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  1. Log4j 2
  2. LOG4J2-982

Use System.nanoTime() to measure time intervals

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Open
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • None
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    • Core, Flume Appender
    • None

    Description

      Unlike System.currentTimeMillis(), which can jump/slew forward and backwards, System.nanoTime() is a monotonic clock (at least it should be) and hence it should be used to measure time intervals (timeouts/delays/etc).

      Attachments

        1. flume-nano.diff
          5 kB
          Gary D. Gregory
        2. LOG4J2-982.patch
          15 kB
          Mikhail Mazursky
        3. LOG4J2-982-v2.patch
          20 kB
          Mikhail Mazursky
        4. LOG4J2-982-v3.patch
          20 kB
          Mikhail Mazursky
        5. LOG4J2-982-v4.patch
          20 kB
          Mikhail Mazursky

        Issue Links

          relates to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. LOG4J2-993 Potential deadlock if a new Logger is created while log4j is reconfiguring in another thread

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed
          supercedes

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. LOG4J2-1048 FileConfigurationMonitor - High CPU usage

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

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              ash2k Mikhail Mazursky
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