public static void createControlFile(FileSystem fs, long megaBytes, int numFiles, long seed)
      throws Exception {

    LOG.info("creating control file: " + megaBytes + " bytes, " + numFiles + " files");

    Path controlFile = new Path(CONTROL_DIR, "files");
    fs.delete(controlFile, true);
    Random random = new Random(seed);

    SequenceFile.Writer writer =
        SequenceFile.createWriter(
            fs, conf, controlFile, Text.class, LongWritable.class, CompressionType.NONE);

    long totalSize = 0;
    long maxSize = ((megaBytes / numFiles) * 2) + 1;
    try {
      while (totalSize < megaBytes) {
        Text name = new Text(Long.toString(random.nextLong()));

        long size = random.nextLong();
        if (size < 0) size = -size;
        size = size % maxSize;

        // LOG.info(" adding: name="+name+" size="+size);

        writer.append(name, new LongWritable(size));

        totalSize += size;
      }
    } finally {
      writer.close();
    }
    LOG.info("created control file for: " + totalSize + " bytes");
  }