Github user aarondav commented on the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/607#issuecomment-41881386
One downside to closing the FileSystems after task completion is you lose
all benefits of having a FileSystem cache, which could still be significant if
the FileSystem includes significant buildup or teardown.
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