I think that if we add the filename of a file to each block, it adds additional complexity to the implementation of the filesystem. what is the use-case that you have in mind?
thanks, dhruba On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 11:30 PM, Jack Li <jack...@duke.edu> wrote: > > I am trying to add functionality so that a block can store the name of the > file it is associated with. Having looked at the HDFS source code, would > this implementation be added correctly by make some modifications to the > INodeFile.java and Block.java files? Are there some more modifications I am > missing that need to be added for this functionality to be possible? Thanks > > Jack > -- Connect to me at http://www.facebook.com/dhruba
