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Diffstat (limited to 'core')
3 files changed, 40 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala index 302dec25c6..58618b4192 100644 --- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala +++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala @@ -608,6 +608,11 @@ class SparkContext(config: SparkConf) extends Logging with ExecutorAllocationCli * scheduler pool. User-defined properties may also be set here. These properties are propagated * through to worker tasks and can be accessed there via * [[org.apache.spark.TaskContext#getLocalProperty]]. + * + * These properties are inherited by child threads spawned from this thread. This + * may have unexpected consequences when working with thread pools. The standard java + * implementation of thread pools have worker threads spawn other worker threads. + * As a result, local properties may propagate unpredictably. */ def setLocalProperty(key: String, value: String) { if (value == null) { diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaSparkContext.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaSparkContext.scala index dfd91ae338..fb6323413e 100644 --- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaSparkContext.scala +++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/JavaSparkContext.scala @@ -712,8 +712,13 @@ class JavaSparkContext(val sc: SparkContext) } /** - * Set a local property that affects jobs submitted from this thread, such as the - * Spark fair scheduler pool. + * Set a local property that affects jobs submitted from this thread, and all child + * threads, such as the Spark fair scheduler pool. + * + * These properties are inherited by child threads spawned from this thread. This + * may have unexpected consequences when working with thread pools. The standard java + * implementation of thread pools have worker threads spawn other worker threads. + * As a result, local properties may propagate unpredictably. */ def setLocalProperty(key: String, value: String): Unit = sc.setLocalProperty(key, value) diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContextSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContextSuite.scala index a759f364fe..63987084ff 100644 --- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContextSuite.scala +++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContextSuite.scala @@ -323,4 +323,32 @@ class SparkContextSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LocalSparkContext { assert(sc.getConf.getInt("spark.executor.instances", 0) === 6) } } + + + test("localProperties are inherited by spawned threads.") { + sc = new SparkContext(new SparkConf().setAppName("test").setMaster("local")) + sc.setLocalProperty("testProperty", "testValue") + var result = "unset"; + val thread = new Thread() { override def run() = {result = sc.getLocalProperty("testProperty")}} + thread.start() + thread.join() + sc.stop() + assert(result == "testValue") + } + + test("localProperties do not cross-talk between threads.") { + sc = new SparkContext(new SparkConf().setAppName("test").setMaster("local")) + var result = "unset"; + val thread1 = new Thread() { + override def run() = {sc.setLocalProperty("testProperty", "testValue")}} + // testProperty should be unset and thus return null + val thread2 = new Thread() { + override def run() = {result = sc.getLocalProperty("testProperty")}} + thread1.start() + thread1.join() + thread2.start() + thread2.join() + sc.stop() + assert(result == null) + } } |