[HBASE-8152] Avoid creating empty reference file when splitkey is outside the key range of a store file

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.94.5
• Fix Version/s: 0.98.0, 0.94.7, 0.95.0
• Component/s: Filesystem Integration, HFile
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Sean Zhong
• Reporter: Sean Zhong
• Created: 20/Mar/13 09:01
• Updated: 27/Apr/13 15:55
• Resolved: 31/Mar/13 04:38

Description

When splitting a store file, if the split key is before the first key, or greater than the last key, then only one reference file should be created.

Currently, two reference file will be created.