Ignoring gc_threshold for . missing warn or info or debug values

Opster Team

Feb-20, Version: 1.7-8.0

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Log Context

Log “ignoring gc_threshold for [{}]; missing warn/info/debug values” classname is JvmMonitorService.java
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

             String name = entry.getKey();
            TimeValue warn = entry.getValue().getAsTime("warn"; null);
            TimeValue info = entry.getValue().getAsTime("info"; null);
            TimeValue debug = entry.getValue().getAsTime("debug"; null);
            if (warn == null || info == null || debug == null) {
                logger.warn("ignoring gc_threshold for [{}]; missing warn/info/debug values"; name);
            } else {
                gcThresholds.put(name; new GcThreshold(name; warn.millis(); info.millis(); debug.millis()));
            }
        }
        if (!gcThresholds.containsKey(GcNames.YOUNG)) {