[HADOOP-2078] Name-node should be able to close empty files.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.15.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.16.0
• Assignee: Konstantin Shvachko
• Reporter: Konstantin Shvachko
• Created: 19/Oct/07 02:25
• Updated: 02/May/13 02:29
• Resolved: 16/Nov/07 05:48

Description

When I try to close an empty file, the name-node throws an exception "Could not complete write to file"
and issues a warning "NameSystem.completeFile: failed to complete".
I don't see any reason why empty files should not be allowed.

Issue Links

• is depended upon by: HADOOP-2149 Pure name-node benchmarks.