[HADOOP-6356] Add a Cache for AbstractFileSystem in the new FileContext/AbstractFileSystem framework.

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 0.22.0
• Component/s: fs
• Assignee: Sanjay Radia
• Reporter: Sanjay Radia
• Created: 02/Nov/09 23:17
• Updated: 23/May/14 23:30

Description

The new filesystem framework, FileContext and AbstractFileSystem does not implement a cache for AbstractFileSystem.
This Jira proposes to add a cache to the new framework just like with the old FileSystem.

Issue Links

• blocks: HADOOP-6446 Deprecate FileSystem
• depends upon: HADOOP-4952 Improved files system interface for the application writer.