[HDFS-618] Support for non-recursive mkdir in HDFS

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.21.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.21.0
• Component/s: hdfs-client, namenode
• Hadoop Flags: Incompatible change, Reviewed
• Release Note: New DFSClient.mkdir(...) allows option of not creating missing parent(s).
• Assignee: Kan Zhang
• Reporter: Kan Zhang
• Created: 14/Sep/09 17:38
• Updated: 24/Aug/10 20:49
• Resolved: 16/Sep/09 18:26

Description

Existing mkdirs call automatically creates missing parent directories. HADOOP-4952 call for a mkdir call that doesn't.

Issue Links

• is related to: HADOOP-6418 FileSystem should have mkdir and create file apis which do not create parent path.
• relates to: HADOOP-4952 Improved files system interface for the application writer.