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On Tue, 29 Sept 2026 at 15:12, Abe Ratnofsky <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2026, at 6:16 AM, Brandon Williams wrote: > > +1 > > > > Kind Regards, > > Brandon > > > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM Chris Lohfink <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I'd like to call a vote on CEP-66: Zero-copy SSTable splitting. > >> > >> The proposal splits eligible compressed SSTables by reusing their encoded > >> compression chunks and rebuilding the child components, avoiding a row > >> rewrite. It starts with an opt-in sstablesplit --zero-copy mode for split > >> tool and BIG-format SSTables on Cassandra 7.0/trunk. Reflinks provide an > >> additional optimization where supported; otherwise, Cassandra copies the > >> encoded bytes. Follow-up incremental phases cover Spark support, > >> anticompaction, BTI, 2i, and partial-range zero copy streaming. > >> > >> The discussion covered the new SSTable format, compatibility, reflink > >> complexity, and digest generation. The proposal and discussion are here: > >> > >> Proposal: > >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/spaces/CASSANDRA/pages/451972773/draft+CEP-66+Zero-copy+SSTable+splitting > >> > >> Discussion: > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread/sjqbv0m451kqopms8whymgwbrr2v16tw > >> > >> Please cast your vote in this thread. The vote will remain open for at > >> least 72 hours, longer if needed. Per the CEP process, adoption requires > >> three binding +1 votes and no binding vetoes. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Chris
