[CASSANDRA-4892] no need to keep tombstones in HintsColumnFamily

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Low
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.0 beta 2
• Severity: Low
• Assignee: Jonathan Ellis
• Reporter: Matthew F. Dennis

Authors

Jonathan Ellis

• Created: 01/Nov/12 17:13
• Updated: 16/Apr/19 09:32
• Resolved: 01/Nov/12 19:19

Description

Once a hint is delivered, it is removed from the HintsColumnFamily. Because it is local and would only be deleted after expiration or after a correct delivery, there is no need to keep any tombstones (i.e. gc_grace_seconds should be zero)