[IMPALA-11256] SHOW FILES on Iceberg tables lists all files in table directory

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: Impala 4.1.0
• Component/s: Frontend
• Labels: impala-iceberg
• Epic Color: ghx-label-2
• Assignee: Li Penglin
• Reporter: Zoltán Borók-Nagy
• Created: 20/Apr/22 15:29
• Updated: 29/Apr/22 13:45
• Resolved: 28/Apr/22 19:16

Description

SHOW FILES on Iceberg tables lists all files in table directory. Even deleted files and metadata files.
We should show the same files that Spark/Hive lists on the following metadata query:

SELECT * FROM db.tbl.files;

Which only shows the current data files.

Issue Links

• is related to: IMPALA-11276 Flaky TestIcebergTable.test_partitioned_insert