[HADOOP-4467] SerializationFactory should use current context ClassLoader

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.18.1, 0.19.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.18.2
• Release Note: SerializationFactory now uses the current context ClassLoader allowing for user supplied Serialization instances.
• Assignee: Chris Wensel
• Reporter: Chris Wensel
• Created: 20/Oct/08 22:31
• Updated: 04/Nov/08 18:48
• Resolved: 23/Oct/08 03:53

Description

SerializationFactory#add calls Class.forName without a ClassLoader instance. This prevents user-space Serialization classes from being loaded.

The resulting ClassNotFoundException is eaten after being logged, and a NPE is thrown further down the line when a Serializer is requested.