Index: src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/Store.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/Store.java (revision 1042756) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/Store.java (working copy) @@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ this.majorCompactionTime = getNextMajorCompactTime(); this.maxFilesToCompact = conf.getInt("hbase.hstore.compaction.max", 10); - this.minCompactSize = this.region.memstoreFlushSize * 3 / 2; // +50% pad + this.minCompactSize = conf.getInt("hbase.hstore.compaction.minsize", + (int)(this.region.memstoreFlushSize * 3 / 2)); // +50% pad this.compactRatio = conf.getFloat("hbase.hstore.compaction.ratio", 1.2F); if (Store.closeCheckInterval == 0) {