{"id":"compaction-manager-never-removes-tombstones","text":"The `CompactionManager` in `sstable-and-compaction/sstable.py` always calls `merge_sstables` with the default `remove_tombstones=False`, making it conservatively correct but causing unbounded tombstone accumulation","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/28/topic-tombstone-gc-safety.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"compaction-manager-never-removes-tombstones","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}