On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 11:23 PM Berenguer Blasi <berenguerbl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all, > > Given we're already introducing a new sstable format (OA) in 5.0 I would > like to try to get this in before the freeze. The point being that > sstables with lots of small partitions would benefit from a smaller DT > at partition level. My tests show a 3%-4% size reduction on disk. > 3-4% reduction on disk ... for what exactly? It seems exceptionally uncommon to have 3% of your data SIZE be tombstones. Is this enhancement driven by a pathological data model that's like "mostly tiny records OR tombstones" ?
