amogh-jahagirdar commented on code in PR #16025: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16025#discussion_r3994131605
########## format/spec.md: ########## @@ -83,9 +86,9 @@ This table format tracks individual data files in a table instead of directories Table state is maintained in metadata files. All changes to table state create a new metadata file and replace the old metadata with an atomic swap. The table metadata file tracks the table schema, partitioning config, custom properties, and snapshots of the table contents. A snapshot represents the state of a table at some time and is used to access the complete set of data files in the table. -Data files in snapshots are tracked by one or more manifest files that contain a row for each data file in the table, the file's partition data, and its metrics. The data in a snapshot is the union of all live files in its manifests; each live file may only appear once (see [Content file uniqueness](#content-file-uniqueness)). Manifest files are reused across snapshots to avoid rewriting metadata that is slow-changing. Manifests can track data files with any subset of a table and are not associated with partitions. +Data files in snapshots are tracked by one or more manifest files that contain a row for each data file in the table, the file's partition data, an optional colocated deletion vector and column files (v4), and its metrics. The data in a snapshot is the union of all live files in its manifests; each live file may only appear once (see [Content file uniqueness](#content-file-uniqueness)). Manifest files are reused across snapshots to avoid rewriting metadata that is slow-changing. -The manifests that make up a snapshot are stored in a manifest list file. Each manifest list stores metadata about manifests, including partition stats and data file counts. These stats are used to avoid reading manifests that are not required for an operation. +In v1-v3, the manifests that make up a snapshot are stored in a manifest list file. Each manifest list stores metadata about manifests, including partition stats and data file counts. These stats are used to avoid reading manifests that are not required for an operation. Since v4, manifest lists are replaced by a single root manifest per snapshot, which can contain references to data files, delete files, and other data and delete manifests in a unified structure. Review Comment: "delete fiels"? fix the wording -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
