@Ignore("not needed but useful for testing")
  @Test
  public void testNonAcidInsert() throws Exception {
    runStatementOnDriver("insert into " + Table.NONACIDORCTBL + "(a,b) values(1,2)");
    List<String> rs = runStatementOnDriver("select a,b from " + Table.NONACIDORCTBL);
    runStatementOnDriver("insert into " + Table.NONACIDORCTBL + "(a,b) values(2,3)");
    List<String> rs1 = runStatementOnDriver("select a,b from " + Table.NONACIDORCTBL);
  }
tests that a failing Insert Overwrite (which creates a new base_x) is properly marked as
aborted.
ql/src/test/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/TestTxnCommands.java