On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Sukant Hajra <[email protected]>wrote:
> We noticed that IndexedDocIterator.java has the following private static > fields: > > private static Text indexColf = DEFAULT_INDEX_COLF; > private static Text docColf = DEFAULT_DOC_COLF; > > The init method, which sets these is synchronized. Still, though, this > synchronization doesn't seem enough to allow different runs of the > iterator to > use different values for indexColf and docColf. One run will set the > "Colf" > variables one way atomically in the synchronized init method. . . and > another > run and immediately interleave in alternate "Colf" settings, which breaks > the > original iterator run. > > For now, we're not touching the indexColf and docColf, just leaving it as > the > defaults. > > We're not blocked by this. We're just curious if there's a bug in this > design. > Also, if it's not a defect, we're interested in learning what system > invariant > of iterator execution makes this not a problem. > Sounds like a bug. Feel free to open a ticket! Billie > > Thanks, > Sukant >
