> I think you're alluding to the recent WebHDFS+ACLs compat JIRA here,
No. My comments was unrelated. > but I > don't think xattrs will hit the same issues. The xattr functionality is > wholly contained within new RPC calls, and AFAIK didn't modify any existing > client calls. You have to explicitly call "hadoop fs -getxattr" or similar, > in which case it'll error if you're talking to an old server. > Sounds good, as long new client continues to work with the older server. > Also note that this is just to merge to trunk, we'll be doing further > compat testing internally before merging to branch-2. > Sounds good. -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or forwarding of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete it from your system. Thank You.
