svn commit: r1034653 - /cassandra/branches/cassandra-0.7/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/HintedHandOffManager.java

[jb...@apache.org]

Author: jbellis
Date: Sat Nov 13 05:05:07 2010
New Revision: 1034653

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1034653&view=rev
Log:
clarify relationship b/t HH and cleanup

Modified:
    cassandra/branches/cassandra-0.7/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/HintedHandOffManager.java

Modified: cassandra/branches/cassandra-0.7/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/HintedHandOffManager.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/cassandra/branches/cassandra-0.7/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/HintedHandOffManager.java?rev=1034653&r1=1034652&r2=1034653&view=diff
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--- cassandra/branches/cassandra-0.7/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/HintedHandOffManager.java (original)
+++ cassandra/branches/cassandra-0.7/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/HintedHandOffManager.java Sat Nov 13 05:05:07 2010
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  * deliverHints is also exposed to JMX so it can be run manually if FD ever misses
  * its cue somehow.
  *
- * HHM never deletes the row from Application tables; there is no way to distinguish that
- * from hinted tombstones!  instead, rely on cleanup compactions to remove data
- * that doesn't belong on this node.  (Cleanup compactions may be started manually
+ * HHM never deletes the row from Application tables; usually (but not for CL.ANY!)
+ * the row belongs on this node, as well.  instead, we rely on cleanup compactions
+ * to remove data that doesn't belong.  (Cleanup compactions may be started manually
  * -- on a per node basis -- with "nodeprobe cleanup.")
  *
  * TODO this avoids our hint rows from growing excessively large by offloading the