File watchers might not be handled properly causing gradual increase in CPU/Memory usage about fluentd HOT 3 OPEN

Thanks for your report!

Fluentd tail plugin was outputting If you keep getting this message, please restart Fluentd. After coming across #3614, we implemented the workaround suggested there.

• changed follow_inodes to true
• set rotate_wait to 0

So, follow_inodes false has a similar issue.
Could you please report an issue of follow_inodes false in a new issue?

from fluentd.

@daipom In this case I had follow_inodes true

Do you want me to open a new issue just for tracking?

from fluentd.

@uristernik
Wasn't there a problem with follow_inodes false as well?
I'd like to sort out each of follow_inodes false problem and follow_inodes true problem.

I'd like to know if there is any difference between follow_inodes false and follow_inodes true.
For example, whether the same resource leakage occurs when follow_inodes false.

If there is no particular difference, we are fine with this for now.
Thanks!

from fluentd.