[MAPREDUCE-4272] SortedRanges.Range#compareTo is not spec compliant

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.3
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.3-alpha, 1.1.2
• Component/s: task
• Labels: alt-jdk
• Target Version/s: 2.0.0-alpha, 1.1.2
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Yu Gao
• Reporter: Luke Lu
• Created: 20/May/12 04:49
• Updated: 03/Sep/14 23:15
• Resolved: 04/Jan/13 18:23

Description

SortedRanges.Range#compareTo does not satisfy the requirement of Comparable#compareTo, where "the implementor must ensure

sgn(x.compareTo(y)) == -sgn(y.compareTo(x))

for all x and y."

This is manifested as TestStreamingBadRecords failures in alternative JDKs.

Issue Links

• is related to: HADOOP-8192 Fix unit test failures with IBM's JDK