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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl b/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl
index 3523f680a3..3ee8e2c6e6 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl
@@ -360,8 +360,12 @@ init(Max) when is_integer(Max) ->
%% go back.
init({go_back, _PostState}) ->
{ok, {?buffer_size, 0, []}};
-init(_) -> %% Start and just relay to other
- {ok, []}. %% node if node(GLeader) =/= node().
+init(_) ->
+ %% The error logger process may receive a huge amount of
+ %% messages. Make sure that they are stored off heap to
+ %% avoid exessive GCs.
+ process_flag(message_queue_data, off_heap),
+ {ok, []}.
-spec handle_event(term(), state()) -> {'ok', state()}.