Github user nickwallen commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/metron/pull/706
This is a bug that would be hard to trigger. That is probably why it has
been in the code base for quite some time. It took @mattf-horton 's sharp eyes
to uncover it.
This bug cannot be triggered by a user, it would have to be triggered by a
developer using the `SaltyRowKeyBuilder`. The developer would have to
accidentally reverse the start and end when calling the `rowKeys` function. If
that happens, it would cause an infinite loop, which would be tragic.
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