Seeing otel collector metrics crash looping due to nil point

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Seeing otel collector metrics crash looping due to nil pointer ref

Geoff Ostrega · Answer

```otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl panic runtime error invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl signal SIGSEGV segmentation violation code=0x1 addr=0x18 pc=0xbae67a otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl goroutine 89 running otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl 0x2 0x2 0xc03339ad80 0x2 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl Users ankitnayan go pkg mod go opentelemetry io collector v0 26 0 consumer consumererror combine go 46 +0xda otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl 0x450cd88 0xc000135b60 0xc00067f9b0 0x0 0x0 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl Users ankitnayan go src github com open telemetry opentelemetry collector contrib exporter clickhousemetricsexporter exporter go 170 +0xbc5 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl 0x450cd88 0xc000135b60 0x450cd88 0xc000135b60 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl Users ankitnayan go pkg mod go opentelemetry io collector v0 26 0 exporter exporterhelper metricshelper go 57 +0x47 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl 0x4521cf8 0xc0005a0020 0x0 0x0 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl Users ankitnayan go pkg mod go opentelemetry io collector v0 26 0 exporter exporterhelper common go 215 +0x88 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl 0x4521cf8 0xc0005a0020 0x3e87ac8 0x8 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl Users ankitnayan go pkg mod go opentelemetry io collector v0 26 0 exporter exporterhelper queued retry go 272 +0x28a otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl 0x4521cf8 0xc0005a0020 0x4521cf8 0xc0005a0020 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl Users ankitnayan go pkg mod go opentelemetry io collector v0 26 0 exporter exporterhelper metricshelper go 120 +0xb1 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl 0xc0005a0020 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl Users ankitnayan go pkg mod go opentelemetry io collector v0 26 0 exporter exporterhelper queued retry go 152 +0x75 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl 0x3976ba0 0xc0005a0020 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl Users ankitnayan go pkg mod github com jaegertracing jaeger v1 22 0 pkg queue bounded queue go 104 +0x3a otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl 0xc00071b7c0 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl Users ankitnayan go pkg mod github com jaegertracing jaeger v1 22 0 pkg queue bounded queue go 83 +0xe9 otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl created by otel collector metrics 86b96f698c r6mjl Users ankitnayan go pkg mod github com jaegertracing jaeger v1 22 0 pkg queue bounded queue go 73 +0xc5```

Vishal Sharma · Answer

< U02SFB032LA> can you please describe more about this issue For example since when the otel collector is running and are you sending events to otel collector When is it crashing Add all the relevant details Cc < U01HWQ1RTC2>

Ankit Nayan · Answer

< U02SFB032LA> are you still facing this issue Would be helpful to know more details here