[OAK-6528] Implement transparent usage of different binary references index formats

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.6, 1.8.0
• Component/s: segment-tar
• Epic Link: TarMK GC scalability
• Assignee: Francesco Mari
• Reporter: Francesco Mari
• Created: 07/Aug/17 13:01
• Updated: 25/Aug/17 04:30
• Resolved: 10/Aug/17 07:25

Description

The segment store should be able to read and validate two different format of binary reference indices, the one in use before the introduction of the tail generation number and the one after. The detection of the different index types should be fully transparent and automatic.