Govind Kamat created HADOOP-8462: ------------------------------------ Summary: Native-code implementation of bzip2 codec Key: HADOOP-8462 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-8462 Project: Hadoop Common Issue Type: Improvement Components: io Affects Versions: 0.23.1 Reporter: Govind Kamat Fix For: 0.23.3
The bzip2 codec supplied with Hadoop is currently available only as a Java implementation. A version that uses the system bzip2 library can provide improved performance and a better memory footprint. This will also make it feasible to utilize alternative bzip2 libraries that may perform better for specific jobs. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira