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Raghu Angadi commented on HDFS-487:
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Thanks Dhruba. It looks like the specifics of why a fileid is required (or if
it even helps) depend on future features. I think it is better to wait.
I think should really have strong requirements before adding such important
features or contracts in HDFS. Once it is provided it will stay for a long
time.. even if there is limited use.
> HDFS should expose a fileid to uniquely identify a file
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> Key: HDFS-487
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-487
> Project: Hadoop HDFS
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Reporter: dhruba borthakur
> Assignee: dhruba borthakur
> Attachments: fileid1.txt
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> HDFS should expose a id that uniquely identifies a file. This helps in
> developing applications that work correctly even when files are moved from
> one directory to another. A typical use-case is to make the Pluggable Block
> Placement Policy (HDFS-385) use fileid instead of filename.
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