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drop partition with partial specification should remove the HDFS directory corresponding to the root of PS

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        • Type: Improvement Improvement
        • Status: Open
        • Priority: Major Major
        • Resolution: Unresolved
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          Description

          If a table have multiple partitions, say (ds, hr), currently the following command:

          alter table T drop partition(ds='1');

          won't delete the directory .../T/ds=1, although all subdirectories are deleted. This could result in a lot of dangling inodes in HDFS.

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              • Assignee:
                Paul Yang
                Reporter:
                Ning Zhang
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