2.2. Patch information for HBase

HBase is based on Apache HBase 0.94.5 and includes the following:

HBASE-6338: Cache Method in RPC handler.
HBASE-6134: Improved split-worker to enhance distributed log splitting.
HBASE-6508: Added support to filter out edits at log split time.
HBASE-7814: Port HBASE-6963 (Unable to run hbck on a secure cluster), to 0.94 branch.
HBASE-7832: Added support to use User.getShortName() in FSUtils.
HBASE-7851: Included the guava classes as a dependency for jobs using mapreduce.TableMapReduceUtil.
HBASE-6466: Added support to enable multi-threading for Memstore Flush.
HBASE-7820: Added support for multi-realm authentication.
HBASE-7913: Secure REST server should login before getting an instance of REST Servlet.
HBASE-7915: Secure ThriftServer needs to login before calling HBaseHandler.
HBASE-7920: Moved isFamilyEssential(byte[] name) out of Filter interface in HBase 0.94.
HBASE-8007: Added TestLoadAndVerify from BigTop.