[HADOOP-592] NullPointerException in toString for RPC connection objects

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.7.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.7.1
• Assignee: Owen O'Malley
• Reporter: Owen O'Malley
• Created: 10/Oct/06 18:08
• Updated: 11/Oct/06 21:09
• Resolved: 11/Oct/06 17:56

Description

If the socket is closed when the log message is generated, the toString method gets a NullPointerException.

The exception is caught and logged, but happens often enough that administrators will worry about it. It also loses useful debugging information.