[KAFKA-1130] "log.dirs" is a confusing property name

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 0.8.0
• Component/s: config
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: David Arthur
• Created: 11/Nov/13 20:38
• Updated: 20/Nov/17 08:21
• Resolved: 20/Nov/17 08:21

Description

"log.dirs" is a somewhat misleading config name. The term "log" comes from an internal Kafka class name, and shouldn't leak out into the public API (in this case, the config).

Something like "data.dirs" would be less confusing.