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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)) {