[CASSANDRA-15216] Cross node message creation times are disabled by default

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Normal
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Fix Version/s: 4.0, 4.0-alpha
• Component/s: Messaging/Internode
• Bug Category: Degradation - Performance Bug/Regression
• Severity: Normal
• Complexity: Low Hanging Fruit
• Discovered By: Code Inspection
• Platform: All
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Benedict Elliott Smith
• Created: 16/Jul/19 09:37
• Updated: 02/Sep/19 10:14

Description

This can cause a lot of wasted work for messages that have timed out on the coordinator. We should generally assume that our users have setup NTP on their clusters, and that clocks are modestly in sync, since it’s a requirement for general correctness of last write wins.