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diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl b/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl
index 3523f680a3..9bf8547745 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
%%
%% %CopyrightBegin%
%%
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2016. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2017. All Rights Reserved.
%%
%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
handle_event/2, handle_call/2, handle_info/2,
terminate/2]).
+-export([get_format_depth/0, limit_term/1]).
+
-define(buffer_size, 10).
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -360,8 +362,12 @@ 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()}.
@@ -514,3 +520,21 @@ string_p1([H|T]) when is_list(H) ->
end;
string_p1([]) -> true;
string_p1(_) -> false.
+
+-spec limit_term(term()) -> term().
+
+limit_term(Term) ->
+ case get_format_depth() of
+ unlimited -> Term;
+ D -> io_lib:limit_term(Term, D)
+ end.
+
+-spec get_format_depth() -> 'unlimited' | pos_integer().
+
+get_format_depth() ->
+ case application:get_env(kernel, error_logger_format_depth) of
+ {ok, Depth} when is_integer(Depth) ->
+ max(10, Depth);
+ undefined ->
+ unlimited
+ end.