[ACCUMULO-2523] TabletTime.maxMetadataTime NPE if both arguments are null

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.4.4, 1.5.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.2, 1.6.0
• Component/s: tserver
• Labels: newbie nullpointerexception
• Assignee: Al Krinker
• Reporter: Bill Havanki
• Created: 21/Mar/14 14:32
• Updated: 08/May/14 21:51
• Resolved: 23/Apr/14 15:11

Description

TabletTime.maxMetadataTime accounts for the cases where one or the other argument to it is null, but not if both are null. When both arguments are null, the method throws a NullPointerException. It should probably return null instead.