[HBASE-8012] Reseek should position to the beginning of file for the first time it is invoked with a KV smaller than the first KV in file

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.94.5
• Fix Version/s: 0.98.0, 0.95.0
• Component/s: regionserver
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Raymond Liu
• Reporter: Raymond Liu
• Created: 06/Mar/13 05:17
• Updated: 23/Sep/13 18:30
• Resolved: 13/Mar/13 15:14

Description

The storeFileScanner's seekAtOrAfter method will position at the beginning of the file when the passed KV is smaller than first KV in file. While for reseekAtOrAfter, I think it should also do the same thing when it is the first time it been seeked. originally, this is workaround by adding a isReseekable property in StoreFileScanner, and is checked upon each enforceSeek(), if it is not seeked before, it will go with seek approaching instead of reseek approaching. While why not make reseekAtOrAfter working correctly for the first time it been reseek (also never been seek before), since the file is never seeked before, so position it at the beginning of the file don't break the idea of "reseek", say never rewind.

It will save the effort for HBASE-8001, with this fixed, it won't need to check isReseekable any more.

Issue Links

• is depended upon by: HBASE-8001 Avoid unnecessary lazy seek