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ASF GitHub Bot commented on FLINK-6328: --------------------------------------- Github user asfgit closed the pull request at: https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/3965 > Savepoints must not be counted as retained checkpoints > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: FLINK-6328 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-6328 > Project: Flink > Issue Type: Bug > Components: State Backends, Checkpointing > Affects Versions: 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.4.0 > Reporter: Stephan Ewen > Assignee: Till Rohrmann > Priority: Blocker > Fix For: 1.3.0, 1.2.2 > > > The Checkpoint Store retains the *n* latest checkpoints. > Savepoints are counted as well, meaning that for settings with 1 retained > checkpoint, there are sometimes no retained checkpoints at all, only a > savepoint. > That is dangerous, because savepoints must be assumed to disappear at any > point in time - their lifecycle is out of control of the > CheckpointCoordinator. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.15#6346)