{"id":"hint-file-orphan-crash-risk","text":"In `hash-index-storage/bitcask.py`, a crash between deleting a data file and its hint file leaves an orphaned hint that directs reads to a nonexistent data file, causing hard failures on `get()`.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/28/topic-bitcask-compaction-atomicity.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"hint-file-orphan-crash-risk","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}