private boolean logDumpPhase(String phase) {
    LOG.info("Dumping metastore api call timing information for : " + phase + " phase");
    return true;
  }
Enqueue a compaction request.  Only 1 compaction for a given resource (db/table/partSpec) can
be scheduled/running at any given time.
@param request The {@link CompactionRequest} object containing the details required to enqueue
               a compaction request.
@throws HiveException
ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/metadata/Hive.java