prestodb/presto · error · OrcCorruptionException

Write validation failed:

Error message

Write validation failed: 

What it means

validateWrite evaluates a Predicate against the OrcWriteValidation collected during a write. If validation is present and the predicate fails, the written file did not meet expectations and OrcCorruptionException is thrown with the caller-provided formatted message.

Source

Thrown at presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/OrcReader.java:526

                    OrcPredicate.TRUE,
                    hiveStorageTimeZone,
                    NOOP_ORC_AGGREGATED_MEMORY_CONTEXT,
                    INITIAL_BATCH_SIZE)) {
                while (orcRecordReader.nextBatch() >= 0) {
                    // ignored
                }
            }
        }
        catch (IOException e) {
            throw new OrcCorruptionException(e, input.getId(), "Validation failed");
        }
    }

    public static void validateWrite(Optional<OrcWriteValidation> writeValidation, OrcDataSource orcDataSource, Predicate<OrcWriteValidation> test, String messageFormat, Object... args)
            throws OrcCorruptionException
    {
        if (writeValidation.isPresent() && !test.test(writeValidation.get())) {
            throw new OrcCorruptionException(orcDataSource.getId(), "Write validation failed: " + messageFormat, args);
        }
    }

    public OrcDataSource getOrcDataSource()
    {
        return orcDataSource;
    }

    public StripeFooter readStripeFooter(StripeInformation stripe)
            throws IOException
    {
        requireNonNull(stripe, "stripe is null");

        byte[] tailBuffer = new byte[toIntExact(stripe.getFooterLength())];
        orcDataSource.readFully(stripe.getOffset() + stripe.getIndexLength() + stripe.getDataLength(), tailBuffer);
        try (InputStream inputStream = new OrcInputStream(
                orcDataSource.getId(),
                new SharedBuffer(NOOP_ORC_LOCAL_MEMORY_CONTEXT),

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Solutions

1. Read the formatted message args to see which validation predicate failed
2. Rewrite the ORC file with validation enabled to catch the writer bug
3. Compare writer version and reader validation expectations
4. Disable specific write validations only after identifying the root cause

try {
    OrcReader.validateWrite(validation, dataSource, predicate, "stripe count mismatch");
}
catch (OrcCorruptionException e) {
    LOG.error("Write validation: " + e.getMessage(), e); // args detail the failed predicate
}

When it happens

Trigger: Static call OrcReader.validateWrite with Optional<OrcWriteValidation> present and test.test(...) returning false — typically invoked from post-write checks comparing stripes, metadata, or checksums.

Common situations: Writer bugs producing fewer stripes/rows than recorded, metadata mismatches after rewrite, checksum inconsistencies detected by the validation framework.

Related errors

• INVALID_SESSION_PROPERTY
• Write-side compression verification failed: %s (uncompressed
• Write-side compression verification failed: chunk does not d
• Validation failed
• NOT_SUPPORTED

AI-assisted analysis of prestodb/presto@55bb57d202 (2026-09-04). Data as JSON: /api/errors/637316ddd05b5cd6. Report an issue: GitHub.