[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-465?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12745402#action_12745402 ]
Robert Newson commented on COUCHDB-465: --------------------------------------- The utc_random has that issue which is why it's not the default. I don't think it would make sense to choose utc_random unless you had already planned to keep your clocks pretty accurately synced. Brian's point, I'm implying, is that since he *can* arrange that, then if the ids used the clock time he'll get a nice ordering for identifiers for free. Anyone running couchdb in a data center could feasibly arrange for ntp synchronization, so I think it's a nice option for those that understand the consequences. > Produce sequential, but unique, document id's > --------------------------------------------- > > Key: COUCHDB-465 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-465 > Project: CouchDB > Issue Type: Improvement > Reporter: Robert Newson > Attachments: couch_uuids.patch, uuid_generator.patch > > > Currently, if the client does not specify an id (POST'ing a single document > or using _bulk_docs) a random 16 byte value is created. This kind of key is > particularly brutal on b+tree updates and the append-only nature of couchdb > files. > Attached is a patch to change this to a two-part identifier. The first part > is a random 12 byte value and the remainder is a counter. The random prefix > is rerandomized when the counter reaches its maximum. The rollover in the > patch is at 16 million but can obviously be changed. The upshot is that the > b+tree is updated in a better fashion, which should lead to performance > benefits. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.