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Jakob Homan commented on HDFS-1123:
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BC's suggestion has strong merit, regardless of the on-going discussion about
moving to Avro.
> Need HDFS Protocol Specification
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> Key: HDFS-1123
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-1123
> Project: Hadoop HDFS
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: documentation
> Reporter: bc Wong
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> It'd be great to document (in a spec, not in the code) the HDFS wire protocol:
> * The layout of the different request and reply messages.
> * The semantics of the various calls.
> * The semantics of the various fields.
> For example, I stumbled upon the goldmine of comments around
> DataNode.java:1150. It looks correct, but the version number of 9 doesn't
> inspire confidence that it's up-to-date. (It's also a random place to put
> such an important comment.)
> Having a formal spec is a big step forward for compatibility. It also
> highlights design decisions and helps with protocol evolution.
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