Distributed Systems Pattern: Low-Water Mark



The write ahead log maintains every update to persistent store. It can
grow indefinitely over time. Segmented Log allows dealing with smaller
files at a time, but total disk storage can grow indefinitely if not
checked. A Low-Water Mark acts an index in the write ahead log showing
which portion of the log can be discarded.



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