Confluence Crashes Due to CodeCache in JVM Becoming Full
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Summary
Symptoms
The following appears in the atlassian-confluence.log:
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Caused by: java.lang.VirtualMachineError: out of space in CodeCache for adapters
Diagnosis
The instance will have crashed, locked up or frozen, but once restarted the instance will continue to perform normally until the next freeze/hang/crash.
Cause
The reason this occurs isn't clear, but the problem is that the CodeCache of the JVM becomes full and as a result the JVM locks up and the instance will crash.
Solution
Resolution
Add the following argument to the Java startup options by following Configuring System Properties.
1-XX:+UseCodeCacheFlushingRestart the application to initialise the new configuration.
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