shameersss1 commented on code in PR #3053:
URL: https://github.com/apache/hive/pull/3053#discussion_r897535646


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standalone-metastore/metastore-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/metastore/HiveMetaStoreChecker.java:
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@@ -326,10 +352,24 @@ void checkTable(Table table, PartitionIterable parts, 
byte[] filterExp, CheckRes
       CheckResult.PartitionResult prFromMetastore = new 
CheckResult.PartitionResult();
       prFromMetastore.setPartitionName(getPartitionName(table, partition));
       prFromMetastore.setTableName(partition.getTableName());
-      if (!fs.exists(partPath)) {
-        result.getPartitionsNotOnFs().add(prFromMetastore);
-      } else {
+      if (allPartDirs.remove(partPath)) {
         result.getCorrectPartitions().add(prFromMetastore);
+      } else {
+        // There can be edge case where user can define partition directory 
outside of table directory
+        // to avoid eviction of such partitions
+        // we check existence of partition path which are not in table 
directory
+        if (!partPath.toString().contains(tablePathStr)) {
+          if (!fs.exists(partPath)) {
+            result.getPartitionsNotOnFs().add(prFromMetastore);
+          } else {
+            result.getCorrectPartitions().add(prFromMetastore);
+          }
+        } else {
+          // If Partition Path contains table path, we assume to be 
non-existent partition since

Review Comment:
   Is this a valid assumption? I mean say if the custom partition is inside the 
table directory but doesn't match the HIVE_DEFAIULT_PARTITON i.e the custom 
partition points to any folder inside the table directory shouldn't we check 
its existence in file system as well?



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