Github user StephanEwen commented on a diff in the pull request:

    https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/3219#discussion_r98687559
  
    --- Diff: flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/util/FileUtils.java ---
    @@ -148,14 +158,49 @@ public static void deleteDirectory(File directory) 
throws IOException {
                                return;
                        }
     
    -                   // delete the directory. this fails if the directory is 
not empty, meaning
    -                   // if new files got concurrently created. we want to 
fail then.
    -                   try {
    -                           Files.delete(directory.toPath());
    -                   }
    -                   catch (NoSuchFileException ignored) {
    -                           // if someone else deleted this concurrently, 
we don't mind
    -                           // the result is the same for us, after all
    +                   java.nio.file.Path directoryPath = directory.toPath();
    +                   if (OperatingSystem.isWindows()) {
    +                           // delete the directory. this fails if the 
directory is not empty, meaning
    +                           // if new files got concurrently created. we 
want to fail then.
    +                           try {
    +                                   Files.delete(directoryPath);
    +                           } catch (NoSuchFileException ignored) {
    +                                   // if someone else deleted this 
concurrently, we don't mind
    +                                   // the result is the same for us, after 
all
    +                           } catch (AccessDeniedException e) {
    +                                   // This may occur on Windows if another 
process is currently
    +                                   // deleting the file, since the file 
must be opened in order
    +                                   // to delete it. We double check here 
to make sure the file
    +                                   // was actually deleted by another 
process. Note that this
    +                                   // isn't a perfect solution, but it's 
better than nothing.
    +                                   if (Files.exists(directoryPath)) {
    +                                           throw e;
    +                                   }
    +                           } catch (DirectoryNotEmptyException e) {
    +                                   // This may occur on Windows for some 
reason even for empty
    +                                   // directories. Apparently there's a 
timing/visibility
    +                                   // issue when concurrently deleting the 
contents of a directory 
    +                                   // and afterwards deleting the 
directory itself.
    +                                   try {
    +                                           Thread.sleep(50);
    --- End diff --
    
    Then I do not understand the comment above. It reads like that can happen 
even if there is no other thread attempting to delete the directory?


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