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Harsh J resolved HADOOP-3218. ----------------------------- Resolution: Won't Fix This shouldn't be removed, given Amareshwari's comment. > getRecordWriter need not to check the existence of the output directory > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HADOOP-3218 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-3218 > Project: Hadoop Common > Issue Type: Bug > Reporter: Runping Qi > > I don't think the code segment in > {code} > if (!fs.exists(outputPath)) { > throw new IOException("Output directory doesnt exist"); > } > {code} > is necessary. > It actually cause unnecessary load to dfs namenode. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira