apache/hadoop · error · IllegalArgumentException

state is neither SUCCEEDED nor FAILED: {}

Error message

state is neither SUCCEEDED nor FAILED: {}

What it means

Error "state is neither SUCCEEDED nor FAILED: {}" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-tools/hadoop-rumen/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/rumen/ZombieJob.java:756

    long reduceTime = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
      reduceTime = doMakeUpReduceRuntime(state);
      if (reduceTime >= 0) {
        return reduceTime;
      }
    }
    return 0;
  }

  private long doMakeUpReduceRuntime(State state) {
    long reduceTime;
    try {
      if (state == State.SUCCEEDED) {
        reduceTime = makeUpRuntime(job.getSuccessfulReduceAttemptCDF());
      } else if (state == State.FAILED) {
        reduceTime = makeUpRuntime(job.getFailedReduceAttemptCDF());
      } else {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
            "state is neither SUCCEEDED nor FAILED: " + state);
      }
      return reduceTime;
    } catch (NoValueToMakeUpRuntime e) {
      return 0;
    }
  }

  private long makeUpMapRuntime(State state, int locality) {
    long runtime;
    // make up runtime
    if (state == State.SUCCEEDED || state == State.FAILED) {
      List<LoggedDiscreteCDF> cdfList =
          state == State.SUCCEEDED ? job.getSuccessfulMapAttemptCDFs() : job
              .getFailedMapAttemptCDFs();
      // XXX MapCDFs is a ArrayList of 4 possible groups: distance=0, 1, 2, and
      // the last group is "distance cannot be determined". All pig jobs
      // would have only the 4th group, and pig tasks usually do not have

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Solutions

1. Fix the trace so the task state is SUCCEEDED or FAILED for this code path.

When it happens

Trigger: A finished task in the simulated job reports a state other than SUCCEEDED or FAILED, which ZombieJob does not handle.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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