[HDFS-11067] DFS#listStatusIterator(..) should throw FileNotFoundException if the directory deleted before fetching next batch of entries

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha4
• Component/s: hdfs-client
• Target Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha4
• Hadoop Flags: Incompatible change
• Release Note: DistributedFileSystem#listStatusIterator(..) throws FileNotFoundException if directory got deleted during iterating over large list beyond ls limit.
• Assignee: Vinayakumar B
• Reporter: Vinayakumar B
• Created: 27/Oct/16 04:44
• Updated: 22/Jun/17 12:49
• Resolved: 22/Jun/17 12:10

Description

DFS#listStatusIterator(..) currently stops iterating silently when the directory gets deleted before fetching the next batch of entries.

It should throw FileNotFoundException() and let user know that file is deleted in the middle.