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  1. Hadoop Common
  2. HADOOP-7657

Add support for LZ4 compression

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    • Type: Improvement
    • Status: Closed
    • Priority: Major
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Affects Version/s: None
    • Fix Version/s: 0.23.1
    • Component/s: None
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    • Target Version/s:
    • Hadoop Flags:
      Reviewed
    • Tags:
      compression

      Description

      According to several benchmark sites, LZ4 seems to overtake other fast compression algorithms, especially in the decompression speed area. The interface is also trivial to integrate (http://code.google.com/p/lz4/source/browse/trunk/lz4.h) and there is no license issue.

        Attachments

        1. HADOOP-7657.lz4.v1.patch
          58 kB
          Binglin Chang
        2. HADOOP-7657.lz4.v2.patch
          60 kB
          Binglin Chang
        3. hadoop-7657.v3.txt
          60 kB
          Todd Lipcon

          Issue Links

          is superceded by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. HADOOP-7975 Add entry to XML defaults for new LZ4 codec

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed
          relates to

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. HADOOP-8266 Backport LZ4 compression

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Open

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. ACCUMULO-351 Add support for LZ4 compression

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Resolved

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              • Assignee:
                decster Binglin Chang
                Reporter:
                mrbsd Bert Sanders
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