[HBASE-793] HTable.getStartKeys() ignores table names when matching columns

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.2.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.2.0
• Assignee: Andrew Kyle Purtell
• Reporter: Andrew Kyle Purtell
• Created: 04/Aug/08 06:52
• Updated: 20/Sep/12 22:10
• Resolved: 04/Aug/08 17:27

Description

Dru Jensen wrote on hbase-user@
> I found what is causing the same rows being sent to multiple map tasks.
> If you have the same column family name in other tables, the Test will
> send the same rows to multiple map reducers.

Stack wrote in response:

> Indeed, a bug in getStartKeys will make us process all tables that have
> a column family name in common.
[...]
> The above Visitor is visiting the meta table. Its checking column
> family name. Any region that is not offlined or split gets added to the
> list of regions. Its not checking that the region belongs to the wanted
> table.