public static LinkedList<InputJobInfo> getInputJobInfosFromConf(Configuration conf)
          throws IOException {
    LinkedList<InputJobInfo> inputJobInfos = (LinkedList<InputJobInfo>) HCatUtil.deserialize(
            conf.get(HCatConstants.HCAT_KEY_JOB_INFO));
    return inputJobInfos;
  }
Used by various tests to make sure the path is safe for Windows
hcatalog/core/src/main/java/org/apache/hive/hcatalog/common/HCatUtil.java