[HCATALOG-363] HCat leaks metastore connection

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.4
• Fix Version/s: 0.4
• Assignee: Rohini Palaniswamy
• Reporter: Ashutosh Chauhan
• Created: 06/Apr/12 21:53
• Updated: 17/May/12 01:20
• Resolved: 17/Apr/12 21:18

Description

PigHCatUtil::getTable() creates a metastore client but never call close on it. As a result, underlying connection will not be released. Metastore client is created in multiple different files, all of those should be examined to make sure, client is properly closed at the end.