Hello, The following link says that TTLs generate tombstones - https://docs.datastax.com/en/cql/3.3/cql/cql_using/useExpire.html.
What exactly is the process that converts the TTL into a tombstone? 1. Is an actual new tombstone cell created when the TTL expires? 2. Or, is the TTLed cell treated as a tombstone? Also, does gc_grace_period have an effect on TTLed cells? gc_grace_period is meant to protect from deleted data re-appearing if the tombstone is compacted away before all nodes have reached a consistent state. However, since the ttl is stored in the cell (in liveness_info), there is no way for the cell to re-appear (the ttl will still be there) Cheers, Eugene
