[LUCENE-9366] Unused maxDoc parameter in DocValues.emptySortedNumeric()

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 8.6
• Lucene Fields: New
• Assignee: Alan Woodward
• Reporter: Alan Woodward
• Created: 07/May/20 11:09
• Updated: 28/Aug/22 16:03
• Resolved: 07/May/20 13:41

Description

DocValues.emptySortedNumeric() currently takes a maxDoc parameter, which is unused. We can just remove it, which simplifies a couple of call sites and will make LUCENE-9330 a bit tidier.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1491