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Xiao Li updated SPARK-23154:
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    Fix Version/s:     (was: 2.3.1)
                       (was: 2.4.0)
                   2.3.0

> Document backwards compatibility guarantees for ML persistence
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: SPARK-23154
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-23154
>             Project: Spark
>          Issue Type: Documentation
>          Components: Documentation, ML
>    Affects Versions: 2.3.0
>            Reporter: Joseph K. Bradley
>            Assignee: Joseph K. Bradley
>            Priority: Major
>             Fix For: 2.3.0
>
>
> We have (as far as I know) maintained backwards compatibility for ML 
> persistence, but this is not documented anywhere.  I'd like us to document it 
> (for spark.ml, not for spark.mllib).
> I'd recommend something like:
> {quote}
> In general, MLlib maintains backwards compatibility for ML persistence.  
> I.e., if you save an ML model or Pipeline in one version of Spark, then you 
> should be able to load it back and use it in a future version of Spark.  
> However, there are rare exceptions, described below.
> Model persistence: Is a model or Pipeline saved using Apache Spark ML 
> persistence in Spark version X loadable by Spark version Y?
> * Major versions: No guarantees, but best-effort.
> * Minor and patch versions: Yes; these are backwards compatible.
> * Note about the format: There are no guarantees for a stable persistence 
> format, but model loading itself is designed to be backwards compatible.
> Model behavior: Does a model or Pipeline in Spark version X behave 
> identically in Spark version Y?
> * Major versions: No guarantees, but best-effort.
> * Minor and patch versions: Identical behavior, except for bug fixes.
> For both model persistence and model behavior, any breaking changes across a 
> minor version or patch version are reported in the Spark version release 
> notes. If a breakage is not reported in release notes, then it should be 
> treated as a bug to be fixed.
> {quote}
> How does this sound?
> Note: We unfortunately don't have tests for backwards compatibility (which 
> has technical hurdles and can be discussed in [SPARK-15573]).  However, we 
> have made efforts to maintain it during PR review and Spark release QA, and 
> most users expect it.



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