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[email protected] commented on HBASE-3750:
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bq. On 2011-04-09 22:05:45, Gary Helmling wrote:
bq. > What is the motivation for calling flushCommits() automatically here?
Are we trying to save client developers from writing buggy code?
bq. >
bq. > The downside I see is that it's easy to envision a case where I use
HTablePool for batch loading, but don't want to actually flush after every
cycle of: get table, perform operation, return table. This change would
prevent me from doing that and force me either write my own pool or somehow
work around it.
bq. >
bq. > In this case it both fails the obviousness test for me and limits what I
can easily do as a developer. What is the upside? Is it sufficient to balance
out the limitations?
bq.
bq. Ted Yu wrote:
bq. This addition is certainly defensive.
bq. Consider what could happen before this patch, putTable() didn't
guarantee that the table instance would be put back into the queue (because of
size limit of the queue). The user would risk losing data.
bq. Since putTable(tableA) followed by getTable() call doesn't guarantee
that tableA would be returned, I wonder how the user planned to finally flush
all the buffered data to the underlying table. Consider, that getTable() would
always return an HTableInterface instance, he/she couldn't just call getTable()
repeatedly and flush the instance's (buffered) data.
bq.
bq. Gary Helmling wrote:
bq. I think the only necessary change here is your addition of the call to
HTableFactory.releaseHTableInterface() when the table instance is being
discarded. This calls HTable.close(), which of course calls flushCommits(), so
there is no risk of data loss.
bq.
bq. flushCommits() is also called on each pooled table instance in
HTablePool.closeTablePool(), again by way of HTable.close().
bq.
bq. Both of these seem appropriate.
bq.
bq. The only part in question, I think, is the additional call to
flushCommits() on line 123. In the case of a discarded table, this is
redundant. In the case of a table re-added to the pool, this limits
flexibility and blocks some legitimate usage (putting back a table with a
partially filled buffer). Of course this is debatable. There is no clear
definition of which should take priority, telling HTable to not auto flush or
putting a table back in the pool. But I would rather err on the side of
flexibility and adaptability to different needs when the client already has the
tools to flush when needed and we're already providing flushing when the table
is discarded or the pool is closed.
I modified title of the JIRA to narrow the scope.
I am Okay with removing flushCommits() call since nobody complains about loss
of data so far.
bq. On 2011-04-09 22:05:45, Gary Helmling wrote:
bq. > /src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HTablePool.java, line 126
bq. > <https://reviews.apache.org/r/573/diff/1/?file=15585#file15585line126>
bq. >
bq. > This seems dangerous and unexpected from a client code point of
view. I wouldn't expect returning the table to a pool to throw a
RuntimeException that could potentially cause my client application to exit.
bq.
bq. Ted Yu wrote:
bq. Disclaimer: I didn't invent this piece of code. I got it from
HTableFactory.releaseHTableInterface()
bq. If we think that Lars' suggestion is good, we should accept this piece
of code.
bq.
bq. Gary Helmling wrote:
bq. I think the issue is more that this is now being called in putTable()
which doesn't declare itself to throw any exceptions.
bq.
bq. The solution seems pretty simple. Make putTable() and
releaseHTableInterface() throw IOException and throw it directly instead of
wrapping in RuntimeException.
I agree with this suggestion, assuming this fix goes to both trunk and 0.90.3
There're 3 methods which now throw IOException: closeTablePool(), putTable()
and releaseHTableInterface()
Once this proposal gets more votes, I will upload a new patch.
- Ted
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On 2011-04-09 19:48:31, Ted Yu wrote:
bq.
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bq.
bq. (Updated 2011-04-09 19:48:31)
bq.
bq.
bq. Review request for hbase and Lars George.
bq.
bq.
bq. Summary
bq. -------
bq.
bq. Currently HTablePool.putTable() doesn't call table.flushCommits()
bq. If AutoFlush is disabled for table instance, we should call
table.flushCommits().
bq.
bq. When HTable instance is discarded in putTable(), we should call
tableFactory.releaseHTableInterface().
bq.
bq.
bq. This addresses bug HBASE-3750.
bq. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-3750
bq.
bq.
bq. Diffs
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bq.
bq. /src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HTablePool.java 1090500
bq.
bq. Diff: https://reviews.apache.org/r/573/diff
bq.
bq.
bq. Testing
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bq.
bq. TestHTablePool passes.
bq.
bq.
bq. Thanks,
bq.
bq. Ted
bq.
bq.
> HTablePool.putTable() should call tableFactory.releaseHTableInterface() for
> discarded table
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: HBASE-3750
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-3750
> Project: HBase
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: client
> Affects Versions: 0.90.1
> Reporter: Ted Yu
> Assignee: Ted Yu
> Attachments: 3750.txt
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>
> Currently HTablePool.putTable() doesn't call table.flushCommits()
> When HTable instance is discarded in putTable(), we should call
> tableFactory.releaseHTableInterface().
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