controlsstable
A controlsstable is a specialized SSTable used in some storage systems to store control metadata separate from user data. The term combines control information with the concept of a sorted string table, an on-disk structure common in log-structured merge-tree architectures. A controlsstable is intended to efficiently record and retrieve metadata that governs how the data store operates, without mixing this metadata with regular data rows.
Data model and content. A controlsstable typically stores key-value entries where keys identify a specific control
Purpose and use cases. The primary purpose is to decouple operational metadata from user data, enabling faster
Implementation considerations. As with other SSTables, a controlsstable benefits from append-only writes, compaction strategies, and efficient