http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFileReaderImpl.java
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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFileReaderImpl.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFileReaderImpl.java
index 039f499..7068fe1 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFileReaderImpl.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFileReaderImpl.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ByteBufferKeyOnlyKeyValue;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ public class HFileReaderImpl implements HFile.Reader, 
Configurable {
   private int avgValueLen = -1;
 
   /** Key comparator */
-  private CellComparator comparator = CellComparator.COMPARATOR;
+  private CellComparator comparator = CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR;
 
   /** Size of this file. */
   private final long fileSize;
@@ -727,7 +728,7 @@ public class HFileReaderImpl implements HFile.Reader, 
Configurable {
         offsetFromPos += Bytes.SIZEOF_LONG;
         blockBuffer.asSubByteBuffer(blockBuffer.position() + offsetFromPos, 
klen, pair);
         bufBackedKeyOnlyKv.setKey(pair.getFirst(), pair.getSecond(), klen);
-        int comp = reader.getComparator().compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(key, 
bufBackedKeyOnlyKv);
+        int comp = CellUtil.compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(reader.getComparator(), key, 
bufBackedKeyOnlyKv);
         offsetFromPos += klen + vlen;
         if (this.reader.getFileContext().isIncludesTags()) {
           // Read short as unsigned, high byte first
@@ -810,8 +811,8 @@ public class HFileReaderImpl implements HFile.Reader, 
Configurable {
         } else {
           // The comparison with no_next_index_key has to be checked
           if (this.nextIndexedKey != null &&
-              (this.nextIndexedKey == KeyValueScanner.NO_NEXT_INDEXED_KEY || 
reader
-              .getComparator().compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(key, nextIndexedKey) < 
0)) {
+              (this.nextIndexedKey == KeyValueScanner.NO_NEXT_INDEXED_KEY || 
CellUtil
+                  .compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(reader.getComparator(), key, 
nextIndexedKey) < 0)) {
             // The reader shall continue to scan the current data block instead
             // of querying the
             // block index as long as it knows the target key is strictly
@@ -864,8 +865,7 @@ public class HFileReaderImpl implements HFile.Reader, 
Configurable {
         return false;
       }
       Cell firstKey = getFirstKeyCellInBlock(seekToBlock);
-      if (reader.getComparator()
-           .compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(firstKey, key) >= 0) {
+      if (CellUtil.compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(reader.getComparator(), firstKey, 
key) >= 0) {
         long previousBlockOffset = seekToBlock.getPrevBlockOffset();
         // The key we are interested in
         if (previousBlockOffset == -1) {
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ public class HFileReaderImpl implements HFile.Reader, 
Configurable {
     public int compareKey(CellComparator comparator, Cell key) {
       blockBuffer.asSubByteBuffer(blockBuffer.position() + KEY_VALUE_LEN_SIZE, 
currKeyLen, pair);
       this.bufBackedKeyOnlyKv.setKey(pair.getFirst(), pair.getSecond(), 
currKeyLen);
-      return comparator.compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(key, this.bufBackedKeyOnlyKv);
+      return CellUtil.compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(comparator, key, 
this.bufBackedKeyOnlyKv);
     }
 
     @Override

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFileWriterImpl.java
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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFileWriterImpl.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFileWriterImpl.java
index 5b25bed..33cfa1d 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFileWriterImpl.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFileWriterImpl.java
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.permission.FsPermission;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ByteBufferCell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValueUtil;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator.MetaCellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl.MetaCellComparator;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.compress.Compression;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.crypto.Encryption;
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ public class HFileWriterImpl implements HFile.Writer {
     } else {
       this.blockEncoder = NoOpDataBlockEncoder.INSTANCE;
     }
-    this.comparator = comparator != null? comparator: 
CellComparator.COMPARATOR;
+    this.comparator = comparator != null? comparator: 
CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR;
 
     closeOutputStream = path != null;
     this.cacheConf = cacheConf;
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ public class HFileWriterImpl implements HFile.Writer {
       throw new IOException("Key cannot be null or empty");
     }
     if (lastCell != null) {
-      int keyComp = comparator.compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(lastCell, cell);
+      int keyComp = CellUtil.compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(comparator, lastCell, cell);
 
       if (keyComp > 0) {
         throw new IOException("Added a key not lexically larger than"
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ public class HFileWriterImpl implements HFile.Writer {
       return CellUtil.createFirstOnRow(midRow);
     }
     // Rows are same. Compare on families.
-    diff = CellComparator.compareFamilies(left, right);
+    diff = comparator.compareFamilies(left, right);
     if (diff > 0) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Left family sorts after right 
family; left="
           + CellUtil.getCellKeyAsString(left) + ", right=" + 
CellUtil.getCellKeyAsString(right));
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ public class HFileWriterImpl implements HFile.Writer {
       return CellUtil.createFirstOnRowFamily(right, midRow, 0, midRow.length);
     }
     // Families are same. Compare on qualifiers.
-    diff = CellComparator.compareQualifiers(left, right);
+    diff = comparator.compareQualifiers(left, right);
     if (diff > 0) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Left qualifier sorts after right 
qualifier; left="
           + CellUtil.getCellKeyAsString(left) + ", right=" + 
CellUtil.getCellKeyAsString(right));

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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mob/MobUtils.java 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mob/MobUtils.java
index e87cb3d..c66c571 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mob/MobUtils.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mob/MobUtils.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ public final class MobUtils {
 
     StoreFileWriter w = new StoreFileWriter.Builder(conf, writerCacheConf, fs)
         .withFilePath(path)
-        .withComparator(CellComparator.COMPARATOR).withBloomType(bloomType)
+        .withComparator(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR).withBloomType(bloomType)
         .withMaxKeyCount(maxKeyCount).withFileContext(hFileContext).build();
     return w;
   }

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mob/compactions/PartitionedMobCompactor.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mob/compactions/PartitionedMobCompactor.java
index 1fc2902..92c7cef 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mob/compactions/PartitionedMobCompactor.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mob/compactions/PartitionedMobCompactor.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ArrayBackedTag;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Tag;
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ public class PartitionedMobCompactor extends MobCompactor {
     List<StoreFileScanner> scanners = 
StoreFileScanner.getScannersForStoreFiles(filesToCompact,
       false, true, false, false, HConstants.LATEST_TIMESTAMP);
     long ttl = HStore.determineTTLFromFamily(column);
-    ScanInfo scanInfo = new ScanInfo(conf, column, ttl, 0, 
CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+    ScanInfo scanInfo = new ScanInfo(conf, column, ttl, 0, 
CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
     return new StoreScanner(scanInfo, scanType, scanners);
   }
 

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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CellArrayImmutableSegment.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CellArrayImmutableSegment.java
index e112eaa..ea49fca 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CellArrayImmutableSegment.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CellArrayImmutableSegment.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.ClassSize;
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CellChunkImmutableSegment.java
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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CellChunkImmutableSegment.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CellChunkImmutableSegment.java
index 62ed0c9..b680b61 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CellChunkImmutableSegment.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CellChunkImmutableSegment.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ByteBufferKeyValue;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValueUtil;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ public class CellChunkImmutableSegment extends 
ImmutableSegment {
    */
   protected CellChunkImmutableSegment(CSLMImmutableSegment segment, 
MemStoreSize memstoreSize) {
     super(segment); // initiailize the upper class
-    incSize(0,-CSLMImmutableSegment.DEEP_OVERHEAD_CSLM+ 
CellChunkImmutableSegment.DEEP_OVERHEAD_CCM);
+    incSize(0,-CSLMImmutableSegment.DEEP_OVERHEAD_CSLM + 
CellChunkImmutableSegment.DEEP_OVERHEAD_CCM);
     int numOfCells = segment.getCellsCount();
     // build the new CellSet based on CellChunkMap
     reinitializeCellSet(numOfCells, segment.getScanner(Long.MAX_VALUE), 
segment.getCellSet());

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/DefaultMemStore.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/DefaultMemStore.java
index 7883d12..4ce6e5b 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/DefaultMemStore.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/DefaultMemStore.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseConfiguration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public class DefaultMemStore extends AbstractMemStore {
    * Default constructor. Used for tests.
    */
   public DefaultMemStore() {
-    this(HBaseConfiguration.create(), CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+    this(HBaseConfiguration.create(), CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
   }
 
   /**

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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
index e3d88f6..0bef925 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -81,6 +80,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellBuilderType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellScanner;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CompareOperator;
@@ -3796,7 +3796,7 @@ public class HRegion implements HeapSize, 
PropagatingConfigurationObserver, Regi
         } else if (result.size() == 1 && !valueIsNull) {
           Cell kv = result.get(0);
           cellTs = kv.getTimestamp();
-          int compareResult = CellComparator.compareValue(kv, comparator);
+          int compareResult = CellUtil.compareValue(kv, comparator);
           matches = matches(op, compareResult);
         }
         // If matches put the new put or delete the new delete
@@ -7666,7 +7666,7 @@ public class HRegion implements HeapSize, 
PropagatingConfigurationObserver, Regi
   /**
    * @return Sorted list of <code>cells</code> using <code>comparator</code>
    */
-  private static List<Cell> sort(List<Cell> cells, final Comparator<Cell> 
comparator) {
+  private static List<Cell> sort(List<Cell> cells, final CellComparator 
comparator) {
     Collections.sort(cells, comparator);
     return cells;
   }
@@ -8228,8 +8228,8 @@ public class HRegion implements HeapSize, 
PropagatingConfigurationObserver, Regi
 
   @Override
   public CellComparator getCellComparator() {
-    return this.getRegionInfo().isMetaRegion() ? CellComparator.META_COMPARATOR
-        : CellComparator.COMPARATOR;
+    return this.getRegionInfo().isMetaRegion() ? 
CellComparatorImpl.META_COMPARATOR
+        : CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR;
   }
 
   public long getMemStoreFlushSize() {

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java
index 4278dd8..186608f 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CompoundConfiguration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
@@ -281,9 +282,9 @@ public class HStore implements Store, HeapSize, 
StoreConfigInformation, Propagat
         break;
       case NONE :
       default:
-        className = DefaultMemStore.class.getName();
-        this.memstore = ReflectionUtils.instantiateWithCustomCtor(className, 
new Class[] {
-        Configuration.class, CellComparator.class }, new Object[] { conf, 
this.comparator });
+      className = DefaultMemStore.class.getName();
+      this.memstore = ReflectionUtils.newInstance(DefaultMemStore.class,
+        new Object[] { conf, this.comparator });
     }
     LOG.info("Memstore class name is " + className);
     this.offPeakHours = OffPeakHours.getInstance(conf);
@@ -777,7 +778,7 @@ public class HStore implements Store, HeapSize, 
StoreConfigInformation, Propagat
                   + CellUtil.getCellKeyAsString(prevCell) + " current="
                   + CellUtil.getCellKeyAsString(cell));
             }
-            if (CellComparator.compareFamilies(prevCell, cell) != 0) {
+            if (CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compareFamilies(prevCell, cell) 
!= 0) {
               throw new InvalidHFileException("Previous key had different"
                   + " family compared to current key: path=" + srcPath
                   + " previous="

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b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/ImmutableSegment.java
index b43628c..c1244ff 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/ImmutableSegment.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/ImmutableSegment.java
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver;
 
 
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.ClassSize;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.TimeRange;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;

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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/Store.java 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/Store.java
index 422ddd4..b6bad6f 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/Store.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/Store.java
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.OptionalDouble;
 import java.util.OptionalLong;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseInterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.ColumnFamilyDescriptor;
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ public interface Store {
   int NO_PRIORITY = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
 
   // General Accessors
-  Comparator<Cell> getComparator();
+  CellComparator getComparator();
 
   Collection<? extends StoreFile> getStorefiles();
 

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFile.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFile.java
index c11c8a3..9e318cd 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFile.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFile.java
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.OptionalLong;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseInterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HDFSBlocksDistribution;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public interface StoreFile {
   /**
    * Get the comparator for comparing two cells.
    */
-  Comparator<Cell> getComparator();
+  CellComparator getComparator();
 
   /**
    * Get max of the MemstoreTS in the KV's in this store file.

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b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFileReader.java
index 67b8fbd..9f776b2 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFileReader.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFileReader.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseInterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ public class StoreFileReader {
           if (bloomFilterType == BloomType.ROW) {
             keyIsAfterLast = (Bytes.BYTES_RAWCOMPARATOR.compare(key, 
lastBloomKey) > 0);
           } else {
-            keyIsAfterLast = (CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(kvKey, 
lastBloomKeyOnlyKV)) > 0;
+            keyIsAfterLast = (CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(kvKey, 
lastBloomKeyOnlyKV)) > 0;
           }
         }
 
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ public class StoreFileReader {
           // hbase:meta does not have blooms. So we need not have special 
interpretation
           // of the hbase:meta cells.  We can safely use 
Bytes.BYTES_RAWCOMPARATOR for ROW Bloom
           if (keyIsAfterLast
-              && (CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(rowBloomKey, 
lastBloomKeyOnlyKV)) > 0) {
+              && (CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(rowBloomKey, 
lastBloomKeyOnlyKV)) > 0) {
             exists = false;
           } else {
             exists =

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFileWriter.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFileWriter.java
index 6ff6997..29bd3af 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFileWriter.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFileWriter.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ public class StoreFileWriter implements CellSink, 
ShipperListener {
     private final CacheConfig cacheConf;
     private final FileSystem fs;
 
-    private CellComparator comparator = CellComparator.COMPARATOR;
+    private CellComparator comparator = CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR;
     private BloomType bloomType = BloomType.NONE;
     private long maxKeyCount = 0;
     private Path dir;
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ public class StoreFileWriter implements CellSink, 
ShipperListener {
       }
 
       if (comparator == null) {
-        comparator = CellComparator.COMPARATOR;
+        comparator = CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR;
       }
       return new StoreFileWriter(fs, filePath,
           conf, cacheConf, comparator, bloomType, maxKeyCount, favoredNodes, 
fileContext,

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreScanner.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreScanner.java
index dd77f7b..76dbb6b 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreScanner.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreScanner.java
@@ -549,7 +549,8 @@ public class StoreScanner extends 
NonReversedNonLazyKeyValueScanner
     }
 
     // Only do a sanity-check if store and comparator are available.
-    CellComparator comparator = store.map(s -> s.getComparator()).orElse(null);
+    CellComparator comparator =
+        store.map(s -> s.getComparator()).orElse(null);
 
     int count = 0;
     long totalBytesRead = 0;

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/DeleteTracker.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/DeleteTracker.java
index 0910e78..8f0a107 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/DeleteTracker.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/DeleteTracker.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.querymatcher;
 
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.ShipperListener;
 
 /**
@@ -84,4 +85,10 @@ public interface DeleteTracker extends ShipperListener {
                     // deleted in strong semantics of versions(See MvccTracker)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the comparator passed to this delete tracker
+   * @return the cell comparator
+   */
+  CellComparator getCellComparator();
+
 }

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ExplicitColumnTracker.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ExplicitColumnTracker.java
index 8853757..16a22da 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ExplicitColumnTracker.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ExplicitColumnTracker.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.NavigableSet;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ public class ExplicitColumnTracker implements ColumnTracker 
{
       }
 
       // Compare specific column to current column
-      int ret = CellComparator.compareQualifiers(cell, column.getBuffer(), 
column.getOffset(),
+      int ret = CellUtil.compareQualifiers(cell, column.getBuffer(), 
column.getOffset(),
         column.getLength());
 
       // Column Matches. Return include code. The caller would call 
checkVersions
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ public class ExplicitColumnTracker implements ColumnTracker 
{
    */
   public void doneWithColumn(Cell cell) {
     while (this.column != null) {
-      int compare = CellComparator.compareQualifiers(cell, column.getBuffer(), 
column.getOffset(),
+      int compare = CellUtil.compareQualifiers(cell, column.getBuffer(), 
column.getOffset(),
         column.getLength());
       resetTS();
       if (compare >= 0) {

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/NewVersionBehaviorTracker.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/NewVersionBehaviorTracker.java
index f9435fb..d7bec80 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/NewVersionBehaviorTracker.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/NewVersionBehaviorTracker.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.util.TreeMap;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue.Type;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public class NewVersionBehaviorTracker implements 
ColumnTracker, DeleteTracker {
   private byte[][] columns;
   private int minVersions;
   private long oldestStamp;
+  private CellComparator comparator;
 
   // These two maps have same structure.
   // Each node is a versions deletion (DeleteFamily or DeleteColumn). Key is 
the mvcc of the marker,
@@ -71,14 +73,15 @@ public class NewVersionBehaviorTracker implements 
ColumnTracker, DeleteTracker {
    * Note maxVersion and minVersion must set according to cf's conf, not 
user's scan parameter.
    *
    * @param columns           columns specified user in query
+   * @param comparartor       the cell comparator
    * @param minVersion        The minimum number of versions to keep(used when 
TTL is set).
    * @param maxVersion        The maximum number of versions in CF's conf
    * @param resultMaxVersions maximum versions to return per column, which may 
be different from
    *                          maxVersion
    * @param oldestUnexpiredTS the oldest timestamp we are interested in, based 
on TTL
    */
-  public NewVersionBehaviorTracker(NavigableSet<byte[]> columns, int 
minVersion, int maxVersion,
-      int resultMaxVersions, long oldestUnexpiredTS) {
+  public NewVersionBehaviorTracker(NavigableSet<byte[]> columns, 
CellComparator comparartor,
+      int minVersion, int maxVersion, int resultMaxVersions, long 
oldestUnexpiredTS) {
     this.maxVersions = maxVersion;
     this.minVersions = minVersion;
     this.resultMaxVersions = resultMaxVersions;
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ public class NewVersionBehaviorTracker implements 
ColumnTracker, DeleteTracker {
         this.columns[i++] = column;
       }
     }
+    this.comparator = comparartor;
     reset();
   }
 
@@ -373,4 +377,9 @@ public class NewVersionBehaviorTracker implements 
ColumnTracker, DeleteTracker {
     return false;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public CellComparator getCellComparator() {
+    return this.comparator;
+  }
+
 }

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanDeleteTracker.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanDeleteTracker.java
index 8d848e5..0daeb91 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanDeleteTracker.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanDeleteTracker.java
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ public class ScanDeleteTracker implements DeleteTracker {
   protected int deleteLength = 0;
   protected byte deleteType = 0;
   protected long deleteTimestamp = 0L;
+  protected final CellComparator comparator;
+
+  public ScanDeleteTracker(CellComparator comparator) {
+    this.comparator = comparator;
+  }
 
   /**
    * Add the specified KeyValue to the list of deletes to check against for 
this row operation.
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ public class ScanDeleteTracker implements DeleteTracker {
     }
 
     if (deleteCell != null) {
-      int ret = -(CellComparator.compareQualifiers(cell, deleteCell));
+      int ret = -(this.comparator.compareQualifiers(cell, deleteCell));
       if (ret == 0) {
         if (deleteType == KeyValue.Type.DeleteColumn.getCode()) {
           return DeleteResult.COLUMN_DELETED;
@@ -166,4 +171,9 @@ public class ScanDeleteTracker implements DeleteTracker {
       deleteCell = KeyValueUtil.toNewKeyCell(deleteCell);
     }
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public CellComparator getCellComparator() {
+    return this.comparator;
+  }
 }

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanQueryMatcher.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanQueryMatcher.java
index 25346f1..8c1c4a3 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanQueryMatcher.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanQueryMatcher.java
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ public abstract class ScanQueryMatcher implements 
ShipperListener {
    * @return result of the compare between the indexed key and the key portion 
of the passed cell
    */
   public int compareKeyForNextRow(Cell nextIndexed, Cell currentCell) {
-    return rowComparator.compareKeyBasedOnColHint(nextIndexed, currentCell, 0, 
0, null, 0, 0,
-      HConstants.OLDEST_TIMESTAMP, Type.Minimum.getCode());
+    return CellUtil.compareKeyBasedOnColHint(rowComparator, nextIndexed, 
currentCell, 0, 0, null, 0,
+      0, HConstants.OLDEST_TIMESTAMP, Type.Minimum.getCode());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -330,10 +330,10 @@ public abstract class ScanQueryMatcher implements 
ShipperListener {
   public int compareKeyForNextColumn(Cell nextIndexed, Cell currentCell) {
     ColumnCount nextColumn = columns.getColumnHint();
     if (nextColumn == null) {
-      return rowComparator.compareKeyBasedOnColHint(nextIndexed, currentCell, 
0, 0, null, 0, 0,
-        HConstants.OLDEST_TIMESTAMP, Type.Minimum.getCode());
+      return CellUtil.compareKeyBasedOnColHint(rowComparator, nextIndexed, 
currentCell, 0, 0, null,
+        0, 0, HConstants.OLDEST_TIMESTAMP, Type.Minimum.getCode());
     } else {
-      return rowComparator.compareKeyBasedOnColHint(nextIndexed, currentCell,
+      return CellUtil.compareKeyBasedOnColHint(rowComparator, nextIndexed, 
currentCell,
         currentCell.getFamilyOffset(), currentCell.getFamilyLength(), 
nextColumn.getBuffer(),
         nextColumn.getOffset(), nextColumn.getLength(), 
HConstants.LATEST_TIMESTAMP,
         Type.Maximum.getCode());
@@ -380,16 +380,18 @@ public abstract class ScanQueryMatcher implements 
ShipperListener {
 
     DeleteTracker deleteTracker;
     if (scanInfo.isNewVersionBehavior() && (userScan == null || 
!userScan.isRaw())) {
-      deleteTracker = new NewVersionBehaviorTracker(columns, 
scanInfo.getMinVersions(),
-          scanInfo.getMaxVersions(), resultMaxVersion, oldestUnexpiredTS);
+      deleteTracker = new NewVersionBehaviorTracker(columns, 
scanInfo.getComparator(),
+          scanInfo.getMinVersions(), scanInfo.getMaxVersions(), 
resultMaxVersion,
+          oldestUnexpiredTS);
     } else {
-      deleteTracker = new ScanDeleteTracker();
+      deleteTracker = new ScanDeleteTracker(scanInfo.getComparator());
     }
     if (host != null) {
       deleteTracker = host.postInstantiateDeleteTracker(deleteTracker);
       if (deleteTracker instanceof VisibilityScanDeleteTracker && 
scanInfo.isNewVersionBehavior()) {
-        deleteTracker = new VisibilityNewVersionBehaivorTracker(columns, 
scanInfo.getMinVersions(),
-            scanInfo.getMaxVersions(), resultMaxVersion, oldestUnexpiredTS);
+        deleteTracker = new VisibilityNewVersionBehaivorTracker(columns, 
scanInfo.getComparator(),
+            scanInfo.getMinVersions(), scanInfo.getMaxVersions(), 
resultMaxVersion,
+            oldestUnexpiredTS);
       }
     }
 

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanWildcardColumnTracker.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanWildcardColumnTracker.java
index 0dab227..02267bf 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanWildcardColumnTracker.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanWildcardColumnTracker.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.querymatcher;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValueUtil;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class ScanWildcardColumnTracker implements 
ColumnTracker {
       // do not count a delete marker as another version
       return checkVersion(type, timestamp);
     }
-    int cmp = CellComparator.compareQualifiers(cell, this.columnCell);
+    int cmp = CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compareQualifiers(cell, 
this.columnCell);
     if (cmp == 0) {
       if (ignoreCount) {
         return ScanQueryMatcher.MatchCode.INCLUDE;

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a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/FSWALEntry.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/FSWALEntry.java
index f9374d8..0b798a8 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/FSWALEntry.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/FSWALEntry.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.RegionInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.MultiVersionConcurrencyControl;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class FSWALEntry extends Entry {
     } else {
       return cells.stream()
            .filter(v -> !CellUtil.matchingFamily(v, WALEdit.METAFAMILY))
-           .collect(toCollection(() -> new 
TreeSet<>(CellComparator::compareFamilies)))
+           .collect(toCollection(() -> new 
TreeSet<>(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR::compareFamilies)))
            .stream()
            .map(CellUtil::cloneFamily)
            .collect(toCollection(() -> new TreeSet<>(Bytes.BYTES_COMPARATOR)));

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b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityController.java
index be04b18..102d5f3 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityController.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityController.java
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ public class VisibilityController implements 
MasterCoprocessor, RegionCoprocesso
     // visibility tags per cell. The covering cells are determined not only
     // based on the delete type and ts
     // but also on the visibility expression matching.
-    return new VisibilityScanDeleteTracker();
+    return new VisibilityScanDeleteTracker(delTracker.getCellComparator());
   }
 
   @Override

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b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityNewVersionBehaivorTracker.java
index d3fcb6e..dc467d6 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityNewVersionBehaivorTracker.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityNewVersionBehaivorTracker.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import java.util.TreeSet;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Tag;
 import 
org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.querymatcher.NewVersionBehaviorTracker;
@@ -45,10 +46,10 @@ public class VisibilityNewVersionBehaivorTracker extends 
NewVersionBehaviorTrack
 
   private static final Log LOG = 
LogFactory.getLog(VisibilityNewVersionBehaivorTracker.class);
 
-  public VisibilityNewVersionBehaivorTracker(NavigableSet<byte[]> columns, int 
minVersion,
-      int maxVersion,
-      int resultMaxVersions, long oldestUnexpiredTS) {
-    super(columns, minVersion, maxVersion, resultMaxVersions, 
oldestUnexpiredTS);
+  public VisibilityNewVersionBehaivorTracker(NavigableSet<byte[]> columns,
+      CellComparator cellComparator, int minVersion, int maxVersion, int 
resultMaxVersions,
+      long oldestUnexpiredTS) {
+    super(columns, cellComparator, minVersion, maxVersion, resultMaxVersions, 
oldestUnexpiredTS);
   }
 
   private static class TagInfo {

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b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityScanDeleteTracker.java
index 318ae57..458e0e9 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityScanDeleteTracker.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityScanDeleteTracker.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.querymatcher.ScanDeleteTracker;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue.Type;
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@ public class VisibilityScanDeleteTracker extends 
ScanDeleteTracker {
   // TODO : Need to handle puts with same ts but different vis tags.
   private List<Pair<List<Tag>, Byte>> visiblityTagsDeleteColumnVersion = new 
ArrayList<>();
 
-  public VisibilityScanDeleteTracker() {
-    super();
+  public VisibilityScanDeleteTracker(CellComparator comparator) {
+    super(comparator);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ public class VisibilityScanDeleteTracker extends 
ScanDeleteTracker {
         }
       }
       if (deleteCell != null) {
-        int ret = CellComparator.compareQualifiers(cell, deleteCell);
+        int ret = CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compareQualifiers(cell, 
deleteCell);
         if (ret == 0) {
           if (deleteType == KeyValue.Type.DeleteColumn.getCode()) {
             if (visibilityTagsDeleteColumns != null) {

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index e8ee3ff..b4851bf 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/BloomFilterFactory.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/BloomFilterFactory.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.hfile.CacheConfig;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.hfile.CompoundBloomFilter;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.hfile.CompoundBloomFilterBase;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public final class BloomFilterFactory {
     // In case of compound Bloom filters we ignore the maxKeys hint.
     CompoundBloomFilterWriter bloomWriter = new 
CompoundBloomFilterWriter(getBloomBlockSize(conf),
         err, Hash.getHashType(conf), maxFold, 
cacheConf.shouldCacheBloomsOnWrite(),
-        bloomType == BloomType.ROWCOL ? CellComparator.COMPARATOR : null, 
bloomType);
+        bloomType == BloomType.ROWCOL ? CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR : null, 
bloomType);
     writer.addInlineBlockWriter(bloomWriter);
     return bloomWriter;
   }

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index 3a4eb81..d04ef3d 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/CollectionBackedScanner.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/CollectionBackedScanner.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.SortedSet;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.NonReversedNonLazyKeyValueScanner;
 
 /**
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public class CollectionBackedScanner extends 
NonReversedNonLazyKeyValueScanner {
   private Cell current;
 
   public CollectionBackedScanner(SortedSet<Cell> set) {
-    this(set, CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+    this(set, CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
   }
 
   public CollectionBackedScanner(SortedSet<Cell> set,
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public class CollectionBackedScanner extends 
NonReversedNonLazyKeyValueScanner {
   }
 
   public CollectionBackedScanner(List<Cell> list) {
-    this(list, CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+    this(list, CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
   }
 
   public CollectionBackedScanner(List<Cell> list,

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/CompressionTest.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/CompressionTest.java 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/CompressionTest.java
index a91c7fa..2f715df 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/CompressionTest.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/CompressionTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.DoNotRetryIOException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseConfiguration;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class CompressionTest {
       scanner.seekTo(); // position to the start of file
       // Scanner does not do Cells yet. Do below for now till fixed.
       cc = scanner.getCell();
-      if (CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compareRows(c, cc) != 0) {
+      if (CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compareRows(c, cc) != 0) {
         throw new Exception("Read back incorrect result: " + c.toString() + " 
vs " + cc.toString());
       }
     } finally {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/RowBloomContext.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/RowBloomContext.java 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/RowBloomContext.java
index 369aed7..2819b82 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/RowBloomContext.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/RowBloomContext.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.hfile.HFile.Writer;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtility.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtility.java 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtility.java
index 30ba66c..1a85997 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtility.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseTestingUtility.java
@@ -3538,7 +3538,7 @@ public class HBaseTestingUtility extends 
HBaseCommonTestingUtility {
 
     int i;
     for (i = 0; i < minLen
-        && CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(expected.get(i), actual.get(i)) 
== 0;
+        && CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(expected.get(i), 
actual.get(i)) == 0;
         ++i) {}
 
     if (additionalMsg == null) {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HFilePerformanceEvaluation.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HFilePerformanceEvaluation.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HFilePerformanceEvaluation.java
index b50a2b8..5992776 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HFilePerformanceEvaluation.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HFilePerformanceEvaluation.java
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ public class HFilePerformanceEvaluation {
       writer = HFile.getWriterFactoryNoCache(conf)
           .withPath(fs, mf)
           .withFileContext(hFileContext)
-          .withComparator(CellComparator.COMPARATOR)
+          .withComparator(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR)
           .create();
     }
     

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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/MetaMockingUtil.java 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/MetaMockingUtil.java
index a89237e..66c6f95 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/MetaMockingUtil.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/MetaMockingUtil.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class MetaMockingUtil {
     }
 
     //important: sort the kvs so that binary search work
-    Collections.sort(kvs, CellComparator.META_COMPARATOR);
+    Collections.sort(kvs, CellComparatorImpl.META_COMPARATOR);
 
     return Result.create(kvs);
   }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestAvoidCellReferencesIntoShippedBlocks.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestAvoidCellReferencesIntoShippedBlocks.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestAvoidCellReferencesIntoShippedBlocks.java
index 5dee0e3..ac0a4e6 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestAvoidCellReferencesIntoShippedBlocks.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestAvoidCellReferencesIntoShippedBlocks.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ public class TestAvoidCellReferencesIntoShippedBlocks {
     public boolean next(List<Cell> outResult, ScannerContext scannerContext) 
throws IOException {
       boolean next = super.next(outResult, scannerContext);
       for (Cell cell : outResult) {
-        if(CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compareRows(cell, ROW2, 0, ROW2.length) 
== 0) {
+        if(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compareRows(cell, ROW2, 0, 
ROW2.length) == 0) {
           try {
             // hold the compaction
             // set doscan to true

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestResult.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestResult.java 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestResult.java
index bf9a69a..86790af 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestResult.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestResult.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import junit.framework.TestCase;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellScanner;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class TestResult extends TestCase {
    */
   public void testResultAsCellScanner() throws IOException {
     Cell [] cells = genKVs(row, family, value, 1, 10);
-    Arrays.sort(cells, CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+    Arrays.sort(cells, CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
     Result r = Result.create(cells);
     assertSame(r, cells);
     // Assert I run over same result multiple times.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class TestResult extends TestCase {
   public void testBasicGetColumn() throws Exception {
     KeyValue [] kvs = genKVs(row, family, value, 1, 100);
 
-    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
 
     Result r = Result.create(kvs);
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class TestResult extends TestCase {
     System.arraycopy(kvs1, 0, kvs, 0, kvs1.length);
     System.arraycopy(kvs2, 0, kvs, kvs1.length, kvs2.length);
 
-    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
 
     Result r = Result.create(kvs);
     for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class TestResult extends TestCase {
   public void testBasicGetValue() throws Exception {
     KeyValue [] kvs = genKVs(row, family, value, 1, 100);
 
-    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
 
     Result r = Result.create(kvs);
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class TestResult extends TestCase {
     System.arraycopy(kvs1, 0, kvs, 0, kvs1.length);
     System.arraycopy(kvs2, 0, kvs, kvs1.length, kvs2.length);
 
-    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
 
     Result r = Result.create(kvs);
     for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class TestResult extends TestCase {
   public void testBasicLoadValue() throws Exception {
     KeyValue [] kvs = genKVs(row, family, value, 1, 100);
 
-    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
 
     Result r = Result.create(kvs);
     ByteBuffer loadValueBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(1024);
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class TestResult extends TestCase {
     System.arraycopy(kvs1, 0, kvs, 0, kvs1.length);
     System.arraycopy(kvs2, 0, kvs, kvs1.length, kvs2.length);
 
-    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
 
     ByteBuffer loadValueBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(1024);
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public class TestResult extends TestCase {
 
     KeyValue [] kvs = genKVs(Bytes.toBytes(rowSB.toString()), family,
         Bytes.toBytes(valueSB.toString()), 1, n);
-    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+    Arrays.sort(kvs, CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
     ByteBuffer loadValueBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(1024);
     Result r = Result.create(kvs);
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestDependentColumnFilter.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestDependentColumnFilter.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestDependentColumnFilter.java
index 16420d1..74503bf 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestDependentColumnFilter.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestDependentColumnFilter.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CompareOperator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HColumnDescriptor;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class TestDependentColumnFilter {
     for (boolean done = true; done; i++) {
       done = scanner.next(results);
       Arrays.sort(results.toArray(new Cell[results.size()]),
-          CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+          CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
       LOG.info("counter=" + i + ", " + results);
       if (results.isEmpty()) break;
       cells += results.size();

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestFilter.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestFilter.java 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestFilter.java
index c68921e..d225b8d 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestFilter.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestFilter.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CompareOperator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ public class TestFilter {
     for (boolean done = true; done; i++) {
       done = scanner.next(results);
       Arrays.sort(results.toArray(new Cell[results.size()]),
-          CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+          CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
       LOG.info("counter=" + i + ", " + results);
       if (results.isEmpty()) break;
       assertTrue("Scanned too many rows! Only expected " + expectedRows +
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@ public class TestFilter {
     for (boolean done = true; done; i++) {
       done = scanner.next(results);
       Arrays.sort(results.toArray(new Cell[results.size()]),
-          CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+          CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
       LOG.info("counter=" + i + ", " + results);
       if(results.isEmpty()) break;
       assertTrue("Scanned too many rows! Only expected " + expectedRows +
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ public class TestFilter {
     for (boolean done = true; done; row++) {
       done = scanner.next(results);
       Arrays.sort(results.toArray(new Cell[results.size()]),
-          CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+          CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
       if(results.isEmpty()) break;
       assertTrue("Scanned too many keys! Only expected " + kvs.length +
           " total but already scanned " + (results.size() + idx) +
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ public class TestFilter {
     for (boolean more = true; more; row++) {
       more = scanner.next(results);
       Arrays.sort(results.toArray(new Cell[results.size()]),
-          CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+          CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
       if(results.isEmpty()) break;
       assertTrue("Scanned too many keys! Only expected " + kvs.length +
           " total but already scanned " + (results.size() + idx) +

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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestFilterList.java 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestFilterList.java
index 6b5ffe1..9ad0962 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestFilterList.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestFilterList.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValueUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.DeserializationException;
@@ -500,8 +500,8 @@ public class TestFilterList {
     // Should take the min if given two hints
     FilterList filterList = new FilterList(Operator.MUST_PASS_ONE,
         Arrays.asList(new Filter [] { filterMinHint, filterMaxHint } ));
-    assertEquals(0, 
CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null),
-      minKeyValue));
+    assertEquals(0,
+      CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null), 
minKeyValue));
 
     // Should have no hint if any filter has no hint
     filterList = new FilterList(Operator.MUST_PASS_ONE,
@@ -514,9 +514,9 @@ public class TestFilterList {
 
     // Should give max hint if its the only one
     filterList = new FilterList(Operator.MUST_PASS_ONE,
-        Arrays.asList(new Filter [] { filterMaxHint, filterMaxHint } ));
-    assertEquals(0, 
CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null),
-        maxKeyValue));
+        Arrays.asList(new Filter[] { filterMaxHint, filterMaxHint }));
+    assertEquals(0,
+      CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null), 
maxKeyValue));
 
     // MUST PASS ALL
 
@@ -524,32 +524,31 @@ public class TestFilterList {
     filterList = new FilterList(Operator.MUST_PASS_ALL,
         Arrays.asList(new Filter [] { filterMinHint, filterMaxHint } ));
     filterList.filterKeyValue(null);
-    assertEquals(0, 
CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null),
-        maxKeyValue));
+    assertEquals(0,
+      CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null), 
maxKeyValue));
 
     filterList = new FilterList(Operator.MUST_PASS_ALL,
         Arrays.asList(new Filter [] { filterMaxHint, filterMinHint } ));
     filterList.filterKeyValue(null);
-    assertEquals(0, 
CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null),
-        maxKeyValue));
+    assertEquals(0,
+      CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null), 
maxKeyValue));
 
     // Should have first hint even if a filter has no hint
     filterList = new FilterList(Operator.MUST_PASS_ALL,
-        Arrays.asList(
-            new Filter [] { filterNoHint, filterMinHint, filterMaxHint } ));
+        Arrays.asList(new Filter[] { filterNoHint, filterMinHint, 
filterMaxHint }));
     filterList.filterKeyValue(null);
-    assertEquals(0, 
CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null),
-        maxKeyValue));
+    assertEquals(0,
+      CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null), 
maxKeyValue));
     filterList = new FilterList(Operator.MUST_PASS_ALL,
-        Arrays.asList(new Filter [] { filterNoHint, filterMaxHint } ));
+        Arrays.asList(new Filter[] { filterNoHint, filterMaxHint }));
     filterList.filterKeyValue(null);
-    assertEquals(0, 
CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null),
-        maxKeyValue));
+    assertEquals(0,
+      CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null), 
maxKeyValue));
     filterList = new FilterList(Operator.MUST_PASS_ALL,
-        Arrays.asList(new Filter [] { filterNoHint, filterMinHint } ));
+        Arrays.asList(new Filter[] { filterNoHint, filterMinHint }));
     filterList.filterKeyValue(null);
-    assertEquals(0, 
CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null),
-        minKeyValue));
+    assertEquals(0,
+      CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(filterList.getNextCellHint(null), 
minKeyValue));
   }
 
   /**

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestSingleColumnValueExcludeFilter.java
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a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestSingleColumnValueExcludeFilter.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestSingleColumnValueExcludeFilter.java
index 6e9fef1..2d223dc 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestSingleColumnValueExcludeFilter.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/TestSingleColumnValueExcludeFilter.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.filter;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CompareOperator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.filter.CompareFilter.CompareOp;
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ public class TestSingleColumnValueExcludeFilter {
     filter.filterRowCells(kvs);
 
     assertEquals("resultSize", kvs.size(), 2);
-    assertTrue("leftKV1", CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(kvs.get(0), kv) == 
0);
-    assertTrue("leftKV2", CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(kvs.get(1), kv) == 
0);
+    assertTrue("leftKV1", CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(kvs.get(0), 
kv) == 0);
+    assertTrue("leftKV2", CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(kvs.get(1), 
kv) == 0);
     assertFalse("allRemainingWhenMatch", filter.filterAllRemaining());
 
     // A 'mismatch' situation

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a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/TestHalfStoreFileReader.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/TestHalfStoreFileReader.java
index 37d6b8f..57aa877 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/TestHalfStoreFileReader.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/TestHalfStoreFileReader.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class TestHalfStoreFileReader {
     // Ugly code to get the item before the midkey
     KeyValue beforeMidKey = null;
     for (KeyValue item : items) {
-      if (CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(item, midKV) >= 0) {
+      if (CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(item, midKV) >= 0) {
         break;
       }
       beforeMidKey = item;

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestDataBlockEncoders.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestDataBlockEncoders.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestDataBlockEncoders.java
index 45d1a36..635d192 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestDataBlockEncoders.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestDataBlockEncoders.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ArrayBackedTag;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CategoryBasedTimeout;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public class TestDataBlockEncoders {
                           .withIncludesTags(includesTags)
                           .withCompression(Compression.Algorithm.NONE)
                           .build();
-      DataBlockEncoder.EncodedSeeker seeker = 
encoder.createSeeker(CellComparator.COMPARATOR,
+      DataBlockEncoder.EncodedSeeker seeker = 
encoder.createSeeker(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR,
           encoder.newDataBlockDecodingContext(meta));
       seeker.setCurrentBuffer(new SingleByteBuff(encodedBuffer));
       encodedSeekers.add(seeker);
@@ -285,14 +285,15 @@ public class TestDataBlockEncoders {
                           .withIncludesTags(includesTags)
                           .withCompression(Compression.Algorithm.NONE)
                           .build();
-      DataBlockEncoder.EncodedSeeker seeker = 
encoder.createSeeker(CellComparator.COMPARATOR,
+      DataBlockEncoder.EncodedSeeker seeker = 
encoder.createSeeker(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR,
           encoder.newDataBlockDecodingContext(meta));
       seeker.setCurrentBuffer(new SingleByteBuff(encodedBuffer));
       int i = 0;
       do {
         KeyValue expectedKeyValue = sampleKv.get(i);
         Cell cell = seeker.getCell();
-        if (CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(expectedKeyValue, 
cell) != 0) {
+        if (CellUtil.compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR, 
expectedKeyValue,
+          cell) != 0) {
           int commonPrefix = CellUtil
               .findCommonPrefixInFlatKey(expectedKeyValue, cell, false, true);
           fail(String.format("next() produces wrong results "
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ public class TestDataBlockEncoders {
           getEncodingContext(Compression.Algorithm.NONE, encoding), 
this.useOffheapData);
       Cell key = encoder.getFirstKeyCellInBlock(new 
SingleByteBuff(encodedBuffer));
       KeyValue firstKv = sampleKv.get(0);
-      if (0 != CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(key, firstKv)) {
+      if (0 != CellUtil.compareKeyIgnoresMvcc(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR, 
key, firstKv)) {
         int commonPrefix = CellUtil.findCommonPrefixInFlatKey(key, firstKv, 
false, true);
         fail(String.format("Bug in '%s' commonPrefix %d", encoder.toString(), 
commonPrefix));
       }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestPrefixTreeEncoding.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestPrefixTreeEncoding.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestPrefixTreeEncoding.java
index decd39d..6732927 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestPrefixTreeEncoding.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestPrefixTreeEncoding.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentSkipListSet;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValueUtil;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class TestPrefixTreeEncoding {
   private static final int NUM_COLS_PER_ROW = 20;
 
   private int numBatchesWritten = 0;
-  private ConcurrentSkipListSet<Cell> kvset = new 
ConcurrentSkipListSet<>(CellComparator.COMPARATOR);
+  private ConcurrentSkipListSet<Cell> kvset = new 
ConcurrentSkipListSet<>(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR);
 
   private static boolean formatRowNum = false;
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class TestPrefixTreeEncoding {
     DataOutputStream userDataStream = new DataOutputStream(baosInMemory);
     generateFixedTestData(kvset, batchId, false, includesTag, encoder, 
blkEncodingCtx,
         userDataStream);
-    EncodedSeeker seeker = encoder.createSeeker(CellComparator.COMPARATOR,
+    EncodedSeeker seeker = encoder.createSeeker(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR,
         encoder.newDataBlockDecodingContext(meta));
     byte[] onDiskBytes = baosInMemory.toByteArray();
     ByteBuffer readBuffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(onDiskBytes, 
DataBlockEncoding.ID_SIZE,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class TestPrefixTreeEncoding {
         DataBlockEncoding.PREFIX_TREE, new byte[0], meta);
     generateRandomTestData(kvset, numBatchesWritten++, includesTag, encoder, 
blkEncodingCtx,
         userDataStream);
-    EncodedSeeker seeker = encoder.createSeeker(CellComparator.COMPARATOR,
+    EncodedSeeker seeker = encoder.createSeeker(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR,
         encoder.newDataBlockDecodingContext(meta));
     byte[] onDiskBytes = baosInMemory.toByteArray();
     ByteBuffer readBuffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(onDiskBytes, 
DataBlockEncoding.ID_SIZE,
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class TestPrefixTreeEncoding {
     do {
       Cell currentKV = seeker.getCell();
       System.out.println(currentKV);
-      if (previousKV != null && CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(currentKV, 
previousKV) < 0) {
+      if (previousKV != null && 
CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(currentKV, previousKV) < 0) {
         dumpInputKVSet();
         fail("Current kv " + currentKV + " is smaller than previous keyvalue " 
+ previousKV);
       }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public class TestPrefixTreeEncoding {
     HFileBlockEncodingContext blkEncodingCtx = new 
HFileBlockDefaultEncodingContext(
         DataBlockEncoding.PREFIX_TREE, new byte[0], meta);
     generateRandomTestData(kvset, batchId, includesTag, encoder, 
blkEncodingCtx, userDataStream);
-    EncodedSeeker seeker = encoder.createSeeker(CellComparator.COMPARATOR,
+    EncodedSeeker seeker = encoder.createSeeker(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR,
         encoder.newDataBlockDecodingContext(meta));
     byte[] onDiskBytes = baosInMemory.toByteArray();
     ByteBuffer readBuffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(onDiskBytes, 
DataBlockEncoding.ID_SIZE,
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class TestPrefixTreeEncoding {
     ByteArrayOutputStream baosInMemory = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
     DataOutputStream userDataStream = new DataOutputStream(baosInMemory);
     generateFixedTestData(kvset, batchId, includesTag, encoder, 
blkEncodingCtx, userDataStream);
-    EncodedSeeker seeker = encoder.createSeeker(CellComparator.COMPARATOR,
+    EncodedSeeker seeker = encoder.createSeeker(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR,
         encoder.newDataBlockDecodingContext(meta));
     byte[] onDiskBytes = baosInMemory.toByteArray();
     ByteBuffer readBuffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(onDiskBytes, 
DataBlockEncoding.ID_SIZE,
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class TestPrefixTreeEncoding {
         fail("Get error result after seeking " + firstOnRow);
       }
       if (hasMoreOfEncodeScanner) {
-        if (CellComparator.COMPARATOR.compare(encodeSeeker.getCell(),
+        if (CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.compare(encodeSeeker.getCell(),
             collectionScanner.peek()) != 0) {
           dumpInputKVSet();
           fail("Expected " + collectionScanner.peek() + " actual "

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestSeekToBlockWithEncoders.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestSeekToBlockWithEncoders.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestSeekToBlockWithEncoders.java
index 4a7f2eb..dfafdb8 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestSeekToBlockWithEncoders.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestSeekToBlockWithEncoders.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseCommonTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public class TestSeekToBlockWithEncoders {
           HFILEBLOCK_DUMMY_HEADER, meta);
       ByteBuffer encodedBuffer = 
TestDataBlockEncoders.encodeKeyValues(encoding, kvs,
           encodingContext, this.useOffheapData);
-      DataBlockEncoder.EncodedSeeker seeker = 
encoder.createSeeker(CellComparator.COMPARATOR,
+      DataBlockEncoder.EncodedSeeker seeker = 
encoder.createSeeker(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR,
           encoder.newDataBlockDecodingContext(meta));
       seeker.setCurrentBuffer(new SingleByteBuff(encodedBuffer));
       encodedSeekers.add(seeker);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestCacheOnWrite.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestCacheOnWrite.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestCacheOnWrite.java
index a86a551..47bf5a4 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestCacheOnWrite.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestCacheOnWrite.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ArrayBackedTag;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparatorImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseCommonTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HColumnDescriptor;
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public class TestCacheOnWrite {
         
.withDataBlockEncoding(NoOpDataBlockEncoder.INSTANCE.getDataBlockEncoding())
         .withIncludesTags(useTags).build();
     StoreFileWriter sfw = new StoreFileWriter.Builder(conf, cacheConf, fs)
-        
.withOutputDir(storeFileParentDir).withComparator(CellComparator.COMPARATOR)
+        
.withOutputDir(storeFileParentDir).withComparator(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR)
         .withFileContext(meta)
         .withBloomType(BLOOM_TYPE).withMaxKeyCount(NUM_KV).build();
     byte[] cf = Bytes.toBytes("fam");

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/70f4c5da/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestFixedFileTrailer.java
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diff --git 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestFixedFileTrailer.java
 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestFixedFileTrailer.java
index 6145eca..fcc09d5 100644
--- 
a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestFixedFileTrailer.java
+++ 
b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestFixedFileTrailer.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class TestFixedFileTrailer {
 
     t.setLastDataBlockOffset(291);
     t.setNumDataIndexLevels(3);
-    t.setComparatorClass(CellComparator.COMPARATOR.getClass());
+    t.setComparatorClass(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.getClass());
     t.setFirstDataBlockOffset(9081723123L); // Completely unrealistic.
     t.setUncompressedDataIndexSize(827398717L); // Something random.
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public class TestFixedFileTrailer {
       t.setEntryCount(((long) Integer.MAX_VALUE) + 1);
       t.setLastDataBlockOffset(291);
       t.setNumDataIndexLevels(3);
-      t.setComparatorClass(CellComparator.COMPARATOR.getClass());
+      t.setComparatorClass(CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR.getClass());
       t.setFirstDataBlockOffset(9081723123L); // Completely unrealistic.
       t.setUncompressedDataIndexSize(827398717L); // Something random.
       t.setLoadOnOpenOffset(128);
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class TestFixedFileTrailer {
       assertEquals(expected.getFirstDataBlockOffset(),
           loaded.getFirstDataBlockOffset());
       assertTrue(
-          expected.createComparator() instanceof CellComparator);
+          expected.createComparator() instanceof CellComparatorImpl);
       assertEquals(expected.getUncompressedDataIndexSize(),
           loaded.getUncompressedDataIndexSize());
     }

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