[HADOOP-8442] NPE in reading Client.java while reading response when dest process went down.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0-alpha, 3.0.0-alpha1
• Component/s: ipc
• Target Version/s: 2.0.0-alpha
• Assignee: Vinayakumar B
• Reporter: Vinayakumar B
• Created: 26/May/12 12:31
• Updated: 12/May/16 18:27
• Resolved: 26/May/12 12:37

Description

Caused by: java.io.IOException: Error reading responses
	at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client$Connection.run(Client.java:788)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client$Connection.receiveResponse(Client.java:852)
	at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client$Connection.run(Client.java:781)

We can make a null check and give better message.

Issue Links

• duplicates: HADOOP-8397 NPE thrown when IPC layer gets an EOF reading a response