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Gopal V edited comment on HIVE-17285 at 8/10/17 3:11 AM: --------------------------------------------------------- [~ashutoshc]: the new String(new byte[]) needs Base64 to work, which takes up extra memory for no reason. To fix the metastore properly, we need to go fix https://github.com/apache/hive/blob/master/standalone-metastore/src/main/thrift/hive_metastore.thrift#L387 and make it {{optional bytes bitVectors}} instead of {{optional String}}. was (Author: gopalv): [~ashutoshc]: the new String(new byte[]) needs Base64 to work. To fix the metastore properly, we need to go fix https://github.com/apache/hive/blob/master/standalone-metastore/src/main/thrift/hive_metastore.thrift#L387 and make it {{optional bytes bitVectors}} instead of {{optional String}}. > Fixes for bit vector retrievals and merging > ------------------------------------------- > > Key: HIVE-17285 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-17285 > Project: Hive > Issue Type: Bug > Reporter: Ashutosh Chauhan > Attachments: HIVE-17285.patch > > -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.4.14#64029)