GitHub user NicoK opened a pull request: https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/4594
[FLINK-7517][network] let NettyBufferPool extend PooledByteBufAllocator ## What is the purpose of the change `NettyBufferPool` wraps `PooledByteBufAllocator` but due to this, any allocated buffer's `alloc()` method is returning the wrapped `PooledByteBufAllocator` which allows heap buffers again. By extending the `PooledByteBufAllocator` instead, we prevent this loop hole and also fix Netty's invariant that a copy of a buffer should have the same allocator. ## Brief change log - change `NettyBufferPool` from wrapping `PooledByteBufAllocator` into extending it ## Verifying this change This change is already covered by existing tests, such as `NettyBufferPoolTest` since the behaviour does not change. ## Does this pull request potentially affect one of the following parts: - Dependencies (does it add or upgrade a dependency): (no) - The public API, i.e., is any changed class annotated with `@Public(Evolving)`: (no) - The serializers: (no) - The runtime per-record code paths (performance sensitive): (yes) - Anything that affects deployment or recovery: JobManager (and its components), Checkpointing, Yarn/Mesos, ZooKeeper: (no) ## Documentation - Does this pull request introduce a new feature? (no) - If yes, how is the feature documented? (JavaDocs) You can merge this pull request into a Git repository by running: $ git pull https://github.com/NicoK/flink flink-7517 Alternatively you can review and apply these changes as the patch at: https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/4594.patch To close this pull request, make a commit to your master/trunk branch with (at least) the following in the commit message: This closes #4594 ---- commit ec0db2bedffbe67b9a5e08c577a1b74f74c061ac Author: Nico Kruber <n...@data-artisans.com> Date: 2017-08-23T10:04:28Z [FLINK-7517][network] let NettyBufferPool extend PooledByteBufAllocator Previously, NettyBufferPool only wrapped PooledByteBufAllocator but then, any allocated buffer's alloc() method was returning the wrapped PooledByteBufAllocator which allowed heap buffers again. By extending the PooledByteBufAllocator, we prevent this loop hole. This also fixes the invariant that a copy of a buffer should have the same allocator. ---- --- If your project is set up for it, you can reply to this email and have your reply appear on GitHub as well. If your project does not have this feature enabled and wishes so, or if the feature is enabled but not working, please contact infrastructure at infrastruct...@apache.org or file a JIRA ticket with INFRA. ---