[KUDU-2015] invalidate data format will causing kudu-tserver to crash. and kudu-table will be un available

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
• Affects Version/s: 1.1.0
• Fix Version/s: n/a
• Component/s: client, impala, tserver
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: zhangsong
• Created: 16/May/17 12:16
• Updated: 25/Aug/17 21:38
• Resolved: 25/Aug/17 21:38

Description

when issuing insert into clause using impala , have issue wrong insert clause, which in turn causing the kudu-table unreadable and kudu-tserver crash.

the test table 's schema:
CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE `cst` (
`pin` STRING,
`age` INT
)
TBLPROPERTIES(...)
the insert into issue "insert into cst values (("test1",2),("test2",3),("test3",3))"
after insertion , impala-shell prompt successfully.
but then select on this table will failed.
also found kudu-tservers(one leader and two follower) hold same tablet of the table crashed.
FATAL msg on them is : "F0516 20:03:18.752769 39540 tablet_peer_mm_ops.cc:128] Check failed: _s.ok() FlushMRS failed on 8ea48349d89d405c94334f832b1bae18: Invalid argument: Failed to finish DRS writer: index too large"

fortunately , it is a test table which only causing 3 kudu-tserver die.