key-value-separation · shipping · also KV separation

Key-value separation

Key-value separation stores values outside the main key index and retains references in that index.

Separating value movement from index sorting introduces a separate reclamation problem; it does not eliminate cleaning. [blobdb]

Relations

related

lsm-tree, value-log, database-write-amplification

Citations

1. RocksDB project. BlobDB: integrated implementation, garbage collection and configuration. Documentation reviewed 12 October 2026; page displays revision date 22 September 2022. (accessed 2026-10-12)
2. Key-value separation: the cleaning bill moves elsewhere (accessed 2026-10-12)

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