NameNodeResourceMonitor

FSNamesystem.startActiveServices starts NameNodeResourceMonitor thread.

this.nnrmthread = new Daemon(new NameNodeResourceMonitor());
      nnrmthread.start();

NameNodeResourceMonitor periodically calls hasAvailableResources of NameNodeResourceChecker

/**
   * Periodically calls hasAvailableResources of NameNodeResourceChecker, and if
   * there are found to be insufficient resources available, causes the NN to
   * enter safe mode. If resources are later found to have returned to
   * acceptable levels, this daemon will cause the NN to exit safe mode.
   */
  class NameNodeResourceMonitor implements Runnable  {
    boolean shouldNNRmRun = true;
    @Override
    public void run () {
      try {
        while (fsRunning && shouldNNRmRun) {
          checkAvailableResources();
          if(!nameNodeHasResourcesAvailable()) {
            String lowResourcesMsg = "NameNode low on available disk space. ";
            if (!isInSafeMode()) {
              LOG.warn(lowResourcesMsg + "Entering safe mode.");
            } else {
              LOG.warn(lowResourcesMsg + "Already in safe mode.");
            }
            enterSafeMode(true);
          }
          try {
            Thread.sleep(resourceRecheckInterval);
          } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
            // Deliberately ignore
          }
        }
      } catch (Exception e) {
        FSNamesystem.LOG.error("Exception in NameNodeResourceMonitor: ", e);
      }
    }


 }

NameNodeResourceMonitor.checkAvailableResources

  /**
   * Perform resource checks and cache the results.
   */
  void checkAvailableResources() {
    Preconditions.checkState(nnResourceChecker != null,
        "nnResourceChecker not initialized");
    hasResourcesAvailable = nnResourceChecker.hasAvailableDiskSpace();
  }

/**
   * Return true if disk space is available on at least one of the configured
   * redundant volumes, and all of the configured required volumes.
   * 
   * @return True if the configured amount of disk space is available on at
   *         least one redundant volume and all of the required volumes, false
   *         otherwise.
   */
  public boolean hasAvailableDiskSpace() {
    return NameNodeResourcePolicy.areResourcesAvailable(volumes.values(),
        minimumRedundantVolumes);
  }

for each volume in volumes, check isResourceAvailable, and there must minimumRedundantVolumes redundant volumes.

If the volume is local disk, then its type is CheckedVolume.

CheckedVolume.isResourceAvailable

 @Override
    public boolean isResourceAvailable() {
      long availableSpace = df.getAvailable();
      if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
        LOG.debug("Space available on volume '" + volume + "' is "
            + availableSpace);
      }
      if (availableSpace < duReserved) {
        LOG.warn("Space available on volume '" + volume + "' is "
            + availableSpace +
            ", which is below the configured reserved amount " + duReserved);
        return false;
      } else {
        return true;
      }
    }

duReserved is 100 MB by default.

 duReserved = conf.getLong(DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_DU_RESERVED_KEY,
        DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_DU_RESERVED_DEFAULT);

If volume is journal, its type is JournalAndStream.

JournalAndStream.isResourceAvailable

 public boolean isResourceAvailable() {
      return !isDisabled();
    }