Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-hadoop-common-issues-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-common-issues-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 189E3DE44 for ; Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:21:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 19987 invoked by uid 500); 12 Mar 2013 03:21:14 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-common-issues-archive@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 19833 invoked by uid 500); 12 Mar 2013 03:21:14 -0000 Mailing-List: contact common-issues-help@hadoop.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: common-issues@hadoop.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list common-issues@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 19536 invoked by uid 99); 12 Mar 2013 03:21:13 -0000 Received: from arcas.apache.org (HELO arcas.apache.org) (140.211.11.28) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:21:13 +0000 Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:21:13 +0000 (UTC) From: "Arun C Murthy (JIRA)" To: common-issues@hadoop.apache.org Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Subject: [jira] [Commented] (HADOOP-9371) Define Semantics of FileSystem and FileContext more rigorously MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-JIRA-FingerPrint: 30527f35849b9dde25b450d4833f0394 [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-9371?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13599651#comment-13599651 ] Arun C Murthy commented on HADOOP-9371: --------------------------------------- +1 for this effort - thanks for taking this on Steve! > Define Semantics of FileSystem and FileContext more rigorously > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HADOOP-9371 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-9371 > Project: Hadoop Common > Issue Type: Sub-task > Components: fs > Affects Versions: 1.2.0, 3.0.0 > Reporter: Steve Loughran > Assignee: Steve Loughran > Attachments: HadoopFilesystemContract.pdf > > Original Estimate: 48h > Remaining Estimate: 48h > > The semantics of {{FileSystem}} and {{FileContext}} are not completely defined in terms of > # core expectations of a filesystem > # consistency requirements. > # concurrency requirements. > # minimum scale limits > Furthermore, methods are not defined strictly enough in terms of their outcomes and failure modes. > The requirements and method semantics should be defined more strictly. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira