Tag
page-splits
- Jan 3, 2026 Concurrent Descent and Page Latching in a Shared B-Tree How readers descend without blocking writers, why a split needs the parent as well as the child, and how the Lehman-Yao protocol avoids deadlock. databases
- Sep 6, 2024 Node Splits, Merges, and What the Fill Factor Buys How a B-tree page divides when it overflows, why merges are rarely performed, and what setting a fill factor at build time actually changes. databases