Hi-
How does the NameNode handle load balancing of non-local reads with multiple block locations when locality is equal? IE, if the client is equidistant (same rack) from 2 DataNodes hosting the same block, does the NameNode consider current client count or any other load indicators when deciding which DataNode will satisfy the read request? Or, is the client provided a list of all split locations and is allowed to make this choice themselves? Thanks! -Ben
