[HBASE-7414] Convert some HFile metadata to PB

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.95.0
• Component/s: HFile
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Andrew Kyle Purtell
• Reporter: Michael Stack
• Created: 20/Dec/12 23:20
• Updated: 23/Sep/13 18:31
• Resolved: 08/Jan/13 01:15

Description

See HBASE-7201

Convertion should be in a manner that does not prevent our being able to read old style hfiles with Writable metadata.

Issue Links

• relates to: HBASE-7233 Serializing KeyValues over RPC