{"id":"bitcask-hint-files-exclude-tombstones","text":"`create_hint_files()` skips tombstone records and only emits entries whose index currently points to that segment+offset, so hint-based recovery cannot distinguish \"key was deleted\" from \"key never existed in this segment\"","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/28/log-structured-hash-table-bitcask.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"bitcask-hint-files-exclude-tombstones","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}