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Investigate reducing object allocation in arrow queries

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Investigate reducing object allocation in arrow queries

With larger batch sizes, Accumuo seems to hang with GC pauses. This may be due to the batch taking a while to compute, so things are moved to longer-term memory, which causes more GC work. Still, minimizing object creation should help regardless of batch size.


Original JIRA Issue: https://geomesa.atlassian.net/browse/GEOMESA-2104

Key: GEOMESA-2104
Type: Improvement
Priority: Major
Status: To Do
Resolution: Unresolved
Reporter: Emilio Lahr-Vivaz
Created: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:44:13 -0500
Updated: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:44:13 -0500
Affects Version(s): 1.3.5

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Research direction

Start with the Arrow query path and reproduce the reported GC pauses using larger batch sizes in Accumulo. Profile object allocation during query computation, then validate that any identified reduction improves allocation or GC behavior without changing query results.

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Assessment

Tech stack
scala
Domain
data, performance
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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