[HADOOP-6546] BloomMapFile can return false negatives

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.20.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.1.0, 0.21.0
• Component/s: io
• Target Version/s: 1.1.0
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Clark Jefcoat
• Reporter: Clark Jefcoat
• Created: 08/Feb/10 17:52
• Updated: 08/May/12 19:58
• Resolved: 19/Mar/10 23:19

Description

BloomMapFile can return false negatives when using keys of varying sizes. If the amount of data written by the write() method of your key class differs between instance of your key, your BloomMapFile may return false negatives.