[HADOOP-1514] Progress reporting not handled for the case where a reducer currently doesn't have anything to fetch

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.14.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.14.0
• Assignee: Vivek Ratan
• Reporter: Devaraj Das
• Created: 21/Jun/07 08:30
• Updated: 08/Jul/09 16:52
• Resolved: 26/Jun/07 20:31

Description

In some apps (like the randomwriter), the maps take a long time to complete, and there could be cases where a reducer would just be waiting for map(s) to complete. During that time progress reporting is not done.