{"id":"hint-corrupt-worse-than-missing","text":"A corrupted hint file silently loads bad offsets into the index with no validation; a missing hint file triggers a CRC-checked full scan via `_scan_segment`, making hint corruption strictly worse than hint absence.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/29/log-structured-hash-table-bitcask-_load_hint_file.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"hint-corrupt-worse-than-missing","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}