apache/hadoop · error · InvalidRequestException

Expiration expiry.toString() is too far in the future!

Error message

Expiration expiry.toString() is too far in the future!

What it means

Error "Expiration expiry.toString() is too far in the future!" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/CacheManager.java:441

      throw new InvalidRequestException("Cannot set a negative expiration: "
          + expiry.getMillis());
    }
    long relExpiryTime, absExpiryTime;
    if (expiry.isRelative()) {
      relExpiryTime = expiry.getMillis();
      absExpiryTime = now + relExpiryTime;
    } else {
      absExpiryTime = expiry.getMillis();
      relExpiryTime = absExpiryTime - now;
    }
    // Need to cap the expiry so we don't overflow a long when doing math
    if (relExpiryTime > Expiration.MAX_RELATIVE_EXPIRY_MS) {
      throw new InvalidRequestException("Expiration "
          + expiry.toString() + " is too far in the future!");
    }
    // Fail if the requested expiry is greater than the max
    if (relExpiryTime > maxRelativeExpiryTime) {
      throw new InvalidRequestException("Expiration " + expiry.toString()
          + " exceeds the max relative expiration time of "
          + maxRelativeExpiryTime + " ms.");
    }
    return absExpiryTime;
  }

  /**
   * Throws an exception if the CachePool does not have enough capacity to
   * cache the given path at the replication factor.
   *
   * @param pool CachePool where the path is being cached
   * @param path Path that is being cached
   * @param replication Replication factor of the path
   * @throws InvalidRequestException if the pool does not have enough capacity
   */
  private void checkLimit(CachePool pool, String path,
      short replication) throws InvalidRequestException {
    CacheDirectiveStats stats = computeNeeded(path, replication);

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Solutions

1. Choose a nearer expiration time for the cache directive, or use 'never' for no expiry.

When it happens

Trigger: modifyCacheDirective with a relative expiration time that resolves too far in the future.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of apache/hadoop@2add963021 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b2d4c215e44df8f3. Report an issue: GitHub.