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Philip Zeyliger commented on HADOOP-5687: ----------------------------------------- I think Hudson ran out of memory, and I don't see the list of failed tests... {noformat} Total time: 244 minutes 59 seconds Recording test results FATAL: Java heap space java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space .... {noformat} > Hadoop NameNode throws NPE if fs.default.name is the default value > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: HADOOP-5687 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-5687 > Project: Hadoop Core > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: dfs > Reporter: Philip Zeyliger > Priority: Minor > Attachments: HADOOP-5687-v3.patch, HADOOP-5687-v4.patch, > HADOOP-5687-v5.patch, HADOOP-5687.patch, HADOOP-5687.patch > > > Throwing NPE is confusing; instead, an exception with a useful string > description could be thrown instead. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.