pnowojski commented on a change in pull request #11877:
URL: https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/11877#discussion_r665092084
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File path:
flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/io/network/partition/PipelinedSubpartition.java
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@@ -315,6 +326,17 @@ BufferAndBacklog pollBuffer() {
if (buffer.readableBytes() > 0) {
break;
}
+
+ // if we have an empty finished buffer and the exclusive
credit is 0, we just return
+ // the empty buffer so that the downstream task can release
the allocated credit for
+ // this empty buffer, this happens in two main scenarios
currently:
+ // 1. all data of a buffer builder has been read and after
that the buffer builder
+ // is finished
+ // 2. in approximate recovery mode, a partial record takes a
whole buffer builder
+ if (buffersPerChannel == 0 && bufferConsumer.isFinished()) {
+ break;
+ }
+
Review comment:
I was not suggesting that. I was suggesting to:
> we would avoid sending empty buffer if there are still more buffers in the
backlog that are already enqueued
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