benwtrent commented on issue #15420:
URL: https://github.com/apache/lucene/issues/15420#issuecomment-3528652061

   > Can take the previous extreme example of 1Billion vectors graph updated 
with a single vector 
   
   This particular kind of segment merging is antithetical to Lucene's design 
and shouldn't be done.
   
   Striking the right balance between write amplification and merging costs is 
key. While I think the typical tier-merging system might not work best for 
graph structures, it doesn't mean we should abandon it and attempt to merge in 
teeny segments into a single giant structure. Finding an appropriate balance is 
what you need.
   
   Also, having a single 6TB Lucene Segment is likely to hit other scaling 
issues first.
   
   
   Are you really concerned about frequent tiny merges or instead about 
improving multi-segment search over graph structures? There has been work 
there, but I would think there is more work to be done to make that better as 
well.


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