HDFS-16873 FileStatus compareTo specify ordering by path (#5219)

apache · Dec 21, 2022 · b63b777 · b63b777
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diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileStatus.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileStatus.java
@@ -402,7 +402,8 @@ public void setSymlink(final Path p) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Compare this FileStatus to another FileStatus
+   * Compare this FileStatus to another FileStatus based on lexicographical
+   * order of path.
    * @param   o the FileStatus to be compared.
    * @return  a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object
    *   is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.
@@ -412,7 +413,8 @@ public int compareTo(FileStatus o) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Compare this FileStatus to another FileStatus.
+   * Compare this FileStatus to another FileStatus based on lexicographical
+   * order of path.
    * This method was added back by HADOOP-14683 to keep binary compatibility.
    *
    * @param   o the FileStatus to be compared.