Spark memory-linked errors
3 min readMay 6, 2024
Common memory-related issues in Apache Spark applications
There are many potential reasons for memory problems:
- Too few shuffle partitions
- Large broadcast
- UDFs
- Window function without
PARTITION BY
statement - Skew
- Streaming State
Out-of-Memory Errors (OOM)
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
- Driver OOM: The Spark driver runs the main program and…