How to analyze JVM crash file hs_err_pidXYZ.log
https://fastthread.io gives a well descriptive analyze on the file. it just need to upload it and it will give following items:
- Reason to crash
- Recommended Solutions
- Active Thread (when app crashed)
- Core Dump Location
- All threads
- ...
It's a text file. Open it in an editor and try to understand what it means.
What kind of file it is?
It's a HotSpot error log file in text format.
What should I use to analyze it?
Start by downloading the OpenJDK 6 source bundle. Search through the hotspot *.cpp files for strings in the error log. Review the source files for an explanation of what the error log contains.
For example, using OpenJDK 7 sources, you can find siginfo (the operating system process signal information) in the os::print_siginfo() method of os_linux.cpp, Registers (the CPU registers' values) in the os::print_context() method of os_linux_x86.cpp, etc.
Do I have to make changes to this file sothat it will be possible for these tools to parse it.
That would be impossible since the Eclipse Memory Analyzer requires a heap file, which the HotSpot error log is not.