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Zhu Zhu updated FLINK-13962: ---------------------------- Description: Currently Execution#taskRestore is reset to null in task deployment stage. The purpose of it is "allows the JobManagerTaskRestore instance to be garbage collected. Furthermore, it won't be archived along with the Execution in the ExecutionVertex in case of a restart. This is especially important when setting state.backend.fs.memory-threshold to larger values because every state below this threshold will be stored in the meta state files and, thus, also the JobManagerTaskRestore instances." (From FLINK-9693) However, if a task fails before it comes to the deployment stage(e.g. fails due to slot allocation timeout), the Execution#taskRestore will remain non-null and will be archived in prior executions. This may result in large JM heap cost in certain cases and lead to continuous JM full GCs. I’d propose to set the taskRestore field to be null before moving an execution to prior executions. We can keep the logic which set the taskRestore field to be null after task deployment to allow the was: Currently Execution#taskRestore is reset to null in task deployment stage. The purpose of it is "allows the JobManagerTaskRestore instance to be garbage collected. Furthermore, it won't be archived along with the Execution in the ExecutionVertex in case of a restart. This is especially important when setting state.backend.fs.memory-threshold to larger values because every state below this threshold will be stored in the meta state files and, thus, also the JobManagerTaskRestore instances." (From FLINK-9693) However, if a task fails before it comes to the deployment stage(e.g. fails due to slot allocation timeout), the Execution#taskRestore will remain non-null and will be archived in prior executions. This may result in large JM heap cost in certain cases. I think we should check the Execution#taskRestore and make sure it is null when moving a execution to prior executions. > Execution#taskRestore leaks if task fails before deploying > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: FLINK-13962 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-13962 > Project: Flink > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Runtime / Coordination > Affects Versions: 1.9.0, 1.10.0 > Reporter: Zhu Zhu > Priority: Major > > Currently Execution#taskRestore is reset to null in task deployment stage. > The purpose of it is "allows the JobManagerTaskRestore instance to be garbage > collected. Furthermore, it won't be archived along with the Execution in the > ExecutionVertex in case of a restart. This is especially important when > setting state.backend.fs.memory-threshold to larger values because every > state below this threshold will be stored in the meta state files and, thus, > also the JobManagerTaskRestore instances." (From FLINK-9693) > > However, if a task fails before it comes to the deployment stage(e.g. fails > due to slot allocation timeout), the Execution#taskRestore will remain > non-null and will be archived in prior executions. > This may result in large JM heap cost in certain cases and lead to continuous > JM full GCs. > > I’d propose to set the taskRestore field to be null before moving an > execution to prior executions. > We can keep the logic which set the taskRestore field to be null after task > deployment to allow the -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.2#803003)