[HDFS-3671] ByteRangeInputStream shouldn't require the content length header be present

• Type: Bug
• Status: Patch Available
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0-alpha
• Labels: BB2015-05-TBR
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Eli Collins
• Created: 16/Jul/12 17:53
• Updated: 06/May/15 03:31

Description

Per HDFS-3318 the content length header check breaks distcp compatibility with previous releases (0.20.2 and earlier, and 0.21). Like branch-1 this check should be lenient.

Issue Links

• is related to: HDFS-3577 WebHdfsFileSystem can not read files larger than 24KB
• is related to: HDFS-3696 Create files with WebHdfsFileSystem goes OOM when file size is big
• is related to: HDFS-3788 distcp can't copy large files using webhdfs due to missing Content-Length header
• relates to: HDFS-3318 Hftp hangs on transfers >2GB