[HBASE-20521] TableOutputFormat.checkOutputSpecs conf checking sequence cause pig script run fail

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha-1, 2.1.0, 2.0.1
• Component/s: mapreduce

Environment

spark 2.2.1, hbase 2.0.0

• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Michael Jin
• Reporter: Michael Jin
• Created: 03/May/18 00:22
• Updated: 26/Apr/19 06:48
• Resolved: 08/May/18 15:28

Description

HBASE-20295 fix null point exception of "conf" member variable, add "context.getConfiguration()" in case when "conf" object was not been properly initialized, and put it into the first priority checking sequence, this code change affect user call "setConf" explicitly initialize "conf" object in TableOutputFormat object, proposal to change checking sequence, use "conf" object from "getConf" method first .

Issue Links

• is broken by: HBASE-20295 TableOutputFormat.checkOutputSpecs throw NullPointerException Exception
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #92
• links to: Review Board (master)