Github user aarondav commented on the pull request: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/1321#issuecomment-49002113 I think it makes more sense if you can't run a command than certain commands happen to be runnable while there are no cluster resources. This sort of execution puts more stress on the driver, as well, and things like OutOfMemoryErrors on the driver are far more serious than on an Executor (for example, [this issue](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/spark-users/eu9RJc3nQng/-T6wmcjMFiwJ)). My hypothesis is that this feature is rarely useful, and often leads to more confusion for users and potentially less stability.
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