Index: src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java (revision 1156257) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java (working copy) @@ -2326,6 +2326,7 @@ } LOG.info("Received request to open region: " + region.getRegionNameAsString()); + this.regionsInTransitionInRS.add(region.getEncodedNameAsBytes()); HTableDescriptor htd = this.tableDescriptors.get(region.getTableName()); if (region.isRootRegion()) { this.service.submit(new OpenRootHandler(this, this, region, htd)); @@ -2387,6 +2388,7 @@ region.getEncodedName()); return false; } + this.regionsInTransitionInRS.add(region.getEncodedNameAsBytes()); CloseRegionHandler crh = null; if (region.isRootRegion()) { crh = new CloseRootHandler(this, this, region, abort, zk);