[HADOOP-10499] Remove unused parameter from ProxyUsers.authorize()

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.4.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.5.0
• Component/s: security
• Target Version/s: 2.5.0
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Benoy Antony
• Reporter: Benoy Antony
• Created: 14/Apr/14 17:10
• Updated: 03/Sep/14 20:36
• Resolved: 16/Apr/14 23:18

Description

The Configuration parameter is not used in the authorize() function. It can be removed and callers can be updated.

Attaching the simple patch which removes the unused conf parameter and updates the callers.
The ProxyUsers is defined as a private audience and so there shouldn't be any external callers.

Issue Links

• breaks: HADOOP-10539 Provide backward compatibility for ProxyUsers.authorize() call
• is related to: HDFS-6251 Update HDFS calls to ProxyUsers#authorize.
• is related to: MAPREDUCE-5840 Update MapReduce calls to ProxyUsers#authorize.
• is related to: HBASE-11067 HBase cannot build againt Hadoop branch-2