[HIVE-11469] Update doc for InstanceCache to clearly define the contract on the SeedObject

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.0
• Component/s: Serializers/Deserializers
• Assignee: Swarnim Kulkarni
• Reporter: Swarnim Kulkarni
• Created: 05/Aug/15 18:40
• Updated: 16/Feb/16 23:51
• Resolved: 24/Aug/15 17:31

Description

With HIVE-11288, we started using InstanceCache as a key. However it doesn't seem like the class actually implements the equals or hashcode methods which can potentially lead to inaccurate results.