[HADOOP-5471] SyncLogs thread in Child.java would update wrong file for a cleanup attempt, in some cases.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.19.1
• Fix Version/s: 0.20.0
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Amareshwari Sriramadasu
• Reporter: Amareshwari Sriramadasu
• Created: 12/Mar/09 05:35
• Updated: 08/Jul/09 16:53
• Resolved: 19/Mar/09 10:48

Description

This happens in the following scenario:
If jvm is launched for a cleanup attempt and getTask has not returned yet. thus, isCleanup value is not obtained yet. But, the SyncLogs thread would do a syncLogs with wrong isCleanup value (i.e. with wrong index file).