[SPARK-4754] ExecutorAllocationManager should not take in SparkContext

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.2.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.1, 1.3.0
• Component/s: Spark Core
• Target Version/s: 1.2.1, 1.3.0
• Assignee: Andrew Or
• Reporter: Andrew Or
• Created: 05/Dec/14 03:05
• Updated: 19/Dec/14 01:42
• Resolved: 19/Dec/14 01:42

Description

We should refactor ExecutorAllocationManager to not take in a SparkContext. Otherwise, new developers may try to add a lot of unnecessary pointers.

Issue Links

• links to: [Github] Pull Request #3614 (andrewor14)