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Background Database systems have evolved to be with a cloud-native architecture,i.e., disaggregation of compute and storage architecture, which decouples the storage from the compute nodes, then connects the compute nodes to shared storage through a high-speed network. The principle of cloud-native architecture is decoupling. (decoupled functions to make good use of disaggregated resources) Most existing cloud-native databases couple TP either with storage layer or with execution layer. Coupling TP with Storage Layer TiDB adopts a distributed transactional key-value store TiKV as the storage layer. ...

最近在写毕设项目时，总是发现有些单元测试在 VSCode 的 Testing Panel 连续运行测试时无法通过，但是单独运行时能正常通过，困扰了我好长一段时间。 有一次我发现了一个盲点： 在我写的框架中，有一个 config.go 文件： var Config = config{ LeaseTime: 1000 * time.Millisecond, MaxRecordLength: 2, IdGenerator: NewIncrementalGenerator(), Serializer: serializer.NewJSONSerializer(), LogLevel: zapcore.InfoLevel, } 当我从 Testing Panel 连续运行测试时，不同的测试都会复用 IdGenerator。 从网上查了资料后，才知道： The behavior you’re seeing is expected because Config is a global variable and it’s shared across the entire package. This means that state, such as the current ID from your NewIncrementalGenerator (), is preserved and reused across all your tests running within the same package. Go runs test functions (those starting with Test) in parallel by default, but within a single test package, they all share the same memory space. Therefore, global variables will persist their state across individual tests within that package. ...

FAQ What is the difference between rolling backward and rolling forward in database transactions? “Rolling backward” and “rolling forward” in the context of database transactions refer to two distinct phases of the recovery process that helps maintain the integrity and consistency of the database after a system crash or failure. These concepts are tied to the idea of transaction logs that record the changes made to the database. Below are the key differences between rolling backward and rolling forward: ...

FAQ What is a deterministic database? A deterministic database is a system where the outcomes of any database operations are guaranteed to be the same every time they are executed, provided that the operations are started from the same database state. This concept implies a level of reliability and predictability in the behavior of the database system. Deterministic behavior is essential in many contexts, especially in distributed databases, where operations might need to be coordinated across multiple nodes, or in any system where replication, fault tolerance, and consistency are important. If a database operation is deterministic, it means the following: ...

The Three-Pass Approach Each pass accomplishes specific goals and builds upon the previous pass: The first pass gives you a general idea about the paper. The second pass lets you grasp the paper’s content, but not its details. The third pass helps you understand the paper in depth. The First Pass A quick scan to get a bird’s-eye view of the paper. This pass should take about five to ten minutes and consists of the following steps: ...