[HDFS-2954] Remove implementing Writable interface in the datatypes used at the client and the server

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0-alpha
• Component/s: datanode, hdfs-client, namenode
• Assignee: Brandon Li
• Reporter: Suresh Srinivas
• Created: 15/Feb/12 20:51
• Updated: 10/Mar/15 04:35

Description

With the completion of translator layer in HDFS, the separation of server/client datatypes and the wire types is complete. The server/client datatypes no longer need to implement Writables.