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From: Tim Armstrong <tarmstrong@cloudera.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 15:45:06 -0800
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Subject: Re: test_ddl_stress likely not getting regular, automated runs
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For what it's worth there's a similar problem with TestSpillStress that I
came across too. I was surprised when I realised too.

On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 3:38 PM, Michael Brown <mikeb@cloudera.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Background: I am conducting an audit of metadata tests.
>
> A particular manifestation of IMPALA-3947 [0] is that the test module
> test_ddl_stress.py isn't runnable via any buildall.sh option. I expect
> this means test_ddl_stress.py isn't being run regularly except by
> conscientious developers running it locally. Note that this test was
> not disabled as part of the commit "IMPALA-2605: Omit the sort and
> mini stress tests".
>
> I'm interested to know any history around this.
>
> Could any community members who have been around for several years,
> especially those who work on the Catalog, shed light on this? Were you
> assuming test_ddl_stress.py was being run regularly? Or do you know to
> run it by hand? Do you know it to be reliable and useful, and it
> should be included in regular runs, or do you know it to be flaky and
> needing work?
>
> It's fine if no one knows any such answers, but they would lend
> context to getting test_ddl_stress running regularly.
>
> Thanks.
>
> [0] https://issues.cloudera.org/browse/IMPALA-3947
>

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