppenders(LoggerConfig.java:542)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.processLogEvent(LoggerConfig.java:500)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.log(LoggerConfig.java:483)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.log(LoggerConfig.java:417)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AwaitCompletionReliabilityStrategy.log(AwaitCompletionReliabilityStrategy.java:82)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Logger.log(Logger.java:161)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.tryLogMessage(AbstractLogger.java:2205)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.logMessageTrackRecursion(AbstractLogger.java:2159)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.logMessageSafely(AbstractLogger.java:2142)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.logMessage(AbstractLogger.java:1994)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.logIfEnabled(AbstractLogger.java:1852)

at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.log(AbstractLogger.java:1642)

Exception Trace 2:

2022-01-01 09:00:51,554 JobPublishingTaskDLSQS - 15 of 30 ERROR An exception occurred processing Appender CustomAppender org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AppenderLoggingException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderControl.tryCallAppender(AppenderControl.java:165) at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderControl.callAppender0(AppenderControl.java:134) at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderControl.callAppenderPreventRecursion(AppenderControl.java:125) at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderControl.callAppender(AppenderControl.java:89) at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.callAppenders(LoggerConfig.java:542) at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.processLogEvent(LoggerConfig.java:500) at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.log(LoggerConfig.java:483) at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.log(LoggerConfig.java:417) at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AwaitCompletionReliabilityStrategy.log(AwaitCompletionReliabilityStrategy.java:82) at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Logger.log(Logger.java:161) at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.tryLogMessage(AbstractLogger.java:2205) at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.logMessageTrackRecursion(AbstractLogger.java:2159) at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.logMessageSafely(AbstractLogger.java:2142) at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.logMessage(AbstractLogger.java:1994) at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.logIfEnabled(AbstractLogger.java:1852) at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.log(AbstractLogger.java:1642) at