Java native memory leak deploying thousands of JSP files every few minutes

Solution Verified - Updated

Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
  • JBoss Enterprise Web Server (EWS) Tomcat
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Tomcat

Issue

  • Deploying thousands of JSP files every few minutes causes the Java process size to increase

Resolution

Stop needless redeployment of JSP files; only redeploy updated files.

If you have applications that use JSF, try the following settings in their web.xml to cut back on JSF overhead:

<context-param>
  <param-name>facelets.REFRESH_PERIOD</param-name>
  <param-value>-1</param-value>
</context-param>
<context-param>
  <param-name>facelets.DEVELOPMENT</param-name>
  <param-value>false</param-value>
</context-param>
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